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Expressions of Interest to Co-Design Festival Makers Connect 2026

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Create would like to invite expressions of interest from Festival Makers, Producers and Festival Practitioners and Stakeholders across Northern Ireland and border counties in Ireland to co-design and participate in the Festival Makers Connect programme.   What is Festival Makers Connect? Festival Makers Connect takes place as part of the Arts Council of Ireland’s Festival…

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Festivals Connect – Co-Design Focus Group Facilitation

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Create seeks to appoint a suitably qualified individual or organisation to facilitate the establishment and oversight of a cross-community, cross-border Co-Design Focus Group to guide the development phase of a programme supporting the festival sector across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. This work is part of the Festival Connect programme of work.  The Co-Design Focus Group will contribute sector expertise and insights to co-design…

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Festivals Connect Request for Tender: Provision of Conference Facilitation & Event Management Services

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Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites Creative and Cultural Producers with experience in event curation, management and coordination to apply to facilitate, manage and deliver a 1-Day conference event in Sligo on Saturday 23rd May 2026. Note: this will be the Third Day of a wider 3 Day Event, Days 1 and 2 are project-managed and facilitated by the Arts Council of Ireland.  About Festivals Connect:  The Festivals Connect programme is led by Create, in partnership with the British Council, with…

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Create seeks Festivals Connect Coordinator

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Create seeks applications for the role of Festivals Connect Coordinator, to work with us on the new four-year Connect project, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The project is led by the British Council and is implemented in partnership with Create and Politics in Action (Northern Ireland), and…