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Open Call: FSAS Residency Awards 2023

18 January, 2023

OPEN CALL FOR 5 RESIDENCY AWARDS AT FIRE STATION ARTISTS’ STUDIOS

Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) has provided live / work studios, sculpture, and digital media resources as well as curatorial opportunities for Visual Artists in Dublin’s city centre for 30 years. Supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council, FSAS offers residential studios that are highly subsidised. Rents include utilities, waste disposal, parking, internet access, use of the digital media area and curatorial support, as well as subsidised access to our workspaces and equipment. These residential studios are awarded to artists via an Open Call process that is highly competitive.

Closing date for applications: Monday 6 March 2023 at 5pm

Fire Station Artists’ Studios is pleased to announce 5 residential awards for 2023. The Residency Awards of varying lengths are available from May 2023. 4 residencies will be open to all artists and 1 residency will be open to artist with a socially engaged art practice.

2023 marks a significant change of format, building on past provision with a new outline of residencies, that will benefit a greater number of artists, create wider diversity within FSAS and supporting a changing outline of what being an artist in Ireland in the early 21^st century entails.

Please adhere to the following guidlines in your application.

4 Residency Awards open to all artists:

• 1 residency for 3 years (Studio 10 from April/May, €667/month including bills)
• 2 residencies for 2 years (Studios 11 and 12 from end September, €667/month including bills)
• 1 residency for 1 year (Studio 5 from May, €452/month including bills)

1. These 4 residency awards are aimed at artists in any medium who can demonstrate that a period of 3, 2 or 1 year(s) in FSAS will benefit their practice.
2. To be eligible applicants must be full-time practising visual artists, with project and exhibition profiles.
3. International artists with a demonstrable connection to Ireland are welcome to apply providing they are eligible (see eligibility section below).

We also have 1 Residency Award for Artist with a Socially Engaged Art Practice, see details here

Application format

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

If you are applying for these awards, mark your application and use as the subject line in your email this title: Application for FSAS Residency Award.

Apply with all documents in a single PDF in an email to apply@firestation.ie.

Closing date for applications: Monday 6 March 2023 at 5pm

Eligibility

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE BELOW BEFORE APPLYING

IF YOUR ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW ARE YES, YOU ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY:

• Are you taking a full time or part time MA or PhD course?
• Have you previously been awarded a Residency at FSAS?

International artists with a demonstrable connection to Ireland are welcome to apply providing that compliance with the above exclusions pertains.

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

More information

Full details, including photographs, on studios and on the application process are outlined here.

Current residencial awardees are outlined here.

Apply with all documents in a single email to apply@firestation.ie

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

Please note:

• ALL APPLICATION MUST BE BY EMAIL ONLY WITH ONE PDF OF ALL DOCUMENTS.
• PLEASE TEST ANY LINKS AND IMAGES THAT THEY FUNCTION AND ARE SAVED IN OPTIMUM FORMAT FOR VIEWING BY THE PANEL.
• NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

Closing date for applications: Monday 6 March 2023 at 5pm

Please note: FSAS continues to watch and follow government regulations relating to COVID restrictions. We have had to adapt both access to facilities and the circulation of people in the building to ensure optimal safety for our live-in residents, our day residents and our staff. This may have an impact on the timing, duration and sequencing of residencies.