PhotoIreland announced as the cultural partner of Dublin’s North Docklands new campus

PhotoIreland has been announced as the cultural partner of the Coopers Cross campus in Dublin’s North Docklands. The partnership will see the establishment of the International Centre for the Image at the site, a permanent multi-use cultural hub hosting events, exhibitions and community projects celebrating photography and the visual arts.
          The International Centre for the Image will officially open its doors to the public this Summer, with a dedicated 10,000 sq ft space in Building Two of the Coopers Cross campus, a landmark six-acre mixed use development in the heart of the Docklands, jointly developed by Kennedy Wilson and Cain International.

FUTURES: Announcing PhotoIreland Talents 2025

PhotoIreland announces the 5 Irish and UK artists selected to join the FUTURES Photography Platform in 2025. They are: Henri Kisielewski, Nazlı Yıldırım, Shane Hynan, Tudor Rhys Etchells, and Zoe Hamill.

For their contribution to the process, we are very thankful to the invited jury Mariama Attah, Associate Curator, Deutsche Börse, Julia Bunnemann, Curator, Photoworks, and Ciara Hickey, Co-Director, Household.

Find out more about each artist at the link below.

New Irish Work call closed, jury in Process

Thank you to all artists who submitted to the fifth edition of New Irish Works - a triennial project run by PhotoIreland to represent and promote the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland.

The submissions are now with the jury panel, with expected announcement of the selected artists in late April. With thanks to our jury:

-Ana Casas Broda, photographer; co-founder, Hydra (MX)
-Dan Rule and Justine Ellis, co-founders, Perimeter Books (AUS)
-Danaé Panchaud, Director, Centre de la photographie Genève (CH)
-Dawn Williams, Curator, Crawford Art Gallery (IE)
-Gwen Lee, co-founder, Singapore International Photography Festival; Director, DECK Photography Art Centre (SG)
-Jean-Christophe Godet, Founder and Artistic Director, Guernsey Photography Festival; Founder and Artistic Director, Glaz Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie (UK/FR)
-Katy Hundertmark, Managing Editor, Foam Magazine; Curator, Foam (NL)
-Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Photographer (DO/USA)
-Michael Hill, Programme Curator, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (IE)
-Sohee Kim, Curator, Daegu Photo Biennale at Daegu Arts Center (KR)

John Gunn's 90th Birthday Celebration at The Library Project

Launch 6-8pm Friday 21 March 2025
Running 21-23 March 2025
At The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar Street, D03YK53, Dublin

For the last 50 years, John Gunn has run a family owned and operated business in the heart of Dublin, selling all things photographic. Working alongside his wife and daughters, John’s kind and radiant personality is well known; anyone who has visited the shop knows and has been lucky to experience the special and very personal service offered only by the Gunns.

As one of Dublin’s most loved personalities, John Gunn is also one of the most photographed people of Dublin. To celebrate his 90th birthday this March, PhotoIreland is pleased to host an exhibition at The Library Project celebrating John Gunn’s life.

The event will see the participation of over 40 photographers who have captured John Gunn's working and family life, and the legendary shop, as well as a number of anecdotes from visitors local and from abroad who have experienced the extraordinary kindness and help of John Gunn over the years.

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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