Open Residency Program 2026

Program Description

The Cow House Studios Open Residency Program is intended to offer artists critically valuable time and space to become immersed, research, and make new work. This residency aims to minimize distraction and ensure that momentum gained while working in the studio can be acted upon, helping to make even shorter stays highly productive.

Applications are open to Irish and international cultural practitioners working in any discipline; visual artists, theatre-makers, writers, thinkers, choreographers, designers, performers, filmmakers, sculptors, photographers, etc. are strongly encouraged to apply.

Cow House Studios provides a private room in our shared accommodation, meals, and twenty-four-hour access to the studio and facilities. Generous individual spaces are provided, and the 343 m2 (3700 ft2) open-plan space contains woodworking tools, a darkroom, and a computer lab. Additionally, we have many readily available materials that artists may use. You can read a comprehensive list of equipment and materials at Cow House here.

Participating Artists

Agata Stoinska

Aisling Muller

Alfred Rosenbluth

Anne Ffrench

Anouk Vogel

Anzia Anderson

Aoife Cassidy

Atlanta Duncan

Barbara O' Sullivan

Bridge Rose Lucey

Carson Whitmore

Catherine Hennessey

Cheryl Hajjar

Chris Fox

Christina Williams

Clare Sands

Connie Morey

Dylan Michaels

Emily Johnston

Giluia BertoIan Shank

Jaden Story

Jennifer Thomas

Joan Fox

Kat Bowden

Lauren Frost

Lisa Banim

Lynn Schulte

Mark Hollenbeck

Mary Hennessey

Matthew Pembleton

Moe Penders

Mollie Tilley

Muriel Condon

Rachel Dawson

Richard Forrest

Robert Aiosa

Roisin O'Sullivan

Shane Lynam

Tara Sharma

Ursula Meehan

Will Connally

Zainab Hussein

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Contact

For any further questions about the Open Residency Program, please contact Frank Abruzzese, Co-Director, Cow House Studios.

Supported Residencies

In 2026, we offered several residencies in collaboration with Cork City Council, and the County Councils of Longford, Offaly, and Westmeath. These partnerships provided a total of five supported residencies for artists. If you are interested in supporting an artist to attend one of our residencies, please contact Frank Abruzzese.