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FSAS 2025 Awards Open Call – Now Accepting Applications
For over 30 years, Fire Station Artists’ Studios has provided live/work studios, sculpture and digital media production resources as well as curatorial opportunities for Visual Artists in Dublin City centre.
Supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council, FSAS continues to offer highly subsidised live/work residential studios for professional Visual Artists in Dublin city centre, at a time when city living is challenging.
FSAS is delighted to welcome applications for our 2025 residency opportunities:
- 6 x FSAS 2025 Residential Awards – May-September 2025
- 2 x FSAS 2025 Day Studios – June 2025
The deadline for all applications is Friday, 31 January 2025. There will be no further open call for FSAS residential awards in 2025. FSAS Open Calls are highly competitive, awards are made through panel selection, comprised of FSAS representatives, an external curator and an arts professional. The primary criterial for the selection panel is the difference a residency can make to a practice in development and where the benefit of a residency can consolidate the artist’s intentions and sustain their aspirations.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- full time practicing artists, with dynamic and contemporary projects and exhibition profiles.
- international artists with a demonstrable connection to Ireland.
Applications will be ineligible where an artist was previously awarded a residency at FSAS or undertaking a BA, MA or PhD (full-time or part-time). Please see frequently asked questions below for further information and clarification.
Applying:
In a single PDF please provide:
- A cover letter (max 500 words), brief description of project/projected usage (max 500 words)
- A comprehensive CV
- 4 images/ elements of documentation of your work.
Please test links / images that they function and are saved in optimum format for panel viewing. Late applications will not be considered and due to volume of applicants, feedback cannot be given.
If you have any access requirements to make an application or questions regarding accessibility of the studios, email, phone or call into the office at FSAS, Monday – Friday from 9am-6pm.
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FAQ
Can I apply to both awards, and if so, should they be separate applications?
Yes, you may apply for both awards, and they should be separate applications. However, only one award will be made to any one artist.
Can an artist duo apply for an award, can the spaces be shared?
Each application will be considered on its merits, the spaces available and the best fit according to the criteria.
Can I apply for a residency if I have previously lived in FSAS as a partner to an awardee?
You are entitled to apply for a residency if none has been awarded previously. However, it is a competitive process and having benefited from living at FSAS may be weighed in final decisions.
Can children be on the premises?
Children of any age cannot be accommodated at FSAS and may not enter the premises unless with specific permission of the management for Health & Safety reasons.
Can I share my studio?
Each request will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Partners have no residential rights or entitlements.
Can I have a pet at FSAS?
No pets are allowed at FSAS for reasons of health and safety.
Are apartments furnished?
Apartments are provided fully furnished. Where awardees wish to bring in additional furniture, this must be agreed in advance with FSAS.
For any queries, email artadmin@firestation.ie or phone +353 1 8069010
Applying to our Residential Awards
Your application to our Residential Awards should include:
- A covering letter
- A Residency work plan
- An artist statement
- A current CV
- documentation of your work with an image/works list (see below)
This is a highly competitive selection process through panel selection, comprised of FSAS representatives, external curator and an independent artist.
Please note that the selection committee bases its decision solely on the information you provide. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure the technical compatibility of all application documentation transmitted. Late applications will not be considered.
If you are answering the Open Call Residential Awards, please indicate which duration you wish to apply for. However FSAS reserves the right to offer a residency which may not be the duration of your first choice.
International artists with a demonstrable connection to Ireland are welcome to apply providing that compliance with the above exclusions pertains.
The covering letter and work plan
Please tell us in detail how you hope to use the studio. This might include working on a commission, preparing for an exhibition, developing a body of work, or doing research. It is important to make clear specifically why you need residential space.
Please include a work plan, with details of a start date, the materials and processes you use and any requirements you have, such as wheelchair access. This information will help us provide you with the most suitable space.
Your CV and documentation
Send us an up-to-date CV (3 pages maximum) including your contact details and any of the following documentation with an image/works list:
- Up to six still images (Jpeg files only, which must be less than 1MB each)
- Up to 3 video showreels: web address (e.g. YouTube or Vimeo) of up to 6 minutes of footage.
- Up to 3 sound files
Your application should be in a single PDF to apply@firestation.ie and be received by us by the stated deadline.
Please check our FAQs or contact artadmin@firestation.ie if you have any additional queries.
We regret that, due to the volume of applicants, feedback cannot be given.
The Digital Media Award gave me the opportunity and taught me the skills to work in video which was an entirely new medium for me. Through the tutorial sessions and getting access to equipment at Fire Station, I was able to make work that opened up a whole new realm of my arts practice.
Isadora Epstein - Practice Awardee 2021