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BLAST 2025/2026 - Na hEalaíona Beo a Thabhairt do Dhaltaí agus do Mhúinteoirí

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Tá áthas ar an Roinn Oideachais i gcomhar le líonra na nIonad Tacaíochta Oideachais a fhógairt go bhfuiltear ag fáiltiú roimh iarratais anois do Cónaitheachtaí na nEalaíon agus na Cruthaitheachta san Oideachas 2025/2026.

Cliceáil ar an nasc a leanas chun teacht ar gach eolas agus sonraí breise i dtaobh: Treoirlínte Iarratais BLAST na Roinne Oideachais 2025/2026

Is féidir iarratas a dhéanamh ar líne maidir le Cónaitheachtaí na nEalaíon agus na Cruthaitheachta san Oideachas 2025/2026 anseo: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq

Is é an 10 Aibreán 2025 an dáta deiridh chun iarratais a fháil.

Déan teagmháil le do thoil le hIonad Tacaíochta Oideachais Iarthar Chorcaí le haon cheisteanna nó má tá tacaíochta uait ag This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tá liosta na n-ealaíontóirí oilte do BLAST 2025/2026 ar fáil thíos. Beidh ort féachaint ar an liosta seo roimh duit iarratas a chomhlánú mar is iad seo na healaíontóirí amháin atá oilte faoi láthair chun oibriú ar BLAST le hIonad Tacaíochta Oideachais Iarthar Chorcaí. Is féidir leat ealaíontóir a roghnú ón liosta agus iad a chur le d’iarratas in ord do rogha. Tabhair faoi deara nach féidir i gcónaí do chéad rogha ealaíontóra a thabhairt.

Is cónaitheacht ealaíontóra 20 uair an chloig é BLAST i do scoil, agus tá 6 huaire de sin le caitheamh ar phleanáil agus ar mheasúnú an tionscadail, rud a fhágann 14 uair an chloig d’am teagmhála iarbhír leis na mic léinn. Agus an t-amchlár seo san áireamh, tá sé tugtha faoi deara againn nach bhfuil BLAST oiriúnach chun múrmhaisiú a chruthú do bhallaí na scoile srl. Ní cheadaíonn an t-am don obair fhairsing maidir le múrmhaisiú a chríochnú.

Cáilitheacht: Is féidir le gach scoil a fhaigheann deontais chaipitíochta ón Roinn Oideachais nó Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna (BOOanna) iarratas a dhéanamh ar BLAST.

Is féidir le scoileanna atá rannpháirteach i gCnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha, i Scoileanna Cruthaitheacha nó i TAP+ cur isteach ar BLAST.

Níl Scoileanna a Íocann Táille i dteideal iarratas a dhéanamh ar Chónaitheachtaí BLAST. Ní féidir le scoileanna nach bhfuil sa scéim saoroideachais iarratas a dhéanamh ar BLAST.

Is tionscnamh de chuid na Roinne Oideachais é BLAST, faoin bPlean Óige Chruthaitheach 2023-2027. Tá sé á stiúradh ag agus i gcomhpháirtíocht leis na 21 Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais lánaimseartha in Éirinn.

Nasc go dtí Foirm Iarratais BLAST: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq

BLAST 2025/2026 – Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers

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The Department of Education in collaboration with the Education Centre network are  pleased to announce that BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 applications are now open.

Please see the following link for Application Guidelines and further details: Department of Education BLAST Application Guidelines 2025/2026

BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 apply online here: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq

The closing date for receipt of applications is 10th April 2025.

Please contact West Cork Education Support Centre with your queries or support requests on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The list of trained artists for BLAST 2025/2026 are available below. You will need to access this list in advance of completing an application as these are the only artists who are currently trained to work on BLAST with West Cork Education Centre. You can choose an artist from the list and add them to your application in order of your preference. Please note that it is not always possible to grant your first preference of artist.

BLAST is an artist residency in your school of 20 hours, 6 hours of which are to be spent on planning and evaluation of the project, which leaves 14 hours for actual contact time with the students. With this timeframe in mind, it has come to our attention that BLAST is not suitable for creating murals for your school walls etc. Time does not allow for the extensive work in completing a mural.

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 Support Centres Ireland.

BLAST Application Form Link: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq

Trained Artists Available to Schools

Bénédicte Coleman (Only available to schools between Bantry & Beara Peninsula)- Visual Artist - mixed-media installation, sculpture,  photography
Link to Arts for Health profile: https://artsforhealthwestcork.com/artists/benedicte-coleman/
Link to Exhibition: https://sarahwalkergallery.com/exhibitions/previous-exhibitions/128-in-the-garden-of-last-things
https://www.facebook.com/artandactionireland

Siobhán McGibbon- Multi-Disciplinary Visual Artist

Visual Art, Sculpture, Animation, Bio-art (exploring natural materials), mosaics, puppetry, drawing, collage, Sci-art (Art + science), worldbuilding + visual storytelling.

Artwork:  https://www.siobhanmcgibbon.com/
Youth projects: https://www.siobhanmcgibbon.com/collaborations.html
Research: https://www.instagram.com/siobhan_mcgibbon/
CV: https://www.siobhanmcgibbon.com/cv.html

Jenny Dempsey - Book design (available to Bantry area schools only)
Jenny will share the skills needed to create a small picture book. Students will study illustration, page layout, and graphic design techniques. At the end of the BLAST project, each will have written and designed their own book

Julie O'Hea - Visual Art

https://www.facebook.com/CreativEndeavoursByJulie

Julie O’Hea is a visual artist who lives in West Cork. Her work is deeply rooted in nature; She experiments with natural and foraged materials and spending time outdoors is an integral part of her creative process. Julie uses recycled and waste materials; transforming the mundane into something beautiful.
Julie has a natural inquisitiveness into the symbiosis between person and place; the interdependence with our local environment and the positive impact interaction with nature has on one’s well-being. In her practice, she aims to incite creativity, through connection with self, others, nature and the world around us.
Central to her artistic practice is engaging and collaborating with others; developing and facilitating programmes and workshops for community groups, schools and arts organisations for both adult and younger audiences. She is a keen advocate for listening to the participant voice and is devoted to making the arts accessible to all.
Julie works with the disciplines of drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and textiles and is always exploring new ways to make.
https://www.facebook.com/CreativEndeavoursByJulie

Eve O’ Mahony – Writer, Performer, Drama, Theatre, Film

Please click HERE for Bio

Please click HERE for CV

Maeve O’Neill – Visual Artist

Please click HERE for Bio

Norah Porter - Paint, Clay and Ceramics

Please click HERE for Bio

Kathleen Holland - Jewellery making, painting, drawing, graphics

Please click HERE for Bio

Sharon Dipity – Multi Disciplinary Visual Artist

Please click HERE for Bio 

Chrissie Dervin – Illustrator, Printmaking, Drawing Artist.

Please click HERE for Bio