Create, National Development Agency for Collaborative Arts

News Roundup

30-07-2026

The Makers Exchange, Studio Project at Dún Laoghaire Baths

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is excited to partner with The Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Older People’s Council (dlr OPC) on this studio project for professional designers/makers and older people. This opportunity includes access to a Studio space in the dlr baths, a monthly fee of €2,000 to help support the designers/makers practice and much more. Deadline: 7th September

27-07-2026

Applications Open: MA in Arts and Engagement at Crawford College of Art & Design

Participants on this Masters programme will develop an understanding of the role of the arts within learning, changemaking and the development of culture. Online application is now open for course commencing in September.

22-07-2026

Opportunities with Mother Tongues Festival

Mother Tongues is currently preparing for a busy and creative season ahead, including their upcoming Festival in February 2027. They have just launched five new paid opportunities. These include project roles, freelance consultancy positions and creative open calls for artists:

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What we do

Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. Our work initiates cross-sectoral national and international partnerships which support artists and communities to co-create work of depth, ambition and excellence

About us

About Create

Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts. Our mission is to lead the development of collaborative arts practice by enabling artists and communities to create exceptional arts together.

about Create

Programme

Artist in the Community Scheme

Are you an artist or community group with an interest in working on a collaborative, socially engaged project? The Artist in the Community Scheme, managed by Create, offers awards, an annual bursary, residencies and a summer school.

about the AIC Scheme

Supports

Advisory Support

Create offers advisory support to individuals and organisations, both through one-on-one meetings with Create associates and group sessions. The content of sessions can be tailored to the needs of the individual practitioner or organisation.

about Advisory supports

Supports

Vetting for the Arts

Create is registered with the National Vetting Bureau to represent persons, organisations and groups in accessing vetting for bona-fide reasons of employment or engagement in the arts and culture.

about Vetting for the Arts

Supports

Reading Room

The Create Reading Room is a unique resource for artists, community workers, arts, civil society and NGO organisations and anyone with an interest in and passion for the potential of art to effect social change.

about Reading Room

Programme

Networking Day

Create’s National Networking Day is an annual encounter of exchange and learning about artists’ practices, which operate in the spaces between socially engaged arts, pedagogy, and politics, in order to activate, stimulate, critique, and make change.

About Network Day