Upcoming Exhibition
Group show featuring exciting new work by artists working in Ireland
Talents 2025
30 August - 5 October 2025
Curated by Darren Campion & Trish Lambe
TALENTS 2025
Showcasing exciting new work by photographers working in Ireland
On show: 30 August – 5 October 2025
Launch & artists’ tour 18:00, Thursday 4 September
Photo Museum Ireland is delighted to present our TALENTS 2025 exhibition showcasing exciting new photography from Ireland. The exhibition features new work by a diverse array of talented artists, all supported by our Artists Development Workplace Residences in 2025.
Photo Museum Ireland’s five-strand Artists’ Workplace Residency Programme provides essential art form development support for artists working in Ireland. In 2025 we have significantly expanded our workplaces residencies to support a range of artists – from Early Career artists through to established artists. The evaluation informs this significant investment in artform development support of feedback from over 100 artists who completed our Artist’s Survey of Needs 2024.
Our expanded Artists’ Residency Programme now includes:
- Early Career Development Residencies for 3 artists
- Photobook Development Residencies for 4 artists
- Artists’ Development for 3 artists
- Artists’ Diversity Residencies for 4 artists
- Exhibition Development Residences for 3 artists
- Archive Residencies for 3 artists
The artists will have received free mentoring, access to production facilities, training, and advice from our panel of leading Irish and international photo experts.
On show: 30 August – 5 October 2025
Launch & artists’ tour 18:00, Thursday 4 September
Photo Museum Ireland is delighted to present our TALENTS 2025 exhibition showcasing exciting new photography from Ireland. The exhibition features new work by a diverse array of talented artists, all supported by our Artists Development Workplace Residences in 2025.
Photo Museum Ireland’s five-strand Artists’ Workplace Residency Programme provides essential art form development support for artists working in Ireland. In 2025 we have significantly expanded our workplaces residencies to support a range of artists – from Early Career artists through to established artists. The evaluation informs this significant investment in artform development support of feedback from over 100 artists who completed our Artist’s Survey of Needs 2024.
Our expanded Artists’ Residency Programme now includes:
- Early Career Development Residencies for 3 artists
- Photobook Development Residencies for 4 artists
- Artists’ Development for 3 artists
- Artists’ Diversity Residencies for 4 artists
- Exhibition Development Residences for 3 artists
- Archive Residencies for 3 artists
The artists will have received free mentoring, access to production facilities, training, and advice from our panel of leading Irish and international photo experts.
Residency benefits to artists
The artists participating in our residency programme are selected through open calls and nominations by our curatorial team and our panel of international advisors.
Throughout the workplace residencies, the artists are offered:
- Free use of our high-spec artists’ digital studio and unique high-spec production facilities
- Continuous Professional Development training bespoke to their needs.
- Mentoring on workflow and management of artworks.
- Regular critical feedback sessions with Photo Museum Ireland curators.
- Mentoring from our panel of leading international photo experts.
- Promotion across all our platforms.
- Advice on sustainable approaches and photo ethics.
- Advice on creative writing and photobook production from writers, specialist photobook publishers and designers.
- Fees and production costs paid.