UCD's own Dr Nicolas Pillai (School of English, Drama and Film, @creativefutures.bsky.social ) will be giving an intro to 'Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases' on Sunday in @lighthousecinema.bsky.social Tickets available at 🎟️ www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/silent-...

Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate exhibition was formally introduced to staff @deptcee.bsky.social by Oonagh Buckley, General Secretary with Laura Magahy, Chair, Creative Boardroom & Tania Banotti, Director, Creative Ireland. It will run until 12 Dec. creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creativ...

Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate on public display at Connolly Station - With almost 40,000 passengers passing through the station on a daily basis @irishrail.bsky.social 🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-boardroom-collaborate4climate-on-public-display-at-connolly-station/

As part of the Creative Boardroom #Collaborate4Climate - @iodireland.bsky.social in collaboration with partners IoDNI , CFA & ForvisMazar welcomed the CDir to participate in a ‘design sprint’ 🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/institute-of-directors-ireland-design-thinking-workshop-nch-dublin/

Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate exhibition popped up at Croke Park as part of this year’s #SharedIsland Conference hosted by Creative Ireland 🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-ireland-shared-island-conference-on-13-november-2025/ @iodireland.bsky.social #CreativeClimateAction

Creative Boardroom #Collaborate4Climate heads to Killarney & opens to the public 💫The exhibition was formally launched this week @deptcultureirl.bsky.social on New Road, Killarney 🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-boardroom-collaborate4climate-heads-to-killarney-opens-to-the-public/

On 3 Nov, CFA hosted Shaping Ireland’s Creative Future - our first Industry Breakfast at RIAM. We launched our 2026–2030 Strategy + explored how research, innovation & creative skills can power Ireland’s creative economy. 🔗 creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/shaping...

✨ Structures of Presence — CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's Digital Making Exhibition launches at the Beta Festival this Sat 8 Nov! 📍 iD8 Building, The Digital Hub 🕐 Sat 8th Nov 1–4pm | Sun 9th Nov 10am–4 pm 🔗 creativefuturesacademy.ie/events/digit...

Join us at @ucddublin.bsky.social Open Day on Saturday 8 November to learn more about CFA's BA Humanities Creative & Cultural Industries. Explore the campus and come along to our subject talk with Dafe Orugbo at 1:30pm in Theatre Q, Newman Building. Register for Open Day here: ucdopenday.ie

🎬 CFA is delighted to welcome the National Talent Academy for Animation to @myiadt.bsky.social, this Saturday 1st November, for an Introduction to Dolby Atmos workshop, delivered by award-winning composer and sound designer Aza Hand. 🎧

This November, Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate are hosting a Design Thinking Workshop exclusively for @iodireland.bsky.social Chartered Directors Ireland. Learn more🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/events/iod-climate-change-design-thinking-workshop-for-chartered-directors/ #SharedIsland

We were delighted to launch Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from CFA at @ucddublin.bsky.social! 🎨 The volume explores how creativity transforms teaching, learning & collaboration. 🔗 creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-pedagogies-case-studies-launched @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social

We were delighted to launch 'Creative Pedagogies in Practice' with the support of Registrar, Professor Colin Scott This volume features case studies by colleagues from UCD’s @creativefutures.bsky.social team who work across the College www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti... @ucddublin.bsky.social

As part of the Creative Boardroom initiative, IoD Northern Ireland in collaboration with programme partners IoD Ireland, CFA & Forvis Mazar welcomed the Northern Ireland Chartered Director community to participate in a ‘design sprint’ at Riddel Hall creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/iod-ni-...

Wonderful to host the launch of "Creative Pedagogies in Practice: Case Studies from Creative Futures Academy at University College Dublin", with essays reflecting on how creative pedagogies foster critical thinking in teaching & learning. @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social @creativefutures.bsky.social

Honored to have Creative Boardroom #Collaborate4Climate exhibition officially launched by Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Culture, Communications & Sport 🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-boardroom-collaborate4climate-exhibition-at-department-of-culture-communications-sport-dccs/

🌍 Based outside Dublin? Great news! You don’t have to be in the city to join CFA's creative and professional courses. Some of our programmes are online or hybrid (online + Saturday sessions) - designed to fit your schedule, wherever you are! 🔗 creativefuturesacademy.ie/upcoming-cou...

