CREATE: Arts Sector News & Updates – 16th October 2025
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   Booking is now open for Create Networking Event 2025 Create Networking Event 2025 – BOOKING OPEN Date: 19 November Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm Venue: F2 Centre, 3 Ruben Place, Rialto, Dublin 8, D08 DKP6 Booking is now OPEN for our upcoming Networking Event Collaborative Futures, held on the 19th November in the F2 Centre, Rialto, Dublin 8. We will kick off with a panel titled Here and Now, of local voices, Richie Keane from Fatima Groups United, Dannielle McKenna from Rialto Youth project, artist Veronica Dyas, community worker, activist and writer John Bissett, and chaired by artist Evelyn Broderick, who is currently working with Create as Public Art Liaison for the Citizen Commissioners project at Dolphin House in Dublin 8. Following this panel and an opportunity for networking, we will feature provocations from a number of international invited artists and thinkers; Dr Sophie Hope of the Guildhall De-Centre for Socially Engaged Practice and Research; Joon-Lynn Goh, Cultural Organiser and Co-founding Director of Migrants in Culture; and Viviana Checchia, Director at the Void Art Centre Derry and Co-Director of ‘Vessel’, an international curatorial platform. Their contributions will inspire us as we prepare for the afternoon session, which will take as its inspiration and format Open Space Technology. Throughout the day, we will create space for networking, connection and learning about the inspiring collaborative and socially engaged art work ongoing in the Dublin 8 area and beyond. The day will be closed out by a panel made up of our provocateurs, who will highlight common threads identified by the Open Spaces session, and will discuss how we can move forward – with hope – collaboratively. Tickets are now available – get booking! Book Now NEIC Community Arts Programme Funding available Deadline: 27 October, 5pm The NEIC Community Arts Programme is looking for bold, brilliant ideas rooted in the community. We are offering up to five Research and Development Awards valued at €5,000 each. These awards are designed to support artists and creative practitioners living or working in the NEIC to explore new ideas and develop meaningful relationships with local communities. These awards are part of the NEIC Community Arts Programme, managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts. NEIC In the Making: Walking Tour with Terry Fagan Date & Time: 30 October, 11am – 1pm Art is a living part of the North East Inner City. This October, we’re inviting you to a series of events showcasing the creativity of local communities. A specially commissioned guided walk with local historian Terry Fagan highlighting local events, layered histories, and hidden stories. Participants will be prompted to reflect on whose stories are preserved, who gets to tell them, and the power dynamics that shape collective memory. AIC Scheme Bursary Award 2025 Recipients: Tobi Bello and Niall O Baoill Create is pleased to announce Tobi Bello and Niall O Baoill as the recipients of the 2025 Artist in the Community Scheme Bursaries. Tobi Bello is a Nigerian-Irish socially engaged artist, visual artist, and community worker. Her interdisciplinary practice spans photography, creative direction, archiving, and public engagement. Tobi will use the bursary to undertake a year-long period of research and reflection to deepen her collaborative visual arts practice. Niall O Baoill has operated intuitively as a community artist, director of arts organisations and leader in many related local, national and international cultural contexts. His practice employs an interdisciplinary and site-specific approach to the challenge of broadening the base of collaborative arts initiatives. Niall intends to spend his bursary reviewing and repositioning his long term, durational practice, revisiting the significance of ‘communities of place’ and their relative strengths and traditions. The purpose of the bursary award, part of the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community Scheme, which is managed by Create, is to support and nurture professional arts practice, for an artist in any art-form who has a track record of working collaboratively with communities of place or interest in the making and interpreting of art. Create News 38 – Paper Trail The Create Reading Room offers access to a wealth of books, periodicals and pamphlets related to the development of social art practice in Ireland and beyond. Comprising a growing collection of 500+ published titles, the Reading Room is a designated space for research in a newly refurbished state of the art facility. In recent years, Create’s Research and Learning Manager, Jennifer Fitzgibbon, has expanded both the library collection and the research associated with the institutional archive and holdings, alongside redeveloping the physical space. In this issue of Create News, Jennifer shares her perspective on Create’s history and future as reflected in the shelves. |
 Director, Poetry Ireland Deadline: 23 October, 12pm Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann is looking for a confident, collaborative, and reflective leader with a deep commitment to poetry and Ireland’s cultural sector. Accounting Technician, Galway Community Circus Deadline: 24 October, 12pm Galway Community Circus is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Accounting Technician to join their team on a part-time basis (3 days per week). Managing Director, Engage Art Studios, Co Galway Deadline: 24 October Engage Art Studios are seeking Managing Director who is responsible for the day-to-day administrative and operational management of studios’ facilities in both Churchfields and St Francis St, Orbital membership, Workshop and Gallery. Arts Programme Administrator, Age & Opportunity Deadline: 29 October, 12 noon Age & Opportunity have an opportunity for a candidate with a strong arts administration background to join their Arts Programme team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the area of arts and ageing, working in a very rewarding and diverse role. Artistic Director, DU Dance, NI Deadline: 10 November, 11am DU Dance (NI) invites applicants to become their next Artistic Director. They are Northern Ireland’s only dedicated dance development company and has a legacy of working with communities across Northern Ireland, the island of Ireland, UK and internationally.  