CREATE: Arts Sector News & Updates – August 2024
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   Save the Date! Socially Engaged Practice: Building Equity in a Divided World Date: 6-7 November Location: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim Create’s annual networking event brings together those working in or entering the field of collaborative, socially engaged art. This year we are excited to offer the event as part of a two-day conference on socially engaged practice, in partnership with Leitrim County Council Arts Office and Cork City Council Arts Office. We welcome artists, researchers, community group representatives, activists, arts managers and more to join us on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th of November 2024 at The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The conference provides an opportunity to meet, learn, discuss, critique and engage with current concerns in social practice. We look forward to sharing the full programme with you in the coming weeks – keep an eye on our website and social media for updates. AIC Scheme 2024 (Round Two) open for applications Deadline: 30 September The Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme 2024 (Round Two) is now open for applications. This includes the following awards: Research and Development Award (without mentoring) Research and Development Award (with Mentoring) Recent Graduate Research and Development Award (with Mentoring) Project Realisation Award Information Sessions (online) on 27 August or 4 September, 2-4pm The information session is about answering any questions you might have about making an application to the Scheme. It’s also about sharing experience of developing and delivering a collaborative project through the Scheme. In the information sessions, Tatiana Dos Santos, AIC Scheme Programme and Development Support will be joined by a previous AIC Scheme recipient, who will share their experience. |
 Marketing Executive, IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art Deadline: 18 August IMMA is seeking a Marketing Executive who will play a pivotal role in launching and promoting their newly restored North Range as a premium event venue. Communications & Development Manager, Dance Ireland Deadline: 19 August, 10am Dance Ireland is seeking a dynamic and experienced communications and development professional for this newly evolved role, who can lead on communications and marketing, and develop new relationships and opportunities in support of their strategic ambitions and fundraising needs. Project Coordinator for ‘Did I Ever Tell You’, Kildare County Council Deadline: 22 August, 5pm Kildare County Council Library & Arts Service seeks to award a contract for services for a Project Coordinator, to support the coordination and evaluation of ‘Did I Ever Tell You’, a creative health and wellbeing project taking place across counties Kildare, Offaly and Westmeath. Communications Coordinator, Dublin City Council Culture Company Deadline: 30 August Dublin City Council Culture Company is seeking a Communications Coordinator to help achieve their ambitious aims to connect the citizens of Dublin through culture and conversation, ensuring the clear communication of their company’s activities, mission, vision and values across all channels. Head of Programme, Artsadmin, UK Deadline: 6 September, 12 noon Artsadmin is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to work closely with their Artistic Director and ensure the successful development of their artistic strategy. Artistic Director, Barnstorm Theatre Company Deadline: 6 September, 3pm The Board of Barnstorm are now seeking a dynamic and creative Artistic Director to develop and deliver an ambitious artistic policy & programme of events that inspires and enthuses audiences, stakeholders and staff alike. Programme Producer, The Ark Deadline: 11 September, 12pm The Ark are looking for a positive communicator with excellent planning, programming and producing skills to produce and oversee The Ark’s artistic programme.  Ireland at Venice 2026, Culture Ireland and Arts Council Deadline: 20 August, 12 noon Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council, invites Expressions of Interest to curate the Irish representation at the 61st International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia in 2026. Engaged Research Services for Creative Places Knocknaheeny, Cork City Council Deadline: 22 August, 4pm Cork City Council Arts Office invites expressions of interest for the delivery of Engaged Research Services for Creative Places Knocknaheeny Research and Development Strand. They wish to respond to the demand for more local arts and creativity in the community as expressed in a review of the Knocknaheeny Social Economic and Environmental (SEEP) Plan. Compass Associate Artist, Dance Limerick Deadline: 23 August, 12 noon Dance Limerick with the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance at the University of Limerick launches Compass, an Associate Artist Initiative for dance artists based in Ireland. It aims to support the artistic practice and career progression of a dance artist through resources and cultivating a relationship with Limerick’s scene and spaces. The Compass Associate Artist will stimulate collaboration and dialogue between the artist and organisations to advance dance questions together and independently. Artist in Residence, Tallaght University Hospital Deadline: 23 August, 5pm Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) Arts & Health Department in collaboration with colleagues in Tymon North Community Unit and St Luke’s Hospital, Unit C are inviting artists to apply to be an Artist in Residence, facilitating art sessions for patients at the bedside and becoming a valued and supported