⏰ Last chance to apply! There's only a few days left to apply for CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's Professional Diploma and Certificate in Art & Design Research. 👉 Apply by 15 October! 🔹 Diploma: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof... 🔹 Certificate: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof...

A few live things coming up from me: Bea Brennan & Minced Oath: Hackney Bath House, 11/10/25 Bea Brennan & Minced Oath: Ormston House, 1/11/25 Dunk Murphy - Häxan (Live Score): Trapdoor UCD, 23/11/25 Thanks to @bleep43.bsky.social @ormstonhouse.com @creativefutures.bsky.social

🎨 Deepen your art & design practice with CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social! Runs Nov 2025 - Jun 2026, online or in person 💶 €1,100 (HCI subsidy) 🗓️ Apply by Oct 15 Ideal for artists, designers, educators + curators. 👉 creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/professional-diploma-in-art-and-design-research

Join our Professional Diploma in Fashion Communication at CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social, starting 30 Jan 2026. Dive into fashion photography, styling, film, editorial, social media & more. Limited places available: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/professional-diploma-in-fashion-communication/

Apply now for CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's 'Professional Certificate in Art and Design Research' 📆 Duration: 6 x 3h classes - 3 Nov to 8 Dec 2025 💡Monday afternoons, 2-5pm 👩‍💻Format: in-person and online 💶 €600 or €300* (HCI funding) Apply by 15 Oct: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof...

Delighted to see #LaoiseCarey mentioned in this article by Molly Furey, published in IMAGE.ie. Laoise is currently completing an MA in Circular Design at #NCAD, building on the success of her upcycling brand. 📲 Read more: shorturl.at/BzPeE @creativefutures.bsky.social

🔗 Find out more about the #CFA at #NCAD MA in Circular Design: shorturl.at/jGCRM @creativefutures.bsky.social #StudyatNCAD #CircularDesign

✨ APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 15 OCTOBER ✨ CFA at @myiadt.bsky.social Cert in Strategic Development for Creative Professionals! 🗓️ Starts 29 Oct 📍 Part-time/blended (online evenings + in-person Saturdays) 💶 €950 subsidised @creativeskillnet.bsky.social creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/cert...

As part of #CreativeSkillsWeek2025 in Prague, members of the CFA team delivered and participated in a series of impactful panel sessions and workshops on 24–25 September, contributing to meaningful sector-wide conversations. creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/cfa-par... @ncad-ireland.bsky.social

The September edition of CFA's newsletter is out now! Discover upcoming opportunities, courses and more! Read here mailchi.mp/staff/creati... @ncad-ireland.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social @myiadt.bsky.social

We were delighted to celebrate our Musician in Residence, Dónal Lunny, this week with a special screening of In Time in the Trapdoor. Dónal is one of the most iconic and influential Irish musicians of his generation, and has worked with the UCD Traditional Music Practices ensemble since 2021 🎶

Congratulations to CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social Art and Ecology graduate Luke Casserly on his non-native species recipe book, "Pesky Nature", a collaboration by artists and ecologists reimagining the role of invasive species in Dublin. Read more: www.dublininquirer.com/an-artist-di...

We are delighted to welcome Fearghus Ó Conchúir as Dance Artist in Residence for 2025-26! The residency is supported by @dlrarts.bsky.social, @creativefutures.bsky.social, UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy and UCD Ad Astra Performing Arts Read more: www.ucd.ie/artshumaniti...

Creative Boardroom #Collaborate4Climate was delighted to launch our latest exhibition at the Invest Northern Ireland headquarters on Bedford Square. 🔗https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creative-boardroom-collaborate4climate-exhibition-comes-to-belfast/

ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT! 🚀 Explore future futures and speculative design thinking, emotional design, world building and more to tackle today’s complex challenges with CFA at @myiadt.bsky.social 💡 HCI funding: €550 (normally €1,100) Apply by 10 Sept: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/cert...

🚀 Level up your animation career with CFA at @myiadt.bsky.social's Production Management for Animation ✔️ 15 weeks | 1 evening online/week ✔️ Learn to manage 2D & 3D animation productions ✨Special rate €600 @creativeskillnet.bsky.social creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/cert...

