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PhotoIreland announces the names of the four artists awarded a studio space at the International Centre for the Image for 2025, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. The selected artists represent a variety of career stages and practices, as well as different focuses for the residency period. They have the opportunity to work in a supportive and creative environment with regular and easy access to the library, art bookshop, and the centre’s staff.

Eamonn Doyle is a Dublin-based artist, best known for his Dublin trilogy that culminated in a ground-breaking exhibition at Les Rencontres d’Arles 2016. Doyle will be working towards a solo multimedia exhibition at the International Centre for the Image, launching in January 2026. Emma O’Brien is a lens-based artist whose work explores the psychological, political, physical, and metaphysical landscapes of care. During the studio period, she will be developing a new body of work. Evanna Devine is a photographer from Belfast whose work is driven by a commitment to storytelling and community collaboration. She will focus on consolidating a current body of work and researching and developing a new project. Vera Ryklova is a Dublin-based artist working across performance, photography, moving image, and installation. She will be able to utilise the resources of the space to prepare for a solo exhibition and a publication.

In November 2025, the Centre will invite applications from artists to be awarded a studio space at the International Centre for the Image for the period January-December 2026. Details to follow.

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 created 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.

The Arts Council of Ireland supports the Library Fellowship.