SURVEYOR 2025
15 NOVEMBER — 20 DECEMBER 2025
Selected by Patrick Murphy
Inviting artists living in or from County Meath or County Louth to submit works of all disciplines, Solstice Arts Centre, in collaboration with North East Network, is delighted to announce the fourteenth SURVEYOR open exhibition. Supporting, valuing, and encouraging artists in the development of their practices and creative careers, the exhibition presents an overview of contemporary visual arts practice throughout the two counties.
This year, Solstice Arts Centre partners with fellow North East Network members, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda and An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, in a unique extension of its annual selected survey of local professional arts practice.
SURVEYOR 2025 will simultaneously open at Solstice Arts Centre, Droichead Arts Centre, and An Táin Arts Centre, showcasing the work of artists from the northeast of the country. Artists living in or from Co. Meath or Co. Louth are welcome to apply to any of the three participating venues, though they must choose just one venue when ultimately submitting their work. There will be a visual arts award of €2,000 selected by each curator in each arts centre.
This year, Patrick Murphy, Director of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, will select the work at Solstice Arts Centre. Solstice will continue its Solstice Visual Arts Award of €2,000 and is pleased to announce, on the eve of its 20th birthday year, the establishment of two new awards for Meath artists: Meath County Council Arts Office Going Solo Award 2025 to the value of €2,000, and the Newgrange Gold Award, also to the value of €2,000.
CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS
Accepting submissions from: Fri 4 July 2025
Online submission deadline: Fri 10 October 2025, 5pm
Drop off date to Solstice for adjudication of artwork: Sat 1 November 2025, between 11am – 4pm
Collection of unselected artworks: Sat 8 November 2025, between 11am – 4pm
Please note: Once you have submitted to Solstice Arts Centre, you cannot submit to the other arts centres.
Artists are advised to check the criteria for selection at each arts centre before making their submission.
Visit An Táin Arts Centre and Droichead Arts Centre for details on applications to their venue.
Submissions for SURVEYOR 2025 are now open:
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