Open Call Convergence 2025

Application Deadline | 15th May 2025

Live Art Ireland with p(art)y Here and Now, presents CONVERGENCE A BORDERLESS ROMANCE 2025. from 8-10 of August

This is an an art and music festival like no other bringing together the latest in live art practice with local and national musicians and a range of workshops, aiming to celebrate and promote diverse artistic talents from around the world. It serves as a platform for artists to showcase their innovative works and foster cross-cultural exchange. With this in mind, we have curated a lineup that represents artistic excellence from various corners of the globe.

We are calling for proposals for solo or artist collective performances that will be taking place at Live Art Ireland’s Ealaín Bheo Centre for Art Research and Development here in North Tipperary on the 8th or 9th of August 2025.
Artists selected are invited to come here as artists in residence with accommodation provided for up to three weeks before the event in August in order to make the work site specific. We are asking artists to consider borders and boundaries , of the body, of countries, of genders, of topography or from an ecological perspective. 
We are looking for new works created for the event that may be site specific. Information re the space can be found by visiting https://www.live-art.ie/residencies/
Selected artists will receive a 250 Euro artists fee.
Application Deadline | 15th May 2025
Application Information:

• Please send a short Bio. of no more than 200 words
• Please send 1 high quality 300 dpi image of a performance made in within the past two years
• Please send 3 links to an online source to view your work (Websites or instagram etc.)
• Please send an outline of your proposed performance – (Please Note This Must be a New Work) 250 Words MAX.
• Please Note – Applications are welcome in a non traditional form from artists with additional access needs. Please contact Deej at live.art.ireland@gmail.com to make arrangements.
• please find the link to the online application form below

Live Art Ireland and p(art)y Here and Now, are performance art organisations that strongly believe that creativity and the arts are for all. We are committed that Convergence will be an inclusive equal opportunities event, which strives to be open to artists from every background, we welcome applications from artists of different religious beliefs and political opinion, different ethnicities, differing marital status and sexual orientation, gender and persons with disabilities and additional access needs, persons with dependents and persons without.

Image Steef Kersbergan 2024 Live Art Ireland 

WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR FUNDING FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND AND TIPPERARY ARTS OFFICE