31 January
Open Call
January 2024
December 2024
31 December
Open Call | A4 Studio Memberships
- Deadline: N/A
- Type: Funding/ Opportunities
- Link to Application: https://a4sounds.org/join-us/
A4 Sounds is a non-profit artist-run workspace and gallery in north-inner-city Dublin. It is one of the biggest artist-led spaces in Ireland, currently providing facilities and professional development supports to 70 artists.
Our mission is to transform the means by which cultural works are produced, accessed, and understood in Ireland, and by doing so to contribute to the development of a more just society.
Guided by feminist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, and LGBT-inclusive politics, A4 Sounds supports artists and activists who fight for change. What kinds of artists are we looking for: As a socially engaged organisation we have keen interest in applications from artists working in the following disciplines: Social Practice, Social Justice, Social Intervention, Socially Engaged, Dialogical, Participatory, Critical Thinking & Research, Activist, Political, Relational, Community, Collaborative Art or New Genre Public Art.
However, we do not expect all studio artists to work in this way and we welcome applications from artists working in a wide range of disciplines.
Applicants should be committed to the ongoing development of their practices.
Application process:
- Artists can apply via our application form on our website.
- We will review applications and invite selected artists to view the studio and an informal interview.
- New members will be selected based on their portfolio and available space within the studio.
From €75 per month for access to Shared Studio Space.
For more information and to apply click here: https://a4sounds.org/join-us/ Contact: [email protected]
Please let me know if you need any further information.
January 2025
10 January
Open Call for Visual Artists | Faigh Amach (Discover) International Exhibition 2025/ 2026
- Deadline: Friday, 10th January 2025 at 5pm
- Type: Awards, Opportunities
- Award:
– Each selected artist will receive €2,000 EUR in an artist fee; up to €2,000 EUR in a production stipend; and curatorial, institutional and marketing support.
– One of these three exhibiting artists will be invited to present their first international solo exhibition in 2026 at Southwark Park Galleries, London. The selected artist will be paid a fee of £2,000 GBP and a contribution of £4,000 GPB towards production costs. - Link to applications:
Faigh Amach (Discover) Open Call Application Form (docx).
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries, London,invites applications to Faigh Amach (Discover), an international exhibition opportunity in 2025/2026.
Faigh Amach (Discover) is a new initiative by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S), Dublin, in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries, London, to support an artist in presenting their first international solo exhibition.
Three artists will be selected from the open call to participate in a group exhibition at TBG+S, 31 July — 21 September 2025. Each selected artist will receive €2,000 EUR in an artist fee; up to €2,000 EUR in a production stipend; and curatorial, institutional and marketing support. The exhibiting artists will further be supported by TBG+S in the participation in public engagement programmes.
One of these three exhibiting artists will be invited to present their first international solo exhibition in 2026 at Southwark Park Galleries, London. The selected artist will be paid a fee of £2,000 GBP and a contribution of £4,000 GPB towards production costs. Transport, installation, exhibition opening costs, documentation and other related exhibition costs will be paid by Southwark Park Galleries with contributions from TBG+S and Culture Ireland.
This opportunity is for visual artists living in the 32 counties in Ireland or Irish artists living abroad who have not yet had a solo international exhibition or major exhibition outside of Ireland.
How to Apply
Please download the application form from the TBG+S website and read the attached overview information carefully before completing your application. Send completed application to [email protected].
OPEN CALLS
14 January
Open Call to Creatives | Centre Culturel Irlandais (CCI) Artist Residencies 2025/2026
- Deadline: Tuesday, 14th January at 5pm
- Type: Funding/ Opportunities
- Award: Since 2015, we have partnered numerous Irish cultural organisations so as to be able to appoint up to forty artist residents every year who form the heart of the Centre Culturel Irlandais’ creative community. Find out more about these partnered residencies by clicking here.
