Tobi Balogun's workshop on Hiphop – Movement, Rhythm, and Groove: Unspoken Pathways to Unity. Part of Socially Engaged Practice: Building Equity in a Divided World, November 2024

Happy New Year! We are delighted to begin a new year supporting the collaborative and socially engaged arts in Ireland.  

2024 was a busy year, and we look forward to sharing more news and opportunities with you in 2025; public events, one-on-one advisory sessions, residencies, awards, professional development workshops and more. We particularly look forward to opening up our newly redesigned Reading Room and Archive, a vital resource for the sector.  

Each new year brings a chance to develop, learn and evolve as an organisation as we further our mission to lead the development of collaborative arts practice in Ireland.  

We look forward to connecting with you this year! 

Keelin Murray
Communications and Publishing Managerenn Loughran and Ann Davoren to convene a panel on the relation between islands, art and climate change, on the 21st September at 4:00pm. Following this panel discussion, join us for a reception to launch the publication. This panel discussion and book launch are part of Earth Rising 2024, IMMA’s flagship festival focused on the Earth crisis.

Create seeks Chair of Board of Trustees
Deadline: 21 January, 17:00 (GMT)

Create is a robust, renewed and forward-looking organisation with a collegial, collaborative team of eleven and a firm commitment to collaborative arts’ transformational power within society. 

Create now seeks a chair for this board, whose key responsibilities will be to work closely with the Director in leading the strategic direction of the organisation, maintaining regular contact with the Director on significant issues, preparing the focus and agenda of board meetings in consultation with the Director thus ensuring that the whole Board is properly informed and supported to fulfil its role and responsibilities. The chair will act as a strong representative for Create, advocating and championing its work, both nationally and internationally.

Company Producer, Run of the Mill
Deadline: 20 January, 1pm

Run of the Mill is a multi-award-winning inclusive arts organisation committed to supporting people with intellectual disabilities to access high quality experiences in the arts as artists, makers and participants. The are hiring a Company Producer who will play a vital role in the production and delivery of Run of the Mill’s high-quality arts projects. 
LGBTI+ Social Inclusion Development Officer (Part-Time), Cork City Council
Deadline: 22 January, 4pm

The LGBTI+ Social Inclusion Development Officer role which is co-funded by the Health Service Executive will involve the facilitation, implementation and promotion of the policies and objectives of Cork City Council for the advancement of the local LGBTI + Community anti-discrimination, health and wellbeing agenda. 
Arts & Peace-making Manager, The Playhouse, NI
Deadline: 31 January

The Playhouse wishes to recruit an Arts & Peace-making Manager to support the development, coordination and delivery of The Playhouse’s Arts and Peace-making, Community Relations work.
Visitor Experience Coordinator, Dublin City Council Culture Company
Deadline: 7 February

Dublin City Council Culture Company are seeking to recruit a Visitor Experience Coordinator for 14 Henrietta Street, a social history museum of Dublin life, from one building’s Georgian beginnings to its tenement times. 
Arts Act Grant 2025, Offaly County Council
Deadline: 20 January, 3pm

The Arts Acts Grant Scheme is open to voluntary community groups/organisations, artists, town bands, musical and drama groups in Offaly. It funds a range of arts activity within the community such as workshops, a project, presentations or events. 
Call for Proposals: Your Sea, My Land, Matsu Biennial 2025, Taiwan
Deadline: 24 January

This open call encourages global creators to address Matsu’s cultural preservation and perpetuation by translating the Cold War legacy on this island from external perspectives. Artists are invited to visit Matsu so as to experience the distinctive landscapes, maritime cultures, and precious heritage of Eastern Min culture (e.g. language, architecture, cuisine, and religious rituals) of its four townships and five islets. 
Jårrh!: Artist in Residency, Aejlies and Riksteatern, Sweden
Deadline: 26 January

Jårrh! is an artist residency for Indigenous artists worldwide who work with choreography and movement. It aims to provide you, as an artist, with the opportunity to develop your artistic ideas and practice within a secure Indigenous setting. Their ambition is to create an ideal environment for artistic exploration on your own terms, while also facilitating enriching exchanges with the local community and arts scene.
Gap Exchange 2025, Irish Theatre Institute
Deadline: 27 January, 2pm

