Cow House Studios Residency

The Cow House Studios Open Residency Program is intended to offer artists critically valuable time and space to become immersed, research, and make new work. This residency aims to minimize distraction and ensure that momentum gained while working in the studio can be acted upon, helping to make even shorter stays highly productive.

Applications are open to Irish and international cultural practitioners working in any discipline; visual artists, theatre-makers, writers, thinkers, choreographers, designers, performers, filmmakers, sculptors, photographers, etc. are strongly encouraged to apply.

Cow House Studios provides a private room in our shared accommodation, meals, and twenty-four-hour access to the studio and facilities. Generous individual spaces are provided, and the 343 m2 (3700 ft2) open-plan space contains woodworking tools, a darkroom, and a computer lab. Additionally, we have many readily available materials that artists may use. You can read a comprehensive list of equipment and materials at Cow House here.

Dates & Fees

Dates

Week 1: May 5th – 11th
Week 2: May 12th – 18th
Week 3: May 19th – 25th
Week 4: May 26th – June 1st

Price: €560 weekly

Price Includes:

three delicious and healthy meals daily*
a private room and studio**
use of studio tools, facilities, and materials

*Breakfast and lunch are self-service, while dinner is enjoyed as a group. All food is lovingly prepared in our kitchen.

**There are 20% student and educator discounts. Additionally, we offer a 20% reduction for participants willing to share a room and studio. These offers can be combined, amounting to 40% off our weekly fee for qualified applicants.

Application Guidelines

The application deadline for our Open Residency Program is Sunday, December 15th, 2024. You can apply for this residency by clicking the apply button on the bottom right-hand corner of this webpage.

You will need a prepared portfolio in PDF format that is at most 10MB in size. We have no specific requirement for the number of images; we advise applicants only to submit relevant materials to reduce the size of email submissions. The images should include captions or short descriptions.

For videos, films, or audio, please provide links to your website, Vimeo page, or YouTube page in the space provided.

Writers may submit a ten-page sample in PDF format.

It typically takes two to four weeks to process all applications. Successful applicants should expect notification no later than Monday, January 13th, 2025.