CREATE: Arts Sector News & Updates – 18th September 2025
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   Save the Date: Create Networking Event 2025 Date: 19 November Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm Venue: F2 Centre, 3 Ruben Place, Rialto, Dublin 8, D08 DKP6 Create’s National Networking Event is an annual encounter of exchange and learning, providing a vital space for connection and discussion among artists, activists, researchers and other collaborators operating in the spaces between collaborative, socially engaged arts, community development, pedagogy, and politics. This event is a unique opportunity for those working in the field to meet with like-minded peers, to share and network, and learn from each other as well as leading voices in the field. The title of this year’s event is Collaborative Futures. Save the Date for an immersive event filled with provocations, networking opportunities, workshops and learning from local and international guest speakers. The Networking Event will examine how we can look to our history to gain lessons for the future of collaborative, socially engaged art practice, building hope through togetherness, community as activism and building movements through collaboration. Tickets will be available for booking in the coming weeks – keep an eye on our website and social media pages! AIC Scheme 2025 (Round Two) open for applications Deadline: 29 September, 5pm The remaining 2025 Deadline for Round Two of the Artist in the Community Scheme is Monday 29th September 2025. Applications are now OPEN. 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 Create seeks Festivals Connect Coordinator Deadline: 1 October, 5pm Create seeks applications for the role of Festivals Connect Coordinator, to work with us on the new four-year Connect project, supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The role of the Festivals Connect Coordinator is to coordinate the successful delivery of the Festivals Connect work package of the Connect project, overseeing timelines, budget and subcontracting in line with the project plan. The Festivals Connect Coordinator is a key member of the Create team and will work closely with other staff to ensure the optimum development of the field of collaborative arts in line with the organisation’s strategy. The successful candidate will be employed by Create in Ireland and paid in Euros. Given the geographic focus of this work, applicants living in Northern Ireland may be interested to apply. Find information on cross-border workers on the Citizens Information website. Collaborative Arts Training Programme – CATP Create is delighted to launch the pilot of the Collaborative Arts Training Programme. This is a practical suite of essential training and professional knowledge for emerging artists, recent graduates and third-level students as well as artists and cultural practitioners who are interested in learning more about the basics of collaborative art practice. This ground-up course will feature Create staff and guest artists, using presentations, discussions and practical examples to cover the following topics: Demystifying Collaborative Art (Wednesday 15 October, 11am – 1pm) with guest artist Anthony Haughey Effectively Communicating your Practice (Wednesday 29 October, 2:30-4:30pm) with guest artist Alan James Burns Building Sustainable Work Patterns (Wednesday 12 November) People, Ethics and Communities (Wednesday 3 December) This training is for emerging artists, recent graduates/ third-level students as well as artists and cultural practitioners who are interested in transitioning into collaborative practice. Bursaries are available for artists, arts workers, creative/ cultural practitioners and community members to support their attendance at this Training Programme. AIC Scheme Case Studies: The People’s Kitchen by Kate O’Shea and Cork North Main Street Traders Kate O’Shea is an artist and organiser. In 2015, she co-founded The People’s Kitchen, a space where people could come together to cook, eat, build community, and have a laugh as they shared ideas and formulated plans to address the challenges we face as communities today. The People’s Kitchen provides a framework for people passionate about systems change to literally sit around the kitchen table, share information and ideas from different perspectives, combine skills and knowledge, and formulate plans. The People’s Kitchen focuses on the energy of collaboration and mutualism—rather than individualism, isolation, and competition—to get things done. Connection and building relationships make work more enjoyable, more nurturing, and more productive. Link, exchange, imagine, do. And have fun doing it. The People’s Kitchen, North Main Street is funded by the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme. You can read the three zines which came from this project at the link above. |
