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

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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…

 

Public Art Commission #2 and #3: Dolphin House

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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…

 

2026 AIC Scheme Bursary Awards now open for applications

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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,…

 

Join the Board of Create!

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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…

 

Create seeks web development support

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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…

Festivals CONNECT  

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…

Festivals CONNECT  

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…

Artist in the Community Scheme  

AIC Scheme Artist Mentoring Award 2026: Open Call

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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…

 

Public Art Commission: Dolphin House

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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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Open Call: Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change 2026

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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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Catalyst Residency 2026 now open for applications

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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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Public Call : Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for the AIC 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…