Gap Exchange, devised and run by artist and creative facilitator Lian Bell and Irish Theatre Institute, is an international exchange programme for artists with an established theatre/performance practice. The programme is designed to be informal, egalitarian, and thoughtful, with a focus on taking time, slowing down, sharing local knowledge, and offering hospitality.
FSAS 2025 Awards Open Call, Fire Station Artists’ Studios
Deadline: 31 January

Fire Station Artists’ Studios is delighted to welcome applications for their 2025 residency opportunities:
  • 6 x FSAS 2025 Residential Awards – May-September 2025
  • 2 x FSAS 2025 Day Studios – June 2025
Artists Support Scheme, Galway County Council
Deadline: 3 February, 4pm

The objective of this scheme is to assist individual artists to develop their arts practice and artistic career. The scheme is open to professional artists residing in County Galway at all stages of their career, working in any artform and context.
Cross-Sectoral Pioneers Program, Creative FLIP, EU
Deadline: 9 February, 23:59 (CET)

Creative FLIP is launching the Cross-Sectoral Pioneers Program to support innovative projects through cross-disciplinary collaboration. This initiative fosters connections within the Cultural and Creative Sectors and other industries, aiming to inspire sustainable innovation by bridging diverse expertise and driving pioneering ideas.
Funding from The Arts Council of Ireland

Bursary Awards | Deadline: 13 February, 5:30pm
These awards support individual professional artists at any stage of their career in the development of their arts practice. 
  • Architecture
  • Arts Participation
  • Circus
  • Dance
  • Litríochta don Ghaeilge
  • Film
  • Literature – English Language
  • Music
  • Opera
  • Street Performance and Spectacle
  • Theatre
  • Traditional Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Young People, Children, and Education

ilDÁNA | Deadline: 21 February, 5:30pm
ilDÁNA is designed to enhance the TG4 schedule by supporting the making of ambitious and cinematic long-form documentaries on the arts in Irish.  

The award guidelines can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website. 
Fingal Artists’ Support Scheme, Fingal County Council
Deadline: 21 February, 4pm

Fingal County Council is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of the Fingal Artists’ Support Scheme. The scheme is designed to nurture and advance the practice of individual professional artists in Fingal and is open to practitioners at all career stages working in the disciplines of music, visual art, drama, literature, film, and dance. 
Amplifying Unheard Voices Project Report & Booklet Launch, AkiDwA

Date: 20 January
Time: 10:30am – 1:30pm
Venue: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Custom House Quay, Dublin 1


AkiDwA – The Migrant Women’s Network is delighted to invite you to the official launch of their Project Report, “Amplifying Unheard Voices,” alongside their Booklet of Experiences, which highlights the stories of migrant women in emergency accommodation centres across Ireland.
(Dis)Placed: A Theatre of the Oppressed Festival, Creativity and Change at MTU, Development Perspectives and Theatre for Change Galway

Date: 23-26 January
Location: Drogheda, County Louth
Admission: €150 to €295 (including meals)


(Dis)Placed is a Theatre of the Oppressed festival that delves into the complex relationships between people and the land they call home. Through workshops, performances, and a trip to the Battle of the Boyne, this festival examines the theme of “displacement” and belonging. They will explore the connections between Palestine, migration and the housing crises. The festival will bring together new and experienced Theatre of the Oppressed practitioners to explore interconnections between these local and global issues and our responses through theatre and action.
Postgrad Futures Week 2025: MFA/MA Art and Social Action Information webinar, National College of Art and Design

Date: 10 February
Time: 6pm
Location: Online


Hosted by Dr. Fiona Whelan, Head of Dept. Brian Hand, and Dr. Emma Mahony, this webinar is for anyone considering studying a MA or MFA in Art and Social Action at National College of Art and Design. In this webinar, you will learn more about this programme, studying at NCAD, gain information on the steps to apply, and have the opportunity for Q&A at the end.
Eco Art Workshops 2025, Crawford College of Art and Design, MTU

The eco arts workshops are an experiential learning opportunity to explore a range of materials and approaches to eco arts practices. The workshops will also explore mindsets, values and approaches to creativity in the context of the interconnectedness and interdependence of the planet we share.
  • Phytograms with Colette Lewis on 25 January
  • Eco Arts and Heart based Listening with Grainne Young on 28 February – 1 March
  • Eco Arts Open Studio with Ashleigh Ellis on 4-5 April
 
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