 Artistic Director & CEO, Carlow Arts Festival Deadline: 22 September, 5pm Carlow Arts Festival are seeking an experienced and inspiring arts worker to become the Festival’s new Artistic Director & CEO and lead the organisation for the next four years. Producer, Druid Deadline: 22 September, 6pm Druid seeks a Producer who plays a pivotal senior role in co-ordinating and managing productions, projects, and literary development on national and international tour. Assistant Arts Officer, Cork County Council Deadline: 26 September, 4pm Cork County Council are currently recruiting for an Assistant Arts Officer to join the team. The Assistant Arts Officer will have a key role in Cork County Council’s Arts Office. The Arts Office is a unit of the County Library and Arts Service within the Directorate of Climate Action and Emergency Services. Programmes Co-ordinator, Music Network Deadline: 29 September, 12 noon Music Network are seeking to appoint a Programmes Co-ordinator to support the effective planning, delivery and management of their programmes. School Engagement Coordinator, Into Film, NI Deadline: 30 September, 9am The School Engagement Coordinator for Northern Ireland serves as a crucial liaison for the Into Film programme in the region. This role involves actively engaging with schools and educators to promote and support their participation in various initiatives related to film, games, and creative media. Director, Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) Deadline: 30 September The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) is seeking a visionary director to lead one of Ireland’s leading visual arts institutions. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of contemporary art in Ireland. Artistic Director, Waterford Youth Arts Deadline: 3 October, 5pm Waterford Youth Arts seeks dynamic Artistic Director who will bring artistic vision, proven leadership, knowledge of youth work and the ability to balance creative ambition with financial sustainability, including experience of building strong relationships with artists, collaborators, partners and the Waterford community. Head of Visitor Experience and Security, IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art Deadline: 6 October IMMA is seeking a visionary Head of Visitor Experience & Security to transform IMMA’s visitor journey who will foster a welcoming engagement and ensure their security procedures and fire safety protocols are progressive and efficient, providing a safe and secure environment across the 48-acre site for the public, IMMA’s staff, exhibits, and the IMMA Collection of Artworks. Participation and Learning Coordinator, Mother Tongues Deadline: 10 October Mother Tongues seeks a Participation and Learning Coordinator who will involve researching and identifying communities in South Dublin and the surrounding counties that are not yet engaging with Mother Tongues’ programmes and services.  Artists’ Residency Programme 2026, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre Deadline: 19 September, 4pm Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre offers Artist in Residence studio opportunities to practicing artists. Artists are invited to apply for an opportunity to research and develop their practices and to engage in dialogue with Uillinn, other organisations in Cork, the local community and general public. Available opportunities are: Uillinn Residency 2026 Partnership Residency – Cork County Council Residency 2026 Partnership Residency – Bealtaine/ Cork County Council Residency 2026 Partnership Residency – Uillinn/ Crespo Foundation Residency 2026 Public Art Panel 2025-2030, Mayo County Council Deadline: 26 September, 5pm Mayo County Council is seeking applications from artists to join the Public Art Panel 2025 – 2030. The panel is being established to deliver potential public art commissions funded through the Per Cent for Art Scheme. Westmeath Artists Award, Luan Gallery and Westmeath Arts Office Deadline: 1 October, 12pm The Westmeath Artists Award is a collaboration between Luan Gallery and Westmeath Arts Office to celebrate, showcase, and support the development of Westmeath visual artists’ practices and careers, and strengthen Westmeath’s artistic community. Exploring and Thinking Award 2025-2026, South Dublin County, Fingal County, Dublin City and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Deadline: 1 October, 2pm Exploring and thinking is a collaborative framework for early childhood arts in the Dublin region. Early childhood arts includes a wide range of different arts practices and creative experiences with/for children aged 0-5 years in different contexts. The Exploring & Thinking Bursary Award supports individual professional artists to develop their artistic practice working with and/or producing work for early childhood arts, with a particular focus on marginalised children. Funding from The Arts Council of Ireland Arts Council Writer in Residence / Fellowship Scheme 2026 | Deadline: 2 October, 5:30pm The scheme provides mid-career and established writers with residency opportunities at a number of partner Irish universities. It focuses on providing a stimulating environment for the resident writer, and affording a degree of financial support to concentrate on their own practice. Arts Council Traditional Artist in Residence at University College Cork 2026 | Deadline: 2 October, 5:30pm The Traditional Artist in Residence, based in the Department of Music, is designed to provide a traditional artist (traditional musician, singer, dancer, story-teller or practitioner of the oral arts such as agallamh beirte and lúibíní) with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies. Arts Council Digital Artist in Residence | Deadline: 17 October, 5:30pm The Arts Council has partnered with Universities in Cork, Galway and Limerick to run a pilot Digital Artist in Residence Programme. The pilot has been established as part of the Arts Council’s Digital Arts Policy. It focuses on providing a stimulating environment for the resident Digital Artists and affording them a degree of financial support to concentrate on their own digital arts practice. The award guidelines can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website. Arts and Disability Connect Scheme (Round Two), Arts & Disability Ireland Deadline: 7 October 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. Arts and Disability Connect includes New Work, Research and Reflection, Mentoring, and Training awards for individual artists with disabilities. Public Arts Commission for Ballyogan Library, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Deadline: 13 October, 2pm Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is inviting proposals from individual artists or collectives for two sound-based art commissions in Ballyogan, linked to the new Ballyogan Library at the Samuel Beckett Civic Campus. Artist in Residence, Creative Spark Deadline: 15 October Creative Spark is delighted to invite applications for its 2026 Artist-in-Residence Programme, offering artists the space, resources, and support to develop their practice in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.  