Artist in the Community Scheme
News 5 January 2022
SEED: objects of wonder is a new mixed media journal of art and writing, devised by writers Felicia Olusanya and Grace Wilentz and funded by the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme, managed by Create. Aware of virtual platform fatigue resulting from the pandemic, and a revived interest in receiving beautiful mail, the pair came…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News 16 December 2021
In 2021, Create reaffirmed our commitment to connecting artists, communities, arts and civil society organisations in our belief that by working together, artists and communities can purposefully explore how collaborative arts engage in distinct, relevant and powerful ways with the urgent social, cultural and political issues of our times. January In January, we published a…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News 7 December 2021
Leading on from our extensive work in the context area of Cultural Diversity, Create is pleased to be working with independent Equality experts, Hassan Mahamdallie (UK) and Francesca La Morgia (Irl) on the development of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy for the organisation. Create is developing this policy within a broader policy framework which…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Recipients 3 December 2021
Create and the Irish Local Development Network are delighted to announce Kate O’Shea as the recipient of the Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2021: Collaborative Arts and Community Development Kate is a multi-disciplinary social practice artist working across printmaking, large-scale installation, performance and publishing. Her collaborative practice builds spaces of solidarity to explore…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Opportunities Deadline expired
Create invites expressions of interest from collaborative socially engaged artists, or artists interested in/transitioning into collaborative socially engaged arts, who wish to avail of a focused period of mentorship to develop and consolidate their practice. The Pilot Artist Mentor Panel is funded through the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create on a…
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News 22 November 2021
‘Yes, But Do You Care?’ is a cross-disciplinary collaborative art project by visual artist Marie Brett, working with dance artist and choreographer Philip Connaughton, with contributions from members of the Dementia Carers Campaign Network. This work explores the experiences of family carers, the human right to make a bad decision, and Ireland’s new capacity legislation. The…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Recipients 19 November 2021
Congratulations to all successful applicants to the AIC Scheme (Round Two) in 2021, who come from a range of art forms and contexts. Read more about each recipient, and their planned course of work, below. Research and Development Award Playwright Marina Ní Dhubháin will work with Aisteóirí Bhréanainn in the Co Kerry Gaeltacht, to…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Recipients 28 September 2021
Create and the Immigrant Council of Ireland are pleased to announce Gea Gojak as the recipient of the Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2021: Collaborative Arts and Cultural Diversity. Gea Gojak is a Croatian theatremaker who uses theatre to explore the way, the means and the language of expression and as an incentive…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News 23 September 2021
We are pleased to announce the publication of the programme for the 2021 Autumn School on Cultural Diversity and Collaborative Practice. Devised by Create and Counterpoints Arts’ Learning Lab, the School is an initiative of The Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create. Now in its fourth year, the School will…
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We Only Want The Earth
News, Opportunities Deadline expired
A4 Sounds in partnership with Create and Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland (MASI) invite applications from artists who are seeking or have sought international protection in Ireland, for a four-month residency award as part of the We Only Want the Earth 2021 programme. The residency will run from November 2021 to March 2022. The residency…
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Create is delighted to announce our second Artist in the Community Scheme bursary award in 2021. This bursary is offered in partnership with Irish Local Development Network, themed on Collaborative Arts and Community Development. The AIC Bursary Award 2021: Collaborative Arts and Community Development specifically aims to support an individual professional artist working in collaborative…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Recipients 18 August 2021
Create and The Model in Sligo are pleased to announce Nadia Tamerji as the recipient of the 2021 Artist Residency Award. This award was designed for collaborative socially engaged artists who have first-hand experience of displacement and/or are shaped by histories of intergenerational migration. The residency will take place at The Model and provide opportunities…
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