We invite professional artists to apply for anexhibition in the Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon as part of our Open Call for exhibitions. These exhibitions are funded by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

  
The **Open Call** is an opportunity to apply for an exhibition of work which you have already created – the work does not have to be created especially for dlr LexIcon. The work you submit in your application must be new to the audience in Dublin and the general M50 area (for example North Wicklow, South Dublin, Fingal, Kildare). It should have been created within the last five years and should not be older work. If your work has been shown in a commercial gallery anywhere (rather than a public gallery), then you may submit it.

  
We **will select three exhibitions, one for each year from 2027- 2029**. Each exhibition will run for eight to ten weeks. The exhibition dates will be agreed with the selected artists, we will look at the overall Gallery Programme when deciding the dates. One exhibition opportunity will be for an emerging artist.

**If you are selected, you will receive:**

  
* A fee for you as the artist - €6,500 for established artists / €4,300 for emerging artists.
* An exhibition at the Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire.

  
* Marketing material and PR (dlr Arts Office handles prints and online PR for your exhibition).
* Professional art technicians will install your work. Exhibition opening event.
* The support of a curator if you need this (to a maximum amount of €1,000 per exhibition).
* The cost towards the transport of your artwork by art handlers, up to the value of €750.
* Insurance of the artworks while in the Gallery. If an artwork is too fragile to be covered by our insurance, you may be asked to insure it or remove it from the exhibition.

  
_You must help us organise the transportation. We will not fund international travel for this exhibition._

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