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
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https://www.studiomaluda.com
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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> |