Sponsorship and Funding Options

This is the perfect opportunity for individuals, or corporates to join us on our journey as we develop our programmes, and grow our impact within the community. Learn more about the programmes and opportunities we offer below.

Unrestricted funding

This is a really exciting time for Connections Arts Centre! We are looking individuals or corporates who want to join us on our journey to invest in projects based in the sustainability and scalability of our organisation. To find out more about how Connections Arts Centre can align with your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) please email, miriam@connectionsartscentre.ie.

Connecting Artists Programme and Collective

The Connecting Artists (CA) Programme is an annual initiative designed for visual artists with intellectual disabilities and neurodivergent artists who wish to develop their creative practice. This programme is designed to support the development of their creative practice and to prepare them for exhibiting (and, where desired, selling) their art.

The Connecting Artists Collective is made up of artists who have completed the Connecting Artists Programme. Through exhibitions, mentorship, and networking opportunities, the Collective fosters genuine inclusion within the arts and supports artists to reach new audiences.

Click button below to learn how you can sponsor the CA Community.

Sponsor the Community
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Creative TY Connections (CTYC)

Creative TY Connections (CTYC) is a multi-modular, innovative, community education programme that brings together adults with disabilities and transition year students for mutual learning and development. It integrates financial, digital and interpersonal skills training while promoting community participation and inclusion. TY students participate in CTYC to support the 1:1 learning needs of individuals with disabilities, ensuring an inclusive and collaborative learning environment. Their role is to facilitate engagement, foster connections, and enhance accessibility within the programme. This programme counters the isolation and disconnection adults with disabilities face when they leave secondary education and acts as a pathway to community education by creating community ties and by supporting the development of practical skills.

We need the support of state representatives, private funders, disability service providers, schools and the general public to help expand this impactful and innovative education programme. If you are a school, service provider or want to sponsor our programmes, please click on the button below that applies to you and fill out the contact form.

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As a social enterprise supporting thousands of people living with Intellectual disabilities and neurodivergent individuals, our mission is to drive lasting change by making inclusion real, practical, and embedded in everyday life, led by the voices and lived experience of people with disabilities.

Our expert-led Accessible Communications Training (ACT) helps organisations create inclusive communications and digital content, while meeting the European Accessibility Act requirements.

Click the button below to learn more about this training.

Accessible Communications Training

Learn More about our ACT training
Learn More about our ACT training
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Connections Arts Centre Supporting UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)

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An icon with an equals sign surrounded by arrows with the text '10 Reduced Inequalities' on a pink background.
An icon of a heart rate monitor line ending in a heart with the text '3 Good Health and Wellbeing' on a green background.
An icon depicting two female adults, two children, a male adult with a cane, and another male adult. The text reads '1 No Poverty' on a bright red background.
An icon depicting the earth as the iris of an eye with the text '13 Climate Action' on a dark green background.
An icon of an infinity symbol made out of an arrow with the text '12 Responsible Consumption and Production' on a brown background.
An icon of an arrow moving upwards above a bar graph with the text '8 Decent Work and Economic Growth' on a wine coloured background.
An icon of five interlocking circles creating a flower with the text '17 Partnership for the Goals. on a navy background.