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Open Call | Artist-Initiated Projects 2026 from Pallas Project/Studios

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Pallas Project/Studios
Published 05/08/2025 - 3 weeks ago
€1,000.00
Category
Opportunities - Ireland
Deadline
2025-09-11 17:00:00
Link to further details
https://pallasprojects.org/artist-initiated-projects-open-call
Artist Payment
Artist Fee Paid
Terms & Conditions: Please tick all relevant terms that will be met by the organiser
Production budgetInstallation costsInsuranceCuratorial supportMarketing & promotionOpening receptionDocumentation Invigilation Commission charged on sales
Submission fee to apply
No
Address
Pallas Project/Studios, 115-117, The Coombe, The Liberties, Dublin, D08 A970
Description

Applications for the 2026 programme are now open!
Deadline: 5pm Thursday 11th September 2025.
Apply Now!

Artist-Initiated Projects at Pallas Projects/Studios is an annual programme of funded, artist-initiated projects selected via open call, with a focus on early/mid-career, emerging artists and recent graduates. Projects are presented in the context of a gallery space with a dedicated tradition towards the professional development of artists in a peer-led, supportive environment and are supplemented with artists’ talks, texts, workshops, performances, online activities and gallery visits by colleges and local schools.

Artist-Initiated Projects aims to act as an incubator for early careers, and support artists’ practices at crucial stages, providing an accessible platform to produce and exhibit challenging work across all visual art forms. The model of short-run exhibitions with a relatively short turnaround time is an alternative to the normal institutional model, where the process of studio visit to exhibition can take several years. It allows the programme to be quick and responsive, reflect what artists are currently making, and encourage experimentation and risk-taking

We will host an online Q&A with curator/programme producer Eve Woods in August. Details TBA!

Brief:
Submissions from visual artists are sought via open call for up to 8 x 3-week exhibitions, between January–December 2026.

Solo, 2-person, collaborative and group exhibitions will be considered, and we welcome projects/bodies of work that are completed, or in progress with clearly expressed outcomes, across all contemporary visual art forms.

Exhibitions chosen for 2026 will be part of a programme celebrating 30 years of Pallas Projects/Studios.

This programme of self-directed projects will receive an artists fee/production budget, publicity, invigilation, photographic documentation and other supports. Artists are asked to include in their proposal an outreach aspect which considers different audiences/communities of interest, such as but not limited to: events, workshops, talks, performances, and accompanying texts.

Gallery visits by colleges and local schools can be arranged when suitable, and artists are encouraged and assisted in aspects such as inviting curators, and promoting their work.

What the artist gets:
Artist fee/production budget of €1000 for solo, and €2000 for group exhibitions, €150 event budget plus:

All associated gallery costs paid, rental, insurance, invigilation, printed and online ads, publicity and sponsored social media, professional photographic documentation and video documentation.

Please contact us ideally before Friday, August 15th with any questions or for further access accommodations

For more information and to apply click here

 
 
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Open Call | Artist-Initiated Projects 2026 from Pallas Project/Studios