The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from traditional artists of distinction for the role of Traditional Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2025.

The Traditional Artist in Residence, based in the Department of Music in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences, is designed to provide a traditional artist (traditional musician, singer, dancer, story-teller or practitioner of the oral arts such as agallamh beirte and lúibíní) with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students of music the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.

About the residency

The Traditional Artist in Residence will be engaged for the calendar year 2025 and will be situated in the Department of Music at UCC.

The residency will have two parts:

From January to June 2025, the Traditional Artist in Residence will be supported to engage with students and staff. This programme of engagement will be designed by the resident artist, in consultation with the faculty of the university, and could include focused teaching, workshops, mentoring, public events or other activities which bring new energy to the residency programme. Contact time with staff and students during this time will be capped at 4 hours per week, and the resident artist will not be expected to deliver core curriculum. 

From July to December 2025, the artist will be supported to concentrate wholly on their own practice.

The fee to the Traditional Artist in Residence is €30,000, with the Arts Council contributing €20,000 and the university €10,000. UCC will provide the Traditional Artist in Residence with a dedicated space, where they can conduct their own creative practice, within the university. UCC will also support the residency administratively. 

Please note that no accommodation is provided. The fee will be paid in two instalments directly by the Arts Council, with a final report to be submitted by the Traditional Artist in Residence at the conclusion of the residency.

Applications, consisting of a detailed proposal, a one page artist statement and a CV (3 pages max), should be sent to JTalty@ucc.ie by 5.30 pm on Thursday, 24 October 2024. Applications will be accepted by email only. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.