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Opportunities
Primary School Colouring Competition with the National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland has launched a Primary School Colouring Competition to celebrate its exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe
10/9/2025
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Professional Development
Autumn CPD for Teachers at the Ark
Join singer and actor Wren Dennehy at The Ark, Dublin, for Raise Your Voice, a fun and practical CPD workshop for teachers on 18 October.
28/8/2025
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Opportunities
Opportunity: Apply to join the Ark’s Children’s Council 2025/26
Join The Ark Children’s Council 2025/26! Open to creative young people starting 4th or 5th Class who love drama, music, dance or art.
28/8/2025
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Opportunities
Opportunity for Professional Artists: Little Sparks Project with DLR County Council
Little Sparks project – a unique studio opportunity for professional artists in partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Kildarton Specialised Preschool, and Carmona School.
17/7/2025
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Events
Voyages – Summer Exhibition at The Ark, Dublin
Voyages: a unique exhibition curated by children, for children at the Ark, Dublin until 23 August
15/7/2025
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Sector/Policy
Principles for Engaging in the Arts: A Guide for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Settings is launched
New guide to foster artistic creativity in young children launched by Ministers Foley and O’Donovan
18/6/2025
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Portal News
2025 Documentation Award: Little Woodland Heights announced as third recipient
The Portal Team is delighted to announce Little Woodland Heights with Scoil Mhuire Eimhín in County Limerick as the third recipient of the 2025 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award.
10/6/2025
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Portal News
2025 Documentation Award: Creativity in the Classroom Announced as Second Recipient
The Portal Team is delighted to announce Creativity in the Classroom with five Primary Schools in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 as the second of three recipients of 2025 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award.
22/5/2025
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Opportunities
Call for Entries: FÍS Film Awards – Open to All Irish Primary Schools
Enter the annual FÍS Film Awards competition – open to all Dept. of Education designated Irish primary schools.
20/5/2025
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Sector/Policy
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council celebrates 30 years of dlr Primary Arts Programme
Since 1994 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has funded artists to collaborate with primary school children and their teachers across the County.
17/5/2025
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Opportunities
Opportunity: Teacher Artist Partnership+ Summer Course and Residency Programme 2025
The Department of Education is pleased to announce Teacher Artist Partnership+ 2025 Summer Course Teacher Registration and Creative Practitioners Call Out is now open.
30/4/2025
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Opportunities
Opportunity for Artists: Public Art Commissions at Primary Schools in Dublin, Galway & Meath
Open call for visual artists for Public Art - Percent for Art Commissions in three primary schools in Dublin, Galway and Meath
24/4/2025