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TRAINING & EVENTS
Directing Comedy Masterclass With Pete Michels | 2026
Date Cost Tuesday, January 27th at 6.30pm.The Guinness Enterprise Centre, Taylor’s Ln, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 YPP9 Free Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet, Boulder Media, Animation Ireland, and The National Talent Academy for Animation are excited to welcome Emmy-nominated Animation Producer/Director Pete Michels to Dublin to present this masterclass. WHAT WILL THIS MASTERCLASS COVER?…
‘The Living Character’ in Animation: With Master Animator Mike Nguyen | 2026
This course has closed. Date Cost Tuesday, January 13th at 6pm.Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin D08 VRR7 Free Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet, Animation Ireland, and The National Talent Academy for Animation are excited to welcome master animator Mike Nguyen (The Iron Giant, Beauty and the Beast) to Dublin to present this masterclass. WHAT WILL…
CFA | IADT | Certificate in Digital Sculpting | ESF+ 2026
Start Date Duration Cost Max Participant Numbers 5th March – 23rd April 8 weeks 600 12 DL147 – Digital Sculpting – IADT | NFQ Level 9 THIS PROGRAMME IS CO FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EUFUNDS.IE) A collaboration between Cultural & Creative Industry Skillnet and IADT, this programme is offered…
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Announcement of Digital Arts Mentorship Scheme Recipients 2025
We are pleased to announce the 8 Mentor and 8 Mentee recipients of the 2025 Digital Arts Mentorship Scheme. THE DIGITAL ARTS MENTORSHIP SCHEME was born out of the Arts Council’s Digital Arts Policy 2023-2025. The policy highlights the urgent need to develop capacity both across the broader arts sector and within the Arts Council…
DIGITAL ARTS MENTORSHIP SCHEME 2025
Mentorship Dates: October 1st 2025 – Feb 28th 2026 Application Deadline: September 8th, 4 pm Duration: 5 Months Award: €1500 per Mentor and €1500 per Mentee Maximum number of Mentees/Mentors: 8 Mentees + 8 Mentors ABOUT THE FUNDING THE DIGITAL ARTS MENTORSHIP SCHEME was born out of the Arts Council’s Digital Arts Policy 2023-2025. The…
Bridging the Skills Gap in Ireland’s Creative Industries
In May 2025, we brought together professionals from across Ireland’s creative sectors to ask one big question: where do we feel the biggest skills gaps are right now? This document captures the answers. From education and mentorship to AI integration, inclusion, and cross-sector collaboration, the roundtable discussions offer rich insight into the real challenges creatives…
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