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Opportunities | 12 March 2025
Open Call to join the Panel of Artists and Creative Facilitators for Richmond Barracks
Dublin City Council Culture Company is seeking to add to our panel of artists and creative facilitators for consideration to work on our creative engagement programmes at Richmond Barracks.
Closing date for submissions: Wednesday 9 April 2025
Dublin City Council Culture Company runs cultural initiatives and buildings across the city with, and for, the people of Dublin. We create ways for people in Dublin to see and make culture together, based on their stories, wishes and experiences.
We are now seeking applications to join our panel of artists and creative facilitators that we may call upon for the provision of services to include workshop facilitation for our Culture Connects programme at Richmond Barracks, as may arise until August 2026.
Dublin City Council Culture Company is seeking submissions by open call and direct invitation to add to an appointed panel of suppliers that we can call upon for the provision of creative engagement services based on the needs of the Culture Company and its many and varied programmes.
Culture Connects is a year-round programme at Richmond Barracks which invites people to ‘try out’ culture and together make and nurture new things. Artists and creative facilitators deliver a range of activities such as try-out sessions and once-off workshops. Together with artists in residence, this work helps to activate Richmond Barracks as an important local cultural resource with strong links to other local assets and groups.
We are looking for creative and collaborative individuals who share in our belief of connecting people and communities through culture and conversation. We would like to hear from anyone who can demonstrate the necessary interest, skills, knowledge or experience as per the requirements detailed below. We encourage applications from individuals from varied and diverse backgrounds, experience, and artforms.
About the project work:
For this open call we are seeking artists and creative facilitators with the potential to deliver project work such as a series of workshops or once-off workshops or longer co-created projects.
Artists and creative facilitators deliver a range of activities such as try-out sessions and once-off workshops. Together with artists in residence, this work helps to activate Richmond Barracks as an important local cultural resource with strong links to other local assets and groups.
For this open call we are looking for artists and creative facilitators with experience of:
Nature and biodiversity
Visual arts, including watercolour painting, oil painting, and/or pastels workshops
Circus Skills
Poetry and creative writing
Making (eg technology, electronics, woodcrafts, etc)
Artists and creative facilitators working on our Culture Connects programme at Richmond Barracks will be asked to :
Engage positively with the different stakeholders and partners to our projects and to Dublin City Council Culture Company.
Provide updates and reporting from these projects as directed as per templates and guidelines provided.
Work in line with best practice and Dublin City Council Culture Company Child Protection, Data Protection, and Health and Safety policies and ensure compliance with all financial, contractual, legal procedures.
Be willing to work flexibly (some activities and workshops that take place at evenings and weekends).
About Richmond Barracks
Richmond Barracks is a building of historical importance located in Inchicore. It is home to a library, café space, garden and cultural workshops and events.
Culture Connects is a year-round programme of cultural activities that celebrate the experiences and interests of the local communities and people. It invites people in Dublin to try out new things. We offer ways for people to make and create together, to share ideas, and connect through culture and conversation. Culture Connects is made by Dublin City Council Culture Company.
Inchicore Library offers a range of adult fiction and non-fiction material, a selection of young adult material and a junior library. It also runs monthly groups and events for adults and kids that are open for anyone to join in. Inchicore Library is run by Dublin City Libraries.
Richmond Barracks is owned by Dublin City Council.
Key Criteria:
Submissions will be evaluated in terms of the following criteria:
Demonstrate professional experience as a creative, artist or cultural facilitator.
Have a track record of delivering workshop or group facilitated creative experiences and/or have experience of guiding people through a creative process, in a wide range of contexts and environments.
Be an excellent listener and communicator, at all times working with a people-first approach.
Be organised and reliable - can work independently and to deadlines.
Demonstrate an understanding of the work of Dublin City Council Culture Company.
Submission Requirements:
Submissions are now invited from applicants who meet these published requirements:
A cover letter (no more than one A4 page), which should explain your motivation to be involved in the work of Dublin City Council Culture Company
A biographical statement (no more than one A4 page) which outlines your specific skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the project requirements. To do this, please review the key criteria for our evaluation listed above.
A CV and link to online portfolio and/or examples of previous relevant work.
How to apply:
Completed submissions should be sent by email only to opencall@dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie with “Richmond Barracks Artist and Facilitator Panel” in the subject line.
Queries can also be addressed by email to that email address. Submissions received after the closing date will not be accepted.
The closing date for this open call is Wednesday 9 April 2025.
The required material supplied in your submissions will be reviewed against the criteria sent out in this notice.
Dublin City Council Culture Company reserves the right to short-list applicants for interview. If interviews take place, they will be held on 22 or 23 April 2025. All applicants will be notified of the status of their submission at this time. It will not be possible to provide submission process feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Panel appointments will be communicated no later than Friday 2 May 2025.
How the panel will operate:
Appointment to the Panel will be confirmed by a letter of invitation to the successful applicants. This appointment letter does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a service contract, and no contractual rights shall exist until a formal written Contract for Services has been executed by the Culture Company for the relevant project.
Appointment to the panel is until August 2026, with the option to extend until August 2027 if desired by the Company.
Project offers will follow as they arise and will be based on the skills, experience, and artform(s) outlined during application. Project offers may include residencies or short term projects such as a series of workshops.
Project offers will include a complete written brief, time commitment and fee offer relevant to that project.
Panelists have the right to accept or decline project offers as they arise.
If a panelist is contracted to a project, this will be via a Contract for Service.
No contract will be issued without proof of tax clearance, and/or VAT registration number where applicable.
Contracted panelists will not be expected to work exclusively for the Culture Company.
Garda vetting is mandatory for successful applicants via the Culture Company, and you must be cleared by the National Vetting Bureau before the work can commence.
Other Notes:
Dublin City Council Culture Company is committed to developing policies and practices ensuring that accessibility, Universal Design and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities are taken into account when providing services for Dublin’s citizens, communities, cultural organisations, businesses, and Dublin City Council itself.
Please note that both the museum at 14 Henrietta Street and Richmond Barracks are Part M access compliant, and the offices of Dublin City Council Culture Company in both have limited physical access. Reasonable accommodation of access requirements will be made for successful applicants. Interviews will take place in an accessible location.
In line with developing business needs, the Culture Company reserves the right to invite additional providers of artist and creative facilitator services throughout the duration of the panel.