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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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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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