Open Call Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award 2025
Fingal County Council Arts Office is pleased to invite applications for the Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award, a studio residency award open to professional visual artist(s) working in any medium. This opportunity offers an award of €20,000 and a fully funded studio for a nine-month period, commencing in September 2025.
Fingal County Council Arts Office is pleased to invite applications for the Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award, a studio residency award open to professional visual artist(s) working in any medium. This opportunity offers an award of €20,000 and a fully funded studio for a nine-month period, commencing in September 2025.
Loughshinny boathouse is located in the beautiful setting of Loughshinny, a coastal village that lies between Rush and Skerries in North County Dublin. The boathouse is a dual-purpose building providing a lifeguard station from June – August and a studio for artists from September - May. The objective of this award is to provide a space for a professional artist working in visual art to develop their artistic practice in response to the coastal environment of Loughshinny and surrounding areas with a focus on biodiversity and climate change.
Fingal boasts a rich biodiversity that spans its coast, countryside, and urban centres, which contributes to the daily lives and livelihoods of Fingal citizens and future generations. This natural diversity is an invaluable resource and the challenge for Fingal is to develop and grow in a way that preserves and enhances our environment for the future.
The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Tom O’Leary commented “This significant opportunity promises to be deeply enriching for the selected artist, providing an inspiring setting to develop new work in response to Fingal’s unique coastal biodiversity.”
Speaking about the award, Chief Executive of Fingal County Council, Ann Marie Farrelly said “I am delighted to announce the Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award. Fingal County Council is dedicated to supporting and enabling the professional growth of artists and acknowledges the vital role the arts play in highlighting the importance of our natural environment.”
Síle Steward ÓShea, Deputy Arts Officer commented, “Fingal Arts Office is pleased to offer this award which provides meaningful time and space for an artist to develop new work, foster collaborations with biodiversity experts and build connections with the local community.”
The closing date for the submission of applications is Thursday 31st July at 4.00pm.
For full details on this award and to apply please see: www.fingalarts.ie
Image: Loughshinny Boathouse, Co. Dublin. Courtesy of Fingal County Council Architects Department.