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Residency Applications - November 2026 Update

Residency Applications are now closed for the remainder of 2026.

Submissions received to date are currently being assessed, and applicants will receive a decision from us no later than Monday, 23 November 2026. 

We are grateful for your patience to date as we clear these. This delay in the last year has been caused by both the increased volume of applications as well as the reduced availability of accommodation and studio spaces as we develop the Centre’s facilities.

2027 Application Information

The Application portal for both New Applicants and Returning Residents will re-open on Monday 25 January 2027.

While we will continue to receive applications on a rolling basis from that date, we will  follow the following schedule of application windows to allow for timely assessment of submissions.

New Applicants Eligibility Criteria

Based on our funding, we prioritise residencies for Artists from Ireland, Northern Ireland, followed by the rest of the United Kingdom, the European Union, and then outside the European Union.

Project Residencies: Arts and Humanities Professionals working on artistic and/or cultural projects may apply through this scheme – residencies for these will be granted on a one-off or project basis.

Applications are invited from practising professional artists and arts professionals working in all artforms. Applicants should meet the following criteria at a minimum:

• Have a proven track record in their professional artistic career.
• Be a recent recipient of a bursary or other award from a relevant funding agency including artform resource organisations in Ireland and Northern Ireland, local authorities and municipal and district councils.

Artform Specific Criteria:

• Literature: Writers across all genres must be published by an established publishing house. Self-publishing is not eligible. Literature genres include fiction, poetry and literary non-fiction.
• Visual Arts: Artists must have an exhibition track record (solo or group) in established galleries and venues with the work selected for exhibition by professional curators, and/or work held in a public collection.
• Performing Artists: Musicians, Composers, Opera & Theatremakers, Choreographers and Curators must have proven professional experience including significant recent professional production and performances of their work. 
• Film artists including Directors and Screenwriters: Priority is given for work that will be produced, exhibited and broadcast in Ireland, Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and the European Union.

Residency Workplan

Artists who provide a focussed relevant workplan for their Residency will be prioritised.

Given increased demand for residencies, meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee an offer of a residency.

Returning Residents Eligibility Criteria

If you have already been resident with us, you should complete our Booking form. 

The focus of the residency programme is to support practising professional artists. Based on our funding, we prioritise residencies for Artists from Ireland, Northern Ireland, followed by the rest of the United Kingdom, the European Union, and then outside the European Union.

Those who have been awarded a resident bursary through schemes organised by the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and our partners and want to return, should complete our new application form.