Create Newsletter – The Arts Service of Louth County Council

2026 AIC Scheme Bursary Awards
Deadline: 20 July, 5pm

We are delighted to issue an open call for applications to the Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Awards 2026. The objective of the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Bursary Award is to support individual professional artists in any artform to develop their collaborative socially engaged arts practice. There will be two awards of €20,000 awarded in 2026, offering the artists time to reflect on, and develop, their practice.

Public Art Commission #2 and #3: Dolphin House
Deadline: 24 July, 12 noon

Dublin City Council recently announced an open call for two temporary Public Art Commissions for Dolphin House. These commissions are part of a wider public art programme in collaboration with the residents of Dolphin House, Create and artist Evelyn Broderick which will culminate in a larger scale public artwork that will be commissioned for 2027.

In May 2026, Mini Commission # 1 was awarded. We are now seeking proposals for 2 collaborative Mini Commissions:

Mini Commission # 2 in collaboration with Rialto Youth Project
Mini Commission # 3 in collaboration with Dolphin House Homework Club

These commissions aim to create space for real collaboration through listening, reflection, conversation, support and creative expression around experiences of regeneration, exploring what regeneration has meant, and continues to mean, for the children and young people who lived — and are living — through it.

Constellations of Change, Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts

Date & Time: 9 July, 2-4pm (IST)
Location: Online via Zoom
Admission: Free, registration required

Join us on Thursday, 9 July, for a free webinar hosted by the Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts, launching Constellations of Change, a new report exploring how socially engaged arts organisations across Europe operate, the impact they create, and the pathways towards more networked and empowered futures.

Constellations of Change brings the field into sharper focus: celebrating its diversity and articulating its far-reaching impact, while making the case for greater recognition, support, and investment. As part of the programme, Damien McGlynn, Director of Create and Alliance for Socially Engaged Arts Fellow, will share the conditions required to strengthen and evolve the field.

Dolphin House Mini Commission awarded to Sophia Tamburrini

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that artist Sophia Tamburrini has been awarded the first Dolphin House Mini Commission.

Since September 2025, DCC, through its Arts office, has been working with Create and artist Evelyn Broderick and the community of Dolphin House on a Public Art programme which places the community at the heart of the Public Art Commissioning Process.

Over a 6-month period, Sophia Tamburrini will undertake a residency in Dolphin House and work with the local community to gather photographs, objects, memories, and stories. These stories will be presented to the public through large-scale artworks installed across the estate, making visible the memories embedded in the fabric of this place and celebrating the lives lived here.

Create News 39 – De-Centring during the Great Dithering

Sophie Hope is a practice-based researcher and teacher. Her work is often developed with others through the format of devised workshops exploring subjects such as art and politics, physical and emotional experiences of work, stories of socially engaged art and the ethics of employability in the creative industries. She was an independent curator for 10 years, working locally and internationally to develop a collaborative, socially engaged curatorial practice. She has been a Lecturer in Socially Engaged Practices at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London since February 2024 where she is co-developing the Guildhall De-Centre for Socially Engaged Practice and Research.

Sophie shared a provocation to attendees at our 2025 Networking Event: Collaborative Futures. In this issue of Create News, we asked Sophie to expand upon the themes and issues raised by her work in the Guildhall De-Centre and discussed at Collaborative Futures.

Membership Officer, Dance Ireland
Deadline: 17 June, 12 noon

Dance Ireland is the national organisation for dance in Ireland. They are looking for a Membership Officer who will maintain strong working relationships across the organisation, acting as a key first point ofcontact for Members engaging with Dance Ireland.

Chief Executive Officer / Director of the Arts Council, The Arts Council/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Deadline: 19 June, 12 noon

The Arts Council is the national development agency for the arts in Ireland, supporting artists, arts organisations, and public engagement with the arts nationwide. They are seeking an exceptional leader to guide its future direction.

Various roles, Arts & Disability Ireland
Deadline: 23 June, 12 noon

Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI) is currently hiring a Programme and Service Development Manager and a Training and Access Officer.

Access and Inclusion Coordinator, University of Atypical, NI
Deadline: 24 June, 4pm

The University of Atypical are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated person to fill the role of Access and Inclusion Coordinator.

Creative Places Edenderry Co-Ordinator (Maternity Cover), Creative LIves
Deadline: 30 June, 5pm

Creative Lives is seeking a new Co-ordinator, as maternity cover, to lead their work in Edenderry.

Arts Administrator, Custom House Studios, Co. Mayo
Deadline: 3 July, 5pm

Custom House Studios CLG is seeking applications for the position of Arts Administrator. The position is funded by a POBAL Community Services Programme and involves thirty-nine hours per week, including regular evening and weekend work.

