CREATE: Art Sector News & Updates -15th May 2025
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  Create Reading Room. Photo: Vance Lau  Dr Ailbhe Murphy Research Residency 2025 Deadline: 5 June, 5pm The Dr Ailbhe Murphy Research Residency is in honour and remembrance of our former Director, Dr. Ailbhe Murphy, who sadly passed away in May 2024. Ailbhe’s commitment to supporting collaborative arts practitioners and to deep and rigorous research have inspired this award. The Research Residency is designed to support an established collaborative arts practitioner with a research-focused practice. The successful artist will be awarded €12,000 and a suite of supports over one year to develop their thinking and delve deeply into the wider context in which their collaborative practice takes place. They will be hosted within Create’s new Reading Room & Archive and offered access to materials within these collections. Our partners at IMMA and NCAD will also provide practical supports such as one-to-one advisory sessions, as well as access to research material and archives related to collaborative arts. Create Reading Room and Archive launched On the 6th May 2025, we were delighted to welcome artists, academics, partners organisations, members of our board and more, to launch our new Reading Room and Archive. This evening was both the culmination of a large-scale refurbishment project, and the beginning of a newly enhanced resource for the sector. The project, designed by Plattenbau Studio and constructed by Spaceforms, provides for both an enhanced Reading Room experience with both shared and private work spaces and audiovisual capacity, as well as a new Archive room with support for high-resolution scanning. This project was part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media. On the 7th May, we hosted our first workshop, led by US-based Josh MacPhee and entitled “Resistance is a Visual Language”. This is just the start of a busy calendar of events in the create offices. We also look forward to welcoming artists and anyone working on collaborative, socially engaged arts, to book the space for research and meetings. Create Café Series – help us shape the next five years of Create We’re inviting artists, arts workers, community and charity sector representatives, researchers, activists, arts managers and more throughout Ireland to contribute to our new strategy through a series of events taking place in-person and online throughout May and June. These sessions will focus on your current experiences of collaborative arts practice, and where Create may be able to support you further. They’ll be open and friendly events, with opportunities for catching up with peers, as well as some creative challenges. Create Café series Thursday 8 May, 2-5pm | Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork, T12 X70A Monday 19 May, 3-5pm | online I, via Zoom | BOOK HERE Tuesday 20 May, 2-5pm | FLUX Studios D2, 4 Chatham Row, Dublin, D02 PA06 | BOOK HERE Tuesday 27 May, 2-5pm | Nun’s Island Theatre, Galway Arts Centre, Galway, H91 H322 | BOOK HERE Wednesday 11 June, 2-5pm | The Model, The Mall, Sligo, F91 TP20 | BOOK HERE Thursday 12 June, 11am-1pm | online II, via Zoom | BOOK HERE Should you have any questions about attending, please contact producer[at]create-ireland.ie or 01 4736600. We look forward to seeing you there! Catalyst Residency Recipient 2025 announcement: Obinna Michael Imo Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) are delighted to announce Obinna Michael Imo as the recipient of the 2025 Catalyst Residency Award. The residency offers Obinna Michael the opportunity to be mentored by a range of practitioners; it is designed to enable him to step away from his everyday responsibilities and instead immerse himself in a dedicated period of reflection, mentoring, peer-to-peer conversation and strategic networking. Create News 37 – Embedding Structures of Resilience 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 area of anxiety. In order to further explore this important issue, we have invited Dr Eve Olney, socially engaged artist, activist, curator, educator and practice-based researcher to share some of her own experiences of collaborative work, addressing them in terms of identifying common issues that arise during social practice, and which frameworks and processes can be used to deal with difference, diversity and conflict in this work. |
 Programme Coordinator, Axis Ballymun Deadline: 16 May, 5pm Axis Ballymun are seeking to recruit a full time Programme Coordinator on a 12 month fixed-term contract. The role may require flexibility in working hours (evenings and weekends) on occasion. Learn & Explore Assistant, Crawford Art Gallery Deadline: 23 May, 12pm Crawford Art Gallery are seeking a Learn & Explore Assistant on a Permanent Contract of Employment basis to join the Learn & Explore Department. Director of Marketing & Partnerships, Irish Film Institute Deadline: 23 May, 6pm The Irish Film Institute is seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative Director of Marketing & Partnerships to join their management team, reporting to the Director/CEO. Learning & Development Officer, Verbal Arts Centre, NI Deadline: 26 May, 12 noon Verbal Arts Centre are seeking a dedicated and experienced Learning & Development Officer to join their team for their Peace of Mind projects. This role is responsible for the growth and skill development of their Peer Mentors across the North and the Republic of Ireland. Librarian, Poetry Ireland Deadline: 30 May, 5pm Poetry Ireland is seeking a passionate, qualified Librarian to lead the development of the new Seamus Heaney Poetry Library at No.11 Parnell Square. Marketing Coordinator, Kerry International Film Festival Deadline: 30 May The Kerry International Film Festival (KIFF), a dynamic celebration of Irish and international film, is seeking a creative and organised Marketing Coordinator to join their small but passionate team for the 2025 edition. Programme and Marketing Officer, Dance Ireland Deadline: 3 June, 5pm The role of Programme and Marketing Officer is new in Dance Ireland, this position connects their programme with venue operations, helping them to communicate well with each other, resulting in an excellent experience for artists, partners, and participants.  