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This residency is available from the 6th of July to the 31st of July 2026 (inclusive).
The RHA School in partnership with Áras Éanna are delighted to offer a visual artist residency on Inis Oírr for the month of July.
Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne is the most westerly arts centre in Europe, located on the small Gaeltacht island of Inis OÍrr in Co Galway. The centre supports artists through its Artist in Residence programme. We offer artists the time and space to develop their practice and show new work in the unique environment of this island, which has a population of just under 300 people.
We welcome applications from visual artists to come and live and work on Inis Oírr and provide up to ten residencies each year. Each residency includes an on-site private apartment and a self-contained studio, and access to our galleries and theatre. The successful applicant will receive a €1000 stipend funded by Ealaín na Gaeltachta.
The most recent RHA | Aras Eanna artist-in-residence was Bennie O'Reilly, who was awarded the residency in 2025.
Artist testimonial:
Opportunities such as this, to focus full-time on your practice without the distractions and pressures of day jobs and domestic responsibilities, are rare and extremely valuable to artists. My month on Inis Oirr was spent working, walking, reading, planning and brushing up on my Gaeilge. The bright, spacious studio was a pleasure to work in, and the incredible, ever-changing views and surrounds of Aras Eanna were great company.
Self Portrait Inisheer, Image courtesy of the artist.