News Roundup
Creative Places Enniscorthy seek a skilled and experienced consultant or consultancy to create a strategic plan, including an undertaking of a strategic review. Deadline: 1st October 2026.
Age & Opportunity and Clare County Council have announced that applications are now open for a major new music commission for a Clare-based musician aged 50+, offering a bursary of €15,000 to support the creation of an original work that will premiere at the Bealtaine Flagship Festival 2027 in Ennis. Deadline: 17th of September 2026 at 23:59
Roscommon County Council Arts Office, in collaboration with the Housing Department, now invites submissions from artists/artist teams for two Public Art commissions under the Per Cent for Art Scheme. This project is in two parts, an Artist in Residence to foster connection with the community, and final public art outcome. Deadline for proposals is 4pm Monday 7th September 2026.
Réalta, the national resource organisation dedicated to developing arts + health in Ireland, has issued an open call to artists of all arts disciplines to submit proposals for its Arts + Health Research + Development Residency 2026. The deadline for submission of applications is Thursday 27 August 2026. Further details, including how to apply, can be found here.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is excited to partner with The Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Older People’s Council (dlr OPC) on this studio project for professional designers/makers and older people. This opportunity includes access to a Studio space in the dlr baths, a monthly fee of €2,000 to help support the designers/makers practice and much more. Deadline: 7th September
Participants on this Masters programme will develop an understanding of the role of the arts within learning, changemaking and the development of culture. Online application is now open for course commencing in September.
Mother Tongues is currently preparing for a busy and creative season ahead, including their upcoming Festival in February 2027. They have just launched five new paid opportunities. These include project roles, freelance consultancy positions and creative open calls for artists.
The Dublin region Local Authorities and Children and Young People’s Services Committees (CYPSC) invite applications from artists to develop and deliver early childhood arts residencies within homeless accommodation services across the four local authority administrative areas. They invite applications from artists who propose to collaborate with other artists and/or creative practitioners. The maximum award per residency is €13,000. Deadline: 2pm, 2 September 2026