Open Call: Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society Artist in Residence 2024

About the role

The Yeats Thoor Ballylee Society, supported by the Galway Culture Company, is hosting an Artist-in-Residence programme this summer in The Studio at Thoor Ballylee. Two residencies are available, each running for two weeks—one in July and one in September. Each residency highlights the talents of the Yeats family:

• July’s residency focuses on W.B. Yeats’s genius for drama, poetry, and literature.
• September’s residency highlights the visual arts, textiles, embroidery, and printing talents of his siblings Jack, Lily, and Elizabeth, as well as their father, John.

Artists working in these areas are encouraged to apply.

What the residencies offer

• Accommodation
• Local travel costs
• A modest daily stipend
• Access to The Studio for the duration of the residency

Responsibilities

• Engage with local artists in your genre at agreed times.
• Demonstrate your craft to the wider public through exhibitions, performances, and/or workshops.

Schedule

• Residency 1: 13th–27th July 2024
• Residency 2: 14th–28th September 2024

Deadline for applications: 17th May 2024. Successful candidates will be notified by 7th June (July residency) and 5th July (September residency).