Young People, Children and Education Residencies – Ireland

The residencies are open to all artform and arts-practice areas and aim to:

• Provide opportunities for artists to develop their skills and experience in education settings, and to develop their artistic work in a collaborative and supportive environment
• Provide opportunities for teaching staff/lecturers in initial teacher education and early childhood education and care to engage with practising artists in creating bespoke, creative initiatives with and for their students
• Support future teachers and early-years educators to engage with practising artists as part of their learning experience
• Support future teachers and early-years educators to develop the skills and confidence to facilitate arts experiences for the children in the schools and settings where they work, and to champion the arts in these settings.

The Arts Council aims to support residencies across a diversity of artforms, with a diversity of artists, arts organisations and educational institutions.

Funding Information

• Maximum awarded: €20,000

Who can apply?

• The scheme is open to higher-education institutions that provide initial teacher education and/or a course leading to a level-7 or level-8 degree in early childhood education and care.
• Host institutions must apply in partnership with an artist or arts organisation.
• Higher-education institutions that provide courses leading to a level-7 or level-8 degree in early childhood education and care and which may apply.
• Artists, arts organisations and host institutions must be based in the Republic of Ireland.
• Artists or arts organisations may specialise in any artform or combination of artforms.
• Host institutions may not apply in partnership with an artist/arts organisation who/that has already been in residence with them through this scheme for three academic years.

For more information, visit The Arts Council.