Funding from The Arts Council of Ireland Arts Council Film Artist in Residence at University College Cork 2026 | Deadline: 21 October, 5:30pm The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from film artists of distinction for the role of Film Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2026. Theatre Project Award 2026 – Round 2* | Deadline: 20 November, 5:30pm *opens 21 October The Theatre Project Award supports specific artistic projects in theatre. It focuses on enabling individual artists and organisations to bring their ideas to fruition and create excellent artistic work. Festivals Investment Scheme 2026 – Round 2* | Deadline: 20 November, 5:30pm *opens 21 October The Festivals Investment Scheme supports small-to-mid-scale festivals to deliver high-quality arts experiences for audiences. It focuses on programmes engaged with, and relevant to, local communities or communities of interest. The award guidelines can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website. Poet In Residence 2025-2027, Poetry Ireland Deadline: 22 October, 5pm Poetry Ireland are looking for their poet in residence as they move back to No. 11 Parnell Square. This role is ideal for a poet with a passion for community engagement and literary advocacy, offering a unique platform to inspire and be inspired by Ireland’s rich poetic tradition. dlr Arts Grants Scheme 2026, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Arts Office Deadline: 24 October, 1pm dlr Arts Grant Scheme 2026 is now open for applications. Available grants are: Professional Development Arts Activity, Project, Event or Collaboration Arts Access for Older People Community Arts Grant Residency for Visual Artists 2026, Between Bridges, Germany Deadline: 2 November, 23:59 (CET) Between Bridges is a foundation committed to humanism, solidarity, and the advancement of democracy. They announce an open call for the next residency for visual artists. The residency will take place from July to December 2026 and includes a working phase as well as a one-month exhibition or public presentation. Bealtaine Tour Award 2026, Age & Opportunity Deadline: 12 November, 12 noon Age & Opportunity is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Bealtaine Touring Award 2026. This award is part of their commitment to supporting artists, arts organisations, and audiences through the annual Bealtaine Festival — Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and ageing. In 2026, the festival will mark its 31st year, with the theme “Lust for Life”, inspired by Iggy Pop’s iconic anthem of vitality, ambition, and second chances. Call for Proposals: Do It Together 2026, Live Art Development Agency, UK Deadline: 12 November, 5pm In collaboration with 19 national partners, Live Art Development Agency (LADA) invites proposals for 10 peer-to-peer professional development projects designed by artists for artists to take place across the UK between March and September 2026. International Residency Exchange 2026, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios and Tokyo Arts and Space Deadline: 13 November, 5pm Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S), in partnership with Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS), invites applications from Irish artists and artists based in Ireland for a new residency exchange between Ireland and Japan in 2026. Library Fellowship Programme, PhotoIreland Deadline: 28 November, 5pm PhotoIreland is launching a new fellowship programme to invite individuals to engage with and mediate the PhotoIreland Collection housed at the International Centre for the Image. Individual Mobility 2025-2026, Culture Moves Europe Deadline: deadline rolling monthly Culture Moves Europe promotes cultural and artistic mobility by supporting individual mobility and residency projects across all Creative Europe countries. The Individual Mobility supports artists and cultural professionals to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in a Creative Europe country which is not their country of residence.  Getting Going and Keeping Going, Age & Opportunity and Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts Date & Time: 6 November, 11:30am – 5pm Venue: RHA Friends Room, Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA), 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2 Admission: €5-15 Getting going and keeping going is a professional development event which aims to provide inspiration, pathways and mentoring supports for artists wishing to emerge and sustain an arts practice in later life. The day will be divided into two parts and starts with a morning session featuring artists Hughie O’Donoghue and Paul MacCormaic in conversation, followed by an afternoon mentoring session. 2025 National Arts in Education Portal Day, National Arts In Education Portal Date & Time: 8 November, 9:15am – 4:30pm Venue: East Quad, TU Dublin, Grangegorman, Dublin 7 Admission: Free, booking essential This free, full-day event brings together arts and education professionals to connect, share ideas, learn, network, get inspired and explore best practices in arts and creativity in education. Keynote will be presented by John Johnston, UNESCO Chair of issues-based arts education at ArtEZ University of the Arts in the Netherlands. After the keynote speech, participants can engage with a range of inspirational presentations, discussions and creative workshops over three parallel sessions. Conflict and Creation, PATHOS, as part of Dublin Book Festival 2025 Date & Time: 8 November, 10:30 – 11:30am Venue: IMMA festival hub, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 Admission: Free Featuring filmmaker Atoosa Pour Hosseini and writers Suad Aldarra, Ciarán O’Rourke, and Natalya Korniyenko, the speakers will discuss the relationship between art, conflict, feminism, war, exile, and advocacy. Hosted by Ailbhe McDaid and Julie Morrissy, the panel will open conversations between PATHOS and the Irish Pages: War In Europe issue. There will be opportunities for audience engagement and to meet the participants.  Open Call for Good Practices on School/ Culture Collaborations for Citizenship Education, EU Deadline: 31 October The European Commission is looking for inspirational examples of how schools can work with artists and cultural organisations to enhance pupils’ civic engagement, democratic attitudes and their readiness to engage in civic and democratic life through the power of participatory artistic and cultural experiences within and around schools. Training bursaries for freelance artists, creatives and arts workers, Safe To Create Deadline: 19 November For the third year running, Safe to Create is offering €150 bursaries to support freelancers across the arts and creative sectors to complete their three self-led online training modules: Tackling Bullying and Harassment Addressing Unconscious Bias Being an Active Bystander Finding time for training can be tough when you’re freelance — this bursary helps cover that time. Each module takes just 50 minutes and can be done anytime via the Safe to Create website. 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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