Artist residency programme

Artists working in any creative discipline who are:

• Irish citizens living anywhere in the world, OR artists normally resident on the island of Ireland
• Aged 18 and above

Applicants should:

• Not be registered as an undergraduate or postgraduate student
• Not have held a CCI residency in the past five years

Additional residencies for international artists, particularly artists at risk or in exile may be developed from time to time.

Applicants for partner residencies must also meet any partner-specific requirements. Applying for a partner residency does not exclude consideration for a general CCI residency.

Groups may apply. Each member of the group must submit a separate application that makes reference to the group collaboration.

The next call for applications will open on 2 December 2026 with a deadline of 14 January 2027.

Applications are made online via our dedicated platform. This will be accessible from 2 December 2026.

Applications by post or email cannot be accepted. Please read the terms and conditions for CCI residencies and partner-supported residencies below.

Selection Criteria

Applications are assessed against three criteria:

1. Artistic Practice: quality and distinctiveness of artistic practice; evidence of professional engagement
2. Motivation, Why Here, Why Now: relevance and rationale for residency at this time, alignment with Artist in Residence programme objectives
3. Residency Plan: clarity, feasibility and coherence of proposed activity

Application Format

Applications are submitted through an online portal addressing three prompts:

• About You: biography and artistic practice overview
• Why Here, Why Now: why the CCI and Paris are the right context at this point in your trajectory
• Residency Plan: an outline of proposed work during the residency
  

Supporting materials are accepted, which may consist of a link to a portfolio, website, and/or video, and a list of selected works (maximum 10 items).

• The residency is open to practitioners in all art forms, within the limits of the facilities available in the Centre.
• Applying for one of the partner-funded residencies does NOT exclude you from being considered for a general CCI residency in your chosen field.
• The bursary covers travel and accommodation in the Centre Culturel Irlandais. The artist is expected to spend the period agreed in the Centre.
  
• Each resident artist will receive a stipend of €800 per month.
• The artist is in charge of purchasing their own return travel tickets to avail of the residency. The CCI will reimburse the cost of the tickets and this can be added to the stipend on request. Should the amount be over a total sum of 300€, the difference is the responsibility of the artist.
• Each residency covers just one bedroom, one stipend and one return journey to Paris. If you are planning to collaborate with another artist(s), and are not sharing a bedroom, you must both/all apply separately and indicate your collaborative project in your application.
• The artist in residence may be asked to participate in the cultural programme of the Centre Culturel Irlandais. Details of the conditions are in the Policy Framework document here.
  
• Applicants applying for the 2027 programme will be asked to complete their residencies by 31 December 2027.

• To submit your application, the platform will ask you to create a personal account. This allows you to return to it at a later point, with your changes saved.
• To avoid overloading the system on the final day, and causing you delays, we strongly advise you submit your application in advance.
  
• Your application has been registered by the on-line system when you receive an email thanking you for applying. If you have not received this message, please return to your application and finalise submission.
• If you are having difficulties submitting: please check that your attachments are not over the designated size limit. You can also try changing your web browser. Check your files for any unsupported characters or unusual file naming. File names should not have spaces or include special characters such as full stops or exclamation marks.
  
• Applications by post or e-mail cannot be accepted
  

In compliance with GDPR regulations, please be aware that your details will be kept on file by the Centre Culturel Irlandais for 2 years following the close of the current application process.

You may contact rbeaugendre@centreculturelirlandais.com should you wish to request removal of your details before this.

Music Network is supporting a 1-month residency for a musician seeking to further their performance career. Musicians working in all genres are eligible. This award will be made to a musician resident in (the Republic of) Ireland. Residency is based upon the Revenue Commissioners’ definition of the term (see www.revenue.ie). Residents will have a valid PPS number.

N.B. Ticking the domain box 'Music' in the application form is sufficient to be considered for this residency

The Contemporary Music Centre is supporting a 1-month residency for a composer who is represented by the CMC.

N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the Application form if you are represented by the CMC.

Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) is supporting a 1-month residency for an artist of any discipline whose work is connected to Irish traditional music.

N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the Application form indicating you are applying for the ITMA residency.

Harp Ireland is supporting a 1-month residency for a harper based on the island of Ireland.

N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the Application form if you are applying for this residency

Screen Composers Guild of Ireland is supporting a 1-month residency for any screen composer who is currently a full member of SCGI.
N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the Application form if you are a full SCGI member and wish to be considered for this residency.

