Cork County Council Invites Proposals for Visual Art Exhibition Programme
Cork County Council has issued an open call for artists to apply to exhibit their work at the Library Headquarters (LHQ) Gallery. The Library and Arts Service is inviting professional artists, curators, and arts organisations to submit proposals for the 2025/2026 Visual Art Exhibition Programme.
The LHQ Gallery, located at the County Library Headquarters building next to County Hall, delivers a year-round artistic programme of free events accessible to all. Recent exhibitions that have been programmed from open calls include solo shows by artists Hina Khan, Elize De Beer, Evgeniya Martirosyan and Denis O’Connor, as well as a forthcoming group show by Backwater Artists Studio members.
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Frank O’Flynn welcomed the open call,
Mayor
We are delighted to offer artists the opportunity to showcase their talent at Cork County Council’s LHQ Gallery, which has presented a number of standout exhibitions over the years, many of them from open calls like this. We have seen artists, at all stages of their careers, present their work in the form of paintings, printmaking, photography, video, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, metalworks and textiles. We look forward to welcoming artists, groups and members of the public into the gallery space for what I am sure will be another exciting programme
Applications for the 2025/2026 Visual Art Exhibition Programme can be made online before 5pm on Friday the 7th of June 2024. Artists working in any visual art or craft practice are welcome to apply. Proposals for solo, two person, or group shows are also welcome.
While it is not a requirement, priority will be given to applicants who reside, work, or originate from the County of Cork. In addition to this, Cork County Council's Library and Arts Service will offer an Artist Exhibition Payment Right and a Public Engagement payment, and will also open and promote the exhibition which will take place at the LHQ Gallery, Monday through Friday from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm.