Dr Ailbhe Murphy Research Residency 2025

 Create is delighted to announce the Dr Ailbhe Murphy Research Residency 2025. This award is in honour and remembrance of our former Director, Dr. Ailbhe Murphy, who sadly passed away in May 2024. Ailbhe’s commitment to supporting collaborative arts practitioners and to deep and rigorous research have inspired this award.

The Research Residency is designed to support an established collaborative arts practitioner with a research-focused practice. The successful artist will be awarded €12,000 and a suite of supports over one year to develop their thinking and delve deeply into the wider context in which their collaborative practice takes place. They will be hosted within Create’s new Reading Room & Archive and offered access to materials within these collections, as well as being provided with one-to-one advisory sessions with members of the Create staff team and external partners. This Residency will begin in September 2025.

Who is the Research Residency for?

This award is designed to support an established collaborative arts practitioner with a strong track record in research-focused practice. The successful artist will be at a stage of their career where they can identify suitable research pathways and articulate how the residency will help to elevate their practice through an intensive period of deep research and exploration. Applicants are invited to give an overview of their practice to date, and describe how they would aim to use this award, and the time and resources it affords, to develop their practice further.

Additional Support

The successful artist will receive further support of other organisations aligned with the values and practice that were so strongly evident in the work of Dr. Ailbhe Murphy. Our partners at IMMA and NCAD will provide practical supports such as one-to-one advisory sessions, as well as access to research material and archives related to collaborative arts.

How to Apply

Full details of the Research Residency, as well as the application procedure, can be found here. The Closing date for this award is 5pm on Thursday the 5th June 2025.