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BLAST – Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers

The aim of this scheme is to give students in primary and post primary schools all over the country the opportunity to work with a professional artist on unique projects to be planned and developed between the artist, the teacher and the school. Schools will apply for a BLAST Arts-in-Education Residency to the full-time education centre in their area, based on the Online Register of Approved Artists.

Applications for 2024 are closed

How to join the register of Approved Artists

To join the register of Approved Artists, you must have trained and have engaged in school residencies under the Teacher-Artist Partnership CPD and Residency initiative or the Arts in Junior Cycle Programme which are both approved. This initiative is advertised by local Education Centres

Find your local Education Centre to learn more about joining the Online Register of Approved Artists and for how your school can take part.

Creative Ireland works to ensure that all Irish people have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. We support creative programmes that inspire and transform people, places and communities through creativity.

All over the country, people are working together to transform their communities, their lives and their environment through creative projects supported by Creative Ireland.

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Creative Ireland works to ensure that all Irish people have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. Our creative projects inspire and transform people, places and communities through creativity.