Bog Bothy Tour: Artist in Residence Open Call

Announcing a new IAF Open Call for an artist to work in Offaly and Meath with local communities as part of our upcoming Bog Bothy Tour – a summer of celebration of Ireland’s peatlands through architecture, design and community storytelling.

We invite applications from visual artists, architects, or artists from any form of arts practice or interdisciplinary arts practice for this unique, embedded residency as part of the Bog Bothy Tour.

This open call seeks a practitioner whose work is grounded in socially engaged, ecologically aware, and spatially sensitive practices. This opportunity offers space to respond creatively to Ireland’s evolving peatland landscapes through a collaborative and context-driven process of research, engagement, and making. The artist is expected to engage from the outset in a meaningful and inclusive way with a local community of place and/or interest.

We welcome applications from individual artists and collectives who: 

• Have a track record of working collaboratively with communities of interest or of place
• Have a strong track record of producing site-specific work
• Have a track record of producing work that broadly relates to ecological, heritage, and landscape subjects
• Are interested in the intersections of climate, place, and public engagement
• Can produce a compelling, creative response through drawing, making, spatial intervention, sound, film, writing and/or other media

Fee and Support

• Artist/Creative Fee: €8,000 (inclusive of VAT, materials, travel and accommodation)
• Production, technical, and communications support from the IAF team
• Access to the Bog Bothy sites and design team

Key Dates

• Deadline to apply: 9 May 2025, 5pm
• Onboarding session (online): w/c 26 May 2025
• Residency period: June-August 2025
• Key Tour Events:
  • Clara Bog (Offaly): 19-21 June
  • Girley Bog (Meath): 16-17 August
• Final presentation/output: August/September 2025

For further information, including how to apply, please read the Bog Bothy: Artist in Residence Open Call document (downloadable pdf).

Bog Bothy is a Creative Climate Action project supported by Creative Ireland. This Residency is supported by Creative Ireland, Offaly County Council, and Meath County Council.

Photo: Bog Bothy Building Workshop, August 2024. Photo by Shane Hynan.