Opportunities to be part of the Creative Schools’ Creative Associate Team
Creative Schools Celebration, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork 2019. Creative Associate Garry McCarthy with students from Scoil Barra Naofa Buachailli. Photographer: Liam Kidney.
The Arts Council’s Creative Schools Initiative
Scoileanna Ildánacha/Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme to enable the creative potential of every child. It is being led by the Arts Council in partnership the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Creative Schools is delighted to announce two exciting opportunities for artists, creative practitioners and individuals working in organisations in the arts and cultural sector.
1. Creative Associate Services for Alternative Settings
Creative Schools seeks to engage up to four Creative Associates, with relevant experience, to support the delivery of a project for schools in alternative settings from autumn 2022 for up to two years. This project will focus on schools from particular types of educational contexts that have not yet participated in the Creative Schools initiative.
2. Creative Associate Services
Creative Schools seeks to engage a number of Creative Associates, with relevant experience, to work with schools in Mayo from autumn 2022 for up to one year.
Individuals or organisations that wish to nominate an individual may apply for these opportunities by 12.00 hours (local time) on Thursday 7, July, 2022.
All information and application forms are available at www.artscouncil.ie/creative-associate-opportunities/.