Tag: Open Calls

Open Call: Land to the Hand – Galway Wool Coop’s Meitheal

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The Galway Wool Co-op, with Artist-in-Residence Michelle Hickey Legge, is delighted to announce the coming together of art and earth—‘Land to the Hand’. This unique exhibition of art through the medium of Galway Wool will take place this year at the annual Galway Wool Meitheal, Athenry, Galway.

The Coop invites artists on the island of Ireland working in all disciplines, age groups and abilities to engage with themes and concepts that connect the Galway Sheep Breed to the Irish landscape and the rich historical heritage of the Galway fleece. Artists who took part last year are also welcome to apply.

When: The Meithal is Saturday, the 20th of July, 2024, for one morning only.

For expressions of interest, direct message Michelle Hickey Legge via Instagram – @michellehickeyart before midnight, the 31st of May.

For more information about Galway Wool, visit the Coop’s website – https://galwaywool.ie/

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Opportunity: Future Makers Awards 2024

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Established in 2009, the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Future Makers Award is one of Europe’s most extensive prize-funded award programmes. It showcases talent and provides much-needed financial support.

Divided into student and emerging practitioner categories, the award supports this crucial time.

  • Win up to €3,500 to financially support your career.
  • Qualify for the annual RDS Craft Awards and a chance to win one of 5 awards of €10,000 each to support your future growth.
  • Achieve recognition for your talent, potential and creativity.

The categories of awards include the following: sustainable design, studio equipping, residencies/training, and exhibiting/trade events.

The deadline is the 14th of June, 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit the DCCI website – https://www.dcci.ie/dcci-future-makers/apply-now/?campaign=dcci-future-makers

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FYI: Exhibition Deadline Extended for ‘Opposites Attract’

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NEWS ALERT: The application deadline for our annual exhibition at the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre has been extended to Friday, April 26th, 2024.

NOTE: Please submit the details of your artwork—BEFORE the deadline because we will need TIME to prepare the information cards that accompany each piece in the gallery.

This information we need includes the following –

  • Title
  • Materials and Techniques Used
  • Size (can be an estimate)
  • Artist’s Biography
  • The piece’s inspiration and relation to the theme, ‘Opposites Attract’.

Please include ‘PENDING ARTWORK’ in the ‘Artist’s Biography’ section of the online form.

Submit all of this information via our online Exhibition Form – https://feltmakersireland.com/annual-guild-exhibition-submission/

Next, PLEASE email your ‘Photograph of the Artist’ to feltmakersie@gmail.com

{Having this information and your Artist’s Photograph will aid us in preparing the exhibition}.

A HUGE thank you to those who have already applied to the exhibition!



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Open Call: Earth Rising 2024 – IMMA

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Now in its third year, IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art) EARTH RISING is open for applications from artists, collectives and community groups.

EARTH RISING is a festival of free events and experiences aimed at addressing the climate crisis and inspiring collective action towards a sustainable and hopeful future, taking place from the 20-22 September 2024,

Your proposal can be a new or existing work/project. Please note that this is primarily an outdoor event, where most works will be presented outdoors.

Proposals will be accepted for the following categories:

  • Performance
  • Moving image work
  • Workshops for Children and Adults
  • Outdoor artwork
  • Our Earth Rising Salon series – introducing work in progress in the Study (1hour Sessions)

The deadline is soon – 5pm, 12 April 2024.

For more information, visit their website – https://imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising-2024/

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Open Call: Application to Opposites Attract Exhibition is Open to Members

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We realise this is a busy time of year, but we wanted to encourage our guild members to apply to our annual exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract’.

If you need inspiration on the theme, check out this blog post on mind mapping – https://feltmakersireland.com/2024/03/05/recap-mind-mapping-from-the-sunday-session/

Membership in Feltmakers Ireland is open to all levels and types of feltmakers.

The exhibition application deadline is Friday, the 19th of April, 2024.

Please visit this page on our website for submission guidelines and additional information – https://feltmakersireland.com/annual-guild-exhibition-submission/

If you have any questions, please let us know – feltmakersie@gmail.com

Open Call: Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 – Dún Laoghaire Rathdown

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The Dún Laoghaire Rathdown (DLR) County Council is calling for proposals from children and young people, artists/creative practitioners, cultural organisations, and neighbourhood communities/organisations to participate in Creative Ireland’s Cruinniú na nÓg 2024.

Cruinniú na nÓg is the national day of free creativity for children and young people and will take place on Saturday, 15th June 2024 across Ireland. It aims to celebrate and encourage children and young people’s (aged 0 – 18) participation in culture and creativity by providing free, accessible, activity-based creative action in their own locality. The emphasis of Cruinniú na nÓg is on doing, making, and creating.

