West Cork Arts Centre’s Members and Friends Exhibition 2025

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre’s Members and Friends Exhibition 2025
Saturday 31 May to Thursday 3 July

Running annually since the founding of West Cork Arts Centre in 1985, the 41st exhibition will showcase work by artists from across West Cork and beyond at all stages of their careers. The exhibition aims to celebrate our artistic community, from early career to established practitioners. Submission is open to the many artists who subscribe to our Membership and Friendship schemes.

All participants must be current Members or Friends of West Cork Arts Centre. If you have yet to renew, please see here for online renewals https://westcorkartscentre.com/become-a-member/

You can also renew by phone at 028 22090 or in person by calling in to the Uillinn Reception: Monday to Saturday, 10.00am to 4.30pm.

For 2025 please note:-

Awards

In the year that we celebrate 40 years of West Cork Arts Centre and 10 years at Uillinn, we are delighted to work with our partners to celebrate our 41^st Members and Friends exhibition by presenting a number of prizes and awards for 2025. The prize winners will be selected by jury comprising representatives of Uillinn, The Blue House Gallery, Cnoc Buí and Working Artists’ Studios.

The Morgan O’Driscoll Fine Art Auctioneers’ Award

€2,000 cash prize will be awarded to an artist for a work of distinction.

The Cnoc Buí Exhibition Award

This award will offer the winning artist/s a peak-time exhibition opportunity at Cnoc Buí, Union Hall in summer 2026 (16 to 26 July).

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre Studio Award

The winner of this award will be offered a 4 week residency at Uillinn in 2026. This award has a non-cash equivalent value of €2,400 and comes with a cash stipend of €500.

Please check the box on the label that you will securely attach to the back/underside of your work, if you are interested in being considered for this award.

Beara Drop Point

We are delighted that the Sarah Walker Gallery, Castletownbere will be a point for artists in the Beara region to drop off their work for inclusion in the Members and Friends exhibition at Uillinn. Work may be dropped to the gallery from Thursday 22 May to 1pm on Saturday 24 May. Call 086 8902338 or email sarahwalkergallery@gmail.com to check opening times.

Size

Because we receive many more 2D artworks than 3D artworks, and to accommodate all the work in our galleries, we ask that 2D artworks do not exceed 100cms in any dimension including frame.

Courtyard

We will be able to accommodate a number of works in the Courtyard this year. Artists may consider submitting outdoor sculpture.

Theme

The theme for the 2025 Members and Friends exhibition is Uillinn / Angle, inviting artists to explore the many interpretations of angles—both literal and conceptual, encouraging a playful engagement with perspectives, viewpoints and layers, asking how different angles shape the way we see, understand, and interact with the world around us.

Submission Criteria

For detailed Submission Criteria see here