May, day by day

PhotoIreland Festival 2018: What’s on today
Download the PhotoIreland Festival 2018 catalogue as a PDF, browse it online, or click on a day below to see what’s on.

How to use the day by day: Click on the number below that corresponds with the day of the month of May you wish to check. Clicking on the arrows pointing left or right will show you what is available before and beyond the month. Once you get the list of events for a day, you can then click on any of them to read further information, including the venue and opening hours.

Openings/Events

26 April
6pm Launch: Junior Magazine Issue 3, The Library Project 

Running

In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman

Tuesday 1st May

 

Running

Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Wednesday 2nd May

 

Opening/Events 

6pm Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin

Running

Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Thursday 3rd May

 

Opening/Events

3pm Talk: The Politics of the Long Haul, NCAD Harry Clarke Lecture Theatre
6pm PhotoIreland Festival Launch: On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
6pm You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery 

6pm Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
5pm Last Breath, Pallas Projects
6pm Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
6pm Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast
9pm After-Party and launch of FUTURES, The Liquor Rooms, with cocktail punch bowl and delicious food!

Running

Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Friday 4th May

 

Opening/Events

11-3pm Masterclass on Research, Narratives and Platforms with Laia Abril, The Library Project
6pm
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Last Breath, Pallas Projects
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Saturday 5th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Last Breath, Pallas Projects
Inked and Pressed (Meet the Artist Day), In-Spire Galerie

Sunday 6th May

 

Running

How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Monday 7th May

 

Running

How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Tuesday 8th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Wednesday 9th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Last Breath, Pallas Projects
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Thursday 10th May

 

Opening/Events

6pm Photobook Launch: Toulon, The Liquor Rooms
6pm St. Kevin’s Graduate Show, Steambox 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Last Breath, Pallas Projects
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Friday 11th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Last Breath, Pallas Projects
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast
St. Kevin’s Graduate Show, Steambox

Saturday 12th May

 

Opening/Events

12pm Present Your Project to Agata Stoinska, The Library Project
12pm Curatorial Walking Tours, Start at Instituto Cervantes Dublin

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
St. Kevin’s Graduate Show, Steambox

Closing

Last Breath, Pallas Projects

Sunday 13th May

 

Opening/Events

12pm Printing Secrets: Press Checking, The Library Project
4pm Reset Your Practice, The Library Project 

Running

How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Closing

St. Kevin’s Graduate Show, Steambox

Monday 14th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Tuesday 15th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Wednesday 16th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie
Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Thursday 17th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie

Closing

Lux, Duncairn Arts Centre, Belfast

Friday  18th May

 

Opening/Events 

6pm Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie

 

Saturday 19th May

 

Opening/Events

12pm Photobook Trends, The Library Project

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Closing

Inked and Pressed, In-Spire Galerie

Sunday 20th May

 

Opening/Events

12pm Art as a Sustainable Business: Nurturing Your Entrepreneurial Mindset, The Library Project
3pm On the State of Photography in Ireland Studio 6, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios

Running

How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Closing

Modern Ruins and Other Stories, Gallery of Photography

Monday 21st May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Tuesday 22nd May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Wednesday 23rd May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Thursday 24th May

 

Opening/Events

6pm The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Friday 25th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Saturday 26th May

 

Opening/Events

12pm Curatorial Walking Tour, Start at Instituto Cervantes Dublin

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Sunday 27th May

 

Running

How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Fotobook Kassel Award 2018, The Library Project
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Monday 28th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Tuesday 29th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Wednesday 30th May

 

Running

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork
No Place Like Home, Ballina Public Library, Mayo

Closing

The Body/Le Corps, In-Spire Galerie

Thursday 31st May

 

Opening/Events

6pm Moyross Study, The Library Project
7pm
No Place Like Home, Ballina Public Library, Mayo

Running
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman
No Place Like Home, Ballina Public Library, Mayo

Closing

On Abortion, The Copper House Gallery
You Shall Have Exactly What You Want, The Copper House Gallery
Moises, Instituto Cervantes Dublin
Left Behind, Quay CO-OP, Cork

Closing

1 June
In, Around and Aftereffects, Roscommon Arts Centre

4 June
How to Flatten a Mountain, Rathfarnham Castle

15 June
No Place Like Home, Ballina Public Library, Mayo

24 June
Moyross Study, The Library Project

30 June
Into the Sea, Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
Verges, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast

Mid-September
Photo Detectives, National Photographic Archives

2020
Frieze, HSE Primary Care Centre, Grangegorman

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