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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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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Summer School
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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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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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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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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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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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 Mentor Panel
News · Recipients 9 July 2025
Create is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 Artist Mentoring Award. This award sits within a suite of offerings under the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme. Now in its fourth 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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News · Recipients 5 June 2025
Congratulations to all successful applicants to the AIC Scheme (Round One) 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 Jan McCullough will engage with Female Woodworkers across Ireland to explore together how shared skills,…
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Artist Residencies and Commissions
News · Recipients 13 May 2025
Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) are delighted to announce Obinna Michael Imo as the recipient of the 2025 Catalyst Residency Award. Obinna Michael Imo is a self-taught visual artist, graphic designer, clothing and digital designer originally from Nigeria and living in Dublin. His current work explores the power of art to engage and…
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