Incubation Space Award
Applications for the Incubation Space Award closed on 11 Nov 2024.
The next round will open Sept/Oct 2025.
The Incubation Space Award is intended to enable innovative artists and arts companies or collectives working in any artistic discipline to research and develop new works or collaborative methodologies. Incubation Space Awards can be offered over a period of one to six months, through the provision of a dedicated work space in Unit 4, James Joyce Street.
Based in Unit 4, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1, the Award provides a free, good sized, bright work space of approximately 70.5m2. The units consists of kitchen and washroom facilities, large heated studio and wireless broadband. While it is a flexible space, applicants should note that the cement flooring may not be suitable for dance, unless the awardee opts to arrange temporary additional measures.
Applicants may apply for a minimum of one month up to a maximum of six months between January and December each year. An Arts Officer will be assigned as liaison to connect awardees to the programme of the Arts Office, where relevant, or to suggest appropriate mentorship or other support as needed.
Our team of Arts Officers offer information sessions ahead of the revenue arts grant deadline each year. These information sessions will be announced along with the release of the grant guidelines later this year.
The aim of our information sessions is to provide help and guidance with all aspects of the online application process. The information session will be led by the Arts Officer Team. The session consists of a 25-minute walk-through of the application form, followed by 20 minutes of questions and answers.
Museum of Everyone
Dublin Modular
Kirkos Collective
Malaprop
Murmuration
Zoe Ní Riordáin and Shaun Dunne
ANU Productions
Project Brand New
Theatre Club
Carpet Theatre
Wilfredd Theatre
Edwina Casey and Lydia Prior
Dublin Sound Lab
Clown Co-Op
Outlandish Theatre
TATSOI
The Femmes Maison Collective
pre-form,
Naomi Sex
Caoimhe Kilfeather & Barbara Knezevic
John Ryan
Carol Walsh
Sarah Baxter
Púca Puppets
Anthony Keigher
Emma Fitzgerald
Brokentalkers
Jane Deasy
Spatial Music Collective
Loose Canon
Robbie Blake & Tonnta
Theatre Lovett
Eoin Lynch
Cathal McGuire
Bombinate Theatre
Change of Address Collective
Basic Space
All applications must be made through Submittable.
Feedback from previous awardees
“For us, the studio became an ideas factory, workshop studio and meeting hub for THISISPOPBABY's family of artists. We focussed our time on developing a new high octane show, WAKE. The studio provided a home for big ideas and allowed artistic continuity for a glorious six month stretch. We are big fans of this residency scheme and would advocate for it to be widened to other spaces, accommodating more artists and companies who can really grow if given space, time and opportunity.”
“The Incubation Space Award offered us a rich and timely opportunity to make our collaborative project with young dancers from Dublin Youth Dance Company. It provided us with space to collaborate on the various elements/disciplines of the project - dance, photography, video, sound and vocal testimony as well as to make work and assess progress in a great location.” – Marian Ribon (Choreographer) and Sharon Murphy (Lens-based artist)
“The Professional development of any artist is imperative and as artist’s who devise over periods of months to produce original work, having the time to experiment in the Incubation space at the development stages of Projects is vital.”
“I have never been more prolific… and feel I have advanced hugely as an artist. In large part this has been because of having enough space to work efficiently on installations, instrument-building and other hands-on work, and because of being able to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and having most of my equipment close to hand and well-organised. It has also been very exciting to have a space suitable for inviting other artists into for collaborations” – Sebastian Adams
“To make new work, in collaboration with communities, the Incubation Space has been invaluable: 3 months of space and time to settle and create, with the support of DCC's Arts Office.”
