Application deadline: 20 July

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre offers Artist in Residence studio opportunities to artists. Artists are invited to apply for an opportunity to research and develop their practices and to engage in dialogue with Uillinn, other organisations in Cork, the local community and general public.

This is a non-accommodation residency. Currently West Cork Arts Centre does not offer a stipend for the duration of a residency. Uillinn recommend that artists apply to their own Arts Councils, Local Authorities etc to source funding for accommodation, travel and expenses.

The three Artists’ Studios are located on Level 2 of Uillinn, West Cork Arts Centre’s new arts building, and range in size from 18.2 metres square to 21.2 metres square. They are interconnecting work spaces, with north facing roof lights, that can be closed off from each other. Each studio is equipped with heating facilities, desk/work bench and wireless internet. Weekend and evening access can be facilitated.

The studios provide space for artists to engage in a programme of work over several weeks or months, to interact with the other artists in residence and exhibiting artists, and to facilitate access to their studio practice for specific groups on creative learning programmes and with the general public. The opportunity for people to engage with artists working on site is central to the programme and therefore artists are requested to have their studios open to the public for 2 days each week.

For more information: westcorkartscentre.com/residences
To apply, download this PDF: westcorkartscentre.com/PDFs/

Application deadline: 17 May

Residency with Tactical Technology Collective to create the first ever Citizen Investigation Toolkit. We are living in a world saturated with information, data and evidence. With this residency, the organisers want to explore, collect, develop, test and document open source investigation tools and techniques anyone can use to help uncover corruption and abuses of power online and off.

The outcomes of the residency will be developed into The Citizen Investigation Toolkit, the first in a series dedicated to making investigations in digital and analogue environments accessible to everyone.

In a nutshell:

What?: A 10-day event to produce the first Citizen Investigation Toolkit focused on evidence-gathering for those passionate about digital and non-digital investigations.
Who?: Experienced evidence explorers, citizen investigators, journalists, researchers, developers, activists, artists and others working to uncover social and political issues such as corruption, environmental and social injustice, conflicts, human rights violations and abuse of power.
When?: 1-11 July 2018
Where?: Montenegro, in a beautiful medieval location by the sea
Organizer: Tactical Technology Collective

The organisers are looking for 12 people from across the world with different backgrounds and skills who are interested in documenting their experience using tools and techniques to carry out investigations. They need experienced data handlers, technologists, investigators, activists, artists, and researchers who have a proven track record of finding and collecting digital and non-digital evidence in innovative ways.

Selection: The organisers have a limited number of places. Tactical Tech will conduct the selection of applicants. They will choose participants based on overall diversity, skill-base and experience. They will also make the selection on the basis of everyone’s ability to both gain from and contribute to the residency.

Cost: The organisers will cover travel, accommodation and visa costs for selected participants.

For more information see: tacticaltech.org/call-for-application

Application deadline: 31 May

Plovdiv 2019 Foundation launches an artist-in-residence programme – ADATA AiR – in the city of Plovdiv. The residency aims to give a space for a creative exchange that fosters intercultural dialogue and interaction. The platform is open to artists, architects, designers, etc., from Europe to join the special pre-capital-of-culture stage.

During their stay, the residents will have the opportunity to develop new projects and interact with local communities and the complex cultural realities of the city.
ADATA AiR is a project of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation, realized in partnership with the Goethe-Institute in Bulgaria and the Polish Institute in Sofia.

The focus of the residency programme is the urban landscape of the city. It is basically divided into the following two sections:
• Nature-culture relations within the city: the river passing through the city and a wild island in it and also the city’s seven hills are some of its landmarks.
• Architectural layering: a mixture of styles and epochs, having some remarkable examples of Modernist, Soviet, Bauhaus architecture as well as an intriguing heritage of industrial and religious buildings, and even some illegal community-created structures.

The ADATA AiR programme offers to its residents the opportunity to further develop their projects, after finishing their residency stay. Up to 15 of all residents’ projects will be realized during the following year – in 2019, as part of the official program of Plovdiv – ECOC 2019.

Provided Facilities:
▪ Living space for the residents – private rooms in shared apartments
▪ Shared Studio (allowing at least 2 different artists to work at the same time)
▪ Event space – for screenings, exhibitions, conference/meeting/presentation room
▪ Couches and social areas
▪ Free Internet access
▪ Basic materials and tools
▪ Practical advice for research and production details

Expenses:
The organisers will cover:
▪ Travel expenses – for the trip to Plovdiv and back
▪ Living expenses: 560 BGN (approximately 280 EURO) per 2-weeks period per person

For more information see: plovdiv2019.eu/428-adata-air-open-call-for-the-2nd-session

Closing date: 25 May

Workhouse Union are delighted to announce details of our upcoming ‘Bring Your Own Chair’ Craft/Designer Residency and Host opportunities in the South East in partnership with Design and Crafts Council of Ireland.

