Short Description
PhotoIreland is launching a new fellowship programme to invite individuals to engage with and mediate the PhotoIreland Collection housed at the International Centre for the Image. The opportunity is open annually to two individuals who will receive a fee and will benefit from access to the facilities as well as guidance from the PhotoIreland team. The recipients are requested to produce a public outcome following the conclusion of the fellowship, which will be defined and produced in collaboration with the Centre’s curatorial team. The opportunity is open to applications from artists, researchers, curators, or other cultural practitioners.
This opportunity is presented to encourage research on publishing within contemporary arts practice, considering the importance of art books of any type, from photobooks, fanzines, and artist books to theory or resource books, or any other published ephemera. Applicants are asked to identify a specific theme to research within the collection that suits their own practice or current inquiry, from, for example, sustainability and ecological issues, to queer positions and collaborative practices; from formal aspects such as design and conceptual approaches to publishing, and to wider conversations around art book collections and museology.
Eligibility
The opportunity is open to any artist, researcher, curator, or collective, critically engaged with Photobooks or art books, regardless of age and career stage. Collectives and groups are welcome to apply; the fee will remain the same per application, regardless of how many applicants are involved.
The applicant can be based anywhere in the world, but must keep in mind that regular access and in-person engagement with the Collection in Dublin is expected.
Submission Requirements
- Proposal: an outline of your research area and how the Library Fellowship can benefit it
- About you: your CV and bio, contact information, and the location where you will be based during the fellowship period
- Portfolio: if appropriate, web-resolution images or texts representing your practice. These can be links or included directly within the PDF
- Timeline: an outline of your plan and timeline for engaging with the Collection throughout 2026, including milestones and goals
- Outcome: outline of your initial idea for a public outcome of the research
How to Apply
Please submit the above as one single PDF (no larger than 10 MB) to pif.submissions@gmail.com, clearly stating “Library Fellowship” in the subject headline.
Program Benefits & Awards
Each selected applicant:
- Receives a €2,000 fee to support and enable the time for their research
- Benefits from access and guidance from the PhotoIreland team
- Benefits from full access to the PhotoIreland Collection and the comfortable Library, the applicant’s primary space of work
- Access to the Centre facilities, including a workshop area and artist studios, where the applicant may be interested in engaging with artists in residence
- Applicants will produce a public outcome at the end of the year. This may manifest, for example, as a written text to be published online, an event or exhibition taking place within the context of the Library, using the materials from the Collection, or in any other way defined and produced in collaboration with the Centre’s curatorial team.
Entry Fee
None
Location
Dublin, Ireland
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 28 November 2025
Website Link: https://image.museum/participate/library-fellowship/