- Apply Here: Applications are made online via our dedicated platform. This is accessible here from Thursday 14 November 2024 to Tuesday 14 January 2025, 5pm GMT..Application form | Centre Culturel Irlandais
Our annual residency programme offers great opportunities for artists of all disciplines to tap into the resources of Paris and the CCI, as well as being an important means of showcasing Ireland’s dynamic contemporary culture on an international stage. Since 2015, we have partnered numerous Irish cultural organisations so as to be able to appoint up to forty artist residents every year who form the heart of the Centre Culturel Irlandais’ creative community. Find out more about these partnered residencies below.
Who can apply
Applicants must be Irish citizens or normally resident on the island of Ireland, with professional involvement in creative practice.
When to apply
The call for applications opens mid-November and the deadline is mid-January each year, for residencies running from September of the same year to June of the following year. Applicants will be notified of the outcome at the end of March. Our next call for applications runs from Thursday 14 November 2024 to Tuesday 14 January 2025, 5pm GMT.
How to apply
- Applications are made online via our dedicated platform. This is accessible here from Thursday 14 November 2024 to Tuesday 14 January 2025, 5pm GMT..
- Applications by post or email cannot be accepted.
- Please read the terms and conditions for CCI residencies and partner-supported residencies on our website.
- A clear indication of the focus of the residency will be required together with a record of professional achievement: details of publications, exhibitions, performances, compositions, prizes, awards and related aspects of practice, as well as experience of other residencies.
- Visual artists must have had at least one solo exhibition and writers one published work. Any familiarity with French culture and language should be indicated.
- Please suggest how you might participate in CCI’s cultural programme ie. share your work with the public in the form of an open studio, short performance, reading, discussion…
Partnerships
We are delighted to be pursuing our partnerships with Irish cultural organisations to support the 2025/26 residency programme, all details below.
These residencies cover a wide range of artistic disciplines including music, literature, visual arts, theater, architecture, and socially-engaged art. They also involve partnerships with various cultural institutions, local government arts offices, and specialized organizations in Ireland.
CCI and the partner organisations share the costs of month-long residencies in CCI enabling the Centre to maintain the number of residencies it can offer. All applicants should fulfil the general criteria for CCI residencies as well as a number of more specific criteria. Applying for one of the partner-funded residencies does not exclude you from being considered for a general CCI residency in your chosen field:
- Performance Residency (with Music Network)
- Composition Residency (with Contemporary Music Centre)
- Irish Traditional Music Archive Residency
- Screen Composers Guild of Ireland Residency
- Animation Residency (with Cartoon Saloon)
- Print Network Ireland residency
- Golden Thread Gallery Visual Artist Residency
- Literature Ireland Residency
- Poetry Ireland Residency
- International Residency for Theatre-makers (with The Abbey Theatre)
- Irish Architecture Foundation gaplab Residency
- Eileen Gray E1027 Residency for Architecture
- Draíocht Residency
- Meath Arts Office Residency
- Ealaín na Gaeltachta Residency
- Cork County Council Residency
- Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Arts Office Residency
- Leitrim County Council Residency
- Wexford Arts Office Residency
- Tomi Ungerer Residency for Socially-Engaged Artists
OPEN CALLS
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16 January
Open Call to Visual Artists | Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC – Business to Arts
- Deadline: Thursday, 16th January at 5pm
- Type: Opportunities
- Award:
- Link to applications: https://businesstoarts.awardsplatform.com/
Artists are invited to respond to an open call to win a commission to complete either an individual or a group portrait of trailblazing women connected to the Munster region who have contributed to the betterment of society.
The open call will run from Tuesday, 26th November until 5pm on Thursday, 16th January 2025.
About the subjects
Following a public call for subject suggestions earlier this year, UCC has announced the 11 women who will feature in the portrait series. They are as follows:
Individual portraits
- Edna O’Brien (1930-2024), novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer.
- Joanne O’Riordan, sports journalist, disability activist, motivational speaker, and student of law.
- Honora ‘Nano’ Nagle (1718-1784), pioneering educator, defender of the poor and founder of the Presentation Sisters religious order.
Group Portrait
- Brigid Carmody, Coordinator of Cork Traveller Women’s Network, a grass-roots community organisation that works for Traveller rights, leadership, culture and heritage.
- Mary Crilly, feminist activist and founding member and CEO of the Sexual Violence Centre Cork.