Bring Your Own Chair is an art project taking place in rural towns and villages across counties Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford throughout the spring and summer of 2018. As part of the programme three craft makers and/or designers will undertake two week-residencies in July 2018 within the specific context of a rural town, engaging with the vernacular craft and design history of the locale. Workhouse Union are seeking proposals from designers/craft makers who wish to explore the possibilities of socially engaged practice within the context of Bring Your Own Chair. We are particularly interested in potential of co-operation, craft and industry to sustain rural economies.

The selected designers/craft makers will spend 5 nights with a host craftsperson/designer in a rural town and another 9 days in Callan at Workhouse Union. During the first 5 days support will be provided to engage with local craft traditions and contemporary makers and designers. The second week will give the three residency participants an opportunity to engage with the project team and each other. The participants will have access to local facilities as well as a research studio and library at Workhouse Union.

Residency/Host Opportunity: 13–29 July 2018

Workhouse Union invite applications from craftspeople, designers and makers to encourage cross-disciplinary activity between Europe and Ireland.

The residency opportunity will include:

• Craft maker/Designer fee of €1,000
• Subsistence allowance of €300
• Return travel costs to a maximum value of €300
• Support and facilitation to engage with locally based makers, artists and various community networks

For more information and application details: dccoi.ie/opportunities/design-craft-residencies

The project is produced by Workhouse Union with residencies in partnership with Design and Craft Council of Ireland. Bring Your Own Chair is funded by the Arts Council Ireland Making Great Art Work – Open Call Award and with further support from Create Ireland/Collaborative Arts Partnership Programme, Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, Waterford Council, Kilkenny Arts Office, County Wexford and Kilkenny LEADER Partnership and Waterford Úradás na Gaeltachta.

For more information please Email: info@callanworkhouseunion.com

Deadline for applications: Friday 18 May

Siamsa Tíre is seeking proposals from visual artists to undertake a residency in its theatre building in Tralee from the 25th of June to the 16th of September 2018. As part of the residency, the selected artist will be invited to respond creatively to the National Folk Theatre of Ireland, engaging with others working in the building, particularly the members of the performing company. There will be a level of public engagement as part of the residency, the details of which will be mutually agreed with the successful candidate.

The chosen artist will be invited to use one of the gallery spaces as working studios and will also have access to office space. A fee of €3,500 will be provided, along with a materials stipend of €500.

Note: This residency does not include accommodation, applicants living far from Tralee will need to organise their own accommodation if their application is successful.

Access to the space will be from 9am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday (the artist would be asked to spend a minimum of 15 hours resident in the theatre building in any given week).

The successful applicant should be fluent in English.

How to Apply:

Please email: generalmanager@siamsatire.com with the following:

An Artist’s CV
Up to six images of your work and/or links to up to two video works (if applicable)
A brief residency proposal (max 300 words) outlining how you feel the residency would benefit you as an artist, and how you would hope to engage with the work of the National Folk Theatre.

Please Note: Feedback will not be provided for unsuccessful applications.

siamsatire.com/visual-artist-residency

Application deadline: 20 May

In the context of its art and research residency programme, ZK/U offers a ‘living and work’ space for artists, scholars and practitioners that concern themselves with the phenomenon of ‘the city’. The programme is open to a range of contemporary artistic positions that are conceptual, interventionist and contextual. Work at ZK/U is informed by theoretical and practice-based critiques within the fields of urban research, geography, anthropology, urbanism, architecture and the humanities. Residents are encouraged to involve themselves with ZK/U’s programme and to propose their own formats.

In the frame of this Open Call, ZK/U is particularly interested in initiatives that create spaces for encounter and exchange between citizens from diverse backgrounds; formats that question and reclaim urban infrastructure and public space for the commons; practices that make global complexities graspable in a local context; and projects that imagine forms of local belonging within post-migration societies.

Costs:
For individual fellows, depending on the studio-apartment and length of stay, the residence costs are between €550 and €850 a month. After being selected, ZK/U will support the invited residential fellow in their efforts to secure funding through external grants by providing the fellow with an official invitation and identifying relevant funding networks and grants.

