We are delighted to issue this open call for applications to the Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Awards 2026. The objective of the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Bursary Award is to support individual professional artists in any artform to develop their collaborative socially engaged arts practice. There will be two awards of €20,000 awarded in 2026,…
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We are looking for a new Finance Trustee to join our board and work alongside the current trustees and staff on delivering our new strategy People Practice Progress (2026-2031). Established in 1983, Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts in Ireland. We are interested in candidates who are passionate about engaging people in…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News · Recipients 30 April 2026
Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) are delighted to announce Patrícia Guimarães as the recipient of the 2026 Catalyst Residency Award. Patrícia is a Brazilian visual artist based in Dublin, working across photography and collaborative practices. As a recipient of the Arts Council’s Agility Award 2024, Patrícia has been engaging in a period of…
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Having launched our current website in 2019, Create now looks to refresh the site with some changes to functionality and appearance. This work is informed by Create’s upcoming Strategy 2026-2031, which will be published this Spring. With this website refresh, we hope to improve our advocacy and evidence of who we are, and to facilitate…
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Festivals CONNECT
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
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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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Artist in the Community Scheme
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Are you a collaborative, socially engaged artist who feels the need of some mentorship? The AIC Scheme Artist Mentoring Award is now open for applications. We invite applications from collaborative, socially engaged artists, or artists transitioning into collaborative, socially engaged arts, who wish to avail of a focused period of mentorship to develop and consolidate…
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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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Summer School
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Create and Learning Lab Agency are pleased to announce the 2026 Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change. This intensive programme will take place over six days, from 15–20 June 2026, Killary Lodge, County Galway. About the 2026 Summer School Now entering its eighth year, the forthcoming Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
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Catalyst Residency, offered in partnership between Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS), offers a collaborative socially engaged artist from a minoritised ethnic background a one-month residency in Dublin 1 during June 2026 (2 – 30 June). The residency is intended as an artist-led incubation period which allows them to develop their practice and their…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
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Create is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates to review and develop the evaluation, monitoring, and reporting requirements for the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Awards. The Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create, offers awards to enable artists and communities of place and/or interest to work together…
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Festivals CONNECT
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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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