Cartoon Saloon is supporting a 1-month residency for directors of animated films and film professionals whose work is primarily in the animation medium.

N.B. To be considered for this residency, please tick 'Animation' in the 'Primary discipline' category of the application form

Print Network Ireland is supporting a 1-month residency for a member of Black Church Print Studio, Cork Printmakers, Graphic Studio Dublin or Limerick Printmakers.

N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the application form if you have been a member of one of these studios for 12 months or more and wish to be considered for this residency.

Golden Thread Gallery is supporting a 1-month residency for a visual artist based in Northern Ireland.

N.B. Please tick the relevant region box in the Application form if you are based in Northern Ireland and would like to be considered for this residency.

Literature Ireland is supporting a 1 or 2-month residency for a writer working in English or Irish. The award is normally for a writer with a minimum of two books published with national or international distribution.

N.B. Ticking the domain box 'Literature' in the application form is sufficient to be considered for this residency

Poetry Ireland is supporting a 1-month residency for a poet, working in English or Irish. The award is for a poet with a minimum of two collections published with national or international distribution.

N.B. Ticking the domain box 'Literature' in the application form is sufficient to be considered for this residency

The Abbey Theatre is supporting a 1-month residency for a theatre-maker to develop their practice as part of an international residency opportunity in the CCI from 20 November to 20 December 2025. Other European theatre partners will also support theatre-makers who will reside in the CCI during the same period.
N.B. If you are Irish/based in Ireland, available from 20 November to 20 December 2025 and interested in applying, please tick the box ‘International Residency for Theatre-makers’ in the application form and outline how this Abbey-supported residency would benefit your practice.

The Irish Architecture Foundation is fully supporting a 1-month residency for architects / architectural graduates as part of the IAF's Gaplab young architect programme. Applicants must be at an early stage of their career (between 3-8 years post-part II) to apply.

N.B. Ticking the domain box 'Architecture' in the application form is sufficient to be considered for this residency

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) is supporting a 1-month residency for a registered RIAI architect to conduct research through practice. This residency includes a funded visit to Eileen Gray’s iconic E1027 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

The recipient will be required to publicly disseminate research findings in an appropriate form (lecture, exhibition, published article, podcast or video).
N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the main artist in residency Application form if you are are a registered RIAI architect.

Draíocht is supporting a 1-month residency for an artist working in any discipline, with a clear focus on children and/or young people articulated in the proposal.

N.B. Please tick the relevant box in the Application form if your profile corresponds.

Meath Arts Office is supporting a 1-month residency for an artist of any discipline who is based in the county of Meath.

N.B. Please tick the relevant region box in the Application form indicating you live in Co. Meath.

Ealaín na Gaeltachta is supporting a 1-month residency for a Gaeltacht based artist of any discipline working in the Irish language. Applications MUST be submitted in the Irish language. The recipient will be required to submit a residency report to Ealaín na Gaeltachta no later than 30 days after completion of the programme.

N.B. If your profile corresponds, please tick the relevant region box in the Application form and outline how you work through the Irish language.

Cork County Council is supporting a 1-month residency for an artist of any discipline who is based in the county of Cork.

N.B. Please tick the relevant Region box in the Application form indicating you live in Co. Cork

dlr Arts Office is supporting two 1-month residencies for artists of any discipline who are based in the county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.

N.B. Please tick the relevant region box in the Application form indicating you live in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

Leitrim County Council is supporting a 1-month residency for an artist of any discipline who is based in the county of Leitrim.

N.B. Please tick the relevant Region box in the Application form indicating you live in the county of Leitrim.

Wexford Arts Office is supporting a 1-month residency for an artist of any discipline who is based in the county of Wexford.

N.B. Please tick the relevant Region box in the Application form indicating you live in the county of Wexford.

Supported by:
- The Centre Culturel Irlandais, Tomi Ungerer Estate, Embassy of Ireland in France (Paris)
- Permanent Representation of Ireland to the Council of Europe, Musée Tomi Ungerer, Mairie de Strasbourg (Strasbourg)

This 1 to 2-month residency supports artists with a socially-engaged practice based in Ireland or of Irish nationality. It enables a short introduction to the work of world-renowned artist Tomi Ungerer through consultation of his archives in France together with time spent at CCI Paris to further develop their practice.

N.B. A socially-engaged practice is understood to be an art practice in which the social interaction, participation, collaboration and/or activism is integral. If you are interested in applying, please tick the relevant box in the main artist residency application form: See here