Published 01.06.2026
by Kids’ Own

Call Out: Artists & Writers Panel – Kids’ Own

Kids’ Own is currently seeking to update our artist panel and is inviting expressions of interest from artists across different art forms and writers interested in collaborative arts practice with children and young people.

This is a paid opportunity for practitioners working in socially engaged, child-centred creative practice. The panel will inform opportunities for future projects taking place over the next three years across the island of Ireland.

Kids’ Own works nationally across schools, communities, libraries, early years settings, and other cultural contexts, creating ambitious collaborative projects that foreground children’s voices, creativity, and agency.

Applications are welcome from practitioners at all career stages. Mentoring and support will be available for early-career artists and for practitioners who are new to collaborative practice with children and young people.

For full details, eligibility criteria, artist rates, and to apply, please click the link below.

Panel Form Link

Submission Deadline: 5pm, Monday 29 June 2026

Additional information

Standard fees: Please be aware that Kids’ Own has a standard daily rate for artists of €250 per day and paid planning and reflection time is built into project budgets. We will be reviewing our pay and conditions for artists in 2027 as part of a new Fair Pay, Fair Practice policy, which artists will be consulted about as it is being developed.

About this panel: This panel is being developed through an open call. Practitioners who are selected for the panel will be required to submit an expression of interest for specific pieces of work as they arise. Acceptance onto the panel is not a guarantee of work.

Selection criteria

Applicants will be selected based on the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated quality of artistic practice in writing or visual/performance arts.
  • Demonstrated experience or understanding of collaborative modes of working.
  • Expression of interest: Demonstration of a strong alignment with Kids’ Own values and ethos (including our social justice values and belief in the intrinsic value of the arts in the lives of children and young people).

If you would like to make a submission in a different format, for example, aurally or through another medium, please get in touch via email to the Office & Operations Administrator, Hedda Dick, [email protected].

 

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