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BLAST Arts & Creativity in Education Residency 2024/2025 applications are now open

The Department of Education is pleased to announce BLAST Arts & Creativity in Education Residency 2024/2025 applications are now open. (Press Release )

Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details: (Department of Education BLAST Guidelines )

BLAST Arts & Creativity in Education Residency 2024/2025 apply online here: LINK

The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th May 2024.

Please contact your local Education Support Centre for queries or support, or email National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Eligibility :

All schools in receipt of capitation grants from the Department of Education or Education and Training Boards (ETBs) can apply for BLAST.

Fee Paying Schools are not eligible to apply for BLAST Residencies. Schools that are not in the free-education scheme cannot apply for BLAST. 

Schools participating in either Creative Clusters or Creative Schools can apply for BLAST.

 

 

BLAST is an initiative of the Department of Education, under the Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027. It is led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Centres (Education Support Centres Ireland - ESCI).

 

BLAST Application Form (English Version)

BLAST Application Form   (Irish Version) 

 

REGISTER OF ARTISTS 

Artist Name

Art Form

Artist Link

Catherine Sheridan

Drama

Artist Profile

Maeve Gallagher

Ceramics

Artist Profile

Kendra Rabbitte

Music

Artist Profile

Jennifer Cunningham

Visual Artist - Paint, Print, Digital Media, Drawing

Artist Profile

Mairead Folan (fluent Irish)

Theatre/Drama

Artist Profile

Emma Zukovic

Filmmaker, Visual Artist, Printmaker

Artist Profile

Therese Murphy

Multidisciplinary Visual Artist

Artist Profile

Orla Mc Govern

Story Teller, Writer, Performer

Artist Profile

Kathy Ross

Visual Artist

Artist Profile

Our Register of Artists will be updated as additional artists are recruited.