Arts Ability Programme
To learn more about this programme please visit www.artsability.ie
The Art Ability programme was established in 2003 and is a person centred, participation focused initiative set within caring environments. The primary goal of the programme is to provide access to high-quality art experiences based on meaningful engagement between participant artists and professional artists.
The programme is led by the Arts Department of Wexford County Council in partnership with the Arts Council, HSE Disability, and Mental Health Services. Together the organisations ensure a sustainable infrastructure for access and participation to creative art experiences for people who experience long-term mental health issues and/or intellectual disabilities and to support their professional development as artists.
Open Call for Artists Panel 2027-2029
Lead Artists & Assistant Artists for the Arts Ability Programme!
Deadline: Thursday 19 November 2026 at 4pm
For the full Brief and How to Apply please visit the www.artsability.ie
Wexford County Council (WCC) Arts Office, in partnership with the HSE, invites applications from professional artists residing in County Wexford working in visual arts, creative writing, dance, and drama to join the Arts Ability Artists Panel for the 2027 – 2029 programme. This panel will have two strands including Lead artists and Assistant Artists.
Arts Ability is a person-centred, participation-focused arts programme, running since 2003, that provides access to high-quality art experiences for people who experience long-term mental health difficulties and/or intellectual, physical or sensory disabilities.
Delivered by Wexford County Council Arts Office in partnership with the HSE, the programme is built on meaningful engagement between participant centre users and a team of professional artists, working together across visual arts, creative writing, dance and drama.
Lead and Assistant Artists on the panel will be matched with participating HSE centres across County Wexford, each building a sustained three-year creative relationship with an organisation and its participants. The programme will culminate in a major group exhibition at County Hall in 2029, celebrating participants’ artistic achievements.