The vision for County Carlow is to create a future with culture and creativity at the centre, to drive and promote quality of life, happiness, health, well-being and economic prosperity through a people led programme that enables and entwines culture and creativity in everyday lives to the benefit of all.
Creative Irelands vision is to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise our full creative potential thereby promoting individual, community and national wellbeing.
The Creative Ireland 2026 Open Call is seeking applications from community and voluntary groups, organisations, artists, writers, performers, historians, or anyone involved in the culture and creative sectors within County Carlow who have something to contribute to the creativity and culture within Carlow and which will strengthen wellbeing, social inclusion and support economic development within the communities of County Carlow.
The Project/Initiative must directly link to one or more of the four identified key strategic priorities in the Carlow Culture & Creativity Strategy 2023-2027. It is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the Culture & Creativity Strategy 2023-2027 at Creative Ireland Programme | Carlow Co Co
"Culture determines places & creativity shapes its life" -Charles Landry
Closing date for Applications 13th of February 2026 @12noon.
Any queries can be emailed to Croberts@carlowcoco.ie