Critical Beans at the Centre Culturel Irlandais during Paris Photo 2025

Running 11am Friday 14 November 2025
At Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5, rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris.
Free and no need to book

Critical Beans is a get-together organised by PhotoIreland where visitors can enjoy strong coffee and urgent conversations around contemporary art with invited international speakers.

The session will commence with a presentation of the latest double release of OVER Journal, issue 4, and a special FUTURES edition, issue 5. It will end with an artist tour of the exhibition Ladies and Gentlemen by Daragh Soden, followed by a tour of the Centre Culturel Irlandais premises.

Speakers

• Bettina Freimann, Project Director, The Triennial of Photography Hamburg
• Imane Djamil, Artist
• Raphaëlle Stopin, Curator and Art Director, Centre Photographique Rouen Normandie
• Tom Viaene, Editor, Trigger, Fotomuseum Antwerp

David Farrell and Cristina De Middel
at the International Centre for the Image

Running 18 October-23 December 2025
At International Centre for the Image, Coopers Cross, Dublin 1

PhotoIreland presents the premiere of Solastalgia, a new body of work by David Farrell at the International Centre for the Image.

A decade after the Irish premiere of The Afronauts during PhotoIreland Festival, De Middel returns to Dublin with another premiere of her latest work. Journey to the Center presents the Central American migration route across Mexico as a heroic and daring journey, rather than a runaway.

Following the launch on the 24th October, visitors can experience both exhibitions during opening hours of Tuesday-Sunday 11am-5:30pm. 

OVER Journal issues 4 and 5 now available!

On the 25th October, we celebrated the launch of not one but two issues of OVER Journal: issue 4 and a special FUTURES edition issue 5.

OVER Journal issue 4 continues to foster critical conversations around contemporary photographic practices. With contributions from artists and writers spanning six continents, the issue explores themes around representation and the evolving role of the image in shaping history and identity, articulating new representations that challenge historical legacies.

OVER Journal issue 5 presents a collaborative editorial project devised by four member organisations of FUTURES, the European Photography Platform, around the theme of Metamorphosis. For this special issue, OVER Journal invited 3 guest editors from the platform to tap into the FUTURES network as well as their own.

All new and past issues are available at overjournal.org and shipped internationally.

Open Call: Artist Studios 2026 at the International Centre for the Image

PhotoIreland invites applications from artists to be awarded a studio space at the International Centre for the Image for the period January-December 2026.

The International Centre for the Image, PhotoIreland's new cultural space in Dublin supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, presents locals and visitors alike with free access to modern facilities. These include an art library, artist studios, a workshop, an art bookshop, and an exhibition space. All this, alongside a year-round programme of exhibitions and events. The space brings about new and richer ways to engage with Photography and the visual arts, while expanding the discipline and empowering artists. With these facilities, the centre allows visual artists to develop their skills and practice within a creative community of peers and professionals.

Deadline: 6pm Sunday 30th November.

2025 RADAR Artists Announced

The 2025 recipients of the RADAR Research and Development Artist Residency have been selected by Inspirational Arts and PhotoIreland from nominations by thirteen Photography and Visual Arts programmes across the island. They are:

• Charlie Dineen, Institute of Art Design and Technology Dun Laoghaire (IADT), BA (Hons) Photography and Visual Media
• Dónal Talbot, Ulster University Belfast Campus (UUB), MFA Photography with Video
• Elia de Leon, Technological University of Dublin (TUD), BA Photography
• Emily Roche, National College of Art and Design, CEAD L7 Photography and Digital Imaging
• Rosie Feeney, National College of Art and Design, CEAD L7 Photography and Digital Imaging

PhotoIreland at Glaz Festival for
The Interceltic Conference

Running 11am-1pm Tuesday 18 November 2025
At École européenne supérieure d’art de Bretagne, Rennes

As part of its new Interceltic Conference programme, the GLAZ Festival welcomes five internationally renowned professionals to discuss contemporary photography through the lens of Celtic identities, territory, memory, and contemporary artistic creation.

Guest professionals: Nathalie Boulouch, Lecturer and Exhibition Curator, Rennes, Brittany; Siân Addicott, Director, Ffotogallery, Cardiff, Wales; Ben Harman, Senior Curator of Photography, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland; Ángel Luis González and Julia Gelezova, Director and General Manager, PhotoIreland, Dublin, Ireland.

Proposals Accepted for Library Fellowship with the PhotoIreland Collection

PhotoIreland is launching a new fellowship programme to invite individuals to engage with and mediate the PhotoIreland Collection housed at the International Centre for the Image. The opportunity is open annually to two individuals who will receive a fee and will benefit from access to the facilities as well as guidance from the PhotoIreland team. The recipients are requested to produce a public outcome following the conclusion of the fellowship, which will be defined and created in collaboration with the Centre’s curatorial team. The opportunity is open to applications from artists, researchers, curators, or other cultural practitioners.

Submissions Deadline: 5pm Friday 28 November 2025

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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