Réalta has announced an open call for artists of all arts disciplines to submit proposals for its Arts + Health Research + Development Residency 2025. The deadline for submission of applications is Monday 22 September 2025. Further details, including how to apply, can be found here The Réalta Arts + Health Research + Development Residency is funded by the Arts Council.
This exciting opportunity will provide the successful applicant with the chance to research and develop their arts + health practice during a one-month period of exploration and development based at the Réalta Centre for Arts + Health, University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Throughout the residency, the artist will have space to test ideas, explore new approaches and begin shaping the early stages of a project in an acute hospital setting, working creatively in collaboration with the hospital community.
The artist will have access to a dedicated studio space, a larger multi-use studio and the Réalta Arts + Health Library. The Réalta team will be available to offer support and mentoring throughout the residency, as needed. In addition, the artist will have the opportunity to shadow some of the Waterford Healing Arts programmes at UHW. A full list of these programmes can be found here. The fee for the residency is €3000.
Photo: Artist Jennie O’Neill at University Hospital Waterford. Photo by Keith Currams
