HALFTONE is an initiative by PhotoIreland, hosted every year at The Library Project, bringing together a large selection of works by established and emerging artists, showcasing and supporting Ireland’s exciting Art scene. Artworks start at €20, the Print Fair has a print for every taste, wall, space, and pocket!

See the full list of artists here →

RESET continues this week with six events, including three great talks this week - the first one starting at 3pm Irish time today!

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The programme is divided into 5 sections, with online exhibitions, panel discussions, studio visits and more, with some of these events being run privately and in support of artists and arts professionals. If you are interested in joining any of the private events, get in get touch with us at [email protected]

WEEK 2 IN BRIEF

*NOTE: LISTED ARE IRISH TIMES*
- Monday 12th 3pm: Open Mic: with artists Mar Saez, Sebastian Steveniers and Hanna Jarzabek
- Tuesday 13th 3pm: Assembly: Decolonization, representation and power in the contemporary cultural scenario by Camera Torino with photographer Nicola Lo Calzo and writer Igiaba Scego
- Wednesday 7th 9am: Futures Conversations
- Thursday 15th 3pm: Assembly Talk: On Protest and Activism by The Calvert Journal with photographers Tanya Kapitonova, Rafal Milach and Yulia Krivich
- Friday 16th 3pm: Studio Visit #2 by Marina Paulenka with David Uzochukwu, Alin Barbir, Sasha Chaika, Sina Niemeyer
- Saturday 17th 3pm: Assembly Talk: Survival Artists! How artists are dealing with Coronavirus with Triennial of Photography Hamburg 2020 artists

The structure, with links to register, is as follows:

 • The Expos
Hosted by and curated by artist, publisher and curator Salvatore Vitale, the expo RESET investigates the main theme with projects by seven artists from the platform: Julie Poly, Ela Polkowska, Sanne De Wilde, Dávid Biró, Ana Zibelnik, and Irish artists Eva O'Leary and Garry Loughlin. The expos are hosted online by Fotomat, and a link will be made available here from the 5th to the 31st of October.

 • The Assembly
A series of talks organised by the platform members where art professionals converse around topics related to the main theme RESET. The assemblies take place online every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3pm Irish time. The talk ASSEMBLY #2 'On Adaptation and Production' has been organised by PhotoIreland, and it presents Lewis Bush (artist, educator) and Aisling Murray (Exhibitions Manager, Science Gallery Dublin) in conversation this Thursday 8th October at 3pm Irish time
Register for the week 2 Zoom sessions here →

 • The Conversations
Over 50 international professionals have the chance to meet our talents for a series of portfolio reviews and coaching sessions. These meetings take place once a week during the month of October, in a private and online environment. The list of professionals is online here.

 • The Open Mic
The Open Mic is a private activity, when our talents can present their ongoing projects in an online space with artists and other professionals from the industry. Amongst others selected, Irish artist Vera Ryklova will benefit from this session.

 • The Studio Visit
The Studio Visit programme is an online activity organised by Futures and curated by Marina Paulenka (Co-Founder of Organ Vida Festival and former Artistic Director of Unseen). On Fridays, she presents a virtual online tour of artists studios, talking about their inspirations, creative process, and ongoing projects. This activity is mainly exclusive to invited professionals and guests. The private sessions will include Irish artist Shia Conlon. As an exception, the studio visit on October 30th will be open to the public from 3pm Irish time via Zoom and Facebook live-stream. For this event, Paulenka sees Charlotte Schmitz, Karolina Wojtas and Ulla Deventer. 

Find out more about RESET ONLINE →

Running until 25th October at The Library Project, discover the most recent work from five contemporary Irish photographers at The Library Project: Becks Butler, Garry Loughlin, Mark McGuinness, Shia Conlon, and Vera Ryklova. These five Irish artists were selected by PhotoIreland to join the FUTURES platform in 2020 to represent Ireland. 

Find out more →

The Library Project bookshop remains open and we continue to receive new arrivals. Recent highlights include the latest in the Little Library series—Mary Robinson by John and Fatti Burke, The Dead Zoo from the creators of The President series, and The Great Irish Farm Book. In Photography, we have a series of publications from Lewis Bush, including his latest COVID-period zines Latent Labour, Welcome to the Hotel Santa Maria, Spy Hole and more! 

To say thank you to all our customers and visitors, each October customer, no matter the size of your purchase, will be entered into a raffle to win PhotoIreland goody bags, containing:

• The inaugural issue of OVER Journal
• A selection of 3 TLP Editions
• A selection of 5 postcards from 100 Views of Contemporary Ireland
• All arriving to you in an OVER tote bag

Browse and shop here →

The editorial team and peer review panel of OVER Journal, welcomes submissions of:

- Papers: essays by any individuals or collaborators engaged in critical and cultural inquiry that address key issues around Photography and Visual Culture, including those deriving from other disciplines and interests.
Deadline 30th September passed, next deadline Feb 2021.

- Articles or Interviews: whether at proposal stage or completed, by individuals or collaborators including journalists, writers, researchers, artists, curators, and other professionals such as designers, architects, urban planners, community activists, etc. whose critical practice is connected with issues of social change.

- Works: Artistic projects by creatives, photographers, visual artists, curators, researchers, thinkers, and any individuals working in and around contemporary image-based practices.

Submissions of Papers are accepted twice a year, and only between 1-28 February and 1-31st August. However, as an exception, in 2020 we are accepting submissions between 1-31 September (deadline passed!).

Submissions of Articles or Interviews, and Works are open from now on and ongoing without deadline.

Submissions are free and we pay fees to all contributors. Please, help us share this call among your colleagues.