Open Call

The Air We Share – Making the Invisible Visible 

The Air We Share is an initiative that engages with the increasingly important issue of air quality and pollution through artistic interventions, citizen science and community action, through bringing together an interdisciplinary consortium of local partners led by Galway City Council with Galway Arts Centre, University of Galway’s Centre for Creative Technology and Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies and Physics, Creative Climate Action, and Westside Resource Centre, to develop creative and innovative responses to climate and environmental issues spanning culture, technology and citizen science in collaboration with the community of Westside, Galway.

The aim of The Air We Share Programme is to examine and make visible the causes, impacts, and potential solutions to air pollution and to foster a deeper understanding of air and its critical relevance to our shared environment.

The Air We Share A.I.R. Residency Programme

At the core of The Air We Share is the development of an open call for three significant artist in residence opportunities valued at €38,000 each. These are 9 month residencies (Oct 2024- July 2025)  managed by the creative lead partner Galway Arts Centre and open to artists/collectives of all disciplines – including but not limited to; visual arts, socially-engaged practices, immersive technologies, including augmented reality + virtual reality and film, dance, theatre, music, spoken word, and digital arts. The Air We Share invites artists to propose ambitious, innovative and collaborative projects that will engage with the community of Westside and respond to the scientific research related to the atmosphere, air quality, and climate conducted by citizen scientists and climate scientists in the University of Galway.

For full details on how to apply Download The Air We Share Artist Residency Brief here

For more information and real-time data see The Air We Share website

All inquiries regarding The Air We Share A.I.R. project please contact Brendan Fox at theairweshare@galwayartscentre.ie

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30th 2024.

The Air We Share is a recipient of the Creative Climate Action fund, an initiative from the Creative Ireland Programme. It is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The fund supports creative, cultural and artistic projects that build awareness around climate change and empower citizens to make meaningful behavioural transformations.