IN CONTEXT 5 – CONNECT Strand 2, South Dublin County Council Deadline: 30 May, 5pm South Dublin County Council invites proposals from Artists, in any discipline, for four new Public Art commissions that will focus on climate action, environment, tackling the urgency of climate change, and champion sustainability and / or biodiversity in the context of South Dublin County. Open Call: Per Cent For Art Scheme, Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann and the Irish Heritage Trust Deadline: 30 May Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann and the Irish Heritage Trust are commissioning a new public artwork for No.11 Parnell Square, Dublin 1. This historic building will soon be home to Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann and the Irish Heritage Trust – two leading arts and cultural organisations whose work is of national and international importance for poetry and for our heritage. Call for Proposals: Bunclody Placemaking/ Community Engagement Project, Wexford County Council Deadline: 2 June, 5pm Creative Ireland Wexford, Enniscorthy Municipal District and the Housing Office at Wexford County Council welcome proposals from architects, designers and creatives for a public-engagement/place-making project for Bunclody in relation to the history and heritage of the local built environment and architecture. Arts + Health Artist Bursaries 2025, artsandhealth .ie Deadline: 6 June, 12 noon The national arts and health website is offering two bursaries to artists in 2025, funded by the Arts Council and the HSE. The Artist Documentation Bursary invites artists to document a project being delivered with a health or social care community, with two awards available. The Emerging Artist Bursary is available for an early-career artist to reflect on their arts and health practice. Funding from The Arts Council of Ireland Reel Art | Deadline: 6 June, 5:30pm Reel Art supports individual film artists to make highly creative, imaginative and experimental documentaries on an artistic theme for cinema exhibition. It focuses on the creations of artistic film works on arts subjects. Bursary Award (Round 2)* | Deadline: 19 June, 5:30pm *opens 20 May The Bursary Award supports individual artists to develop their artistic practice. It focuses on providing artists with the time and resources they need to think, research, reflect, and deeply engage with their artistic practice. Children and Young People Dance Literature (English Language) Literature (Irish Language) Multidisciplinary Arts Music Theatre Traditional Arts Visual Arts The award guidelines can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website. Invitation to Tender: Per Cent for Art commission, Ealaín na Gaeltachta on behalf of Údarás na Gaeltachta Deadline: 12 June, 5pm The commissioners welcome proposals for original, ambitious and innovative artworks which will create a vibrant connection between the rich heritage of the site, and its future potential. This commission will enrich and enliven the public space in or around Campas Íosagáin, as a place which is welcoming, nurturing and inspiring. Call for Artistic Residencies, Aqua Motion, S+T+ARTS, EU Deadline: 13 June, 23:59 (CEST) S+T+ARTS AQUA MOTION invites artists from all disciplines to apply for a unique interdisciplinary residency programme focused on the future of water in Europe. At a time when water scarcity, pollution, climate change, and biodiversity loss are reshaping societies and ecosystems, AQUA MOTION supports artistic experimentation that engages with these challenges through collaboration with scientists, technologists, local communities, and water experts.  Listening to the City III, workshop for Bealtaine and Dublin Bike Week with Michelle Browne Date: 17 May Time: 12-2:30pm Venue: Matheson Creativity Hub, IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin 8, D08 FW31 Admission: Free, booking required Listening to the City is a series of audio guides developed by artist and curator Michelle Browne to create insight and empathy into the way different city users experience the city. Join Michelle for a workshop in creating audio descriptions of your experiences cycling, walking, scooting route through your neighbourhood. Other Ground by Pascal Ungerer Exhibition opens until 5 June Venue: The LAB Gallery, Dublin 1 Admission: Free Other Ground is an exhibition of new painting work by artist Pascal Ungerer. The exhibition is curated by Margarita Cappock. Pascal’s painting practice explores the relationship, and sometimes conflict, between the built and the natural world.  Summer Academy on Artistic Activism, Pro Progressione, Hungary Deadline: 25 May, midnight (CET) Training date: 7-22 July Location: Vác, Metropolitan Area Budapest, Hungary Centred around the concept of Artivism—the fusion of art and activism—the Summer Academy will explore how performative arts and creative practices can be powerful tools for promoting social inclusion, gender equality, and environmental consciousness. Artist Workspace Scheme 2025, Wexford County Council Arts Office Deadline: 26 May, 5pm Wexford County Council Arts Office are delighted to announce an open call to invite artists to apply for an Artists’ Workspace Scheme. This scheme offers funding to support professional artists, in all artforms, to access suitable and flexible workspaces to develop their arts practices. Certificate in Creativity & Change (Level 9), Crawford College of Art & Design, MTU Creativity & Change is a broad Global Citizenship Education programme funded by Irish Aid and situated at MTU Crawford, Cork City. This programme runs one weekend a month and targets those who wish to develop skills in transformative creative processes useful for work in education and activism and engage with critical learning on global justice themes. Certificate in Eco Arts Practice (Level 9), Crawford College of Art and Design, MTU In this MTU CCAD Certificate programme you will explore the use of natural materials, from harvesting, processing and using in creative processes. You will learn processes and explore your relationship to the materials through a critical thinking lens. The programme will also integrate themes of wellbeing and mindfulness with eco arts practices. 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. 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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