member of the arts team. Community Arts Programme Services, Dublin North East Inner City Initiative and Dublin City Council Deadline: 26 August Dublin North East Inner City (NEIC) Initiative and Dublin City Council (Area Office and Arts Office) are seeking applications to tender for a multi-party framework for Community Arts Programme Services. TBG+S/HIAP International Residency Exchange Deadline: 30 August, 5pm Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in partnership with HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme invites applications from Irish artists and artists based in Ireland for the eighteenth annual residency exchange between Ireland and Finland in 2025. Public Arts Programme 2024, Kilkenny County Council Deadline: 5 September, 4pm Kilkenny County Council is embarking on a new phase in its Public Arts Programme. The focus of these commissions will be on collaborations with communities in County Kilkenny. They are now accepting proposals from any recognised art form, from individuals or teams, who seek to devise and complete new work, developed in a collaborative setting. They are seeking compelling, ambitious proposals from artists which meet, challenge and expand ideas of public art. National Lottery Artists’ International Development Fund, British Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland, NI Deadline: 9 September, 12pm The Artists’ International Development Fund is an annual programme jointly funded by the British Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland and is open to individual artists and organisations. The programme will support early-stage international development opportunities for individual, freelance and self-employed artists and organisations based in Northern Ireland. National Lottery Minority Ethnic Artists Mentoring & Residency Programme, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, NI Deadline: 12 September, 12pm In working to create the conditions for the widest variety of art and creativity for both artists and audiences through their Support for the Individual Artist Programme, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland are seeking to address the barriers to access, progression and representation in the arts encountered by minority ethnic artists with this mentoring and residency scheme. This scheme is open for artists living in Northern Ireland who have made a contribution to artistic activities in Northern Ireland for a minimum period of 1 year within the last 5 years. Individual Mobility of Artists + Cultural Professionals, Culture Moves Europe Rolling monthly deadlines from 1 August 2024 into 2025 Culture Moves Europe’s call for individual mobility targets artists and cultural professionals working in the following sectors: music, literature, architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, visual arts, and performing arts.  You’ll Bee Fine by Limelight Creative Arts and artist Sorsha Galvin Date & Time: 21-22 August, 11am – 1pm Location: Nuns Island Theatre, Galway Arts Centre, Galway Admission: Free You’ll Bee Fine is a heartwarming animation brought to life by Limelight Creative Arts and artist Sorsha Galvin. This charming tale invites viewers into a lush, vibrant forest where a curious bee embarks on an exploration filled with wonder and wisdom. Supported by the Brothers of Charity Services. This project received funding from the AIC Scheme, an Arts Council initiative managed by Create. The screening lasts approx. 20mins and is played on a loop, visitors are welcome to relax in the space. Ways of Becoming: Talks and Panels, UNIDEE Residency Programs Date: 22-25 September Location: Cittadellarte, Biella, Italy For four days, talks, conferences, and meetings will be organised to address persistent and emerging issues related to art for social change. The program aims to reflect on the transformation of socially engaged artistic practices over the past twenty-five years and explore the various possibilities for art that inherently intersect with other disciplines. The themes addressed reflect emerging and critical issues of contemporary times, starting with the ecological turn and the urgency to rethink the needs and specificities of places in relation to their inhabitants. Other themes include new configurations for future artistic institutions and how they can be imagined and implemented, the pedagogical dimension as an essential condition of socially engaged art, and hospitality as a method in the context of artistic residencies as germinal places for acquiring new skills. Finally, the program will discuss the evolution of the different formats experimented with by UNIDEE Residency Programs over the years and the function of the archive in imagining its next 25 years.  Safe to Create Bursary Awards for Wellbeing Coordination in the Arts and Creative Sectors – Continuing Professional Development Certificate Deadline: 23 August Safe to Create is delighted to announce that nine bursary awards are available to cover the full tuition fees for participation in the online Wellbeing Coordination in the Arts and Creative Sectors – Continuing Professional Development Certificate, provided by Adult Continuing Education (ACE) at University College Cork (UCC), commencing in Autumn 2024. Irish or Irish resident professional practitioners, living and working on the island of Ireland are eligible to apply. Volunteer with Open House Dublin, Irish Architecture Foundation The Irish Architecture Foundation is excited to announce that volunteer applications for Open House Dublin (OHD) 2024 are now open. Whether you are willing and available to volunteer for just a couple of hours or even days, they would greatly appreciate your time, skills, and knowledge. Volunteering with OHD also qualifies you for Continuing