Create’s work is rooted in the principles of developmental support for the field of practice. We act as an experienced guide, a strategic advisor, a trusted broker and a respected advocate. Our aim is to cultivate an environment in which collaborative artists and the communities they work with are able to realise their shared creative…
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Periodical
Sophie Hope is a practice-based researcher and teacher. Her work is often developed with others through the format of devised workshops exploring subjects such as art and politics, physical and emotional experiences of work, stories of socially engaged art and the ethics of employability in the creative industries. She was an independent curator for 10…
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In 2022, Create launched the Artist in the Community Scheme Artist Mentoring Award (AMA) which supports artists who face particular challenges in developing their Practice. This Toolkit is designed to support everyone who is becoming a mentor or mentee as part of the AIC Scheme Artist Mentoring Award. It was developed to serve as a…
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The Artist Mentoring Award, established in 2021, is for emerging collaborative socially engaged artists or artists who have a midcareer/established individual arts practice and are transitioning into collaborative socially engaged arts who are seeking support from a critical friend/guide as they develop their practice. This Values Framework was researched and compiled by Dr. Ciaran Smyth,…
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2025 marks 50 years since the Arts Council of Great Britain launched a special funding stream for community arts (1975). In recognition of this anniversary, the Museum of Unrest commissioned this Community Arts Collection, exploring both contemporary practice and historical links. Image: Beach Party Aon Scéal Festival. Photo: Edel O Braonáon.
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Periodical
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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This zine builds on the Planning, Printmaking and Publishing for the People workshop event we hosted in 2024, led by gender-based violence activist Mpho Mokotso and artist and activist Kate O’Shea. The zine features contributions from Kate and Mpho as well as participants at the workshop.
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Periodical
One of Create’s core purposes as a resource organisation is to ensure that artists working in the field of collaborative socially engaged arts are supported to operate to the highest possible standards. In reviewing our training offerings, we consistently hear from artists and community members that conflict resolution and working sustainably with difference is an…
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Kate O’Shea is an artist and organiser. In 2015, she cofounded The People’s Kitchen, a space where people could come together to cook, eat, build community, and have a laugh as they shared ideas and formulated plans to address the challenges we face as communities today. The People’s Kitchen provides a framework for people passionate…
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Kate O’Shea is an artist and organiser. In 2015, she cofounded The People’s Kitchen, a space where people could come together to cook, eat, build community, and have a laugh as they shared ideas and formulated plans to address the challenges we face as communities today. The People’s Kitchen provides a framework for people passionate…
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Kate O’Shea is an artist and organiser. In 2015, she cofounded The People’s Kitchen, a space where people could come together to cook, eat, build community, and have a laugh as they shared ideas and formulated plans to address the challenges we face as communities today. The People’s Kitchen provides a framework for people passionate…
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Video
SALMAGUNDI is a collaborative film project commissioned by Hugh Lane Gallery and Create and awarded to film-maker Jijo Sebastian in 2023. The aim of the project was two-fold: to bring a culturally diverse group of people together to make a feature-length collaborative film and, through this process, to create a transcultural community which would outlive…
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