Dwell Here - IMMA Residency Open Call / 2026

Dwell Here Open Call

IMMA is excited to announce the second Open Call for Dwell Here residencies offering three frameworks to choose from and supporting several residencies located onsite at IMMA throughout 2026.

The Dwell Here Residency Options are:

• One Year Residency – studio and accommodation, must be available for all three assemblies
• One Year Studio Residency – studio (no accommodation), must be available for all three assemblies
• One Month Residency – shared studio access and accommodation, must be available for one assembly 

Research Assembly

The programme is structured around seasonal Research Assemblies delivered together through week-long forums with an expanded community of mentors, peers, and fellow residents gathering onsite for communal engagement and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Each assembly requires engagement and a willingness to share process-based research with the expanded community participating in each Research Assembly, the dates of which are:

Spring: Wednesday 18 – Tuesday 24 February 2026

Summer: Wednesday 10 – Tuesday 16 June 2026

Autumn: Wednesday 23 – Tuesday 29 September 2026

Research Themes

Dwell Here offers participants a simple proposition: to commit to this time and place while thinking deeply about its urgencies. Together we are curious to learn what can be activated or challenged through the process of dwelling. IMMA encourages reflection across the following themes to consider geographical, historical, political, and cultural concepts of Ireland as a starting point to expand and connect international contexts through similarities and differences:

Technologies of Peace – We invite participants to consider commemorative landscapes and memories of peace (as a dream, movement, or value) while generating perspectives on sustainable coexistence.

The Irish Paradigm – We welcome artistic research that can create intimacy and connections, while celebrating the perceived agility and freedoms of operating on the periphery. As a small island on the edge of Europe, Ireland often has a challenging relationship with ‘the centre’.

The Museum as a Site of Vibration – We wish to consider how the museum and site can create new vibrations and rhythms within the built legacy of empire. How can museums make visible cultural shifts, including erased, censored or marginalised histories, as well as sustainability, planetary care, sharing and hospitality.