Professional Development points. Retain, Extend and Expand Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Through Minister Catherine Martin and this governments’ introduction of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot, Ireland has taken a significant step towards better supporting and investing in its artists. This initiative, unique in its approach, provides a basic income to artists, recognising their contribution to society and the economy. However, this program is currently a pilot and needs to be retained, extended and expanded. Let us stand together in support of our artists and arts workers by urging policymakers in Ireland to retain, extend and expand Basic Income for The Arts. Sign this petition today! Read more about our Promotional Guidelines and how to submit your event or opportunity for possible promotion by Create. We only promote opportunities in which the artist is paid, in line with our Artists’ Pay Policy. Marketing Executive, IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art Deadline: 18 August IMMA is seeking a Marketing Executive who will play a pivotal role in launching and promoting their newly restored North Range as a premium event venue. Communications & Development Manager, Dance Ireland Deadline: 19 August, 10am Dance Ireland is seeking a dynamic and experienced communications and development professional for this newly evolved role, who can lead on communications and marketing, and develop new relationships and opportunities in support of their strategic ambitions and fundraising needs. Project Coordinator for ‘Did I Ever Tell You’, Kildare County Council Deadline: 22 August, 5pm Kildare County Council Library & Arts Service seeks to award a contract for services for a Project Coordinator, to support the coordination and evaluation of ‘Did I Ever Tell You’, a creative health and wellbeing project taking place across counties Kildare, Offaly and Westmeath. Communications Coordinator, Dublin City Council Culture Company Deadline: 30 August Dublin City Council Culture Company is seeking a Communications Coordinator to help achieve their ambitious aims to connect the citizens of Dublin through culture and conversation, ensuring the clear communication of their company’s activities, mission, vision and values across all channels. Head of Programme, Artsadmin, UK Deadline: 6 September, 12 noon Artsadmin is looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to work closely with their Artistic Director and ensure the successful development of their artistic strategy. Artistic Director, Barnstorm Theatre Company Deadline: 6 September, 3pm The Board of Barnstorm are now seeking a dynamic and creative Artistic Director to develop and deliver an ambitious artistic policy & programme of events that inspires and enthuses audiences, stakeholders and staff alike. Programme Producer, The Ark Deadline: 11 September, 12pm The Ark are looking for a positive communicator with excellent planning, programming and producing skills to produce and oversee The Ark’s artistic programme. Ireland at Venice 2026, Culture Ireland and Arts Council Deadline: 20 August, 12 noon Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council, invites Expressions of Interest to curate the Irish representation at the 61st International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia in 2026. Engaged Research Services for Creative Places Knocknaheeny, Cork City Council Deadline: 22 August, 4pm Cork City Council Arts Office invites expressions of interest for the delivery of Engaged Research Services for Creative Places Knocknaheeny Research and Development Strand. They wish to respond to the demand for more local arts and creativity in the community as expressed in a review of the Knocknaheeny Social Economic and Environmental (SEEP) Plan. Compass Associate Artist, Dance Limerick Deadline: 23 August, 12 noon Dance Limerick with the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance at the University of Limerick launches Compass, an Associate Artist Initiative for dance artists based in Ireland. It aims to support the artistic practice and career progression of a dance artist through resources and cultivating a relationship with Limerick’s scene and spaces. The Compass Associate Artist will stimulate collaboration and dialogue between the artist and organisations to advance dance questions together and independently. Artist in Residence, Tallaght University Hospital Deadline: 23 August, 5pm Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) Arts & Health Department in collaboration with colleagues in Tymon North Community Unit and St Luke’s Hospital, Unit C are inviting artists to apply to be an Artist in Residence, facilitating art sessions for patients at the bedside and becoming a valued and supported member of the arts team. Community Arts Programme Services, Dublin North East Inner City Initiative and Dublin City Council Deadline: 26 August Dublin North East Inner City (NEIC) Initiative and Dublin City Council (Area Office and Arts Office) are seeking applications to tender for a multi-party framework for Community Arts Programme Services. TBG+S/HIAP International Residency Exchange Deadline: 30 August, 5pm Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in partnership with HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme invites applications from Irish artists and artists based in Ireland for the eighteenth annual residency exchange between Ireland and Finland in 2025. Public Arts Programme 2024, Kilkenny County Council Deadline: 5 September, 4pm Kilkenny County Council is embarking on a new phase in its Public Arts Programme. The focus of these commissions will be on collaborations with communities in County Kilkenny. They are now accepting proposals from any recognised