Visual Arts

EIMEAR WALSHE
‘ROMANTIC IRELAND’, 60th International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia
Photo: Faolán Carey
Deirdre O'Mahony
'The Quickening', The Douglas Hyde Gallery 2024
Photo: Louis Haugh
BEA MCMAHON
Another Shot at Love, 40th EVA International 2023
Photo: Jed Niezgoda
MARIELLE MACLEMAN
To Impermanent Collections and Scattered Acquisitions, Kunstverein Aughrim 2024
Photo: Freddie Grennal
Bridget O’Gorman
'Support | Work', TULCA Festival of Visual Arts 2023
Photo: Ros Kavanagh
Gather by Niamh O’Malley, The Model, Sligo
Irish Tour of Ireland’s presentation at 59th Venice Art Biennale
Photo: Niamh O’Malley and Maureen Kennelly. Credit: Brian Farrell.

Overview

The Arts Council is dedicated to supporting a vibrant community of visual artists, visual arts groups and organisations.

Available funding

The Arts Council offers a wide range of financial supports across artforms and arts practices, including visual arts.

Schemes and initiatives

A number of schemes and initiatives have been established for the particular support of visual arts.

Links

Links to visual arts organisations funded by the Arts Council.

Video Case Studies

The Arts Council offers various funding awards under the Visual Arts for artists, organisations, groups and curators to apply for support.

Ireland at Venice

Through our partnership with Culture Ireland we support representation of Ireland’s finest visual artists at the International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale.

Arts Council Collection

The Arts Council’s collection supports artists’ and public engagement with the arts by purchasing excellent contemporary artwork to be enjoyed and displayed throughout Ireland.