Vacancy: Part-Time Sales Assistant
for The Library Project

Deadline for Applications 6pm 28th January

PhotoIreland is opening a new position for a part-time team member—a motivated and focused individual—to join us at The Library Project, Ireland’s Art Bookshop in Temple Bar, Dublin. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the smooth transaction of sales, actively contributing to healthy sales figures, daily upkeep of the bookshop, providing a welcoming environment and courteous point of contact for all visitors, as well as assisting with events such as exhibitions and book launches.

FUTURES: Open Call for Irish Talent

Deadline midnight Sunday 14 January 2024

The submission to this opportunity is free and open to artists based on the island of Ireland, and those Irish artists practicing abroad, working in photography at any level, who feel their practice is at a suitable stage to avail of this opportunity.

We are looking for contemporary, lens-based artists, regardless of your CV or experience, but we want to see dedication and serious intention to your practice.

Alongside PhotoIreland, the selection process involves a guest jury:

• Sarah McAuliffe, Curator, Royal Hibernian Academy
• Adrian O’Carroll, Photographer

The Library Project in January

The Library Project is closed until the 3rd February to facilitate an annual exhibition by Black Church Print Studio. We remain open 24/7 online at thelibraryproject.ie and in-person collections are still facilitated. Follow us on Instagram to stay on top of new stock arrivals.

Coming up: Unlimiting the Edition by Black Church Print Studio, running 12-30 January.

New Publication: Dust by Atong Atem

Just in! Dust is an experimental photobook by artist Atong Atem, in response to and commemorating the body of work, commissioned by Catherine E. McKinley for PhotoIreland Festival 2023. Dust explores the relationship of Dinka women who act as mediums and custodians to the earth, to the rupturing history of Christianity and colonialism.

On the occasion of this commission, South African riso publisher Dream Press designed and produced an edition of 200 risograph publication. Each publication is hand-bound, comprising unique details such as inserts, beaded stitching, with an embossed texture, silver effect, laser-cut book cover.

The commission and publication is supported by PhotoIreland and Arts Council of Ireland.

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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