Your Gallery at School and in your Community 2026/27

Introduction:

Your Gallery at School and in your Community is an ambitious outreach programme that brings the National Gallery of Ireland directly into classrooms, education, and community settings around the country. Kindly supported by SMBC Aviation Capital, young people have an opportunity to connect with the national collection through exciting art-making projects designed to complement the education curriculum and empower creativity.

About the initiative

Your Gallery at School and in your Community aims to address a number of identified barriers to engagement with the National Gallery of Ireland and in some cases, the arts more broadly. These include, but are not limited to, geographical, gender, and socio-economic barriers. The National Gallery of Ireland is a civic space, and we wish to promote a sense of shared ownership of, and interest in, our national collection.

How it works:

Your Gallery at School and in your Community operates nationwide and is open to primary and secondary level schools, special education schools, and alternative education settings including afterschool groups, frontline service groups, and youth groups.  Chosen groups will be paired with an artist facilitator who will travel your location and facilitate special tailored inclusive workshops. 

All projects will include: 

• A virtual tour of the collection 
• Tailored art making workshops  
• Art materials provided  
• Post project opportunities

How to apply

Applications open 24th August and close 11:59pm on 23rd October. Schools will be informed of the outcome of their application in November 2026. 

Please note that we prioritise schools that face one or more barriers to education or engagement with the arts.

Contact Us 

If you have any questions, or need any other help, please contact: [email protected]

Personal data

By submitting your application, you confirm that you understand that any personal data that you have supplied to us as part of this application will be processed by us in accordance with our Privacy Notice. It is necessary for us to process this information in order to administer your application and, if successful:

• Send you relevant information about the Your Gallery at School programme before and during your project.
• Contact you about you opportunities after your project. 

Any personal data will be stored securely by the Gallery for 1 year after your application or project and then will be deleted, unless we are legally obliged to store it for longer. 

Your Gallery at School supported by SMBC Aviation Capital, Schools Partner.