Artist Residencies in Ireland with Housing

Anam Cara

Eyeries, Beara, Ireland

Anam Cara is a year-round writer's and artist's retreat in Eyeries, Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork, Ireland, offering private rooms, meals, and tranquil grounds with bay views for self-directed or guided creative work.

Áras Éanna (Aras Eanna)

Inis Oírr, Ireland

Áras Éanna offers an Artist in Residence program that supports artists by providing them with time and space to develop their practice on the Gaeltacht island of Inis Oírr, Ireland. Each year, up to sixteen residencies are available, including accommodation in a private apartment or room, a self-contained studio, and access to galleries and theatre facilities. The residencies can last from two weeks to one month, offering artists the unique opportunity to create new work in a culturally rich environment. The program covers return ferry costs, accommodation, studio space, and provides a stipend. Artists from all stages of their professional life, from emerging to well-established, are welcome to apply. Inis Oírr, with its dramatic Atlantic landscapes and vibrant cultural community, serves as a source of inspiration for artists. The selection process is conducted by a professional jury, ensuring a diverse range of participants. Áras Éanna has been hosting artists for over twenty years, fostering creativity and cultural exchange on this small, picturesque island.

Artfarm Residency, nestled in a rural setting, offers a unique artistic retreat within an old style two-bedroom stone cottage, emphasizing a self-catering, self-reliant lifestyle. With no landline, internet, or TV, and varying mobile coverage, the residency fosters creativity in harmony with nature, encouraging residents to live with a light ecological footprint, adhering to zero waste principles. The residency is ideal for those comfortable with solitude and keen on engaging with the local community and ecology. Offering bicycles for transportation and emphasizing sustainable living, Artfarm welcomes collaborative projects and individuals focused on ecology, climate emergency, and place-based practices. It supports socially engaged practice, ecology, and activism, situated in a region known for its small farms, wetlands, and conservation efforts, with local amenities and public transport within reach. Fees cover maintenance while promoting a 'Leave no Trace' ethos, and the community-oriented residency encourages applications from those sharing its sustainable and creative ideals.

Artlink Fort Dunree

Dunree, Ireland

Artlink Fort Dunree is a professional visual arts residency program based at a historic clifftop military site in County Donegal, Ireland. The four-week residencies (April-September ) support artists across all disciplines to develop new work responding to the unique site and local community, with expectations for studio practice (20+ hours/week) and public engagement.

Ballinglen Arts Foundation

Ballycastle, Ireland

The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, established in 1992, is nestled in the quaint village of Ballycastle, County Mayo, Ireland. This unique foundation offers the Fellowship Programme which welcomes both Irish and international artists to immerse themselves in rural Ireland’s inspiring landscape and vibrant community. Unlike typical retreats, Ballinglen encourages fellows to bring family or companions, facilitating a communal and integrative experience. Fellows are provided with private cottages and dedicated studios to explore and create, contributing to the cultural fabric of the local area through engagement with the community’s public spaces, shops, and natural surroundings. The residency’s connection with the community and the dynamic North Atlantic coastal environment provides a profound source of inspiration, reaffirmed by the permanent collection housed in the Ballinglen Museum of Art which features works created by past fellows. This collection not only enhances the cultural heritage of the area but also fosters ongoing engagement with the visual arts. Artists interested in the Fellowship must apply and are selected based on their portfolio and professional standing, with the aim of fostering both their creative growth and the cultural enrichment of the local community.

Black Church Print Studio

Ireland

Name of Residency: Black Church International Artist in Residence ProgrammeCall for submissions:Extended Deadline: 30th May 2025Black Church Print Studio would like to invite International artists actively engaged or informed by contemporary printmaking practice to apply for a four-week residency in Black Church Print Studio, Dublin in 2026. Applicants must be practicing printmakers. Irish residents are not eligible. Residency dates to be confirmed between winning participant(s) and the Studio.B

Burren College of Art

Ballyvaughan, Ireland

The Burren College of Art Artist Residency program, nestled in the stunning landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland, offers artists a unique opportunity to explore and expand their creative practice. The program is open to artists at all stages of their careers, providing a tranquil environment away from the pressures of daily life, where the natural beauty of the Burren serves as a source of inspiration. Residencies range from 1 to 3 months, with options for more structured programs like Residency+ and Burren Immersion, which include academic support and community engagement. The college facilities include a dedicated studio space, access to a variety of workshops, and the opportunity to participate in college events and lectures. Accommodation is available on campus, offering a comfortable and supportive environment for creative exploration. The residency emphasizes the importance of connecting with the local culture and landscape, encouraging artists to engage with the community and the unique ecological setting of the Burren. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with special programs scheduled throughout the academic year.

