Carlow County Council Arts Service engages artists through the Artists in Residence over a number of programme supports for a specific time period and across different contexts.
Carlow County Council Arts Service have currently advertised two opportunities for artists in residence.
Currently there are a number of artists working across the county as Artists in Residence supported by Carlow County Council which include: Artists in Residence in Forward Steps Family Resource Centre, Tullow; and Writer in Residence in collaboration with Carlow County Library.
Carlow County Council Writer in Residence
Carlow County Council’s Arts Service and Library Service have a strong commitment to providing literary developments through partnership and are thrilled to announce the Writer in Residence programme for 2025. Our programme focuses on long-term sustainable initiatives that benefit our local communities as well as nurturing the development of new writing skills. We are also committed to quality, access and inclusivity.
Carlow County Council has nurtured a number of Writers in Residency programmes over the years, including Sean Hardie, Bryan Delaney, John Mackenna to name a few. We now wish to continue our commitment by seeking an accomplished Writer to work with us in a local context, whilst supporting the writer to simultaneously develop their own writing practice. The focus of this residency will be the development of a writer’s collective for County Carlow. This collective will support amateur and emerging writers in our community and provide a space for writers to come together, converse, share thoughts, develop their writing skills and seek advice.
Applications can be made online following this link : Carlow County Council - Writer in Residence | Carlow County Council's Online Consultation Portal
Application Opening Date: Friday, 2nd of May 2025 @12 Noon
Application Closing Date: Friday 23rd of May 2025 @ 12 Noon
All queries regarding the Writer in Residence programme can be directed to: artsservice@carlowcoco.ie
Sharing Our Spaces Artists Residency
Call out for artists interested in working in a community setting
Creative Ireland Carlow, Carlow County Councils Arts Service and Forward Steps Family Resource Centre, Tullow have a strong commitment to supporting artists to engage creatively with communities. We are also committed to quality, access and inclusivity. We are now collaborating to invite applications from artists interested in being considered for a new artist residency programme Sharing Our Spaces Artists Residency, working with Forward Steps Family Resource Centre, Tullow.
Carlow County Council and Forward Steps Family Resource Centre, Tullow in collaboration with communities have nurtured a number of Artist in Residency programmes over the years. We would like now to continue our commitment by seeking an appropriately qualified and skilled artist to work with us and Forward Steps Family Resource Centre in a local context, whilst supporting the artist to simultaneously develop their own collaborative practice.
The focus of this residency will be to support the community participants who access Forward Steps Family Resource Centre to self-direct and lead out on a creative project/activity which will take the focus of “what it’s like to live in their community”
Applications can be made online following this link: Artist Residency - Open Call | Carlow County Council's Online Consultation Portal
Application Opening Date: Friday, 16th of May 2025 @ 3pm
Application Closing Date: Friday 4th of July 2025 @ 12 Noon
All queries regarding the Artist Residency programme can be directed to: artsservice@carlowcoco.ie