Applications are open for Artist Residencies on Inis Oírr
21 May 2026
Deadline: July 3, 2026
Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne is the most westerly arts centre in Europe, located on the small Gaeltacht island of Inis Oírr in Co Galway. The centre supports artists through its Artist in Residence programme. They offer artists the time and space to develop their practice and show new work in the unique environment of this island, which has a population of just over 300 people. They facilitate up to 40 residencies each year.
Inis Oírr is a spectacular island on the west coast of Ireland’s Atlantic ocean. It is a place of inspiration with its patchwork of fields and stone walls, dramatic Atlantic skies and a community steeped in culture and the Irish language. Áras Éanna are inviting applicants to apply for residencies on Inis Oírr for 2027. The successful recipient’s will be offered residencies that will be allocated on dates determined by the selection board. We welcome artists at all stages of their professional life from emerging to well-established.
The residencies can be from two weeks to one month and Áras Éanna will provide return ferry to Inis Oírr, accommodation, studio space and a stipend which will be determined at a later date.
Click here to apply.