BLAST 2026/2027 - Na hEalaíona Beo a Thabhairt do Scoláirí agus do Mhúinteoirí
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BLAST 2026/2027
A chara,
Tá áthas ar an Roinn Oideachais, i gcomhar le líonra na nIonad Oideachais, a fhógairt go bhfuil iarratais ar Chónaitheacht BLAST, Cruthaitheacht & Ealaíona san Oideachas 2026/2027 oscailte anois.
Beidh an nasc chuig Treoirlínte Iarratais BLAST le feiceáil go luath.
Cónaitheacht BLAST, Cruthaitheacht & Ealaíona san Oideachas 2026/2027, déan iarratas ar líne anseo: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq
Is é an 20 Aibreán 2026 an dáta deiridh le haghaidh iarratais.
Téigh i dteagmháil le hIonad Oideachais Iarthar Chorcaí le haghaidh ceisteanna nó tacaíochta ag
Tá liosta na n-ealaíontóirí atá ar fáil do BLAST 2026/2027 ar ár suíomh Gréasáin www.westcorkeducationcentre.ie faoin tab Ealaíona san Oideachas. Is féidir leat rochtain a fháil ar an liosta seo agus iarratas á chomhlánú agat chun cabhrú leat téama a roghnú do do thionscadal mar is iad seo na healaíontóirí amháin atá oilte faoi láthair chun oibriú ar BLAST le hIonad Oideachais Iarthar Chorcaí. Is féidir leat ealaíontóir a roghnú ón liosta agus iad a chur le d’iarratas má tá rogha ealaíontóra nó réimse saineolais ar leith agat. Tabhair faoi deara, le do thoil, nach féidir i gcónaí do chéad rogha ealaíontóra a dheonú mar gheall ar shrianta taistil i gceantar chomh mór le hIarthar Chorcaí.
Is cónaitheacht ealaíontóra 20 uair an chloig é BLAST i do scoil, agus 6 uair an chloig de sin le caitheamh ar phleanáil agus ar mheasúnú an tionscadail, rud a fhágann 14 uair an chloig le haghaidh am teagmhála iarbhír leis na daltaí. Agus an tréimhse ama seo san áireamh, tá sé tagtha chun solais dúinn nach bhfuil BLAST oiriúnach chun múrmhaisiúcháin a chruthú do bhallaí do scoile etc. Ní cheadaíonn an t-am don obair fhairsing a bhaineann le múrmhaisiú a chríochnú.
Incháilitheacht:
Is féidir le gach scoil a fhaigheann deontais chaipitíochta ón Roinn Oideachais agus Óige nó ó Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna (BOOanna) iarratas a dhéanamh ar BLAST.
Is féidir le scoileanna a ghlacann páirt i gCnuasaigh Chruthaitheacha, Scoileanna Cruthaitheacha, Naisc Chruthaitheacha, I am Creative nó TAP+ iarratas a dhéanamh ar BLAST.
Níl Scoileanna a Íocann Táillí incháilithe chun iarratas a dhéanamh ar Chónaitheachtaí BLAST. Ní féidir le scoileanna nach bhfuil sa scéim oideachais saor in aisce iarratas a dhéanamh ar BLAST.
Is tionscnamh de chuid na Roinne Oideachais agus Óige é BLAST, faoin bPlean Óige Cruthaithí 2023-2027. Tá sé á stiúradh ag agus i gcomhpháirtíocht le 21 Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais lánaimseartha na hÉireann.
Nasc chuig Foirm Iarratais BLAST: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq
BLAST 2026/2027 – Bringing Live Arts to Students and Teachers
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Dear All,
The Department of Education in collaboration with the Education Centre network are pleased to announce that BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2026/2027 applications are now open.
The link to the BLAST Application Guidelines will follow shortly.
BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2026/2027 apply online here: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq
The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th April 2026.
Please contact West Cork Education Centre for queries or support on
The list of available artists for BLAST 2026/2027 are on our website www.westcorkeducationcentre.ie under the Arts in Education Tab. You can access this list when completing an application to help you choose a theme for your project 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 if you have a particular choice of artist or area of expertise. Please note that, due to travel constraints in such a large area as West Cork, 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 and Youth or Education and Training Boards (ETBs) can apply for BLAST.
Schools participating in Creative Clusters, Creative Schools, Creative Connections, I am Creative 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 and Youth, 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
