Short 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. 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.
The Dwell Here Residency Options are:
- One Year Residency – studio and accommodation, must be available for all three assemblies
- One Year Studio Residency – studio (no accommodation), must be available for all three assemblies
- One Month Residency – shared studio access and accommodation, must be available for one assembly
The Dwell Here Research Themes (see further down) will inform intensive planning with residents. Engagements may surface as a workshop, a temporary exhibition, a reading group, a walking tour, an open studio, a talk, a site visit, a performance, or other studio-related activities with the onsite community and invited guests. In addition to these contributions, Research Assemblies will be informed by:
- Methods of presenting self-directed research and studio practice
- Discussions and studio visits with mentors, peers, and fellow Dwell Here residents
- Interaction with IMMA programming, staff, collections, archives, and site
- Off-site visits (local and further afield)
- Engagement with Ireland’s arts communities and infrastructures
- Informal knowledge exchange synonymous with the residency experience such as co-hospitality, co-working and co-living.
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.
Eligibility
IMMA welcomes applications for Dwell Here 2026: One Year Residencies for nationwide and internationally based practices to reside for one year at the Museum. This opportunity invites applications across disciplines of the visual arts, design, architecture, curation, and related humanities fields. Successful applicants will be supported to undertake independent site-responsive research.
Submission Requirements
- CV
- Statement of Practice
- Expression of Interest
- PDF of selected works
How to Apply
Online Application
Program Benefits & Awards
One-Year Residency Supports
- Free onsite accommodation (separate to studio)
- Access to an on-site IMMA studio (if required)
- Amenities such as electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, parking, etc
- A monthly bursary of €1000 for pre-agreed contracted months
- One return journey for residents living outside of Ireland
- Pre-agreed material/programming expenses related to the Research Assemblies
- Some of the onsite accommodation is suitable for partners or small families however, the requirement of these provisions needs to be discussed with the residency programmer
- IMMA’s residency is a self-catering facility, occasional hospitality is provided
One-Year Studio Residency Supports
- Access to a free onsite IMMA studio
- Amenities such as electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, parking, etc
- A bursary of €4,000 for the year
- Pre-agreed material/programming expenses related to the Research Assemblies
One Month Support
- Free shared onsite accommodation (with your own bedroom, separate to studio)
- Access to a shared onsite IMMA studio (if required)
- Amenities such as electricity, heating, Wi-Fi, parking, etc
- A weekly bursary of €250 for pre-agreed contracted weeks
- One return journey for residents living outside of Ireland
- IMMA’s residency is a self-catering facility, occasional hospitality is provided
- One-month residencies will not be able to support accommodation for additional family members or partners
Entry Fee
None
Location
Ireland
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 22 July 2025
Website Link: https://imma.ie/residency-programme/open-calls/