TOMORROW: Panel talk at Pallas Projects/Studios: 'Entangled Life: Beyond Words - Communicating Sustainability', organised by Cristina Nicotra, (CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social Cert in Sustainable Exhibition Making graduate) with NCAD lecturer Gareth Kennedy. pallasprojects.org/news/entangl...

🎭 Have your say on the future of the Basic Income for the Arts! The BIA pilot has supported 2,000 artists with €325/week since 2022 - boosting creativity, well-being, and sector retention. 👉 Public consultation is open until 5 Sept 2025: creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/have-yo...

🚨 CFA's August newsletter is out now! 🚨 Discover upcoming courses, events and opportunities here: mailchi.mp/staff/creati... @ncad-ireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @myiadt.bsky.social

We're proud to share our Creative Boardroom: #Collaborate4Climate Evaluation Report from Phase 1 of this unique, all-island initiative responding to the urgent climate crisis. Read full report here: creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creativ... @ncad-ireland.bsky.social @myiadt.bsky.social

🚨 Apply now: Prof Dip in Digital Making 🎓 Learn 3D printing, laser cutting, Arduino + more with CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social, Creative Spark & @ccisa.bsky.social. 📅 Starts 20 Oct 2025 💡 €1,250 (CCIS members) 👉https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/professional-diploma-in-digital-making2025/

🚀 Apply now! CFA, @ncad-ireland.bsky.social & @ruaredgallery.bsky.social present the Professional Certificate in Creative Learning - a course for creative practitioners exploring new ways to teach, collaborate & inspire. Apply by 12 Sept 👉 creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof... #CreativeLearning

🌍✨The Creative Boardroom: Collaborate4Climate exhibition has arrived at @translinkni.bsky.social Belfast Grand Central Station (19–31 Aug)! Explore creative solutions for our planet. Open to all! Next stop: @investni.bsky.social Bedford Sq from 4 Sept. creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creativ...

📖 READ: Business & Finance recently featured Creative Futures Academy (CFA) Director, Louise Allen, who shared her advice and insights and highlighted key achievements of CFA to date: businessandfinance.com/news/never-b... @myiadt.bsky.social @ncad-ireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

✨ CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's MA in Service Design (Part-time)✨ This 2-year, blended masters empowers you to design visionary services across sectors like healthcare, tech, finance, transportation, education, and more. 🔗Apply by 1st September: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/ma-i...

The MA Design for Change is a full-time international, practice-based programme delivered by CFA at @myiadt.bsky.social. It gives designers and non-designers alike an in-depth knowledge of social design practice and design strategy. Apply by 22 August: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/ma-i...

🚨Applications now open for the Professional Diploma in Digital Making 🚨 Delivered by CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social in partnership with Creative Spark Dundalk and supported by @creativeskillnet.bsky.social 👉 Apply now: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof...

✨ CFA and Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet: New membership rates ✨ We are delighted to offer special membership rates with @creativeskillnet.bsky.social for 2025/2026 to learners at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social and @myiadt.bsky.social Read more creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/cfa-and...

🚨 Extended Deadline 18 August: Callout for host organisations of the Creative Boardroom: Collaborate4Climate exhibition Organisations can apply to host the exhibition from September + join design thinking workshop: “Strategising for Sustainable Futures.” creativefuturesacademy.ie/news/creativ...

The July edition of CFA's newsletter is out now! Discover upcoming opportunities, courses and more! Read here: mailchi.mp/staff/creati... @ncad-ireland.bsky.social @myiadt.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

‪@creativefutures.bsky.social at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social 's Professional Certificate in Creative Learning, co-delivered with @ruaredgallery.bsky.social, explores innovative, collaborative teaching models for community & alternative learning spaces. Apply now: shorturl.at/HIrRk

🚀 Apply now for CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's Prof Dip in Circular by Design, co-delivered with @creativeskillnet.bsky.social. Built for creative professionals in fashion, textiles, and product design who want to lead sustainable, systemic change: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof...

Apply now: CFA at @myiadt.bsky.social's 'Production Management for Animation' Learn to manage animation projects from concept to delivery, with expert-led modules, industry partners and real-world workflows. 📅 15 weeks - 1 evening online per week creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/cert...