Creative Futures Academy

Welcome to UCD Creative Futures Academy 

Our world is changing fast. The future is being shaped by what we do right now. The role of artists, writers, makers, designers and creative thinkers has never been more vital to our world.  

To support our commitment to the dynamic creative and cultural sectors where many of our graduates work, UCD Arts and Humanities has formed a ground-breaking partnership with (opens in a new window)IADT and (opens in a new window)NCAD, setting up the Creative Futures Academy, a €10m project funded by the Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) Human Capital Initiative.

The Creative Futures Academy offers students and creative practitioners the chance to learn new skills, develop fresh networks and embrace new possibilities. Thinkers  and leaders from academia and industry have joined forces to create new courses to support & shape the professional growth, reach and impact of the creative and cultural sectors.

Meet the UCD Creative Futures Academy team.

Take a look at our Creative Futures Academy courses and modules.

Creative Futures Academy News & Events

• Announcing the Newman Black Box Dance Artist Residency Scheme 2024! Applications open now.
• UCD College of Arts & Humanities and Creative Futures Academy announce the development of new Black Box & Media Lab
• Minister Simon Harris Launches Creative Futures Academy
• UCD Creative Futures Academy presents SPRAWL
• Refuelling the Arts: UCD laucnhes New BA Humanities in Creative & Cultural Industries
• (opens in a new window)UCD and RTÉ co-produce Creative Futures media training event
• UCD Arts and Humanities has welcomed three new Artists-in-Residence to the Creative Futures Academy; Mark O’Halloran, Jenny Jennings and Dónal Lunny
• Nicolas Pillai, award-winning creative practitioner and academic, joins UCD Creative Futures Academy
• NCAD, IADT and UCD secures €10m award for Creative Futures Academy

Contact

Visit the Creative Futures Website at (opens in a new window)www.creativefuturesacademy.ie where you can (opens in a new window)sign up for our Creative Futures Academy newsletter.

Get in touch via ucd@creativefutures.ie and keep up to date on (opens in a new window)​Twitter,  (opens in a new window)Instagram, (opens in a new window)Facebook.

(opens in a new window)​Project Partners & Funders 

The Creative Futures Academy funded by the Human Capital Initiative, which is part of the Higher Education Authority’s Future Jobs Ireland programme within the Programme for Government.