The Department of Education and Youth is pleased to announce BLAST Creativity and Arts in Education Residency 2026/2027 applications are now open.
BLAST Application Form Link: https://forms.office.com/e/dtMnZXaunq
The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th April 2026.
Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details:
Department of Education BLAST Guidelines
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 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
Drumcondra Education Centre’s List of Artists 2026 – will be updated soon.