The Arts office of Kerry County Council has announced a new residency programme for artists and writers from Ireland and abroad.
The Cill Rialaig Project has redeveloped the pre-famine village of Cill Rialaig as a retreat for artists, poets, writers, film makers and composers.
The Kerry County Council Cill Rialaig Residency Award 2025 will award a minimum of two Kerry based visual artists with a week-long residency in their own individual cottage studio.
The deadline for submissions is 1pm Wednesday 7 May 2025, and applicants, and entries should be submitted by via email [email protected].
The Project was founded by Dr. Noelle Campbell Sharp and is a voluntary body.Seven studios, a meeting house and library and a utility house have been completed at the village.
Applications are limited to visual artists with a connection to the County – either from or living in Kerry.
Two cottages are available for the following weeks:
- Thursday, 12th June to Thursday 19th June 2025
- Tuesday, 16th September to Monday 22nd September 2025
Entries should include an artist statement and CV along with images of no more than three examples of current and past work. Submissions should also include preferred dates of residency, if any.
All entries should be submitted by via email [email protected] or if necessary via post to Arts Office, Kerry County Council, County Buildings, Rathass, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
