AIC Scheme Bursary Award 2026 Recipients: Jijo Sebastian and Sophie Hutchinson

Artist in the Community Scheme  

AIC Scheme Bursary Award 2026 Recipients: Jijo Sebastian and Sophie Hutchinson

News 6 October 2026

Create is pleased to announce Jijo Sebastian and Sophie Hutchinson as the recipients of the 2026 Artist in the Community Scheme Bursaries. Jijo Sebastian is an India (Kerala)-born, Dublin-based collaborative filmmaker working between socially engaged amateur fictional cinema and transcultural authorship. He intends to use the bursary period to research and develop PATA: a Participatory,…

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Festivals Connect – Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers

Festivals CONNECT  

Festivals Connect – Training and Skills Development for Festival Makers

News 5 October 2026

Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, invites individuals, organisations, or consortia with relevant skills and experience to apply for inclusion on a multi-lot framework agreement. The framework will cover the delivery of a Training and Skills Development programme for the festival sector, with a focus on festivals in Northern Ireland and the border…

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Have your say!

 

Have your say!

News 24 September 2026

Informing Create’s advocacy for collaborative arts In our recently published strategy – People Practice Progress: Building Sustainable Futures (2026-2031) – we set out our goals to develop, support, model and advocate for artists and communities so they can create exceptional art together.  Our mission is to model, develop and advocate for the conditions that enable…

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2026 Artist Mentoring Award Recipients Announced

 

2026 Artist Mentoring Award Recipients Announced

News · Recipients 1 July 2026

Create is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026 Artist Mentoring Award. This award sits within a suite of offerings under the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme. Now in its fifth year, it aims to offer capacity building and arts practice development for collaborative socially engaged artists, and artists who are transitioning into…

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Co-Create PhD recipient announced

 

Co-Create PhD recipient announced

News · Recipients 30 June 2026

Create is delighted to announce Lyónn Wolf as the successful recipient of the Co-Create PhD in Socially Engaged Art and Counter-Narratives, offered in partnership with the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). Lyónn Wolf is an artist and writer currently engaged with de-productive trans and class poetics. His work unfolds a desire for structures…

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Swords Cultural Quarter: Socially Engaged Creative Producer-in-Residence 

 

Swords Cultural Quarter: Socially Engaged Creative Producer-in-Residence 

News · Opportunities Deadline expired

Swords Cultural Quarter is a developing civic and cultural district centred around North Street, Seatown Road, Bridge Street and Main Street, incorporating landmarks including Swords Castle, County Hall and the Carnegie. It forms part of Fingal County Council’s wider Sustainable Swords Strategy, which seeks to reimagine and revitalise the county town through culture, community and public life.  The Cultural Quarter, encompassing Culture House, The Carnegie and the surrounding…

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Create Strategy 2026 – 2031 launched

 

Create Strategy 2026 – 2031 launched

News 26 June 2026

On the 23rd of June 2026, we welcomed guests to join us as we launched our new Strategy for 2026 to 2031, People Practice Progress: Building Sustainable Futures. You can read the full strategy in PDF, accessible word and audio format here. Our Director Damien McGlynn was joined by chair of Create’s board Kevin Murphy,…

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A new chapter for Creative Places Tuam

Creative Places  

A new chapter for Creative Places Tuam

News 18 June 2026

Creative Places Tuam has secured Arts Council funding for 2026 and 2027, paving the way for a new phase of the community‑led arts programme under local leadership.  This programme of work has been instrumental for Create – we are proud to have led the project since January 2020, and to have inaugurated the now national Creative Places programme. After the…

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2026 Summer School participants announced

Summer School  

2026 Summer School participants announced

News · Recipients 11 June 2026

Create and Learning Lab Agency are delighted to announce the participants in the 2026 Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change.  Now entering its eighth year, the forthcoming Summer School explores the work of collaborative and socially engaged artists and examines the politics of public art, counter publics, and the significance of place in an era…

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Dolphin House Mini Commission awarded to Sophia Tamburrini

 

Dolphin House Mini Commission awarded to Sophia Tamburrini

News · Recipients 11 June 2026

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that artist Sophia Tamburrini has been awarded the first Dolphin House Mini Commission. Since September 2025, DCC, through its Arts office, has been working with Create and artist Evelyn Broderick and the community of Dolphin House on a Public Art programme which places the community at the heart of the…

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Public Art Commission #2 and #3: Dolphin House

 

Public Art Commission #2 and #3: Dolphin House

News · Opportunities Deadline expired

Since September 2025, Dublin City Council, through its Arts office, has been working with Create and artist Evelyn Broderick and the community of Dolphin House on a Public Art programme which places the community at the heart of the Public Art Commissioning Process. The local community has participated in weekly workshops and discussions about the…

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