Call to Artists

Open Call | Dillon Gallery & Ballaí Bána Exhibition Programme 2022

Application deadline: 1st September 2021

The Gerard Dillon Gallery in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Belfast seeks submissions from established professional artists for artwork for either solo or group exhibitions for our 2022 programme.

Proposals exploring themes of language, language rights, communication, equality and cultural rights are particularly welcomed.

Interested artists should submit one single pdf document with the following information:

1. 6 images of recent work – with dimensions, medium and titles

FOLLOWED BY:

2. Cover letter with artist contact details
3. CV/History of artistic practice – no more than 2 A4 pages
4. Exhibition proposal – 500 words max
5. Biography – 300 words max

Submissions to be emailed to emma@culturlann.ie Only emailed submissions will be accepted. Submissions with missing information or in the incorrect format will be deemed ineligible.

Eligible submissions will be assessed anonymously in the first instance by An Chultúrlann’s Visual Arts panel – Dr. Aisling O’Beirn, Andrew Whitson, Seán Mackel and Emma Berkery.

Successful artists will be paid a fee of £500 and there is a 30% gallery commission charged on sold artwork.

Click here for further information on the eligibility criteria and the assessment process for the Dillon Gallery.

Click here for the Dillon Gallery floor plan.

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The Ballaí Bána Gallery in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, Belfast seeks submissions from emerging artists for wall based artwork for either solo or group exhibitions for our 2022 programme.

Proposals exploring themes of language, language rights, communication, equality and cultural rights are particularly welcomed.

Interested artists should submit one single pdf document with the following information:

1. 6 images of recent work – with dimensions, medium and titles

FOLLOWED BY:

2. Cover letter with artist contact details
3. CV/History of artistic practice – no more than 2 A4 pages
4. Exhibition proposal – 500 words max
5. Biography – 300 words max

Submissions to be emailed to emma@culturlann.ie Only emailed submissions will be accepted. Submissions with missing information or in the incorrect format will be deemed ineligible.

Eligible submissions will be assessed anonymously on the images submitted in the first instance by An Chultúrlann’s Visual Arts panel – Dr. Aisling O’Beirn, Andrew Whitson, Seán Mackel and Emma Berkery.

Successful artists will be paid a fee of £300 and there is a 20% gallery commission charged on sold artwork.

Click here for the Ballaí Bána Gallery floor plan.