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Open Call | Dwell Here Residencies 2026 from IMMA

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IMMA
Published 08/07/2025 - 1 month ago
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Location
Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 Military Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 FW31, Ireland
Category
Residencies & Studio Exchange
Web Site
http://www.imma.ie
Deadline
2025-07-22 17:00:00
Link to further details
https://imma.ie/whats-on/dwell-here-2026-one-year-residency-open-call/
Artist Payment
Artist Fee Paid
Terms & Conditions: Please tick all relevant terms that will be met by the organiser
Accommodation
Submission fee to apply
No
Address
IMMA, Royal Hospital Kilmainham Dublin 8, D08 FW31
Description

IMMA is excited to announce the second Open Call for Dwell Here residencies offering three frameworks to choose from and supporting several residencies located onsite at IMMA throughout 2026.

  1. One Year Residency – studio and accommodation, must be available for all three assemblies
  2. One Year Studio Residency – studio (no accommodation), must be available for all three assemblies
  3. One Month Residency – shared studio access and accommodation, must be available for one assembly

All Dwell Here programming is structured around seasonal Research Assemblies delivered together through week-long forums with an expanded community of mentors, peers, and fellow residents gathering onsite for communal engagement and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Each assembly requires engagement and a willingness to share process-based research with the expanded community participating in each Research Assembly, the dates of which are:

  • Spring: Wednesday 18 – Tuesday 24 February 2026
  • Summer: Wednesday 10 – Tuesday 16 June 2026
  • Autumn: Wednesday 23 – Tuesday 29 September 2026

Research Themes

Dwell Here offers participants a simple proposition: to commit to this time and place while thinking deeply about its urgencies. Together we are curious to learn what can be activated or challenged through the process of dwelling. IMMA encourages reflection across the following themes to consider geographical, historical, political, and cultural concepts of Ireland as a starting point to expand and connect international contexts through similarities and differences:

Technologies of Peace – We invite participants to consider commemorative landscapes and memories of peace (as a dream, movement, or value) while generating perspectives on sustainable coexistence.

The Irish Paradigm – We welcome artistic research that can create intimacy and connections, while celebrating the perceived agility and freedoms of operating on the periphery. As a small island on the edge of Europe, Ireland often has a challenging relationship with ‘the centre’.

The Museum as a Site of Vibration – We wish to consider how the museum and site can create new vibrations and rhythms within the built legacy of empire. How can museums make visible cultural shifts, including erased, censored or marginalised histories, as well as sustainability, planetary care, sharing and hospitality.

For more information and to apply click here.

 
 
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Open Call | Dwell Here Residencies 2026 from IMMA