Exploring & Thinking Residential Mentorship Programme

Fingal County, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County, South Dublin County, and Dublin City Council, are now inviting applications for the Exploring & Thinking Residential Mentorship Programme.
This opportunity is for 12 artists working in or interested in Early Childhood Arts to attend a fully funded two-day residency in Balbriggan, County Dublin, on 9–10 October 2024. The programme includes workshops and mentoring by Professor Suzanne Zeedyk, tailored to the participants’ proposals and experience.
Eligible applicants are individual professional artists residing in Ireland who aim to develop their practice in early childhood arts. Proposals must include an outline of the applicant’s professional practice, an expression of interest, confirmation of availability, and examples of relevant projects. Applications should be submitted via https://dlrcoco.submit.com by 2pm, 12 August 2024.
You can contact the following local authority arts office staff with any queries that you may have:
Fingal County Council: Julie Clarke, Youth & Education Officer
Email: julie.clarke@fingal.ie
Telephone: 01 890 5000
Dublin City Council: Liz Coman, Assistant Arts Officer
Email: liz.coman@dublincity.ie
Telephone: 01 222 5455
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council: Máire Davey, Assistant Arts Officer - Participation and Learning
Email: mdavey@dlrcoco.ie
Telephone: 01 236 2756
South County Dublin: Meabh Butler, Assistant Arts Officer - Early Years
Email: mbutler@sdublincoco.ie
Telephone: 01 414 9000
See link below for further details.