Yes, But Do You Care? by Marie Brett Date: 19 September Time: 2:30-3:30pm Venue: The Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co Tipperary, E41 A4E8 Admission: Free ‘Yes, But Do You Care’ is a video piece by Artist Marie Brett that explores the politics of autonomy, dementia care and capacity legislation. Featuring real-life stories, it follows a male performer moving through domestic and rural settings, accompanied by tango, waltz, and legislative voices. The Dementia Carers Campaign Network collaborated with Marie to share their unheard experiences, transforming private care realities into an evocative artistic abstraction. Choreographer/ Dancer Philip Connaughton contributed to the piece, developed in partnership with The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and independent advisors. The Screening will be followed by a discussion with the Artist. This event is part of the Yes, But Do You Care? national tour 2025-26. Irish for Artists / Gaeilge do na hEalaíontóirí, PS², Belfast, NI Workshop dates: 25 September, 9, 15, 19 October Venues: Various venues in Belfast, NI Admission: Free Irish for Artists / Gaeilge do na hEalaíontóirí is a new project by PS² and artist and Gaeilgeoir Eimear Nic Roibeaird. The aim is to help artists in the North of Ireland to learn something new, build opportunities for creative collaboration, and deepen cultural partnerships. Through these workshops, they are inviting artists and creatives – from different disciplines and locations across the city – to tell them what you really want to be able to say as Gaeilge. 10 years on: Reflecting on Art and Marriage Equality, IMMA and National Gallery of Ireland Date: 27 September Time: 9:15am – 4:45pm Venue: National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2 Admission: €5-10 Co-organised by IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery of Ireland, this event will focus on visual art, bringing together artists, historians, and activists to explore a century of LGBTQIA+ visibility, cultural expression, and resistance. Conceived to mark the tenth anniversary of the 2015 Marriage Equality Referendum, the focus expands to consider a broader historical and artistic perspective, acknowledging the struggles, setbacks, and victories that have shaped queer lives over the past 100 years. The event will bring together leading international voices, contributing to the ongoing LGBTQIA+ narratives and revision of history. The Bealtaine Gathering 2025, Age & Opportunity Date: 14 October Time: 10:30am – 4pm Venue: Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Admission: €10-20 Age & Opportunity is delighted to announce that tickets for the 30th anniversary edition of the Bealtaine Gathering are now on sale. For this very special Gathering, they are thrilled that Roddy Doyle, one of Ireland’s most respected literary figures, will join them as their special guest in conversation with author Mia Gallagher, to reflect on the past 30 years through his own singular lens. This year’s event will also offer a timely opportunity to consider the development of the arts and ageing sector in Ireland. The programme will include case studies, guest speakers, and discussions exploring both the progress made and the road ahead. Articulating Boundaries CPD workshop, Réalta Deadline for application: 30 September, 5pm Workshop date: 10 October Time: 9:30am – 1pm Venue: Réalta Centre for Arts & Health, University Hospital Waterford, Dunmore Road, Waterford Admission: €10 Booking is now open for Articulating Boundaries, a CPD workshop for artists working in health settings. Led by artist and art therapist Lucy Hyland, this workshop will provide a reflective space to support artists in developing a deeper understanding of their practice, make informed decisions about the scope of their work, and gain practical guidance on managing expectations.  Tender for Curatorship of The Gathering 2026, Performing Arts Forum Deadline: 24 September Performing Arts Forum invite tenders from individuals or teams to take on the curatorship of the 2026 Gathering, encompassing the artistic programme, the speaker programme, and the role of creative producer. The Gathering 2026 will take place on 26 & 27 May 2026 in Belfast. Neurodiversity for the Arts & Creative Sector, University College Cork Deadline: 25 September Start date: 6 October, over two semesters Admission: €320 This programme provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the concept of Neurodiversity in the context of the creative sector. The programme will provide students with a holistic and people-centred understanding of the multi-faceted concept and movement of Neurodiversity. It will explore the legal obligations and the practicalities that govern best practice for companies and practitioners in this area. The hope is to create a culture in which everyone has the opportunities to thrive and participate in the industry’s operations and leadership. 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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