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Open Call | The Sea Around Us Photography Competition from Waterford Gallery of Art

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Waterford Gallery of Art
Published 30/06/2025 - 1 month ago
€250.00
Location
Waterford, Ireland
Category
Opportunities - Ireland
Deadline
2025-08-09 12:00:00
Link to further details
https://waterfordarts.com/open-call-the-sea-around-us-wgoa-photography-competition/
Artist Payment
Artist Fee Paid
Submission fee to apply
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Address
31-32 O’Connell Street Waterford Co. Waterford X91 RR2R
Description

Calling all photographers!

To coincide with the Waterford Gallery of Art’s next major exhibition, ‘The Sea Around Us’, we are looking for your photographs of the sea, coast, beaches and quaysides – images inspired by joy, awe, ecology or heritage and the importance of the sea to our everyday lives.

Send us a high-resolution photograph (no larger than 10MB) for the chance of your image(s) to be included on-screen within our next exhibition – the winning entry will receive €250 and their work printed and framed to feature in the exhibition as well as be included in the permanent Waterford Art Collection.

  • Images can be black and white, colour, impressionistic, documentary, macro etc…though must feature the sea in some way.
  • All works must be your own images and creations.
  • Files sent for selection must be high resolution, though less than 10MB.
  • Please send no more than 3 images per submission.
  • Please label the files you have submitted with your name, location, year and image title (if relevant).
  • Images submitted must be from the last 5 years.
  • Artists and photographers must be living and working on the island of Ireland, and images submitted must depict the Irish coast.
  • There is no fee for submitting works to this competition
  • Deadline for submissions 12noon, 09/08/2025

The Waterford Gallery of Art is home to the Waterford Art Collection. One of the oldest and best civic collections of art in Ireland. ‘The Sea Around’ us (opening September 2025) features works by artists from the Waterford Art Collection (inc. Micheál de Burca, Patrick Leonard, Bea Orpen, William Leech and more) as well as recent acquisitions, loans, and new commissions.

To enter, send all images to: waterfordgallery@waterfordcouncil.ie

Please title the subject of your email: ‘Open Call: The Sea Around Us’

For more information and to book click here.

 
 
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Open Call | The Sea Around Us Photography Competition from Waterford Gallery of Art