International Centre for the Image

19/08/2026

The International Centre for the Image welcomes Black Tones for Open-mic Night # 21.

Join us Sunday 30 August at 6pm at the International Centre for the Image!

Black Tones is a community space for (and by) Black and Brown storytellers. For this edition, Black Tones teams up with Bia! Zine for an evening of poetry, stories, and songs exploring food, family, and tradition. The poetry-focused open mic welcomes all forms of storytelling, including musical and comedic acts.

There will be intervals during the night where you can socialise, grab a drink, or just enjoy some music!

18+ | ID required

Book your ticket through the link in bio

17/08/2026

Female in Focus | 11 September–25 October 2026

In partnership with the British Journal of Photography and Nikon, PhotoIreland presents the Female in Focus exhibition at the International Centre for the Image.

Join us for the launch event
Thursday 10 September at 6pm

The exhibition brings together the two series winners, Laetitia Vançon’s The Other Battlefields and Giya Makondo-Wills’ New Scramble, alongside 21 single-image winners responding to this year’s theme, ‘On the Cusp’. Together, the works explore lives and landscapes at moments of change.

Selected from thousands of outstanding submissions by an international jury, this year’s winners have brought the theme to life through poignant and thought-provoking imagery. The work has previously been exhibited at 1014 Gallery, London, and now comes to Dublin to the International Centre for the Image.

Full details at image.museum and through the link in bio

Image: © Angela Cappetta, Unbraiding

02/08/2026

Vacancy: Front of House & Retail Staff for PhotoIreland’s International Centre for the Image.

PhotoIreland is opening a new position for a full-time Front-of-House and Retail Staff to join our team at the International Centre for the Image. This is a full-time position, which includes some evening and weekend work.

As part of the Front of House & Retail team, you will play an integral part in creating a memorable and welcoming experience for visitors and artists, daily upkeep of the FOH and reception area, providing a welcoming environment and courteous point of contact for all visitors, as well as assisting with the cultural programme, and liaison with Irish and international artists and professionals.

PhotoIreland is a growing arts organisation with exciting changes and opportunities coming up.

For more details, please visit photoireland.org

01/08/2026

FINAL DAYS FOR NEW IRISH WORKS & DUMMY AWARDS 2026

This is your final week to visit the latest cycle of New Irish Works at the International Centre for the Image, which runs until August 9th. Selected by an international jury, the exhibition brings together work by 10 outstanding artists, with many of the projects on view for the first time: Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje de Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’Connor.

Also closing on 2 August is the Dummy Award exhibition, showcasing this year’s shortlisted unpublished photobook dummies.

Last chance to browse the books, discover your favourites, and cast your vote!

Find out more via the link in our bio or at Image.museum.

30/07/2026

In Conversation: New Irish Works 2026
On Memory and the Family Archive

Artists Debbie Castro and Kate Nolan draw upon the family archive to complete narratives, investigating how memory is shaped, preserved, and transmitted.

5–6pm Saturday 8 August
In-person at the International Centre for the Image

This talk is part of a series of thematic conversations with artists featured in New Irish Works 2026, exhibited at the International Centre for the Image. The ten projects exhibited represent the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland, featuring work by Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje de Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’ Connor.

Book your free ticket through the link in bio and explore the full programme at image.museum

24/07/2026

23/07/2026

The Dummy Award exhibition is now on view at the International Centre for the Image until 2 August 📚

Come and explore this year’s shortlisted photobook dummies and experience the incredible range of ideas, stories, and approaches from artists around the world.

Take your time to browse through the books, find your favourites, and cast your vote!

Whether you’re passionate about photobooks, photography, or simply curious to see what’s being made today, we’d love to welcome you.

21/07/2026

In Conversation: New Irish Works 2026
On Looking

Artists Miriam O’Connor, Dorje de Burgh, and Ciara Richardson reflect on acts of looking and the politics of visibility and surveillance through their practice.

6–7.30 pm Wednesday 22nd July - Online via Zoom

This talk is part of a series of thematic conversations with artists featured in New Irish Works 2026, exhibited at the International Centre for the Image. The ten projects exhibited represent the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland, featuring work by Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje De Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’Connor.

Book your free ticket through the link in bio and explore the full programme at image.museum

17/07/2026

Today, 17th July 2026, marks an exciting milestone as the International Centre for the Image celebrates its first anniversary!

Over the past year, the Centre has grown into a vibrant space for conversations about photography, visual culture, and the power that images hold in shaping how we see the world. Through exhibitions, talks, workshops, fairs, collaborations, and research, we’ve welcomed artists, photographers, students, researchers, publishers, and visitors from Ireland and beyond. Every exhibition visited, every event attended, and every conversation shared has helped shape the Centre into what it is today.

As we mark our first anniversary, we want to thank everyone who has supported us. Thank you to our artists, partners, volunteers, audiences, members, and friends.

Thank you to Kennedy Wilson, to the Arts Council of Ireland, and PhotoIreland’s Board of Directors. Your curiousity, generousity, and enthusiasm have made this journey possible.

We look forward to welcoming many more visitors, presenting exciting exhibitions, fostering new collaborations, and continuing to champion the importance of photography and visual culture in the years ahead.

Here’s to our first year, and to everything that’s still to come!

Explore the 2026 programme at image.museum

07/07/2026

In Conversation: New Irish Works 2026
On Institutional Power and Acts of Recovery

Artists Austin Hearne, Emily O’Connell, and Mandy O’Neill speak about their work and how, through personal narratives and social histories, previously silenced and forgotten experiences can be recovered.

6-7:30 pm Monday 13th July - Online via Zoom

This talk is part of a series of thematic conversations with artists featured in New Irish Works 2026, exhibited at the International Centre for the Image. The ten projects exhibited represent the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland, featuring work by Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje De Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’Connor.

Book your free ticket through the link in bio and explore the full programme at image.museum