The Artist in the Community Programme Applications Portal Now Live
Deadline for applications: 2nd March at 5pm, 2026
The Arts Office of Wexford County Council are delighted to announce that the Artist in The Community Programme is open for applications via an applications portal for all community groups that are members of Wexford Public Participation Network (WPPN) and/ or as communities of place and interest, that are interested in working on an arts project with an artist from our Artist in the Community Artists Panel.
Projects must be completed by December 2026. The maximum award is €3,000 in match-funding. This artist’s panel comprises of 35 professional artists based in county Wexford who work in a wide variety of art forms from visual arts, music, dance, street arts, literature, circus and drama and have experience of engaging with communities.
A further strand is available which supports a max of one collaboration between two or more artists on the Artist in the Community Panel with a community group on an art project up to a maximum fund of €5,000.
For the artist panel please visit: Artist Panel 2026 – 2027
This open call will be operating via an online application portal via the Wexford County Council’s website.
This portal is now live – please follow this link to access the portal: https://customerservice.wexfordcoco.ie/en/service/Artist_In_the_Community_Programme
For full guidelines and details on the online portal: Artist in the Community 2026 Guidelines
For any queries, please contact Úna Cahill, Assistant Arts Officer at arts@wexfordcoco.ie
Artist in the Community Scheme is supported and funded by Wexford County Council and Community Groups
