ATU Galway City,School of Design & Creative Arts

02/06/2026

Join us for the Department of Creative Arts & Media Degree Show 2026 and celebrate the creativity and achievements of our graduating students.

📅 6–13 June
🕥 10:30am–5:30pm daily
📍 ATU Galway City, Wellpark Campus, H91 DY9Y

We look forward to welcoming industry partners, alumni, and the wider community to celebrate the next generation of creative talent.

20/04/2026

Final call. Just 48 hours to submit your proposal to the Women in Nature open call, a collaboration between Tóchar Midlands Wetland Restoration and Photo Museum Ireland.

This national photography campaign will honour and amplify the vital work being done by women in nature restoration. We’re looking for a photographer who can approach this work with depth and clarity, documenting women leading restoration efforts across Ireland, and the landscapes they’re working to recover.

Deadline: midnight, 20 April.

Apply now 👉https://photomuseumireland.ie/women-in-nature-open-call/

Tóchar Wetlands Restoration EU Funds Ireland National Parks and Wildlife Service The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Dublin City Council The Heritage Council Government of Ireland



Image credit: Helen Keys in the summer fields - Mallon Farm, Co. Tyrone, 2024, from the series The Clean Blue of Linen © Yvette Monahan

14/04/2026

📢We are delighted to share that Atlantic Technological University is now accepting applications for our new part-time Master of Arts in Education Practice.
This Level 9 course is delivered part-time and online, making it a great option for professionals working in the post-primary education sector. Delivered over a 2-year period, it is designed for qualified post-primary teachers who wish to complete a Level 9 Masters and further develop their teaching. The course explores leadership, innovation, wellbeing, inclusivity, and education for sustainability, through a structured practitioner research framework. Find out more here: https://www.atu.ie/courses/master-of-arts-education-practice

We're delighted to invite you to learn about the programme at our upcoming webinar on the 27th of April from 4pm - 4:30. You will have the opportunity to meet with our academic team and have your questions answered. Register HERE: 04af5a58-de74-4927-bad6-7ba037beff1f@47855545-00bb-4800-a65f-e79104ec0fc4" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/04af5a58-de74-4927-bad6-7ba037beff1f@47855545-00bb-4800-a65f-e79104ec0fc4

Have you heard about our ATU Alumni Scholarship? It is available to eligible graduates from ATU as well as from our legacy institutes of GMIT, LYIT and IT Sligo who chose to pursue a Masters degree. Eligible graduates will receive a 20% discount on their Masters fees. To find out more about our alumni discount, visit: https://www.atu.ie/connect/alumni/alumni-scholarship-for-masters-programmes
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04/02/2026

16/12/2025

Calling all professional artists!

Don’t miss our upcoming info clinic with Create and Arts & Disability Ireland

The session will highlight the various grants and awards available to professional artists in 2026.

14th January at 1pm – 3pm

Register: https://bit.ly/3MAsoK5

16/12/2025

Galway City Council Arts Office Creative Practitioner Bursary 2026.

This bursary is open to creative practitioners based in Galway City to develop new work and support their creative and professional practices.

📅 Applications Close: 19 January 2026
🎯 Apply www.galwaycity.ie/artsgrants
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Seolann Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe Sparántacht Cleachtóirí Cruthaitheacha 2026.

Tá an sparánacht seo do chleachtóirí cruthaitheacha atá lonnaithe i gCathair na Gaillimhe chun obair nua a fhorbairt agus chun tacú le cleachtais chruthaitheacha agus ghairmiúla.

📅 Dáta deiridh: 19 Eanáir 2026
🎯 Cuir inteach anseo: www.galwaycity.ie/deontaisealion

Art Featured: Virtue II by Peter Bradley. Bradley is a Galway-based painter and mixed-media artist working primarily with the human figure to explore themes of identity, gender and self-expression beyond the binary.

16/12/2025

12/12/2025

Junior Cycle Exhibition 2025.

12/12/2025

Some of our 2nd year students 2D artwork.

09/12/2025

We’re thrilled to Congratulate Lily Manion (2024/25) on being selected for the prestigious RDS Members' Art Fund Award last night! 🎉
Her work was incredibly strong, and this recognition is so well deserved. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things Lily will do next!
A heartfelt thank you to the dedicated staff of the BA in Art programme, who supported her throughout her four years at the Wellpark Campus. ✨

https://www.rds.ie/rds-foundation/arts/vaa

Key information on the RDS Visual Art Awards and its accompanying exhibition