R/evolutions: Announcing the 14th edition
of PhotoIreland Festival

PhotoIreland announces the programme, guest curators, and exhibiting artists for the 14th edition of Ireland’s International Festival of Photography and Image Culture, taking place between 30 June–27 August 2023. 

Vibrant, friendly, all-inclusive: a festival for all to enjoy, this year’s edition brings to Ireland contemporary photography by celebrated artists from diverse cultural backgrounds through a series of guest-curated exhibitions by internationally established curators—including newly commissioned and rarely seen works, and hundreds of publications to discover at the art book fair, alongside an engaging public talks programme with a series of discursive events taking place online and in-person.

The interlinked and collaboratively conceived two main exhibitions are organised by international curators Catherine E. McKinley and Renée Mussai, with artists Aida Silvestri, Atong Atem, Bernice Mulenga, Frida Orupabo, Heather Agyepong, Hélène Amouzou, Lola Flash, Mónica de Miranda, Phoebe Boswell, Silvia Rosi, Zanele Muholi, and others to be announced.

Artist Ethel-Ruth Tawe delves into Ben Krewinkel’s Africa in the Photobook and Rubén H. Bermúdez presents a solo show around his book And you, why are you black?

This edition sees the return of the festival’s summer art book fair, first launched in July 2011, now renamed and rebranded as Tsundoku, and the launch of a new mentorship programme entitled RELAY.

With the full details coming soon, take a sneak peek at PhotoIreland Festival 2023!

Tsundoku Art Book Fair: the call for participants is now open

First launched in July 2011, this edition sees the return of Ireland’s first art book fair now renamed Tsundoku. The fair returns with an expanded programme to present publications by a range of Irish and international publishers and individuals seeking to represent practices from all continents. Visitors will have the opportunity to engage directly with the visiting publishers, be inspired by the rich variety of publications available, and attend publishing workshops and talks. Read the full details and how to participate now online.

PhotoIreland Festival 2023: Call for Open Programme

The call for proposals for the PhotoIreland Festival 2023 Open Programme is now open. Participation in the programme is free. 

If you are planning an event during, or running into, July or August 2023 related to Photography or Visual Culture happening anywhere in Ireland, then join the festival celebrations! We welcome submissions from individuals and organisations of all possible formats for events such as exhibitions, installations, performances, screenings, talks, workshops, etc., whether in real life or virtual.

PhotoIreland Festival 2023: Call for Volunteers

PhotoIreland Festival 2023 launches 30th June and runs until the end of August. We are now looking for enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to join the festival team. If you have an interest in contemporary art, curation, festivals, event management, and want to learn from behind the scenes of an exciting arts organisation, 
we want to hear from 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.

Find out more about PhotoIreland at photoireland.org
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