- Dr. Myra Cullinane, medical doctor, barrister and Senior Dublin District coroner who held the Stardust inquests.
- Dr. Evelyn Grant, musician, broadcaster, educator, arts advocate, social entrepreneur and co-founder of the Cork Pops Orchestra.
- Dr. Naomi Masheti, psychologist, three-time UCC graduate and Programme Director of the Cork Migrant Centre.
- Dr. Patricia Sheahan, consultant palliative care physician and head of palliative care at University Hospital Kerry.
- Caitríona Twomey, volunteer co-ordinator of Cork Penny Dinners, a charity that offers food and support to anyone in need.
- Dola Twomey, therapist/activist at the Sexual Violence Centre Cork.
Over 600 Munster women were nominated for the project, and the subjects were chosen by a selection panel of UCC staff and student leadership.
Business to Arts is managing the artist selection and commission process on behalf of Accenture and UCC and will be the primary liaison for artists through to the delivery of this landmark commission.
When completed, the artworks will join the UCC Art Collection and will be exhibited in the historic surrounds of UCC’s Aula Maxima.
Essential reading before making your application
If you are interested in applying to the open call please read the following documents very carefully before making your application.
- Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC Artist Commission Brief
- Accenture’s Women on Walls at UCC Artist Open Call Guidelines
Optional Site Visits Before Making Your Application
UCC is offering the opportunity to visit the Aula Maxima where the final commissioned portraits will hang on three separate optional site visit dates.
- Monday, 16th December 2024: 9.30am – 1pm
- Monday, 6th January 2025: 9.30am – 1pm
- Wednesday, 8th January 2025: 9.30am – 1pm
Each site visit slot will last 30 minutes and there will be up to 6 people admitted per slot. For more information and booking please click on your preferred site visit date below.
Completing your application
Applications will be through our online submissions platform Awardforce.
When you are ready to make your application please register for Awardforce and begin your application via the button below.
If you have any further questions relating to the open call process or have any access issues, you can contact us at [email protected].
You can learn more about the history of Accenture’s Women on Walls and its impact here.
OPEN CALLS
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31 January
Open Call for Artists | Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) 2025 Awards
- Deadline: Friday, 31st January 2025
- Type: Funding/ Opportunities
- Award:
FSAS Day Studio Awards are for a period of 1 year (starting: June 2025): The Day Studio award entails reduced rent which covers utilities, waste disposal, parking, internet access, subsidised use of the sculpture and digital media resources and curatorial support, all of which means artists can focus on their work.
FSAS Residential Awards are for a period of 1 year. (start dates will be proposed by FSAS with the latest end date being October 2026): The award entails reduced rent which covers utilities, waste disposal, parking, internet access, subsidised use of the sculpture and digital media resources and curatorial support, all of which means artists can focus on their work - Link to two FSAS award applications and details: https://www.firestation.ie/news/
For over 30 years, Fire Station Artists’ Studios has provided live/work studios, sculpture and digital media production resources as well as curatorial opportunities for Visual Artists in Dublin City centre.
Supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council, FSAS continues to offer highly subsidised live/work residential studios for professional Visual Artists in Dublin city centre, at a time when city living is challenging.
FSAS is delighted to welcome applications for our 2025 residency opportunities:
- 6 x FSAS 2025 Residential Awards – May-September 2025
- 2 x FSAS 2025 Day Studios – June 2025
Award Duration: FSAS Day Studio Awards are for a period of 1 year (starting: June 2025). The Day Studio award entails reduced rent which covers utilities, waste disposal, parking, internet access, subsidised use of the sculpture and digital media resources and curatorial support, all of which means artists can focus on their work.
Award Duration: FSAS Residential Awards are for a period of 1 year. (start dates will be proposed by FSAS with the latest end date being October 2026). The award entails reduced rent which covers utilities, waste disposal, parking, internet access, subsidised use of the sculpture and digital media resources and curatorial support, all of which means artists can focus on their work.