Applications can include any medium or a mix of creative activities and art forms (examples include but are not limited to performance, street art, fashion, photography, digital arts, literature, architecture, coding, biodiversity, folk life, heritage, archaeology, and landscape).

Deadline for submission: Monday, 8th April 2024, at 5 PM.

For more information, visit their website – https://dlrcoco.submit.com//show/267

Editor’s note: Other county councils may have similar applications available. According to Creative Ireland, over 31 local authorities are involved. Unfortunately, the applications are not in one central location.

Here is the link to the application of the South Dublin County Council – https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/sport-and-recreation/arts/cruinniu-na-nog/

Donegal County’s can be found here – http://www.wainfest.ie/

Or try emailing creativeireland@tcagsm.gov.ie

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Open Call: RHA Annual Exhibition

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Applications to the RHA (Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts) annual exhibition are now open.

The show is Ireland’s largest open submission exhibition, with a prize fund of over €50,000 across disciplines. It runs from Monday, the 20th of May, until Sunday, the 4th of August, 2024, at the RHA Gallery.

Submissions of work are invited from visual artists working in paint, photography, sculpture, architecture, print, drawing and mixed media. Works outside these categories are not accepted.

Editor’s note: we don’t know whether felted artwork or textiles are considered sculpture or mixed media by the organisation. You may want to email them.

The deadline is soon: 25 February 2024, 11:59 PM.

For more information, visit their website – https://rhagallery.ie/news/applications-now-open-194th-rha-annual-exhibition/

News: Guild Exhibition Application

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Opposites Attract Application

Applications are now open to current members of the Feltmakers Ireland guild for our annual exhibition.

  • WHEN: This year, the exhibition is EARLIER in the year; it runs from the 4th of May until the 31st.
  • WHERE: We will display our work in the lovely Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre gallery.
  • This year’s theme is ‘Opposites Attract’, which is open to your creative interpretation. 

Our March Sunday Session will focus on ‘How to Apply to Exhibitions’. As part of the session, We will have a mind-mapping exercise on this year’s exhibition theme with member Dee Crofts.

Non Juried

Recently, our previous exhibitions have been juried. This year, we are doing something different and having a non-juried show. However, space within the gallery is limited. TWO pieces of artwork can be submitted, but only ONE will be selected. Similarly, the artwork’s dimensions cannot be wider than 60 cm due to space limitations. There is no limit on height.

Two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional works will be accepted.

Deadline

All digital photo submissions must arrive on or before Friday, the 19th of April, 2024. Good, clear photos of the artwork are essential. Photos should be taken against a plain white background for inclusion in digital media.

More Info

To learn more details and to submit your application online, please visit our Exhibition Page – https://feltmakersireland.com/annual-guild-exhibition-submission/

Open Calls: Artist Residencies at Two Organisations

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There are two artist’s residencies in Ireland that have upcoming deadlines.

ArtLink

ArtLink artist residencies are open to professional visual artists working in any discipline, including but not limited to sculpture, photography, painting, installation, and video.

Artists in residence must be available for four weeks between March and December 2024. (This can be split into two or more visits.) During the residency, artists are expected to develop new work or ideas responding to the unique site and surrounding areas and engage with local artists and Artlink members. Resident artists are expected to actively create within the studio space for at least 20 hours a week and be willing to hold open studio hours with the public for at least one day a week. Public engagement could be through presenting artist talks, workshops, demonstrations or other events.

The studio is based at the Fort Dunree Military Museum, Buncrana, Co Donegal.

The deadline is the 31st of December.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.artlink.ie/residencies/

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

Leitrim Sculpture Centre is awarding up to four Technical Development Residencies during 2024. These are awarded to artists wishing to explore new directions in their practice through experimental engagement with different materials, processes, and ideas using the technical facilities of the Centre. Significantly, the award is offered to artists without the pressure of them having to produce an exhibition or specific project outcome during or at the end of the period.

Up to two residencies will be provided to artists based in Leitrim, and at least two residencies will be offered to artists based elsewhere within Ireland, including artists from ethnic minority or migrant backgrounds.

The deadline is the 18th of December.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie/residencies/guidelines-how-to-apply

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Grants: Culture Ireland Application Due Soon

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Culture Ireland offers support to Irish professional artists, arts organisations and international presenters to present work by Irish artists at significant international venues and festivals. Applications are accepted from the artist/arts organisation or international presenting partner.

Culture Ireland also accepts applications for the presentation of work online to international audiences where an Irish artist/organisation is being presented by an international partner.

Costs for online events that Culture Ireland will consider include, but may not be limited to, technical and recording costs, venue hire, equipment hire, and post-production costs.

The next deadline for receipt of grant applications is midnight, 1st December 2023. Applications for funding to present work internationally from 15th February 2024 onwards must be submitted by this date.

For more information, visit their website – https://craftni.org/culture-ireland-grant-support/

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