PhotoIreland invites applications from artists to be awarded a studio space at the International Centre for the Image for the period August-December 2025. Deadline: 6pm Sunday 6th July.
The International Centre for the Image, PhotoIreland’s new cultural space in Dublin supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, presents locals and visitors alike with free access to modern facilities. These include an art library, artists’ studios, a workshop, an art bookshop, and an exhibition space. All this, alongside a year-round programme of exhibitions and events. The space brings about new and richer ways to engage with Photography and the visual arts, while expanding the discipline and empowering artists. With these facilities, the centre allows visual artists to develop their skills and practice within a creative community of peers and professionals.
The four artists’ studios offered in this call are devised as comfortable working spaces within the International Centre for the Image’s Atelier. The spacious room where they are located hosts a workshop area and a well-equipped kitchenette, and it is fitted with sound-deadening panels. Each artist’s working space provides a sit-stand adjustable desk, an ergonomic office chair, and a generous set of shelves. The studios are designed to offer ample, comfortable, and secure space in which to develop your practice, in a shared open studio plan for 4 artists.
In addition, artists will have the opportunity to work in a supportive and creative environment with regular and easy access to the library, art bookshop, and the centre’s staff. Access to the studio is available 7 days a week during opening hours of the centre, 10am to 6pm, with some exceptions possible.
Applicants to this call should be aware that the studio offer comes with no costs to artists and needs to be matched with a commitment to use the facilities at least 3 days a week. Failing to do so will mean losing the studio space. To contribute to the selected artists’ budgets in benefiting from this opportunity, PhotoIreland provides a bursary of up to €500 on a reimbursement basis for materials. Finally, all studio artists will be required to participate in studio visits and talk programmes, and they will receive remuneration for their time.
The call for studio artists is planned to be annual, and previously awarded artists will be welcome to apply again to extend their participation.
PhotoIreland is a signatory to the Safe to Create Code of Behavior and expects staff and artists to have read, signed, and adhered to its pledge. The International Centre for the Image is a zero-tolerance space for any disruptive or harmful behaviour.
NOTE ON ACCESSIBILITY
- The International Centre for the Image is a wheelchair accessible venue, and artists with all access needs are welcome. Please let us know via your submission if there are specific requirements we need to consider.
- Though each artist will have their own personal and secure space, the studios and workshop are shared within an open plan space. You may be sharing the studio with artists of various requirements and practices. Please keep this in mind when applying, and do feel free to contact us with specific questions or requirement notes.
TIMELINE
15th June Call Opens
6pm Sunday 6th July Submissions deadline
7th-27th July Submissions review period
28th July-1st August Communication with artists
5th August Studio residencies commence
WHO CAN APPLY
- Photographers and Visual artists based in Ireland who can commit to using the facilities at least 3 days a week.
- Applicants must be ready to commit to the full period of August-December 2025. Studios will not be made available for shorter periods.
- The opportunity is open to Ireland-based and international artists if they are located in Dublin for the period of time of August-December 2025.
- While any discipline within the visual arts is welcome, the studios are more suitable for desk-based artists or those who, for the period offered, would benefit from such setup.
- Artists should consider the remit of the International Centre for the Image and how it aligns with their practice.
- There is no limitation on the level of practice; the opportunity is open to all artists, from recent graduates to established.
- All studio artists will be required to participate in studio visits and talk programmes, and they will receive remuneration for their time.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, please follow these two steps:
- Complete this online form.
- Send a single PDF document not bigger than 10MB to admin@photoireland.org, containing
- A CV/resume and an Artist statement
- A concise statement of motivation outlining how you foresee the use and benefit of the studio space
- Outline of previous projects: these can be linked to an online source or included directly in the PDF
- Outline any specific requirements you foresee
Multiple files will not be processed. The submission must be made within a single PDF.
If you have any access needs in relation to this submission process, please email admin@photoireland.org with details.
You will receive a confirmation email once your submission has been checked and processed. If you have not received one within 2 working days, please get in touch.
TERMS
- PhotoIreland does not extend deadlines.
- Please, read the requirements well ahead of submission time, so that if you have any questions, you give us the chance to address them promptly.
- Late submissions due to technical or other issues will not be considered if they were not addressed ahead of time.
- Submissions deviating from the requested process are not considered, and we will not engage in a conversation to correct submissions after the deadline.
For any questions or further information, please email admin@photoireland.org
