SURVEYOR 2025: Call out for submissions
Solstice Arts Centre is delighted to announce its partnership 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. Patrick Murphy, Director of RHA, will select work at Solstice Arts Centre, Dorothy Smith, Droichead Visual Arts Curator in Residence, will select work at Droichead Arts Centre, whilst artists Declan Kelly and Els Borghart will select work at An Táin Arts Centre.
North East Network supports, values and encourages visual artists in the North East to develop their practices and creative careers. The exhibition presents an overview of contemporary visual arts practice in County Louth and Meath. There will be a visual arts award of €2,000 selected by each curator in each arts centre.
Applicants living in or from Co. Meath or Co. Louth are welcome to apply to any of the participating venues; however, you may only submit to one.
Solstice will continue its Solstice Award of €2,000 and pleased to announce, on the eve of its 20th birthday year, the establishment of two new awards: “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.
Surveyor 2025 – Opening at 2:30pm on 15 November 2025 across Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda and An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
Exhibition Dates for Each Venue:
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan: 15 November 2025 – 20 December 2025
Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda: 15 November 2025 – 10 January 2026
An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk: 15 November – 20 December 2025
Statement from Directors:
Belinda Quirke, Director Solstice & Swift Cultural Centre, Meath
As part of North East Network, I am delighted to work with Droichead Arts Centre and An Táin, Dundalk, in the production of Surveyor 2025. As the ancient Boyne Valley interweaves our two counties, Surveyor 2025 aims to celebrate and promote, the abundance of visual artists living and working with the northeast of the country.
Colette Farrell, Director, Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda, Louth
Droichead Arts Centre is delighted to participate in this unique exhibition by the North East Network, bringing artists together from Louth and Meath across our three centres, further supporting artists across the region.
Paul Hayes, Director, An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, Louth
This is a really exciting exhibition for An Táin Arts Centre to be part as it takes place simultaneously in the 3 venues that make up the North East Network. Our Basement Gallery is a unique space and we are particularly interested in submissions from artists working with installation, sculpture and projection that can respond to the space.
- Accepting submissions from Friday 4 July 2025
- Closing Date for applications: Friday, 10 October 2025, 5pm
- Applicants living in or from Co. Meath or Co. Louth are welcome to apply to any of the participating venues; however, you may only submit to one.
- Artists are advised to check the criteria for selection at each arts centre before making their submission.
For application details & criteria at each arts centre, please visit:
www.solsticeartscentre.ie
www.antain.ie
www.droichead.com
Posted on 4 Jul 2025.