The Department of Education is pleased to announce BLAST Creativity & Arts in Education Residency 2025/2026 applications are now open.

Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details: (Department of Education BLAST Guidelines)

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 Bridget Quigley blast@ecdrumcondra.ie for queries or support, or email National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre at artsineducation@traleeesc.ie.

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

 

Drumcondra Education Centre’s List of Artists 2025

 

Artist Name Artist Link Art form Telephone/ email
Gabriella McGrath https://gabimcgrath.com/about/ Visual Arts/ Sculpture Gabi.mcgrath@gmail.com
Maria Atanackovic

 

https://www.studiomaluda.com

studiomaluda.com

 

Artist – printmaker

– surface designer

Textile/print/Illustrator

Maria@studiomaluda.com
Juliette Saumande juliettesaumande.blogspot.com Literature; poetry, story making, multilingualism Saumande@gmail.com
Alan Mongey  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LLubmVMDiUyVZh7G5OOPMLxc5zKIszux/view?usp=share_link

Visual Artist Alanmongeyart@gmail.com
Kajsa Kinsella   Art Craft Design Secondyou.ie@gmail.com
Liadh Connolly https://we.tl/t-rtqUZopplj Photographer Liadh.connolly@gmail.com
Simone Roveda   Physical Theatre rovedasimona@gmail.com
ZoeZoe Meniolle Basha   Musician/Composer emailzoehere@gmail.com>
Mary Louise O’Donnell   Musician marylouiseodonnell@gmail.com>