Awards
FSAS 2025 Awards Open Call – Applications Closed for 2025
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:
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.
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.
Applying:
In a single PDF please provide:
- A cover letter, outlining your current projects and why this residential award would benefit your practice (up to 1 page)
- A comprehensive CV
- 3 images/elements of documentation of your work. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure the images and attachments are all accessible and download easily.
Please ensure links and images function and are saved in optimum format for viewing by the panel.
Late applications will not be considered and due to volume of applicants, feedback cannot be given.
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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.
Testimonial
I spent just over 3 years at Fire Station Artists' Studios. Living in Dublin City Centre as an emerging artist would have been impossible for me, only for places like the Fire Station being in existence. Being centrally located for three formative years allowed me to build relationships with artists, curators, and peers.
Laura Fitzgerald, Fire Station Artists' Studios Resident, 2018 - 2020