St John’s Theatre & Arts Centre, Listowel are delighted to announce details of their International Residency 2025.
A call out for a residency bringing together New York and Irish artists
The County Exchange is an international residency organized by St. John’s Theatre Listowel and the Irish Arts Center NYC, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Kerry County Arts Office is a two-part residency taking place in both Listowel, Ireland and New York, USA.
Its aim is to facilitate connections between artists from the experimental theatre, dance and performance worlds in both Ireland and New York.
7 artists will be chosen (4 from Ireland, 3 from New York)
They will spend 2 weeks (May 19thth- June 2nd 2025) in Listowel, a small Irish town in North Kerry renowned for its literary heritage and 1 week (January 2026 – exact dates TBC) in the Irish Arts Center, New York. This residency is an excellent opportunity to develop an international aspect to your practice and to showcase your work to new audiences.
Mentors
The awardees will be joined in Listowel by the directors of Nature Theater of Oklahoma, Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška. Kelly and Pavol, will be making time for one on one sessions with the awardees, as well as workshopping their own work during the two weeks in Listowel.
Who the Residency is for:
The residency is aimed at mid-career artists who would like to develop an international aspect to their practice. We are looking for artists who have a clear idea of the work they want to make, and how they would make use of the time and space that is provided by the residency to do that.
What the residency provides:
Accommodation and travel costs will be arranged and covered for the selected artists, and each will receive a daily subsistence allowance plus a fee of €1,000.
In Listowel, the artists will have access to multiple spaces and facilities in the town. St. John’s Theatre will discuss the needs of the selected artists and will seek ways to accommodate these needs in a bespoke manner. At the end of the residency, there will be an opportunity for artists to share their work with industry peers and producers, as part of the International Listowel Writers’ Week Literary Festival.
In New York, the Irish Arts Center will provide shared workspace for the 4 Irish artists.
Participating Partners are:
• Irish Arts Center, New York.
• St. John’s Theatre, Listowel
• Nature Theatre of Oklahoma.
Further Details: Maire Logue 087 2433304 or maire@stjohnstheatre.ie
