TBG+S and Bétonsalon Dublin/ Paris Residency Exchange
A residency exchange between Dublin and Paris offers visual artists based in Ireland or Irish artists living abroad to spend two months in residence at Bétonsalon, Paris. The exchange also supports French artists to work from a studio at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.
The Dublin/Paris International Residency Exchange is a new opportunity in partnership with Bétonsalon, Paris, offering a two-month research residency to a professional artist and includes living accommodation Couvent des Récollets, and a stipend to cover the artist’s living and research expenses, and travel to and from Paris. The exchange also supports French artists to live in Dublin and work from a studio at TBG+S. This opportunity is supported by Dublin City Council and The French Embassy in Ireland, with thanks to The Irish Embassy in France.
Founded in 2003, Bétonsalon – centre for art and research, is located within the Université Paris Cité. The organisation is one of the earliest organisations in France to recognise art’s position at the crossroads of various fields of research, linking artistic practices to their cultural contexts, and asserting feminist and decolonial positions. Today, the program revolves around sensitive/sensory experience as a factor of experimentation around social, racial, gender and environmental issues. Developing its activities in collaboration with local, national and international organizations, Bétonsalon is a source of situated practices and knowledge generating new approaches of artistic research across exhibitions and education, and an accessible and hospitable public institution, where the quality of attention is a daily commitment.
This award is open to visual artists living or working in the Dublin City Council administrative area.
Open Call: TBG+S and Bétonsalon Dublin/ Paris Residency Exchange 2026
The open call for the TBG+S and Bétonsalon Dublin/ Paris Residency Exchange 2026
is now open.
In its inaugural year, this is an annual award that supports an artist living or working in Dublin in
focusing their artistic research in Paris hosted by Bétonsalon
– centre for art and research.
It offers an artist time to develop research, engage with an international art scene, build professional networks, and engage with a community of French and international resident artists. The artist will have the chance to visit museums, galleries and other cultural organisations in a major European city. At the beginning of residency, artists will be invited to present their practice to the Bétonsalon curatorial team and from thereafter will be free to explore Paris and undertake their artistic research, with guided support from Bétonsalon.
The residency takes place from 01 October–30 November 2026 and offers accommodation, a stipend of €5,000, and
institutional support from Bétonsalon. The accommodation in Couvent des
Récollets offers 40–60sqm furnished living space with an equipped kitchen area,
sleeping area, bathroom, and desk space. Couvent des Récollets houses artists
and researchers from multiple disciplines and is located in the 10th
arrondissement of Paris. Couvent des Récollets offers accommodation suitable
for those with mobility needs which can be arranged once awarded the residency.
TBG+S is committed to the positive promoting of equality of opportunity for all visual artists applying regardless of
their gender, sexual orientation, civic or family status, religion, age,
disability, socio-economic background, race, or membership of the Travelling
community. We welcome applications from practicing visual artists living or working in the Dublin City Council administrative area that are representative of the diversity of Irish society, including, but not
limited to any of the characteristics outlined.
How to apply
Applications are now open. Download and read the eligibility criteria and guidelines carefully before completing your application. Send your completed application to apply@templebargallery.com before the deadline.
Deadline: Friday 29 May 2026, 5pm
