Upcoming Deadline: New Irish Works

The call to apply to the 5th edition of New Irish Works is now open and the deadline is Monday 3rd March 2025.
    The call seeks applications from all photographers and artists critically engaged in image making, based on the island of Ireland and those Irish artists developing their practice abroad, regardless of age and career stage. New Irish Works is a unique artist support programme run since 2013 by PhotoIreland in three-year cycles, generating a growing set of professional development opportunities for participant lens-based practitioners.
    Read all the details online and submit before the deadline!

Vacancy: Full-Time Supervisor
for The Library Project

PhotoIreland is opening a new position for a full-time team member to join PhotoIreland’s retail operations online and at The Library Project, Ireland’s Art Bookshop in Dublin’s Temple Bar. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the smooth transaction of sales, actively contributing to targeted sales figures, the daily upkeep of the bookshop, while providing a welcoming environment and courteous point of contact for all visitors, as well as assisting with events such as exhibitions and book launches.
     Candidates should consider that PhotoIreland is an ambitious arts organisation with exciting changes under way, providing substantial opportunities to grow within the company, based on the candidate’s professional performance as much as interest. The Supervisor role offered would progress into a Sales Manager position. Deadline to apply: 6pm Sunday 16th March

Celebrate John Gunn's 90th
at The Library Project

Deadline for Submissions 28 February 2025
Launch 6pm Friday 21 March 2025
Running 22-23 March 2025
At The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar Street, Dublin

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.
    We want to hear from artists and photographers around Ireland and beyond who have captured John’s personality over the years. Do you have a portrait of John Gunn you took recently or long ago, or want to share a thought, a note, or an anecdote about him for this exhibition? Send these to us and let’s celebrate together the personality that John Gunn is on his 90th Birthday! From amongst all the submissions, we will select and print a number of images and texts that will be on display at The Library Project from 21st to 23rd March.

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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