art form, from individuals or teams, who seek to devise and complete new work, developed in a collaborative setting. They are seeking compelling, ambitious proposals from artists which meet, challenge and expand ideas of public art. National Lottery Artists’ International Development Fund, British Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland, NI Deadline: 9 September, 12pm The Artists’ International Development Fund is an annual programme jointly funded by the British Council and Arts Council of Northern Ireland and is open to individual artists and organisations. The programme will support early-stage international development opportunities for individual, freelance and self-employed artists and organisations based in Northern Ireland. National Lottery Minority Ethnic Artists Mentoring & Residency Programme, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, NI Deadline: 12 September, 12pm In working to create the conditions for the widest variety of art and creativity for both artists and audiences through their Support for the Individual Artist Programme, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland are seeking to address the barriers to access, progression and representation in the arts encountered by minority ethnic artists with this mentoring and residency scheme. This scheme is open for artists living in Northern Ireland who have made a contribution to artistic activities in Northern Ireland for a minimum period of 1 year within the last 5 years. Individual Mobility of Artists + Cultural Professionals, Culture Moves Europe Rolling monthly deadlines from 1 August 2024 into 2025 Culture Moves Europe’s call for individual mobility targets artists and cultural professionals working in the following sectors: music, literature, architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, visual arts, and performing arts. You’ll Bee Fine by Limelight Creative Arts and artist Sorsha Galvin Date & Time: 21-22 August, 11am – 1pm Location: Nuns Island Theatre, Galway Arts Centre, Galway Admission: Free You’ll Bee Fine is a heartwarming animation brought to life by Limelight Creative Arts and artist Sorsha Galvin. This charming tale invites viewers into a lush, vibrant forest where a curious bee embarks on an exploration filled with wonder and wisdom. Supported by the Brothers of Charity Services. This project received funding from the AIC Scheme, an Arts Council initiative managed by Create. The screening lasts approx. 20mins and is played on a loop, visitors are welcome to relax in the space. Ways of Becoming: Talks and Panels, UNIDEE Residency Programs Date: 22-25 September Location: Cittadellarte, Biella, Italy For four days, talks, conferences, and meetings will be organised to address persistent and emerging issues related to art for social change. The program aims to reflect on the transformation of socially engaged artistic practices over the past twenty-five years and explore the various possibilities for art that inherently intersect with other disciplines. The themes addressed reflect emerging and critical issues of contemporary times, starting with the ecological turn and the urgency to rethink the needs and specificities of places in relation to their inhabitants. Other themes include new configurations for future artistic institutions and how they can be imagined and implemented, the pedagogical dimension as an essential condition of socially engaged art, and hospitality as a method in the context of artistic residencies as germinal places for acquiring new skills. Finally, the program will discuss the evolution of the different formats experimented with by UNIDEE Residency Programs over the years and the function of the archive in imagining its next 25 years. Safe to Create Bursary Awards for Wellbeing Coordination in the Arts and Creative Sectors – Continuing Professional Development Certificate Deadline: 23 August Safe to Create is delighted to announce that nine bursary awards are available to cover the full tuition fees for participation in the online Wellbeing Coordination in the Arts and Creative Sectors – Continuing Professional Development Certificate, provided by Adult Continuing Education (ACE) at University College Cork (UCC), commencing in Autumn 2024. Irish or Irish resident professional practitioners, living and working on the island of Ireland are eligible to apply. Volunteer with Open House Dublin, Irish Architecture Foundation The Irish Architecture Foundation is excited to announce that volunteer applications for Open House Dublin (OHD) 2024 are now open. Whether you are willing and available to volunteer for just a couple of hours or even days, they would greatly appreciate your time, skills, and knowledge. Volunteering with OHD also qualifies you for Continuing Professional Development points. Retain, Extend and Expand Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts Pilot Through Minister Catherine Martin and this governments’ introduction of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot, Ireland has taken a significant step towards better supporting and investing in its artists. This initiative, unique in its approach, provides a basic income to artists, recognising their contribution to society and the economy. However, this program is currently a pilot and needs to be retained, extended and expanded. Let us stand together in support of our artists and arts workers by urging policymakers in Ireland to retain, extend and expand Basic Income for The Arts. Sign this petition today! Read more about our Promotional Guidelines and how to submit your event or opportunity for possible promotion by Create. We only promote opportunities in which the artist is paid, in line with our Artists’ Pay Policy. 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