Kildare County Council announces new Artist in Residence opportunity with Naas General Hospital
Kildare County Council Library & Arts Service in partnership with Naas General Hospital seek expressions of interest for a new Artist in Residence programme from November 2024 to December 2025.
The Did I Ever Tell You Kildare Artist in Residence Programme seeks to support the health and wellbeing of patients and staff in Naas General Hospital. by providing weekly creative engagement with a professional artist and/or arts collective. Through bedside visits and a person-centred delivery, patients with life-limiting conditions can gain a unique outlet for self-expression, helping to process emotions and connect with family and staff through creativity. This residency also supports the professional artist(s) to develop their practice within acute healthcare settings, through a bursary award of €30,000, bespoke training and additional supports.
This Artist in Residence programme is funded by Creative Ireland under the Creative Health & Wellbeing in the Community Scheme and sits within the tri-county creative health project Did I Ever Tell You, delivered in partnership between Kildare County Council, Offaly County Council and Westmeath County Council. Through this project, artists in each county will deliver programmes in select HSE care settings, with the goal of supporting positive mental health, improving wellbeing, and promoting positive ageing through creative participation. Selected stories, reflections, and/or creative content from each county will be published via the Did I Ever Tell You book.
Expressions of Interest are invited from professional artists and/or collectives from any creative discipline, with significant experience working in Arts and Health contexts.
Closing date for receipt of submissions is 12.00pm , Tuesday 22nd October 2024.
For further information and to make a submission visit https://submit.link/2Tw
