St Augustine’s Old Schoolhouse
From 2018 to 2024 Art Arcadia’s residency studio and exhibition space was located at St Augustine’s Old Schoolhouse on the top floor of an 18thcentury building nested within a heritage site that includes St Augustine’s neo-gothic church, built in 1872, and its ancient graveyard dating back to the 6thcentury.
An 18thcentury cottage attached to the Old Schoolhouse doubled up as main office and accommodation for artists.
Proposals
We run an ongoing programme of artist residencies with local and international artists. The duration of the residency can vary from four weeks to three months. For detailed information about our new venues and for requesting application guidelines, please email us using the form on the Contact Us page.
Resident artists:
2024
Niamh Seana Meehan
2023
James Cunningham
Gail Mahon
Sinéad O’Donnell
Pascale Steven
2022
Conor McFeely
Ciara Finnegan David Jacques Anne-Marie McKee
Laura McCafferty
Abridged
Adam Sébire
2021
James King & Peter O’Doherty
David Haughey
Peter Richards
Aimee Melaugh
Damien Duffy
2020
Edy Fung
Catherine Ellis
2019
CAAKE
Paul Sullivan
Locky Morris
Sue Morris
Valeria Pierini
2018
Anne-Marie McKee
Gail Mahon
Stephanie Gaumond
Sue Morris
Pascale Steven
Geographic context
Derry/Londonderry is located in the west of Northern Ireland, close to the border with the Republic of Ireland, and is the second-largest city in the region.
The city represents the converging point for all Art Arcadia members and is the centre of operations of the organisation. For over ten years the four Art Arcadia members lived in Derry and worked for local arts organisations, building up a friendly and professional relationship supporting each other in their various creative endeavours. This continuous collaboration finally led to the establishing of Art Arcadia as a constituted organisation.
Derry/Londonderry and Northern Ireland are at the core of Art Arcadia’s vision and constitute the fulcrum of our international network. Although international in scope, projects originating from Northern Ireland will aim to return to the region in the form of post residency projects such as exhibitions, workshops, talks, collaborations and contaminations.
