Summer Harp Opportunities 2025

Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland in partnership with Tuamgraney Harp Festival, Cairde na Cruite, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, Belfast TradFest, Centre Culturel Irlandais and The Tyrone Guthrie Centre are delighted to announce a range of sponsored harper opportunities this summer to support the rapidly growing interest in Irish harping.

CÉHI will support harpers to attend festivals where they will receive expert tuition from a range of internationally renowned harpers, immerse themselves within the tradition and meet and socialise with other harpers. Harpers’ residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre ancd  Centre Culturel Irlandais will support harpers’ artistic development and nurture excellence and creativity in harping.

Dr Lauren Ní Néill, CÉHI CEO said “This initiative is hugely significant in promoting the harp at major festivals and cultural institutions across Ireland, and ensures that harp tuition is available and accessible on a national basis. We particularly welcome a new partnership with Centre Culturel Irlandais.”

Click on the links below for calls for applications:

Centre Culturel Irlandais: Apply here.

Tyrone Guthrie Centre: stay tuned for application information

Tuamgraney Harp Festival: stay tuned for application information

An Chúirt Chruitireachta | International Harp Festival: stay tuned for application information

Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy: stay tuned for application information

Belfast TradFest: stay tuned for application information