CREATE Ireland

Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts in Ireland. Their work initiates cross-sectoral national and international partnerships which support artists and communities to co-create work of depth, ambition and excellence.

Their mission is to lead the development of collaborative arts practice by enabling artists and communities to create exceptional art together.

As a resource organisation they offer support for artists working in social and community contexts. These include professional development, mentoring, project development support, commissioning and project opportunities as well as research and training. 

• Create supports artists in making exceptional art with communities in the broadest sense
• Create supports artists in an open-ended approach to the artistic process and art making – as co-creators with different partners and audiences
• Create encourages ways of making art that take place primarily outside of the traditional gallery or theatre space

Create believes that by working together, artists and communities can purposefully explore how collaborative arts engage in distinct, relevant and powerful ways with the urgent social, cultural and political issues of the times.