Creative Practice Atlantic Technological University

Overview

With expert supervision and 60 credits dedicated to your creative practice, you’ll develop pioneering work in your field while drawing inspiration from cross-disciplinary conversations. Our students showcase their work to public audiences, turning Sligo into their creative laboratory.

Learn from leading industry professionals and engage with internationally acclaimed artists, designers, and performers—including past guest speakers like Aideen Barry, Richard Malone, and Celine Muldoon.

Career Opportunities 

Official statistics from the CSO indicate that a total of approximately 13,000 people were employed in Creative Sector in the West of Ireland in 2015. The industry consists of close to 5,000 companies, the large majority of which are small to micro in scale. The creative, cultural and craft enterprises in the western region have a value of €729 million. The results of the Economic & Social Impact Assessment: West of Ireland Creative Sector Report (May, 2018) suggest that employment in the overall creative sector has experienced healthy growth in recent years with more than half of all business less than five years old. It is predicted that this rate of growth will continue up to 2040.