Open Call for Major Creative Project: Artist in Residence, Department of Music / Maynooth University
Maynooth University, Kildare County Council Arts Service, Music Generation Kildare, Music Generation Offaly and Music Generation Westmeath (Funding Partners), with support from the Arts Council, invite applications for a Major Creative Project to be delivered over a 12-month period, during the 2025-26 academic year. The call is open to established musical artists, broadly defined, including but not limited to performers (as soloist or as an ensemble), composers (any medium), sound designers, music producers, music/stage directors, songwriters, or combinations thereof. This is an innovative endeavour; we are very keen to hear how enthusiastic project-leaders will implement and deliver their proposed creative plan.
The successful proposal should include activities addressed to the following groups, represented by the different Funding Partners:
- Undergraduate and postgraduate university students in performance, composition and/or music technology;
- Children and young people aged 8-17;
- Wider communities in County Kildare.
Application Instructions
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on 28 September 2025
Please note all applications must be made via our Online Portal at the following link:
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies
To make an application, project-leaders should submit a curriculum vitae and a letter of application (no more than two pages), which should include:
- A brief outline of the artist/s’ achievements to date;
- An outline of the creative project and its outputs;
- A summary of what the project would bring to each of the partners, and a proposed idea of engagement and collaborative practice between the University and the wider communities;
- Teaching / facilitation experience;
- Community engagement experience.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a portfolio of previous work, supporting documentation of no more than five pages (published or produced work; reviews), sound files/video and an outline of the proposed project and the workshop ideas/approaches.
Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
Late applications will not be accepted.