Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers BLAST - Applications open until 10 April
The Department of Education is pleased to announce BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 applications are now open.
Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details: Department of Education Application Guidelines
BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 apply online Here
The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th April 2025.
Eligibility:
- All schools in receipt of capitation grants from the Department of Education or Education and Training Boards (ETBs) can apply for BLAST.
- Schools participating in either Creative Clusters, Creative Schools or TAP+ 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.
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 Ireland.
REGISTER OF ARTISTS
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Artist Name |
Art Form |
Artist Link |
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Catherine Sheridan |
Drama |
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Maeve Gallagher |
Ceramics |
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Kendra Rabbitte |
Music |
Artist Profile |
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Jennifer Cunningham |
Visual Artist - Paint, Print, Digital Media, Drawing |
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Mairead Folan |
Theatre/Drama |
Artist Profile |
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Emma Lohan |
Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Artist, Performer |
Artist Profile |
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Lara Luxardi |
Artist/Paint |
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Dee Deegan |
Visual Artist - multidisciplinary combining drawing, collage, printmaking, photography, installation, altered book art, bookmaking, furniture and pattern design. |
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Bernie Joyce |
Multi-disciplined: fine art in painting, silkscreen printing, textile, film and 3D work |
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Therese Murphy |
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist |
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Orla Mc Govern |
Story Teller, Writer, Performer |
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Kathy Ross |
Printmaking, Textile Art, Sculpture, Murals, Upcycling |
Our Register of Artists will be updated as additional artists are recruited.
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 Ireland.