News 20 January 2026
2025 was a year filled with professional development opportunities, artist advisory supports, awards, bursaries, public events and more. We piloted a new Collaborative Arts Training Programme – read more below – as well as launching our newly redesigned Reading Room and Archive, which offers a unique space for all those interested in collaborative arts both…
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The National College of Art and Design, Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, the University of Limerick and Atlantic Technological University invite applications for funded PhD studentships as part of Co-Create Ireland: Art and Design Research Network for Inclusive Futures (CO-CREATE), a €4m cross border research project supported by the Higher Education Authority’s North South…
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News · Recipients 10 December 2025
We are delighted to announce the five recipients of NEIC Community Arts Programme Research and Development Awards. We look forward to supporting these artists and communities in 2026. The Research and Development Awards, valued at €5,000 each, are designed to support artists and creative practitioners living or working in the NEIC to explore new ideas and develop…
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News · Recipients 10 December 2025
Congratulations to all successful applicants to the AIC Scheme (Round Two) in 2025, 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 Elizabeth Dirwall and Sarah Walmsley will engage with The High Cs Rosslare Harbour to…
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News 26 November 2025
We are delighted to share some pictures of our recent Networking Event: Collaborative Futures, held in the F2 Centre, Rialto, Dublin. We very quickly sold out tickets and welcomed over 100 artists, activists, community representatives, academics, and others working in the field. Our Networking Event offers a vital space for connection and discussion among artists,…
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News 31 October 2025
Create is pleased to welcome new members to our Board of Trustees. Kevin Murphy, CEO of the Playhouse in Derry~Londonderry joins the board as Chair, following the departure of Clodagh Kenny, who served as chair for a number of years. We are also delighted to welcome Michelle Browne, artist and educator, to the board. We…
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News · Create News Periodical 14 October 2025
The Create Reading Room offers access to a wealth of books, periodicals and pamphlets related to the development of social art practice in Ireland and beyond. Comprising a growing collection of 500+ published titles, the Reading Room is a designated space for research in a newly refurbished state of the art facility. In recent years,…
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NEIC Community Arts Programme
News · Opportunities Deadline expired
Do You Have an Exciting Idea? Are you an artist living or working in the North east Inner City of Dublin? Do you have an idea you’ve always wanted to explore? Are you ready to push your practice in a new direction? The NEIC Community Arts Programme is looking for bold, brilliant ideas rooted in…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News · Recipients 25 September 2025
Create is pleased to announce Tobi Bello and Niall O Baoill as the recipients of the 2025 Artist in the Community Scheme Bursaries. Tobi Bello is a Nigerian-Irish socially engaged artist, visual artist, and community worker. Her interdisciplinary practice spans photography, creative direction, archiving, and public engagement. She is founder and director of Our…
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Festivals CONNECT
News · Opportunities Deadline expired
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…
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News · Recipients 19 August 2025
Create is pleased to announce Vanessa Daws as the recipient of the Dr Ailbhe Murphy Research Residency. Vanessa is a visual artist whose work explores place through swimming. Her art projects invite, involve and collaborate with different communities of interest and place. This interdisciplinary and social nature of her work creates multi layered and expansive…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News · Opportunities Deadline expired
The remaining 2025 Deadline for Round Two of the AIC Scheme is Monday 29th September 2025. Applications are now OPEN. This includes the following awards: Research and Development Award (without mentoring) Research and Development Award (with Mentoring) Recent Graduate Research and Development Award (with Mentoring) Project Realisation Award How to Apply Application forms for each…
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