Tipperary Artist in Residence Programme 2025
South Tipperary Arts Centre and Tipperary Arts Office
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS
Artists are invited to apply for participation in STAC's Tipperary Artist In Residence Programme 2025, supported by Tipperary Arts Office.
Applicants MUST be born in or domiciled in County Tipperary.
The Aim of this award is:
• To encourage and support the development of new work by Tipperary artists.
• To support artists in getting work through the stages of research and experiment towards production and presentation.
• To provide a support structure for an early or mid-career artist to develop new work.
One artist will be selected to participate in the residency. We welcome applications from artists working across all forms of contemporary art practice, including socially engaged or research based work that can be shown in an exhibition context.
The award will cover a residency period from September 2025 to January 2026, culminating in an exhibition in the Main Gallery at South Tipperary Arts Centre in early 2026.
• The selected artist will be awarded €4,000 to support the creation of new work for exhibition and will also receive mentoring and curatorial support throughout the residency.
• STAC will cover - installation, PR/advertising, opening reception and general administration.
• As this residency culminates in an exhibition, it is essential that artist include audience engagement plan within their proposal.
• Applicants must be available for the duration of the residency. Studio space is not provided, however meeting space can be made available if required during the residency.
To apply: please send a Residency Proposal (incl. budget), CV, artist statement and a PDF of no more than 10 images or media links to info@southtippartscentre.ie
Closing date: Friday 25th July at 5pm.
Late applications will not be accepted and the decision of the project partners is final.
