IMMA welcomes applications for Dwell Here 2027: One Year Studio Residencies for locally based practices. This opportunity invites applications across disciplines of the visual arts, design, architecture, curation, and related humanities fields. Successful applicants will be supported to undertake independent site-responsive research.
IMMA’s Dwell Here programme is structured around seasonal Research Assemblies delivered together through week-long forums with an expanded community of mentors, peers, and fellow residents gathering onsite for communal engagement and interdisciplinary dialogue.
A one year studio residency includes a requirement to engage with and share process-based research with the expanded community participating in each Research Assembly, the dates of which are:
Spring Assembly: Wednesday 03 – Tuesday 09 March 2027
Summer Assembly: Wednesday 09 – Tuesday 15 June 2027
Autumn Assembly: Wednesday 22 – Tuesday 28 September 2027
Dwell Here Research Themes (see further down) will inform assembly planning with residents. Engagements may surface as a workshop, a temporary exhibition, a reading group, a walking tour, an open studio, a talk, a site visit, a performance, or other studio related activities for the onsite community and invited guests. In addition to these contributions Research Assemblies will be informed by:
IMMA welcomes Expressions of Interest from artists and thinkers who are:
Dwell Here offers participants a simple proposition: to commit to this time and place while thinking deeply about its urgencies. Together we are curious to learn what can be activated or challenged through the process of dwelling. IMMA encourages reflection across the following themes to consider geographical, historical, political and cultural concepts of Ireland as a starting point to expand and connect international contexts through similarities and differences:
Technologies of Peace – We invite participants to consider commemorative landscapes and memories of peace (as a dream, movement, or value) while generating perspectives on sustainable coexistence.
The Irish Paradigm – We welcome artistic research that can create intimacy and connections, while celebrating the perceived agility and freedoms of operating on the periphery. As a small island on the edge of Europe, Ireland often has a challenging relationship with ‘the centre’.
The Museum as a Site of Vibration – We wish to consider how the museum and site can create new vibrations and rhythms within the built legacy of empire. How can museums make visible cultural shifts, including erased, censored or marginalised histories, as well as sustainability, planetary care, sharing and hospitality.
Dwell Here Application Timeline:
Dwell Here Seasonal Research Assembly Dates:
IMMA uses Submittable for online applications. The website will prompt you to create an account and there is cost of €10 to submit a proposal. A draft of your application can be saved and returned to at any stage for completion before the deadline on Monday 22 June. Once submitted your application cannot be changed. Applicants must select one of the three Dwell Here opportunities, multiple applications will not be accepted.