Kennedy Wilson and PhotoIreland Winners of the Business to Arts Awards 2026

At a ceremony with over 500 attendees from the business and arts sectors, PhotoIreland and Kennedy Wilson have received the Business to Arts CBRE Major Arts Partnership Award. The award recognises the ambitious partnership that has lead to the development of a unique museum in Ireland’s landscape, the International Centre for the Image.
      The judges commented that “what really stood out was the sheer commitment, perseverance and passion of both partners in making the ambitious new cultural space a reality for the city”

Culture Night at the International Centre for the Image

Running: 4-8pm Friday 18 September
Location: International Centre for the Image
Free, no booking required

PhotoIreland celebrates Culture Night 2026 at the International Centre for the Image with an evening programme of exhibitions and events for the whole family. Visitors are invited to explore three exhibitions, discover the work of our resident artists, join a Space Walk, and build your own starship!
      The evening will be accompanied by the following programme of events:

• 4-6:30pm Starship Troopers: Spaceship Building Workshop for Young People
• 5-8pm Late evening of exhibitions Rhi-Entry, An Infinitely Dark Legacy, and Female in Focus
  
• 5:30-6:30pm Space Walk: Exhibition Tour
• 6:15-7pm Artist Studio visits with Aoife Herrity, István László, Róisín White, and Vera Ryklova

Rhi-Entry, Rhiannon Adam

Running: 11th Sep-23rd Dec
Location: International Centre for the Image
Members Only Exhibition Tour 12pm Sat 24th October

In 2018, Japanese billionaire and art collector Yusaku Maezawa announced a global search for eight artists to join him on a week-long lunar mission aboard SpaceX’s Starship: the first civilian mission to deep space. In 2021, Irish artist Rhiannon Adam was chosen as the only female crew member from a million applicants, with the chance to achieve the seemingly impossible, to become the first out queer woman to venture beyond the Karman line.
     However, in June 2024, Maezawa abruptly canceled the mission, leaving the crew to pick up the pieces of their disrupted lives. The work presented here blurs fact and fiction through moving images, photographs, and ephemera, reflecting on Adam’s psychological recalibration and her struggle to return to a “normal” life. This presentation stands as a shrine to lost dreams and an urgent call for alternative voices in the space industry.

An Infinitely Dark Legacy, Lewis Bush

Running: 11th Sep-23rd Dec
Location: International Centre for the Image
Members Only Exhibition Tour 12pm Sat 24th October

This exhibition is based on Lewis Bush’s photographic project and book Depravity’s Rainbow. The work examines the dark origins of modern rocketry during the Second World War and charts the ways that this history continued to influence Cold War era space programs in the United States, projects on which much present day space exploration is in turn founded. Through these ideas, it examines the moral vacuum at the heart of contemporary space travel.
      Bush’s work critically examines the links between technological power, state interests, and ethical concerns, reflecting his long-term focus on revealing hidden dimensions of institutional and technological influence. The exhibition challenges viewers to consider the ethical consequences of scientific progress built on morally questionable foundations.

Female in Focus

Running: 11th Sep-25th Oct
Location: International Centre for the Image
Members Only Exhibition Tour 12pm Sat 24th October

In partnership with the British Journal of Photography and Nikon, PhotoIreland presents the Female in Focus exhibition at the International Centre for the Image.
     The exhibition brings together the two series winners, Laetitia Vançon’s The Other Battlefields and Giya Makondo-Wills’ New Scramble, alongside 21 single-image winners responding to this year’s theme, On the Cusp. Together, the works explore lives and landscapes at moments of change.

Book Launch: Self-Institution/ Terminology Audit with Gary Farrelly, Fiona Hallinan & Kate Strain

Launch: 5pm Thu 24th September
Location: International Centre for the Image
Free, booking required →

Join artist Gary Farrelly and the Department of Ultimology (Fiona Hallinan, Kate Strain) to celebrate the launch of Self-Institution/ Terminology Audit.
      Self-Institution/ Terminology Audit (Set Margins’) is a collection of profiles and lexicons documenting artistic practices that operate as self-declared institutions. It examines the act of self-institution as both a conceptual and operational approach, focusing on how these practices structure themselves and engage with their contexts.

Open Call:
HALFTONE Print Fair 2026

The 12th Edition of HALFTONE Print Fair will be hosted 28th November 2026–24th January 2027 at The Library Project.

HALFTONE is an initiative by PhotoIreland, hosted every year at The Library Project. Every edition, the fair brings together a large selection of works by established and emerging artists, showcasing Ireland’s exciting art scene. PhotoIreland has raised over €100,000 for artists through HALFTONE since 2015, supporting and promoting the practice of over 800 participating artists to date, shipping their work internationally, and contributing to public and private collections.
     Applications are now invited from fine art printers, illustrators, designers, photographers, and all visual artists and creatives to submit works produced since 2024, to be displayed and sold at the HALFTONE Print Fair.

Memberships at the International Centre for the Image

Become a member of the International Centre for the Image and enjoy personal invitations to events, special recognition, discounts, and exclusive access throughout the year. Better yet, support PhotoIreland’s outstanding creativity, making a difference since 2010 for Photography and the Visual Arts in Ireland and internationally. Select a level of support that suits you or contact us to let us advise you.

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.
          In 2025, PhotoIreland launched the International Centre for the Image, Ireland's innovative cultural venue situated in the Dublin Docklands, with a focus on photography and the visual arts. The centre is a friendly and accessible venue that provides comfortable facilities, from the private artist studios, workshop, and offices, to the welcoming bookshop area, the expansive gallery space, as well as a quiet research library. Find out more about PhotoIreland at photoireland.org