Evolve Practice Award

Evolve Practice Award 2025 – Sculpture (Closed)

This award is dedicated to professional visual artists who want to expand their practice by testing new materials and techniques. Providing 12 weeks of free access to Sculpture facilities and equipment in FSAS and a €600 stipend, the award provides time for the recipient to develop and push their practice in a new direction. The awardee will receive technical advice and guidance from the Sculpture Workshop Manager, and curatorial assistance from the Programme and Outreach Manager.  The overall value of the award is €2,570 including in-kind equipment and space rental, staff time and stipend.

Format of the Award

• Workshop bay space available over 12 consecutive weeks between March and May 2025
•  €600 stipend
• Full use of FSAS Sculpture Workshop facilities for wood, metal, and ceramics
• Technical support from the Workshop Manager up to 3 hours per week
• 2 x Studio visits with the Programme & Outreach Manager (one at the start and one at the end of the award)

Sculpture Workshop Facilities and Equipment

Who Should Apply

• Professional visual artists (minimum of 3 years after graduating)
• Artists who want to experiment with the particular resources and equipment available at FSAS Sculpture Workshop

How to Apply

An awareness of our facilities, resources, and artistic programme is recommended when making an application.

Please send your application with the heading ‘Evolve Practice Award – Sculpture’ to apply@firestation.ie  in a single PDF document, including the following items:

• A project plan (Tell us how you plan to use the residency with as much detail as possible)
• An Artist Statement/Biography
• A CV (1 page)
• Documentation of work in a PDF file (4-5 high-res images + audio/visual links if relevant). All works need to be captioned.
• Access requirements

Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 5 February, 5pm.

Selection Criteria

Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Professional practicing visual artist
• Quality of work
• Openness and interest in experimenting and pushing your practice
• Quality of proposal
• Clarity of project plan
• Expressed and perceived need for the award
• Willingness to engage with the FSAS Community