Application Process: zku-berlin.org/apply/

Application deadline: 27 May

Currently, Blow is partnering with D-light studios on their new program that offers artists one free studio day for the purpose of developing their own project. Open call to any artist working in lens based media who is developing a project, for example: photo book, photography for an upcoming exhibition, documentary, film. Blow photo is sponsoring 3 days in d-light studios to aid in the development of three different projects.

What is on offer?
One free day in either studio A or studio B from 09:00-18:00, Monday – Friday.

Who can apply?
Open to any lens based practitioner looking to avail of the use of the studio to develop a photo / video / film project.

Applicants will be required to submit detailed information on their project and how they would utilise the time in the studio to aid in the development of their work.

blowphoto.com/residency/day-in-the-studio/

Application Deadline: Friday 25 May, 5pm

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council are offering a unique opportunity for international artists from any discipline (including visual arts, performing arts, crafts & applied crafts, film, photography and digital arts, participatory arts, literature, language and culture) to develop their own practice through community engagement whilst immersed in the rural Northern Ireland landscape.

Residencies can vary in length up to 6 months and accommodation / workspace will be provided in two rural locations. The initiative is funded by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Lottery Fund.

Each artist will spend some time on socially-engaged practice, delivering an education and outreach programme. Examples of engagement might be with schools, community groups, young people, businesses, local artists and/or others. These opportunities might include masterclasses for professional, amateur and voluntary artists, workshops, talks, demonstrations, performance and other activities depending upon their artform and engagement group experience. There will also be an opportunity to develop professional practice. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will provide accommodation and a fee to all artists, as well as support them to curate a programme of creative engagement.

The residencies will also create opportunities to enhance the programming of local arts festivals and events, and artists will be required to deliver either a physical and/or skills base output so that the district will be left with enhanced knowledge, news skills, art works or other creative legacies.

Fees
As part of the international Residency programme artists will be provided with selfcatering accommodation in a beautiful rural setting. This provision includes rent, and also covers the payment of household bills such as electricity, gas, broadband etc, whatever is applicable to the specific accommodation. In addition to this the fees for the Artist in Residence programme will include a residency fee of £1,200 per month. Out of pocket expenses including materials may be considered.

Applications are invited from artists across all art forms and further details are available online at: http://bit.ly/FODCresidency

Application deadline: 7 May, 5pm

Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios invite applications from artists that are based in Ireland for a one-month residency award based at Fire Station Artists’ Studios. The award is being offered to an artist from an ethnic minority background and will run for the month of June. The Residency timeframe incorporates International Refugee week (18-22 June 2018) offering opportunities for an artist to present work. It is funded through the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme, which is managed by Create.

This award seeks to support cultural diversity in collaborative artistic practice in Ireland, in this instance concentrating on the Visual Arts. It seeks to provide a platform for the selected artist to develop and/or consolidate their collaborative arts practice, and will provide an opportunity for the artist to make contacts and identify resources, that may assist in the further development of their practice in Ireland.

The award allows the artist access to the facilities at Fire Station Artist’s Studios (FSAS) in Dublin’s City Centre, which include its sculpture and digital media resource opportunities, curatorial development and support or a combination of these elements depending on the requirements of the selected artist, and an appropriate stipend to cover travel and expenses. This stipend is not a salary, and so does not affect entitlement to Direct Provision.

The award also offers accommodation at FSAS (if the awarded artist is not in a position to take up the accommodation, this is not a condition of the award). Accommodation at FSAS includes a studio with an open plan kitchen/living area, a bedroom which is partitioned off and its own bathroom.

Who is eligible?
Any Artist based in Ireland who is from a minority ethnic background, including migrants, refugees and applicants for international protection – living in direct provision or other accommodation. Applicants for International Protection must have a Temporary Residence Certificate. Refugees must have Refugee Status, Subsidiary Protection or Permission to Remain.

For more information and how to apply: create-ireland.ie/aic-residencies/

Application deadline: 7 May, 5pm

Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios invite applications from artists that are based in Ireland for a one-month residency award based at Fire Station Artists’ Studios. The award is being offered to an artist from an ethnic minority background and will run for the month of June. The Residency timeframe incorporates International Refugee week (18-22 June 2018) offering opportunities for an artist to present work. It is funded through the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme, which is managed by Create.

