Launch: PhotoIreland Festival 2023

Launch 6-8pm Fri 30th June. Speeches 6:30pm
Performance by Tobi Balogun 7pm
Running 1-23 July
At The Printworks, Dublin Castle

We are delighted to invite you to join us in launching the fourteenth edition of Ireland's international festival of Photography and Image Culture, with newly commissioned work and artists never before exhibited in Ireland.

The festival returns to The Printworks, Dublin Castle, where we first launched our public-facing research project Museum of Contemporary Photography of Ireland back in 2019. Join us in welcoming the invited curators and artists and celebrating contemporary photography from home and around the world.

You can also refer to our handy What's on Today? page for daily events and open exhibitions.

Professional Weekend:
Critical Practice Reviews

Running 10am-1pm Fri 30 June and Sat 1 July
At Dublin Castle

The Professional Weekend is a highly fruitful developmental strand of the festival, providing direct networking opportunities for artists and Irish and international arts professionals through events such as talks, presentations, and Critical Practice Reviews.

Bookings are now open for the two Critical Practice Reviews days on Friday 30th June and Saturday 1st July. The timetable each day runs from 10am to 1pm with three session of 20 minutes each hour. The fee per session is €15 and this year they are arranged as private one-on-one meetings. This opportunity is open to artists of all levels.

Check the full details, information on the invited reviewers, and FAQ at the link below

Launch: And You, Why Are You Black?
Rubén H. Bermudez

Launch 6pm Sat 1 July
Running 2 July-27 August
At The Library Project, 4 Temple Bar Street, D02YK53

And You, Why Are You Black? is an open, personal and collective archive of the construction of Blackness as a political force in Spain. The project comes to life from a process of decolonisation, unpacking the racism behind the question that everyone the artist meets asks: “If you were born in Spain, why are you black?”.

Starting from an investigation into the origins of Spanish black slavery, Rubén Bermúdez reconstructs an autobiographical narrative that serves as a political essay on the history of African culture in the West. Taking inspiration from his memory of the images, conversations and symbols that have marked his life, the artist recalls some of the everyday and out-of-the-ordinary events as seen from a Black perspective.

British Journal of Photography:
Ones to Watch 2023

British Journal of Photography launches their annual talent issue, Ones to Watch. Fifteen of the most promising emerging photographers have been selected by BJP’s editors from over 550 nominations, offering a comprehensive overview of the global medium today.

Among the themes explored are identity, body and form, gender and sexuality, and the reshaping of historical narrative and legacy. Our talents this year hail from the UK, Poland, Iran, Ecuador, USA, India, Egypt, Ukraine and beyond.

Get your copy and read about PhotoIreland Festival 2023 at 1854.photography 

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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