Cill Rialaig Project

Ballinskelligs, Ireland

Cill Rialaig Project is a contemporary arts retreat founded in 1991 by Noelle Campbell-Sharp, located in a restored pre-famine village (c.1790) on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic in County Kerry, Ireland. It offers free residencies to visual artists, writers, poets, composers, and other creative professionals from around the world, providing isolated living-work spaces without television, telephones, or internet to enable artistic focus and reflection.

Clare Island Studio

Clare Island, Ireland

Clare Island Studio, located in the remote and beautiful Clare Island, Ireland, offers a unique opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in a serene and inspiring environment. The residency is housed in a meticulously restored stone cottage with a separate, light-filled artist studio. Nestled in Ballytoughey, the ancestral home of the prolific painter Tony O’Malley, the cottage integrates modern conveniences with traditional aesthetics. The surrounding landscape, with views over Clew Bay and the looming presence of the Big Hill, provides a tranquil backdrop for creative exploration. The studio, originally a shed built in the 1960s, now features external insulation, constant light, and a utility space with a double sink, toilet, and shower. Practicing artists, both established and emerging, are welcomed year-round to rent the house and studio together or separately, seeking inspiration from the island’s rich history and quiet beauty. Travel around the island is on foot or by bicycle, with pick-up and drop-off from the ferry included in the rental cost. The studio is equipped with WiFi and underfloor heating, offering a comfortable and productive environment for artists.

Clay City

Dublin, Ireland

Clay City is a residency program in Dublin, Ireland, run by Throwing Shapes in partnership with Staycity, offering one 12-month residency for recent ceramic graduates and three 3-month residencies for established professional ceramic artists and potters. It provides free studio access at Throwing Shapes' facilities, fully subsidized accommodation in central Dublin apartments, mentorship, professional development, teaching opportunities, and a solo exhibition at the end. The program aims to foster ceramics practice, community engagement, and position Dublin as a ceramics hub, with to Irish and international artists legally able to live and work in Ireland.

Cow House Studios

Wexford, Ireland

Cow House Studios, established in 2008 in County Wexford, Ireland, offers artist residencies for professionals in various disciplines. These residencies provide a platform for artists at different career stages, from emerging to established, and contribute to the local community by bringing contemporary artwork to a rural setting. The studio environment fosters creativity and interdisciplinary exchange, with artists sharing a large, adaptable space. This setup encourages interaction and inspiration from each other's work. The residency programs at Cow House Studios include the Open Residency Program, the Parenting Artist Residency (PAR), and an annually themed curated residency. The Open Residency Program is flexible, catering to artists from diverse fields for periods ranging from one week to six weeks. The PAR, developed in collaboration with The Mothership Project, specifically supports parenting artists, offering childcare and other necessary support for artists with dependents under 18. The curated residency, initiated in 2014, involves a curator proposing a theme for the residency, leading to the production of new artworks and possibly an exhibition or publication. Cow House Studios is committed to supporting the artistic community through these programs and collaborations with national and international organizations. These partnerships provide opportunities for exhibitions, publications, and professional development. The studio, run as a not-for-profit endeavor, is supported by Wexford County Council, which helps in expanding and experimenting with new residency models.

Creative Spark

Dundalk, Ireland

Creative Spark’s Artist-in-Residence Programme supports both emerging and established artists working across disciplines. Residents develop their practice in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment with access to specialist facilities including a Fine Art Print Studio, Darkroom, FabLab, Textile Lab, and a Kiln Room. The programme emphasizes skills development, experimentation and community connection, offering opportunities to share work through talks, demonstrations and public participation. Artists can exhibit locally and engage with Creative Spark’s wider community and studios ecosystem. Technical support is available throughout, and studio spaces include shared areas with water supply. The programme welcomes Irish and international artists, with a strong regional connection to County Louth.

