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Wrapping up artsmanagement.ie: all good things must come to an end

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To all my dear readers: I’ve taken the difficult decision to wrap up artsmanagement.ie, in particular the jobs & opportunities listings, after 17 years of running this site.

When I began this blog back in October 2007 (while at the very end of my PhD, and as a new-ish lecturer at UCD!) I did so with the aim of helping folks who were job-seeking in the sector; enhancing transparency around hiring; publicizing events and professional development opportunities; and highlighting the amazing creative work happening across the island.

I know from so many kind emails and conversations over the years that the site has fulfilled these intentions. Over the past 17 years, it’s had almost 1.5 million views, 550k+ unique visitors, and 14k+ subscribers, which is pretty amazing! However, the site’s always been a labour of love: I’ve paid for the domain registration myself most years, and spent many hours at the weekends and in the evenings posting jobs updates, answering emails, offering job advice to folks who’ve contacted me, etc. I’ve never taken any payment for listings in order to stay independent: nor have I taken up a few offers over the years to buy the domain & the site.

I don’t regret any of it: it’s been an absolute privilege running artsmanagement.ie, and if it’s helped you over the years, feel free to drop a note into the comments. I’m quite sad about this decision, to be honest, but my responsibilities at UCD have steadily increased, and it’s just not sustainable for me anymore.

I’ll still be busy helping to deliver our MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management; coordinating and leading our new & extremely popular BA in Creative & Cultural Industries; and teaching on the MA in Art History: Curating and Collecting, BA in Art History, and the BA in Classics, Art History & Archaeology. In 2025, I’ve a book to progress, an exhibition in Dublin Castle to co-curate, a special journal issue to co-edit, and a heap of other projects & publications. Thankfully, I’ll be on research sabbatical in the spring to see some of these through, with part of that time on fellowships at the Library of Congress (Washington DC) and the University of Toronto.

I’m having conversations with my School about whether the site will continue in some form or another, and will let my readers know if this does happen. I’ll keep the archived site live for the time being, especially the sections pointing folks towards other job-seeking resources. In the meantime, I’m happy to share job/opportunity announcements internally with our UCD MA & BA students: feel free to email me, but please keep in mind I only have access to our current and most recent students & graduates (before their UCD email expires!)

Otherwise, you’ll still find me on LinkedIn (where I try to share similar jobs & events!), on Twitter/X, and occasionally on Instagram. Thanks, as always, for reading 🙂

x Emily

Taking the plunge? 50+ new Irish arts jobs & opportunities

Jane Williams, Flip, currently on show at the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition

It’s been a busy few weeks back at the UCD ranch, seeing out another academic year and its associated exams, grading, etc. etc. Finally on the other side, so it’s time for another jobs & opportunities update! Lots of great posts (and internships) going at the National Gallery of Ireland, Failte Ireland, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Business to Arts, Performing Arts Forum, Dublin Theatre Festival, and many more….

May day – Irish arts jobs & opportunities update

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We’ve seen off another year of teaching here at UCD, but have managed to squeeze in another jobs update before the exam season kicks off! Lots of great opportunities just added — at the National Gallery of Ireland, Irish Film Institute, Irish Architecture Foundation, Irish Theatre Institute, and many more!

Would you love a new job in the Irish cultural sector?

Maybe we have what you’re looking for… head on over to the Jobs & Internships page, where 60+ listings have just been updated, to see if you can find your perfect match!

Happy January! 50+ new Irish arts jobs

Happy New Year (are we still allowed to say that?)! We’re back in gear at UCD with a new academic term, so artsmanagement.ie is back with a fresh new crop of listings! Lots of great jobs on offer at the moment, spanning all artforms and career levels — and a few plum internships too — but there are two opportunities I’d especially like to highlight:

(1) UCD is hiring a new Art Collections Curator — this is a really great post that rarely comes up, managing our wonderful and diverse collection, overseeing acquisitions and commissioning for the university, etc — search under ‘Estate Services’ for all the deets — it closes 29 January, so get your skates on this weekend!

(2) The good folks over at Project Arts Centre are Commissioners of the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale this year with artist Eimear Walshe, and have issued their Call for Mediators to help staff the Pavilion throughout its spring-autumn run in Venice. This is a super gig that covers travel expenses to Venice, accommodation, and provides a €400 weekly stipend. Additional bursaries are also available for folks in need of them, to enable wider participation. Interested candidates have to commit to a 6-week stint, but you get to be in Venice! During the Biennale! I know it’s been a life-changing experience for past mediators, and if you have the interest & availability I highly recommend applying. Here at UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy, we are delighted to partner with Project to sponsor one of the Mediator places, and especially encourage our students and graduates to apply. The deadline is 1 February.