CREATE: Arts Sector News & Updates – 16th April 2025
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  President Michael D Higgins, Prof Ciarán Benson and Damien McGlynn pictured at the St Patrick’s Day reception held at Áras an Uachtaráin. Photo: Maxwells  Open Call: AIC Scheme Artist Mentoring Award 2025 Deadline: 6 May, 5pm 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 their practice. For the five selected artist mentees, the award offers an eight-month period of capacity building and arts practice development through dialogue with an experienced collaborative, socially engaged artist mentor. Producing in a Collaborative Context with Kath Gorman Deadline: 13 May, 4pm Workshop date: 10 June Location: Dublin city centre Are you a self-producing artist? Or a new or emerging producer wanting to work in socially engaged contexts? Or from a community project wanting to know more about producing? Then join us for this day long workshop opportunity with experienced producer Kath Gorman of Promenade. She will take you through the nuts and bolts of producing, such as how to get your project idea off the ground, budgeting, best practice in building and managing relationships with communities of interest/place as well as sourcing potential partners. She will also provide case studies and real life examples from her years as a producer – both the positives and the challenges! Collaborative Arts recognised by President at Áras an Uachtaráin On St Patrick’s Day 2025, Create were privileged to join artists working in the collaborative arts field to celebrate President Michael D. Higgins’ ‘Samhlaíocht agus An Náisiún – Imagination and The Nation‘ initiative in Áras an Uachtaráin. We were thrilled to be surrounded by colleagues and peers; artists in the field of collaborative, socially engaged art, alongside local authority arts officers, musicians and performers the Beartla Ó Flatharta Céilí Band. Create was honoured to support the team at Áras an Uachtaráin in preparing for the event, and our Director, Damien McGlynn, presented the President with copies of some archival material on the beginnings of Create – as C.A.F.E. (Creative Activity for Everyone) – including photos from the first national seminar of C.A.F.E. in April 1984, at which President Higgins was chair. This unique event was an inspiring moment to recognise the enduring power and importance of artists and communities creating exceptional art together. The President’s words, rooted in life-long passion and first-hand experience, will provide an enormous boost to the community of collaborative, socially engaged artists working in Ireland today. Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes We were delighted, with the support of the British Council, to send artists William Bock, Abi Ighodaro and Helen O’Keefe to London in April to attend The British East India Company on Trial, a collaboration between academic, writer, lawyer and activist Radha D’Souza and artist and propaganda researcher Jonas Staal. This trial was part of the Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes (CICC), which stages public hearings in immersive installations functioning as a court, to prosecute intergenerational climate crimes committed by states and corporations acting together. Vetting for the Arts The Create team has been working over the past few months to streamline our Vetting for the Arts offering, in line with compliance requirements implemented by the Garda National Vetting Bureau. We have introduced a new online application submission procedure, updated webpages and all our email communications with affiliates. Since 2007, we have provided access to vetting for a large number of organisations including arts centres, commissioners, production companies, arts events and festivals, film-makers, community cultural groups, and creative activities. Our work continues, and includes in-depth advisory meetings with affiliates, fielding queries and ensuring that those working in the arts are equipped to responsibly manage Garda Vetting within their organisations. |
 Creative Administrator, Pavilion Theatre Deadline: 21 April, 5pm Pavilion Theatre is seeking a dynamic motivated individual who will play a key role in supporting their artistic and administrative functions. Marketing Assistant, Dublin Theatre Festival Deadline: 23 April, 12pm Dublin Theatre Festival seeks an enthusiastic and resourceful Marketing Assistant to join the seasonal festival team. Outreach Enrolment Co-Ordinator, Verbal Arts Centre, NI Deadline: 5 May, 12 noon As Enrolment Co-Ordinator, your role will involve coordinating and liaising with schools in the North and Republic of Ireland to secure Peace of Mind project delivery throughout the funding period. Curator of Visual Arts, Project Arts Centre Deadline: 6 May, 10am Project Arts Centre is beginning the search for a new Curator for their Visual Arts Programme. The Curator is a key position at Project with responsibility for leading on the vision for and delivery of the organisation’s visual arts programme. Business Support Executive, Thrive, NI Deadline: 6 May, 12pm Thrive are now looking for a new Business Support Executive. This role is for you if are a supreme organiser who can anticipate things and take the necessary actions to keep the organisation on track. A valued team member with a strategic eye, but an operational focus.  Making the Invisible Visible, Amsterdamse Bos, Netherlands Deadline: 23 April Amsterdamse Bos invites creators to explore and reveal the unseen through the lens of art and research. The call is open to artists, architects, designers, scientists, landscape designers, philosophers, or activists engaged with nature, ecology, climate, and the future of the planet. Funding from The Arts Council of Ireland Agility Award | Deadline: 24 April, 5:30pm The Agility Award is for individual professional artists and arts practitioners who have not been previously funded as an individual by the Arts Council. Touring of Work Scheme 2026 Round 1 | Deadline: 8 May, 5:30pm The Touring of Work Scheme supports the touring of work across Ireland by individual artists and organisations. It focuses on making great art from different artforms available to more people throughout the country. The award guidelines can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website. Call for Artists, Splash Lab, Tipperary Arts Hub Deadline: 25 April, 5pm Tipperary Arts Hub presents Splash Hub – a process-based 6-day encounter for Tipperary based artists of all disciplines to apply for participation in Clonmel, 7th-12th July 2025. Call for Dancers, Brokentalkers Deadline: 25 April Brokentalkers are looking for contemporary dancers and physical performers with experience of devised theatre making to work with them on their new piece exploring psychosis and recovery, which will premiere in Dublin in November 2025. Call for Proposals, TULCA 2025 Deadline: 2 May, 5pm TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is pleased to announce details of its 2025 Open Call curated by Beulah Ezeugo; Strange lands still bear common ground. They invite proposals from artists whose work orbits around themes of collectivity, binarism, solidarity, affinity. Stock Check, artist Claudia Palazzo and LADA – Live Art Development Agency, UK Deadline: 6 May, 11:59pm LADA and Artist in Residence Claudia Palazzo invite proposals for a new, peer-to-peer development group for artists working within Live Art and interdisciplinary performance practice. Arts and Disability Connect, Arts & Disability Ireland Deadline: 7 May, 4pm The Arts and Disability Connect scheme is designed to support artists with disabilities to be ambitious, to develop their practice and to connect with arts organisations and arts professionals in the Republic of Ireland. It includes Mentoring, Training, New Work, and Research and Reflection awards for individual artists with disabilities. Gibson Travelling Fellowship Award, Crawford Art Gallery Deadline: 14 May, 12 noon Crawford Art Gallery announces the triennial Gibson Travelling Fellowship Award, a significant initiative aimed at expanding international mobility and opportunities for professional visual artists. This inaugural €25,000 award acknowledges the need of visual artists to replenish their practice in a self-directed process of exploration, research, and connection.  Briathra Talún / Words from the Land by Noah Rose Launch: 21 April, 2pm Location: Páirc a’ Tobair, Irishtown, Co. Mayo Mayo County Council Arts Service and Irishtown Community Development Company Ltd are delighted to announce the launch of Briathra Talún / Words from the Land. A major new public art project by visual artist Noah Rose. Special guest speaker Dr. Andrew G. Newby will give a talk on the tenant’s right meeting at Irishtown in April 1879. The launch will be followed by a guided tour and talk with artist Noah Rose. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Scaling Up Creative Projects Workshop with Kari Cahill, Mayo County Council Deadline: 25 April Workshop Dates: 10, 11, 31 May and 28 June Venue: Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo This mentoring programme supports Mayo-based artists in any artform to develop ambitious creative projects, with a particular focus on preparing project proposals that can be tailored to funding opportunities as they arise – such as the Arts Council of Ireland’s Project Award. Workshops will take place in May and June in Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar. The Colossus by John Conway, Elaine Hoey and Shaun Dunne Dates: 24, 26 April and 1, 3 May (Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons) Venue: North Clondalkin Library, 1 Liscarne Close, Rowlagh, Dublin 22 The Colossus, a socially engaged art project lead by Visual Artist John Conway, with Digital Artist Elaine Hoey and Theatre and Film Artist Shaun Dunne, was developed as an intergenerational project which creatively engaged young people from North Clondalkin, and worked with the testimony of mother’s who have lost children to suicide, presenting a narrative on the context and aftermath of bereavement by suicide in the local area. The Colossus is experienced as a 9 act audio documentary interspersed with augmented reality sculptures on a self guided walking route around North Clondalkin. The walk begins and ends at North Clondalkin Library and is approximately 45 minutes duration. Arts + Health Check Up, Check In 2025, Réalta Date: 30 April Time: 9am – 5pm Venue: Esker Arts, Tullamore, Co. Offaly Admission: €30 (includes lunch) Arts + Health: Check Up Check In is a national gathering for the arts and health sector in Ireland, featuring presentations and workshops from some of the most exciting and inspiring practitioners working in the field today. Dr Tony Bates is this year’s keynote speaker. Dr Bates is a clinical psychologist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at University College Dublin. He is well known throughout Ireland for his warm and engaging writing and interviews on psychology-related topics. His keynote title will be ‘The Art of Making our Lives Work’. Bealtaine Festival 2025, Age & Opportunity Date: 1-3 May Venue: Festival HQ at Project Arts Centre, Dublin 2 The Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival 2025 celebrates its 30th anniversary with a month-long programme of diverse events nationwide, including the opening weekend at Project Arts Centre Dublin, a Big Bealtaine Tea Party, and a variety of performances, discussions, workshops, and online activities.  Petition to Minister O’Donovan: Protect the future of artists and arts workers, PRAXIS Petition to Minister O’Donovan regarding the future of artists and arts workers Praxis, the Artist’s Union of Ireland, has published a petition calling on Minister O’Donovan to protect the future of artists and arts workers. Artists, arts workers and supporters are welcome to sign the petition. Registration for Bealtaine 2025, Age & Opportunity Bealtaine Festival, Ireland’s national celebration of arts and creativity as we age, is set to make its highly anticipated return this May, marking a milestone 30th anniversary. They are calling on organisations nationwide, big and small, to get involved by planning and registering events in their local areas in May 2025. You can register your event for inclusion in the online listings until the end of May. Futures Scholarships 2025, The National College of Art and Design Deadline: 30 April This year The National College of Art and Design is offering an NCAD Postgrad Futures Scholarship to one student on MA Art and Social Action. It provides a half EU tuition full-time fee bursary to the value of €4050. All applicants to the full-time and part-time programme will be considered for the scholarship. 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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