Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries, London, invites applications to Faigh Amach (Discover), an international exhibition opportunity in 2025/2026.
Faigh Amach (discover) is a new initiative by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S), Dublin, in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries, London, to support an artist in presenting their first international solo exhibition.
Three artists will be selected from the open call to participate in a group exhibition at TBG+S, 31 July — 21 September 2025. Each selected artist will receive €2,000 EUR in an artist fee; up to €2,000 EUR in a production stipend; and curatorial, institutional and marketing support. The exhibiting artists will further be supported by TBG+S in the participation in public engagement programmes.
One of the three exhibiting artists will be invited to present their first international solo exhibition in 2026 at Southwark Park Galleries, London. The selected artist will be paid a fee of £2,000 GBP and a contribution of £4,000 GBP towards production costs. Transport, installation, exhibition opening costs, documentation and other related exhibition costs will be paid by Southwark Park Galleries with contributions from TBG+S and Culture Ireland.
This opportunity is for visual artists living in the 32 counties in Ireland or Irish artists living abroad who have not yet had a solo exhibition or major exhibition outside of Ireland.
The open call has now closed. Thank you to all the applicants for the time and energy preparing and submitting to the open call. We have received an unprecedented volume of applications and are working to issue applicants receipt of their submissions. We hope to respond to all applicants within 24 hours of the deadline.
For those artists who have submitted multiple versions of their application, we will consider the most recent application received. We will not accept further amendments to any applications past the open call deadline.
Please note, due to the volume of applications, feedback will not be provided. We plan to inform all applicants of the panel’s decision by mid-February. We kindly request applicants please not contact us for updates during this period.
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