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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