This award seeks to support cultural diversity in collaborative artistic practice in Ireland, in this instance concentrating on the Visual Arts. It seeks to provide a platform for the selected artist to develop and/or consolidate their collaborative arts practice, and will provide an opportunity for the artist to make contacts and identify resources, that may assist in the further development of their practice in Ireland.

More information: www.create-ireland.ie

Email: support@create-ireland.ie

Deadline for receipt of applications: Friday 18 May, 5.30pm

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is currently accepting applications for the TBG+S Recent Graduate Residency 2018.

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Recent Graduate Residency is a professional development opportunity aimed at recent graduate artists in Ireland. Now in its fifth year, the Residency offers a free studio for one year, a €1,000 stipend, €500 international travel bursary and a variety of institutional supports.

The purpose of the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios Recent Graduate Residency is to assist recently graduated artists in focusing their studio practices at this crucial point in their careers. It provides an opportunity for emerging artists to develop their careers in Dublin city, within the creative community of TBG+S and among the professional artists who work there.

This opportunity is aimed specifically at all artists who have graduated from a BA/BFA in Fine Art in any recognised university or third level institution in Ireland in the past three years, OR Irish artists who have graduated from a non-Irish BA/BFA in Fine Art in the past three years. Graduating classes of 2015, 2016 or 2017 are eligible to apply. The successful candidate will either be currently, based in Ireland or intending to return to live and work in Ireland during the period of the award.

Download the application guidelines and application form at templebargallery.com/graduate-studio-award

Deadline for applications: Midnight on Monday 7 May

Summary: The D-Light Studios Residency Program 2018 in partnership with the North East Inner City Initiative is an exciting opportunity for one creative individual or collective to receive a free six-month project studio and the opportunity to connect with the North East Inner City community by facilitating an engaging workshop based on their creative practice.

The successful applicant will receive:
– Free six month private project studio – 24hr access
– Scheduled free use of Studio A and B if required
– Mentoring
– Financial support for materials or equipment up to the value of €1,200
– Introduction to local groups to initiate community workshop development
– A feature on D-Light Studios website
– Regular Social Media Promotion of project development
– Free entry to D-Light Studios events

Requirements:
– This six-month residency opportunity will begin on the 1st of June 2018 and conclude on the 30th of November 2018
– Applicants must be available for shortlist interviews between the 14th – 18th May 2018
– Proposed project must be feasible to achieve within the six month time-frame
– Recipients must be available for six months from June – November 2018
– One creative workshop must be planned and organised by the Residency recipient
– The recipient must agree to to post regular updates about their project development
– This opportunity does not provide accommodation

In partnership with the North East Inner City Initiative

Go to d-lightstudios.com/dlight-residency/ for more info.

Application deadline: Friday 27 April, 5pm

European Connections in Digital Art are delighted to launch this call out for three digital artists (Ireland, France, Latvia) to take part in the European Digital Artist in Residencies strand of the EUCIDA programme that will be taking place from the 17th of September 2016 to the 28th of September 2018.

This is an opportunity for digital artists, based in Ireland, Latvia or France to collaborate Transnationally in new media, digital arts or arts and technology and to further explore their work in a supportive environment.

The participating artists (one from each host country) will be supported and encouraged to share their work practice with the other selected artists sited in Rua Red, Dublin, Espace multimedia gartner, Belfort and Luznava Manor, Rēzekne. Each artist will also have the support of the project staff and wider local peer groups. The local peer group consist of fellow artists, curators and academics that work in the digital arts field. There will be an additional opportunity for all three artists and the three local peer groups to have a one-hour web call discussion to conclude the residency. Built in to each residency is the opportunity to share practice not only between the selected artists but also for new audiences to engage with the artists and their work.

The Residency offers flights, accommodation, a stipend and an artist fee. The selected artist will be provided with a studio/space (needs dependent) and access to the Partners’ venues equipment and facilities.

For full information and how to apply, visit: www.eucida.eu

The Digital Arts Studios Home Residency is open to artists based in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The residency offers artists four months to work on a specific project of their choice, developing their skills and artistic practice. Working from your personal iMAC workstation alongside a group of peers, the shared residents’ studio space at DAS provides a productive and dynamic artistic environment, with additional support available from DAS staff to help realise the aims of your residency.

The Home Residency fee of £60 per month entitles you to a personal iMAC workstation programmed with relevant software such as Final Cut Pro X and Adobe CS6. You will have 24-hour access to the shared studios, access to a range of equipment (DSLRs, video & sound recording equipment), and technical support and advice from staff during office hours.

For more information and to apply online: digitalartsstudios.com/home-residency.