Programmes & Operations Coordinator (Circus School), In Your Space Circus, NI
Deadline: 6 July, 11:59pm

In Your Space Circus is recruiting a part-time Programmes & Operations Coordinator to support the delivery and ongoing development of its Circus School in Derry-Londonderry.

Marketing & Corporate Hires Coordinator, Draíocht
Deadline: 10 July, 6pm

Draíocht Blanchardstown seeks applications from suitably qualified candidates to join its Marketing Team, to fill the full-time post of Marketing & Corporate Hires Coordinator.

M7 Per Cent for Art Commission – Stage 1, Kildare County Council
Deadline: 18 June, 12pm

Kildare County Council is inviting expressions of interest from professional artists for a Per Cent for Art commission. This commission offers an opportunity to create a significant new landmark, responding to the area’s infrastructure, landscape, heritage and sense of place. Artists working in any artform, at any career stage, are welcome to apply. Collaborative proposals are also encouraged.

Funding from The Arts Council of Ireland

Bursary Award Round 2 | Deadline: 18 June, 5:30pm
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.

Project Award 2027 | Deadline: 23 July, 5:30pm
The Project Award supports specific projects across various artforms. It focuses on enabling individual artists and organisations to bring their ideas to fruition and create excellent artistic work.

The award guidelines can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website.

Dwell Here 2027 Residency Programme, IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art
Deadline: 22 June, 2pm (GMT)

IMMA is delighted to welcome applications for the third year of Dwell Here, IMMA’s Residency Programme supporting practices working in visual arts, design, architecture, curation, and related humanities fields.

Dwell Here is comprised of three different residency opportunities, these are:

One Year Residency – studio and accommodation provided, selected residents must be available for all three assemblies
One Year Studio Residency – studio provided (no accommodation), selected residents must be available for all three assemblies
One Month Residency – shared studio access and accommodation provided, must be available for one assembly.

Spark Residency, Leitrim County Council and the Arts Council
Deadline: 24 June, midnight

Spark is an initiative developed by Leitrim County Council’s Arts Office and Local Enterprise Office funded by Leitrim County Council and the Arts Council. It supports companies interested in collaborating with artists and fostering creativity within their organisations, and artists who wish to explore how their thinking, knowledge, and practice can have relevance and impact in new contexts.

Graduate Artist Affiliate Scheme, Ormston House, Limerick City
Deadline: 25 June

For the third year in a row, Ormston House offers an opportunity for recent graduates to join their Artist Affiliate Scheme for twelve months. Artists who have graduated, or are about to graduate, from Limerick School of Art and Design (TUS) from 2023 to 2026 are eligible to apply. The Scheme is intended for artists based in the Limerick region (Clare, Limerick, Tipperary) who intend to pursue a career in the visual arts.

OASis In the Park Residency, Fondazione Campania Welfare, Italy
Deadline: 26 June

Fondazione Campania Welfare is launching the second round of OASis In the Park. This residency is based at Parco San Laise in Naples, currently undergoing a gradual process of social and cultural regeneration.

They welcome artists interested in developing participatory, socially engaged practices with strong educational and/or community-focused components.

Developing Your Practice as a Film Artist, aemi
Deadline: 26 June

Applications are now open for aemi’s year-long artist development programme: ‘Developing Your Practice as a Film Artist’. This programme is focused exclusively on the development of film projects designed specifically for cinema and film festival audiences.

Change Maker Funding Programme, PEACEPLUS
Deadline: 30 June

The PEACEPLUS Change Maker Funding Programme offers a streamlined application process ensuring that community and voluntary groups, as well as other organisations, can access funding without being overwhelmed by administrative requirements. The funding focuses on activities that enhance community cohesion and foster new and existing relationships across communities and borders.

Home Residency, Digital Arts Studios, NI
Deadline: 8 July, midnight

The DAS Home Residency provides four months for you to develop a project of your choice, expanding your skills and practice. Open to artists across Ireland and the UK, they welcome proposals from artists whose work employs digital technologies to challenge artistic boundaries and reimagine the cultural landscape.

Arts and Health Networking Morning, Cork County Council and Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre

Date: 25 June
Venue: Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Admission: Free, registration essential

Cork County Council, in partnership with Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, is hosting a morning of networking, conversation, and shared learning with socially engaged artists, arts workers, social prescribing link workers, health care professionals, and others working across the arts and health sector. The event includes presentations from artists on their current arts‑and‑health projects, followed by opportunities to connect and participate in optional afternoon activities.

Request for Quotation for Creative Production & Curatorial Services, Westmeath County Council Arts Office
Deadline: 29 June

Westmeath County Council Arts Office invites quotations from suitably qualified individuals or organisations to provide Creative Production and Curatorial Services for the Westmeath EU Presidency Cultural Programme.

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