Creative Places: Tuam
News 23 January 2020
Create is proud to announce that we have been awarded the tender to manage the pilot programme of Creative Places Ireland, to take place in Tuam, Co Galway. Creative Places Ireland is a three-year pilot programme, led by the Arts Council, for communities around the country that have not previously had opportunities to benefit from…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News 17 January 2020
Funded by the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme Irish Aphasia Theatre (IAT) is a socially engaged theatre and arts and health company working in professional theatre, community and health settings. IAT uses theatre to artistically engage, train, facilitate and produce the work of participants who have cognitive, communication and physical disabilities. In particular,…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News 12 December 2019
As the year comes to a close, it’s important to look back on some highlights from 2019. None of our work would be possible without the support of our funders, the Arts Council, Dublin City Council, and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. We also wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Recipients 9 December 2019
Create is delighted to announce that Aisling Byrne has been awarded the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2019: Collaborative Arts and Theatre. Byrne is a theatre artist with a practice in socially engaged & inclusive theatre making. Throughout the past decade she has predominantly collaborated with artists and arts participants with…
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Networking Day
News 2 December 2019
Tania Bruguera in conversation with Dr. Áine O’Brien Artist Tania Bruguera researches ways in which art can be applied to everyday political life; focusing on the transformation of social affect into political effectiveness. Her long-term projects have been intensive interventions on the institutional structure of collective memory, education and politics. Bruguera has been awarded…
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News, Featured publication 27 November 2019
A Miracle or Misunderstanding: Socially Engaged Practices in the Art Prospect Network Countries. Field reports from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. “Socially engaged art in the former Soviet countries is either a miracle or a misunderstanding, for there are too many reasons why it should not exist.” This quote,…
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News, Opportunities Deadline expired
Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) Artists and the City programme strand is concerned with collaborative practice and the city. Questions being explored through the programme include how do artists engage with the city, and what role does collaborative socially engaged arts play in animating greater engagement with key issues of sustainable development, accessible…
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We are looking for new board members to work alongside the current board and team to deliver our Strategy 2020-2025 Established in 1983, Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts in Ireland. Our work initiates cross-sectoral national and international partnerships that support artists and communities to co-create work of depth, ambition and excellence….
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News, Featured publication 8 October 2019
MASI Journal No. 1 is the first journal produced by MASI (Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland), which coincided with their conference “Towards a More Human Asylum Process”, held at Liberty Hall on the 5th October 2019. This beautifully designed and produced journal, 123 pages and in striking full colour, is a substantial representation of the…
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Featured publication 3 October 2019
We are delighted to launch our Strategy for 2020-2025, Connect Create Change: Leading Collaborative Arts in Ireland.This strategy was developed through an extensive consultation process with stakeholders, the Board of Create and the Create executive and team, and was officially launched on the 26th September by Independent Senator Colette Kelleher, with contributions from Board Chair…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
Create, in partnership with Dublin Fringe Festival, are delighted to announce that the 2019 AIC Scheme Bursary Award takes the focus of Collaborative Arts and Theatre. Closing date for applications: 11th November 2019, 5pm. The objective of the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Bursary Award, offered once a year, is to support individual professional…
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Artist in the Community Scheme
News, Recipients 17 September 2019
Congratulations to all the successful applicants to the AIC Scheme (Second Round 2019), who come from a range of art forms and contexts. Research and Development Award Artist; Community; Context; Artform; Location Alex Pentek; Cork Traveller Women’s Network; Art and Cultural Diversity; Visual Arts; Cork John Whelan; North Wexford Traditional Singing Circle; Arts and Community…
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