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Deadline Today!!Call out for creative practitioners who wish to be considered for selection for participation in TAP+ Su...
05/06/2026

Deadline Today!!

Call out for creative practitioners who wish to be considered for selection for participation in TAP+ Summer Course and subsequent TAP+ Residencies in the 2026/27 School year.

All creative practitioners who complete the TAP+ Summer Course will be on the Local and National Register of TAP+ Trained Creative Practitioners and will be eligible to be offered a BLAST in school Residency.

For more information see: www.mayoeducationcentre.ie

Mayo Education Support Centre

Custom House Studios CLG is seeking applications for the position of Arts Administrator.The position is funded by a POBA...
04/06/2026

Custom House Studios CLG is seeking applications for the position of Arts Administrator.

The position is funded by a POBAL Community Services Programme and involves thirty-nine hours per week, including regular evening and weekend work.

For full details visit their website: www.customhousestudios.ie/arts-administrator-role/

How to apply:

Please submit an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae and covering letter by email to: [email protected].

Closing date for the receipt of applications is: 17:00, Friday, 3rd July 2026.

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Mayo.ie Custom House Studios and Gallery

Award-winning author Colin Barrett has been named as judge of this year’s Wild Atlantic Words short story competition. ...
03/06/2026

Award-winning author Colin Barrett has been named as judge of this year’s Wild Atlantic Words short story competition.

Colin Barrett is the author of the short story collections Young Skins (2013), Homesickness (2022) and the novel Wild Houses (2024). His short fiction has appeared regularly in The Stinging Fly, Harpers and The New Yorker, among many other journals and magazines.

The Wild Atlantic Words short story competition is jointly sponsored by Bridge St bar and Mayo Books Press. Entry forms, along with a full list of competition rules and regulations, are available on the festival’s website, www.wildatlanticwords.ie. The closing date for entries is Friday, July 31st at 5pm.

Wild Atlantic Words Literary Festival, Castlebar

Photo credit: ©Rolex/Anoush Abrar

Westival Open Call closes Friday 5th June at 5pm!This year’s theme is Samhain : a gathering to celebrate the end of Irel...
02/06/2026

Westival Open Call closes Friday 5th June at 5pm!

This year’s theme is Samhain : a gathering to celebrate the end of Ireland’s harvest season

Westival are particularly interested in:
-Live and audience centred work
-Site responsive and outdoor experiences
-Theatre, music, visual arts, workshops, happenings, and community led projects
-Work that feels connected to time, place, and people

Artists from Mayo and the North West are especially encouraged to apply.

See Westival - Westport Music & Arts Festival for application details

Open Call for Artists – Lughnasadh: Gathering the WorkTo celebrate 10 years of the Castles in Communities archaeological...
01/06/2026

Open Call for Artists – Lughnasadh: Gathering the Work

To celebrate 10 years of the Castles in Communities archaeological project, artists, makers, and creatives are invited to be part of a unique public exhibition in Ballintober, Co. Roscommon.

Professional and amateur creators working in:
🎨Visual Art & Craft
🎶Poetry, Song, or Music

-Submission Deadline: June 21, 2026
-How to Apply: https://bit.ly/CIC26 or https://forms.gle/Kw63LbX7PRu7BYRRA
-Artwork Sales: Artists can list their work for sale and keep 100% of the price; organizers will connect buyers directly with the artist.

Join us for the official launch of Organic Flow Studio, Northwest Ireland's new creative technology education hub for yo...
29/05/2026

Join us for the official launch of Organic Flow Studio, Northwest Ireland's new creative technology education hub for young people and the community! 🎧🎬

Come check out the new studio space at Ballina Arts Centre, get hands-on with professional audio and visual gear during free taster workshops, and learn about upcoming programmes, summer camps and membership.

If you work in youth services, education, disability, mental health or community development, we'd love to meet you and chat about how we can work together.

📍 Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett Street, Ballina

📅 Friday 5th June

⏰ 5:00 – 7:00 PM
🎟️ Free event, all welcome!

Find out more at organicflow.ie or follow them on Instagram at .studio

Happy Poetry Day! ✨We had a wonderful day today celebrating Poetry Day Ireland! We started off bright and early this mor...
28/05/2026

Happy Poetry Day! ✨

We had a wonderful day today celebrating Poetry Day Ireland!

We started off bright and early this morning with poets, Mike Absalom and Christina Hennemann on the Tommy Marren Show on Midwest Radio. Christina and Mike read a selection of their poems around this year's theme of 'Home'. This event was a joint celebration of Bealtaine Festival and Poetry Day!

Then later in the afternoon, multi-disciplinary artists John Hoban and Isabela Basombrío Hoban celebrated Poetry Day at Castlebar Library with the launch of John's new CD and Isabela read a selection of her poems, with music, song and joyful stories woven throughout. What a wonderful way to spend the day ✨

We hope you enjoyed Poetry Day where ever you are today! ✨

Poetry Day is strategically funded by Mayo County Council and The Arts Council of Ireland.

Mayo County Library
Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann
Bealtaine Festival
Age & Opportunity
Mayo County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

August Craft Month 2026 is now open for applications!Makers, guilds, associations, galleries, cultural venues, education...
28/05/2026

August Craft Month 2026 is now open for applications!

Makers, guilds, associations, galleries, cultural venues, educational institutions and heritage organisations are welcome to apply to host an event.

Events can include workshops, open studios, exhibitions, talks, demonstrations, craft fairs, or markets.

Deadline: 7th June 2026
Apply Now: www.augustcraftmonth.org

The final week of our 2026 Bealtaine Programme kicked off yesterday with 'Western Tunes, Songs & Tales' - A Music & Heal...
26/05/2026

The final week of our 2026 Bealtaine Programme kicked off yesterday with 'Western Tunes, Songs & Tales' - A Music & Health Ireland local partnership with Mayo Arts Service.

Music & Health Ireland visited 3 Community Nursing Units - The MacBride CNU Westport, The Sacred Heart Hospital Castlebar and the D'Alton CNU in Claremorris and brought stories, tunes and most importantly joyful fun to residents and staff alike!

Bealtaine Festival The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Music & Health Ireland Age & Opportunity

**Reminder** The deadline for applications is Friday, 29th of May 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Music-based artists or composers fro...
26/05/2026

**Reminder** The deadline for applications is Friday, 29th of May 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Music-based artists or composers from outside County Mayo are welcome to apply.
Applications should be submitted through the Consult Portal.
Detailed guidelines for applicants and Application Forms are available on: https://consult.mayo.ie/en/applications

Mayo County Council
Mayo Artsquad Community Arts
National Museum of Ireland

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