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Announcing The Sean and Rosemarie Mulcahy Visual Arts Residency Award: for a Socially Engaged Artist

9 June, 2023

The Sean and Rosemarie Mulcahy Visual Arts Residency Award: for a Socially Engaged Artist  

It is with enormous pride that a fully funded residency, with a monthly stipend, for 6 months is offered, thanks to the generosity of Irish patrons of the Arts, the late Sean and Rosemarie Mulcahy, the first in a three-year commitment to this residency award. This award marks the 30^th anniversary of FSAS as a key studio provider in Ireland’s artistic ecology.

FSAS has a strong commitment to community engagement and is proud of its Dublin 1 heritage and neighbourhood.  This commitment is emphasised by this first Sean & Rosemarie Mulcahy Award focussing on Socially Engaged practice.

Deadline for application: Friday 14 July 2023 5pm

This residency entails:

• 1 Residency for 6 months (Studio 6, from September 2023)
• All bills will be covered including rent
• A monthly stipend of €500

Applicants must be full time practising artists with a socially engaged practice, with projects and exhibition profiles. A Socially engaged practice is understood to mean an artist whose work entails collaborative and participatory projects that engage with communities. A developed practice and methodology in this must be demonstrated in applications, outlining projects that have clear and sustained engagement or intention to embed enquiries in communities.

This is a highly competitive selection process through panel selection, comprised of FSAS representatives, external curator and an independent artist.

Eligibility:

• Artists undertaking an MA or a PhD (full time or part time) are not eligible to apply.
• International artists with a demonstrable connection to Ireland are welcome to apply 
• Artists who have been awarded a residency at FSAS are eligible to apply 

To apply:

In a single PDF, please outline of current projects and why this residential award would benefit your practice in a cover letter, a comprehensive CV with 3 images / elements of documentation.

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Late applications will not be considered. Please note that, due to volume of applicants, feedback cannot be given.

Send your application to apply@firestation.ie  with the title: Application for FSAS Sean & Rosemarie Mulcahy Visual Arts Residency Award .

Closing Date for Applications: Friday 14 July 2023 at 5pm

For any queries, email artadmin@firestation.ie or phone +353 1 8069010