The deadline for all applications is Friday, 31 January 2025. There will be no further open call for FSAS residential awards in 2025. FSAS Open Calls are highly competitive, awards are made through panel selection, comprised of FSAS representatives, an external curator and an arts professional. The primary criterial for the selection panel is the difference a residency can make to a practice in development and where the benefit of a residency can consolidate the artist’s intentions and sustain their aspirations
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- full time practicing artists, with dynamic and contemporary projects and exhibition profiles.
- international artists with a demonstrable connection to Ireland.
Applications will be ineligible where an artist was previously awarded a residency at FSAS or undertaking a BA, MA or PhD (full-time or part-time). Please see frequently asked questions below for further information and clarification.
If you have any access requirements to make an application or questions regarding accessibility of the studios, email, phone or call into the office at FSAS, Monday – Friday from 9am-6pm.
FAQ
Can I apply to both awards, and if so, should they be separate applications?
Yes, you may apply for both awards, and they should be separate applications. However, only one award will be made to any one artist.
Can an artist duo apply for an award, can the spaces be shared?
Each application will be considered on its merits, the spaces available and the best fit according to the criteria.
Can I apply for a residency if I have previously lived in FSAS as a partner to an awardee?
You are entitled to apply for a residency if none has been awarded previously. However, it is a competitive process and having benefited from living at FSAS may be weighed in final decisions.
Can children be on the premises?
Children of any age cannot be accommodated at FSAS and may not enter the premises unless with specific permission of the management for Health & Safety reasons.
Can I share my studio?
Each request will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Partners have no residential rights or entitlements.
Can I have a pet at FSAS?
No pets are allowed at FSAS for reasons of health and safety.
Are apartments furnished?
Apartments are provided fully furnished. Where awardees wish to bring in additional furniture, this must be agreed in advance with FSAS.
OPEN CALLS
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February 2025
23 February
Open Call to Artists | 195th RHA Annual Exhibition
- Deadline: Sunday, 23rd February 2025 at 11:59pm
- Type: Awards, Opportunities
- Award: largest artistic prize fund available to artists – (2024 prize fund totaled over €78,000)
- Link to applications: https://royalhibernianacademy.oess1.uk/
ENTRY PRICING
- Maximum Artwork Entries: 3
- First or Single Entry Price: €20.00
- Additional Entries: €20.00 per artwork up to 3 artworks.
Join us this summer for the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition featuring painting, print, sculpture, drawing, photography, mixed media and architectural models. Irelands’ largest and longest-running open submission exhibition will be open to the public from Monday 26 May to Sunday 3 August with free admission, at all times. With the largest artistic prize fund available to artists (2024 prize fund totalled over €78,000) across different medium, the RHA Annual exhibition attracts the highest calibre of artists working today. Exhibitors include RHA Academy members, invited artists and 300+ artists whose work was selected through the, highly competitive, open submission process. 2024 year saw a record-breaking 5300+ works submitted from which less than 350 can be accepted into the exhibition, ensuring that the highest standard of work is shown. With works ranging in price from €50 to €60,000, this show is a must-see for both those new to buying art to the discerning collector.
The documentary Exhibitionists: Road to the RHA followed seven artists on their journeys to selection for the 189th Annual in 2019. View here on the RTÉ Player.
Major awards include the Hennessy Craig Award of €20,000 and the Homan Potterton Award of €10,000, both awarded to a painter under the age of 35, exhibiting in the RHA Annual Exhibition, who has studied at a recognised art college in Ireland. More Here.
2025 will also see the introduction of The Art of Architecture Pavillion competition. More Here.
Applications Now Open. Apply HERE
Read 195th RHA Annual Exhibition Terms & Conditions HERE
KEY DATES
- Open For Entry: 2 December 2024
- Entry Deadline: 23 February 2025, 11:59pm
- Selection Notification (stage 1): 7 March 2025
- Artwork Delivery (stage 2): 4 & 5 April 2025
- Selection Notification (stage 2): 11 April 2025
- Collection of unselected work: 25 & 26 April 2025
- Exhibition Open To Public: 26 May – 3 August 2025
- Collection of unsold work: 6 August, 11am to 4:30pm. For collection after this date please make an appointment for collection with [email protected]. All collections of unsold work must be made before 1 September 2025.
- All dates subject to change
OPEN CALLS
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