fsas international curator residency award 2025

The FSAS International Curator Residencies programme provides contemporary international curators with accommodation and a stipend to live, work and network in Dublin, for a duration of 3-4 weeks. Residencies are programmed to begin in late January/early February 2025. FSAS will further develop the programme for return visits where appropriate in 2025.

About the Residency

Through these residencies, FSAS provides the armature to build links/fosters collaborations between international artists, curators, art institutions & their Irish counterparts. This residency programme provides opportunities for international curators to:

• connect in person with the Irish visual art scene
• undertake research, studio visits and participate in Dublin & Ireland’s dynamic visual arts sector
• make connections, explore international exhibition opportunities with Irish artists, with introductions facilitated, where possible, by FSAS staff

About Fire Station Artists’ Studios

Located in Dublin’s northeast city centre, Fire Station Artists’ Studios was established in 1993 to support professional visual artists. It provides ten subsidised combined living and working studios for Irish and international artists as well as large scale sculpture workshop facilities for day hire. In addition, FSAS provides digital media facilities and equipment, a project/meeting room space, as well as training opportunities for artists, combining the practical with the conceptual. A key policy of Fire Station is to support socially engaged arts practice and critique through art commissions, talks and publications.

As part of its programme, international curators visit and stay in FSAS, developing connections with FSAS artists, with institutions and key people in Dublin and across Ireland. With its established reputation and active staff, FSAS supports visiting curators to connect and further their projects and networks. Through this programme, Fire Station promotes and supports the creation of international opportunities for Irish artists.