Open Call: Artists Studio Spaces at the International Centre for the Image

PhotoIreland invites applications from artists to be awarded a studio space at the International Centre for the Image for the period August-December 2025.

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.

Deadline to apply: 6pm Sunday 6th July.

Join us for the launch of
the International Centre for the Image

There are limited tickets available for the launch event. We are gathering expressions of interest from those wanting to join the launch of the International Centre for the Image at 7pm on 17th July. The event will include the presentation of the programme for 2025, followed by refreshments and canapés, and the official launch of the inaugural exhibition Foreword.

Announcing the inaugural exhibition at the International Centre for the Image

Launch 7pm Thu 17 July 2025
Running 18 July-14 September 2025
Entry Free but RSVP essential
Location International Centre for the Image, Cultural Unit, Block 2, Coopers Cross, Dublin 1

Participating artists: Abigail O'Brien, Alan Butler, Alex Prager, Ana Zibelnik & Jakob Ganslmeier, Anna Ehrenstein, Anna Safiatou Touré, Basil Al-Rawi, Bassam Issa Al-Sabah & Jennifer Mehigan, Colin Martin, David Farrell, Dominic Hawgood, Eamonn Doyle, Jean Curran, Mishka Henner, and Penelope Umbrico.

Curated by Ángel Luis González Fernández and Julia Gelezova, Foreword presents works by 17 artists brought together in conversation to underline the curatorial concerns that the new International Centre for the Image will be dedicated to: the critical role of the still and moving image in arts discourse and for contemporary society. Foreword includes several new works exhibited for the first time.

The selection of works presents a conversation around the complex dynamics within technology and image making, the politics of representation, and arts practice. The exhibition offers a rich diversity of narratives and artistic approaches through installation, photography, and video works.

Image: © Alex Prager. Film Still from Run (2022). Courtesy Alex Prager Studio and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London. International Centre for the Image, 2025.

Call for Volunteers: International Centre for the Image launch

PhotoIreland launches the International Centre for the Image on the 17th July with an international visual arts exhibition. The launch will be accompanied by a 2-day event programme 18-19th July.

We are looking for enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to join the Launch Team for the dates of 17-19th July. Joining the team is a great way to experience behind the scenes of the organisation and management of an arts event, to make your contribution, as well as offering a great opportunity to engage with new people and professionals. If you have an interest in contemporary art, event management, and want to learn from behind the scenes of an ambitious arts organisation, we want to hear from you! 

Deadline to apply: 6pm Friday 27th June 2025

Do you know what PhotoIreland does?

PhotoIreland grows the reputation of Irish artists globally through a 360 degree support system and platform for contemporary photography, activated through a diversity of projects. These include events such as PhotoIreland Festival and Halftone print fair amongst others; resources such as the PhotoIreland Collection, a specialised research library of photobooks, and Ireland’s Art Bookshop, The Library Project; via publishing with projects such as OVER Journal and TLP Editions; professional development support through networking and consultancy opportunities; and empowering early and mid-career photographers via our international partnerships, most relevantly through Creative Europe co-funded platforms such as FUTURES and Parallel.

Find out more about PhotoIreland at photoireland.org
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