Dublin City Council Arts Office

Dublin, Ireland

The Dublin City Council Arts Office administers the Residential Artists' Studios program, offering fully furnished live/work spaces in serene parkland settings like Albert Cottages in Hampstead Park and historic park buildings such as St Patrick’s Park and Albert College Park. These annual residencies, available to local and international artists for 11 months or periods of three to ten months, require public engagement and support artistic practice at a monthly rent of €750 with no stipend provided. Applications typically open in September for the following year, fostering new work and community connections in Dublin.

Fire Station Artists' Studios

Dublin, Ireland

Fire Station Artists' Studios (FSAS) is a Dublin-based residency center offering subsidized combined living and working studios for Irish and international visual artists. The organization provides short-term (1-3 months) and long-term residencies with access to large-scale sculpture workshop facilities, communal spaces, and self-directed research opportunities in the city center.

Greywood Arts

Killeagh, Ireland

Greywood Arts offers a residency program designed to provide artists with time, space, and resources to focus on their creative processes. Located in a historic Georgian house in Killeagh, Cork, the residency welcomes both local and international artists, fostering a vibrant community and encouraging collaborative and interdisciplinary projects. The residency includes accommodation in private rooms, access to various studio spaces, and opportunities to engage with the local community through workshops and events. Artists are encouraged to experiment, take risks, and embrace both successes and failures as part of their creative journey. Greywood Arts emphasizes the importance of process over product, inviting new work as well as the development of ongoing projects. The residency supports a wide range of artistic practices, providing a nurturing environment for creative growth and professional development. Through partnerships, Greywood Arts also occasionally offers funded residencies and letters of support for artists applying for additional funding.

Interface

Moyard, Ireland

Open to visual artists/musicians/writers. The studio is located in a centre of aquacultural research, formerly a salmon hatchery, sited in one of the most beautiful glacial valleys on the west coast of Ireland.Projects have included a research station for seaweed farming and a product which protects bees from the varroa mite and the nosema virus. In 2019, they have undertaken what will be the largest reforestation project in the country, as they plan to replace the surrounding Sitka spruce fores

Live Art Ireland

Milford house, Ireland

Name of Residency: Live Art IrelandResidencies are for 3 weeks to 3 monthsWe generally do a call out for a themed residency twice or three times a yearWe aim to support artists working with live art and performance art, video and film, dance -art, participatory practice and new mediaWe ask artists to consider the socio political context of the site and perhaps engage with the landscape. Information on the history of the site and the nature of the re-wilding land surrounding the house and barns i

Oghyll

Redbarn House, Ireland

Name of Residency: Redbarn ResidencyRedbarn Residency is a renovated 1870 Irish Cottage in South-East Ireland. It is a spacious, open plan home with one double bed, a large kitchen, bathroom and shower. 10 minute walk to Redbarn Beach. Access to Youghal town: 40 minute walk or 17 minute cycle. Buses run from Youghal to Cork city on the hour throughout the day, the bus stop is 40 minute walk from the cottage.The studio is a large room, 30 seconds from the cottage and is bright.Residency: Recommen

Shankill Castle

Kilkenny, Ireland

Shankill Castle in Paulstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland, offers an artist residency program welcoming artists of all mediums for productive retreats in the Dairy Cottage or main house, with stays typically ranging from two weeks to six months. Residents have access to a shared studio and outdoor spaces to pursue their creative projects, amid the historic castle grounds, gardens, and organic farm run by the Cope family. Applications are submitted via an online form or email to shankillcastle@gmail.com, and the program is listed on ResArtis.

St. Patrick's Lodge

Dublin, Ireland

St. Patrick's Lodge is a residential artist studio program run by Dublin City Council Arts Office, located in St. Patrick’s Park next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland. It provides fully furnished accommodation including two bedrooms, living area, kitchen, and a small studio/workspace for an 11-month residency at €750 per month, open to Irish and international artists and arts organizations. Selected artists are required to engage with the public, contributing to the park's visitor experience through events and activities.

