A.I.R.

Deadline for 2025 applications is November 15th 2024 (please note extended deadline – previously advertised as October 31st 2024)

The Guesthouse Project presents international and Irish artists and collaborative groups with an opportunity to live and work in Cork City. The A.I.R. requires a dedication to situating your practice in Cork for 1 to 3 months.

The space is set up to facilitate transdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary non-hermetic practices that develop through conversation and experimental modes of operation. We invite artists to find new ways of imagining, activating and utilising the Guesthouse building. We are interested in artists that have both solo and collaborative practice and work in a transdisciplinary manner.

The A.I.R. opportunity is open to all practitioners at any stage of their career (who are not currently in education or living in Cork City) such as:

  • visual artists
  • experimental filmmakers
  • sound artists/experimental musicians
  • performance artists
  • researchers
  • culinary artists
  • creative programmers/digital technology artists
  • curators
  • anybody working within a specialist area of interest who wants to work within the arts and with artists.

The residency gives visiting artists a point of contact with the Guesthouse artist community and runs for the duration of 1 to 3 months. The deadline for application is November 15th 2024 (please note extended deadline – previously advertised as October 31st 2024). Please sign up to the mailing list for updates.

Accommodation Information

A.I.R.s are provided with a private loft apartment that contains a bedroom with a double bed and separate living area with a double desk space for working, two single beds and a small diverse library. On the second floor there is a fully equipped private kitchenette and shower room. On the ground floor there is also a fully equipped kitchen and dining room available to our A.I.R.s for larger gatherings.

Facilities

The ground floor has a fully equipped kitchen and dining room, and is available to artists (especially culinary artists) for experimental dining and social gatherings. The first floor workspace is equipped for sound performances, screenings, live-streaming and presenting. The second floor co-create space is a shared workspace equipped with trestle tables and chairs, basic materials, photocopier, scanner, printer, sewing machine and a selection of tools and equipment.

Duration

Blocks of 1–3 months. First block starting from 1st January 2025. Please state your preferred duration in your application.

Paid by host

Accommodation and facilities are free to A.I.R.s.

Paid by artist

A.I.R.s are required to cover their travel, material and living costs. A.I.R.s may avail of additional desk space within the co-create space at a cost of €100 per month.

Application guidelines

The applicant should send an email to the.guesthouse.project@gmail.com with the application form downloaded from here, under the subject heading AIR 2025.
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Deadline for applications is November 15th 2024 (please note extended deadline – previously advertised as October 31st 2024).

The Guesthouse is run on a voluntary basis and is a shared and co-create space that is also utilised by local artists. The residency gives visiting artists an opportunity to meet with our artist community. 

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