Sirius Arts Centre has been developing our Artist in Residence programme for over a decade. The programme is funded by the Arts Council and Cork County Council and is recognised internationally. The residency apartment is located in the basement of the Sirius Arts Centre's building in the centre of Cobh - 20 minutes by train to Cork City: a four bedroom two bathroom flat with it's own kitchen and work area, within walking distance of transportation and Cobh town centre. The Artist in Residency programme at Sirius provides residential and some work space to visual artists, either individuals or groups.
Please Note: Applications for residencies and exhibitions have now been accepted and approved for 2010!
The
deadline for 2011 residencies has passed watch this space for 2012 residency
deadline.
**(please read information below before you apply)**
There are two ways artists are
chosen for residencies at Sirius:
1) Artists from Ireland and abroad are invited by the curatorial panel for residencies, with a view to developing exhibitions, projects or publications in Cobh and Cork County.
2) Artists may submit an application to be
considered for a residency at Sirius.
Applications
for 2009 are closed - the deadline for 2011 is Monday May 17 2010.
Applications are considered for both single
artists or groups of artists who wish to share the residency.
The term of residence at Sirius ranges from 4 - 6 weeks longer residencies can be considered in specific circumstances.
Sirius Arts Centre often links with other arts organisations in Ireland and abroad in conjunction with the residency programme. Past partners have included: the Douglas Hyde Gallery Dublin, Crawford Municipal Gallery Cork, National Sculpture Factory Cork, Triskel Arts Centre Cork, Pepinieres Europeennes pour Jeunes Artistes France and the Gallery of Photography Dublin & the Krakow Month of Photography, Poland .
If awarded a residency placement, Sirius will provide accommodation in the artists flat for a time agreed on by the artist and the organization. Depending on our annual funding, we try to assist artists with round trip travel to Ireland and a small stipend for living when possible. Given the changes in funding streams for the arts in Ireland, we recommend that - if accepted into the programme - artists apply to their own Arts Councils and Local Authorities to source funding for travel and expenses. There is no cost to apply to the residency programme at this time.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
There is no formal application form for Sirius Arts Centre's Artist Residencies.
If you wish to apply for a residency at Sirius Arts Centre you must submit the
following information.
* What you hope to achieve during your residency,
* The length of
residency you're interested in and preferred time of year.
* Any interests you
may have on developing an exhibition or project with Sirius.
* Does your work
have any pertinent links to Ireland or Cobh that the curatorial panel should be
aware of?
* Have you an
interest in linking with the local community during your stay?
All applications will be judged by the curatorial panel and the applicant will
be notified as soon as possible (please be sure to send a self addressed stamped
envelope so that we can return your work to you promptly after final decisions
are made).
You can send applications via mail to:
Sirius Arts Centre
The Old Yacht Club
Cobh, County Cork
Ireland
For more information concerning the artist in residency programme at Sirius Arts Centre please contact us at: cobharts@iol.ie
Residencies Scheduled for 2010
Deirdre Nelson (Scotland)
Maleonn Ma (China)
Doug Dubois (USA)
Carla Bertola & Alberto Vitacchio (Italy)
Carolyn Shadid Lewis (USA)
Karen Brummend (USA)
Past Residencies at Sirius Arts Centre
2009
Charlie Jouvet (France)
David Eisenlord (USA)
Krzysztof Miekus (Poland)
Alfred Graf (Austria)
Doug Dubois (USA)
Ellen Driscoll (USA)
Hartmut Stockter (Copenhagen)
2008
Alieen Lambert (Ireland)
David Bickley (Ireland)
Daniel Heer (Switzerland)
Charlotte Hug (Switzerland)
Gilles Perrin (France)
Sian Bonnell (UK)
Evi Karagiannidis (Greece)
Textile Artists from
Młodzieżowy Dom Kultury
(Poland)
Krakow Month Of Photography Award - Zorka Project (Poland)
2007
Gilles Perrin (France)
Harri Palviranta (Finland)
Michelle Sank (UK)
Malcolm McClay (Ireland/based in USA)
Han Sunpil (Korea)
Martin Sims (Australia)
Paul Geofferje (Netherlands)
Cork Harbour Project (Mixed Artists)
To the Sirius Arts Centre