July–August 2026
In conversation:
New Irish Works 2026
International
Centre for
the Image
In Conversation:
New Irish Works 2026
The ten projects exhibited in New Irish Works 2026 represent the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland. Find out more about the artists, the projects, and the issues discussed in this series of free artist talks.
Join the New Irish Works artists in a series of thematic conversations about their work and practice, in the context of the New Irish Works 2026 exhibition at the International Centre for the Image. The exhibition features work by Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje De Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’ Connor.
All talks are free and registration is required.
Note that some talks are online and others in-person at the centre.
On Institutional Power
and Acts of Recovery
6-7:30pm Monday 13th July – Online via Zoom
Artists Austin Hearne, Emily O’Connell, and Mandy O’Neill speak about their work and how, through personal narratives and social histories, previously silenced and forgotten experiences can be recovered.
Book to receive Zoom link →On Looking
6-7:30pm Wednesday 22nd July – Online via Zoom
Artists Miriam O’Connor, Dorje de Burgh, and Ciara Richardson reflect on acts of looking and the politics of visibility and surveillance through their practice.
Book to receive Zoom link →On Place and Territory
6-7pm Wednesday 29th July – Online via Zoom
Artists Billy Kenrick and Garry Loughlin share how they move beyond conventional depictions of landscape to examine how places acquire meaning through the symbolic and speculative.
Book to receive Zoom link →On Memory and the Family Archive
5-6pm Saturday 8th August – In-person at the International Centre for the Image
Artists Debbie Castro and Kate Nolan draw upon the family archive to complete narratives, investigating how memory is shaped, preserved, and transmitted.
Book your place →New Irish Works is a triennial programme of activities launched in 2013 by PhotoIreland to support Irish photographers, bringing new works by selected artists to local and international audiences. Already in its 5th edition, the current exhibition runs until Sunday 9th August at the International Centre for the Image in Dublin.
In Conversation:
New Irish Works 2026
Entry
Free Events – booking required
Talks Online via Zoom
On Institutional Power and Acts of Recovery
Mon 13 July 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
Free Event – Booking required →
On Looking
Wed 22nd July 2026
6pm to 7:30pm
Free Event – Booking required →
On Place and Territory
Wed 29th July 2026
6pm to 7pm
Free Event – Booking required →
Talks in-person at the International Centre for the Image
On Memory and the Family Archive
Sat 8th August 2026
1pm to 2pm
Free Event – Booking required →
