Creative Waterford Open Call

Each spring, Creative Ireland Waterford extends an invitation to the people of Waterford to see themselves as co-creators of their own cultural and creative experiences and apply for the annual Open Call.

New, ambitious, and meaningful collaborations between people and communities are encouraged. Applications are open to community and voluntary groups, organisations, venues, artists, writers, performers, archaeologists, historians, architects, archivists, schools, colleges, and individuals who have something to contribute to creativity and culture within Waterford.

The Creative Ireland Programme in Waterford recently launched the new Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027. The strategy allows for the continuation of funding for projects that embed creativity in the community. The annual Creative Waterford Open Call is based on six priority areas for development. Agencies, communities, individual artists and others are encouraged to apply for funding to develop collaborative creative projects.

Link for 2026 application form:

https://waterford.submit.com/show/358

Creative Communities Toolkit

Applying for funding through the Creative Ireland Waterford Open Call is competitive. Applicants are encouraged to work through the Creative Waterford Toolkit which gives advice and information on how best to approach devising a project for this or any culture/community application process. See toolkit below.

Toolkit Creative Communities