Name of Residency: Strata Ceramics ResidencyThis ceramics focused space gives makers the opportunity to take time to develop new work, in a beautiful rural setting. The light filled studio space can accommodate 6 makers and has been designed for a flexible experience to facilitate makers needs, with movable work benches, a variety of wheels, extruder, slab roller and a range of other studio equipment. There is a space for mould making. The kiln room is equipped with several electric kilns. We ar

The Cabin at Road Books

Garravagh, Ireland

Name of Residency: The CabinRoad Books is a not-for-profit organisation. Residencies can be brief, for one or two weeks, or longer stays of up to three months are encouraged. The weekly fee of €200, including heating, bed linen etc, is for short stays. The fee for longer stays is negotiable, and could involve greater participation in our land work.  If you have a project you want to work on, please send a brief outline (up to 250 words), with the dates you’d like to come, and a link to your own

The Good Hatchery

Offaly, Ireland

The Good Hatchery was an artist-led residency program and experimental art space founded in by graduates of Ireland's National College of Art and Design, located in the rural boglands of North Offaly near Croghan Hill. It hosted artists through invitations and open calls for residencies, on-site projects, exhibitions, and discussions, challenging norms of contemporary art production until closing its residential studios after 9 years.

The Guesthouse

Cork, Ireland

The Guesthouse is an artist-led residency program in Cork's Shandon area that hosts visual artists, filmmakers, sound artists, composers, and researchers for 1-3 month stays. The initiative facilitates experimentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement through a shared creative space centered around social gatherings and artistic exchange.

The Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh, Ireland

Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, Ireland offers artist residency programs that provide accommodation and professional development opportunities for visual artists and collaborative practitioners. The residencies support artists in developing or consolidating their practice through research, networking, and critical feedback in a multidisciplinary arts environment.

The Tyrone Guthrie Centre

Newbliss, Ireland

The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, located at Annaghmakerrig House in County Monaghan, Ireland, is a renowned residency program that promotes excellence and innovation across all art forms. The Centre provides professional artists—including writers, musicians, composers, choreographers, filmmakers, designers, and more—with a supportive environment to work, create, and engage in peer exchange. Open to professional artists with a proven track record in their field, the residency invites applications year-round. Artists can choose between full-board accommodations in the historic house or self-catering options in nearby cottages. The Centre offers a tranquil setting ideal for concentrated work, with residents benefiting from a nurturing and inclusive community. Fees vary depending on residency duration and location, with options available for residents from Europe and internationally. The Centre is well-supported by various cultural bodies, ensuring a high standard of facilities and an enriching experience for all attendees.

Theatre in Palm

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Theatre in Palm Residencies offers a unique opportunity for emerging theatre artists to develop professionally and expand their networks across Europe. Hosted in 12 partner countries, these two-week residencies focus on collaboration, inspiration, and the creation of shareable works. Each residency will produce a co-production in various forms, emphasizing themes like social impact, equality, and environmental sustainability. Participants will receive travel, accommodation, and compensation. The program aims to foster cross-cultural exchanges and enhance the visibility of emerging artists in the European theatre scene.

Thoor Ballylee

Galway, Ireland

The Thoor Ballylee Artist-in-Residence program, hosted by the Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society in Galway, Ireland, offers a unique residency opportunity in the historic home of poet W.B. Yeats. Opened in 2019, The Studio at Thoor Ballylee serves as a cultural hub, providing artists with a space for workshops, exhibitions, and educational sessions. Each year, the residency supports two artists for two-week periods in July and September, focusing on literature, creative writing, visual arts, textiles, and more. The program includes accommodation, local travel costs, and a modest daily stipend, encouraging engagement with local artists and the community through exhibitions, performances, and workshops.

Throwing Shapes

Dublin, Ireland

Throwing Shapes' Clay City residency program in Dublin offers a 12-month graduate residency for early-career ceramicists with full studio access, mentorship, and free accommodation in a subsidised apartment, alongside three 3-month professional residencies for established artists to complete projects or research. It aims to support ceramics practice, foster community engagement, and position Dublin as a ceramics hub, welcoming applicants from Ireland and internationally. Residents benefit from studio facilities, teaching opportunities, a solo exhibition, and member events, though materials and firing costs are not covered.

Watershed Studios

Galway, Ireland

Watershed Studios is an artist residency program located in Galway, Ireland, offering artists of all career stages time, space, and community to encourage growth and experimentation. The program provides studio space converted from a historic fish factory and farm shed, along with newly refurbished cottage accommodation with views of the River Corrib, accommodating six artists at a time.