A4 Sounds

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A4 Sounds@a4sounds· 20d

We Only Want the Earth is a yearly programme of awards, exhibitions, and events that seeks to interrogate the goals and strategies of social change: what kind of society do we want and how should we get there? WOWTE is supported by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social 2020 - 2026

1,600 euros
per month
Residency Awards 2026

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· 22d

DEADLINE: 5pm, Thursday 6th August 2026 _____ Successful artists will receive a monthly stipend of €1,600 (total €8,000). An additional access budget is also available. Full Guidelines & How to Apply : www.a4sounds.org/wowte-awards

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· 25d

The awards are open to visual artists from four priority communities: - Artists who are transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming, - Artists who are from racially or ethnically minoritised backgrounds including members of the Traveller Community

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· 26d

WOWTE Residency Awards 2026 are now open! A4 Sounds invites applications from visual artists for two residency awards as part of our We Only Want the Earth Programme 2026. Each residency aims to support an artist currently living in Ireland to develop their arts practice.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· 26d

WOWTE Residency Awards 2026: Now Open for Applications Two awards available. Stipend: €8,000 per award (€1,600 per month) + An Access Budget Full Guidelines & Application Form: a4sounds.org/wowte-awards/

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Jul 7

Our print facility includes - Screenprinting Press - Printing Press - Glass Table for Monoprinting and Lino Printing - Heat Press - Drying Rack and a large collection of small hand tools and shared materials

printing press, screenprinting press, flash dryer, heatpress and screen storage racks. The equipment is stored in a line against the wall and on wheels so they can be moved and used as needed.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Jul 2

Our workshop facility includes - A Large Build Area - Two Large Workbenches - A Large Range of Power and Hand Tools - Storage Areas and a collection of shared materials and consumables.

Studio memberships image, in brought pink, blue and green

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Jun 25

Memberships start at €100 per month with the option to add a storage locker for materials for €10-60pm. Interested? Applications can be made via our online form. Please visit our website for full information about our studio and application process: a4sounds.org/join-us #SpeirGorm

Photograph of a screen for screenprinting

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Jun 24

Are you about to graduate and need affordable studio space in Dublin? Our studio memberships start at €100! Find out more here: a4sounds.org/join-us/ #SpeirGorm

a large lightbox, drying rack, shelves with paper and inks, and a collection of printing tools hanging on the wall. On the left there is a large table with a glass top that can be used for mono printing.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· May 22

Last week to catch UNDERGROUND at our gallery! We are open Wed-Sun! Times Wed - Fri: 2pm - 7pm Sat & Sun: 1pm - 6pm

Underground written on screen with 3 coffins in the foreground

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· May 21

As this liquid travels, it bathes and permeates the soil, flowing around, through, and between various vampiric bodies, each in a varying state of preservation, transformation, or euphoria.

Underground Opening Times
Wed - Fri: 2pm - 7pm
Sat & Sun: 1pm - 6pm
Mon & Tue: Closed

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· May 14

UNDERGROUND is open today from 2pm until 7pm!! The film is visually led by a viscous green liquid, the source of infection, regeneration, and preservation amongst an ecosystem of underground vampires.

Wooden coffin with a green creature in it, filled with soil

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· May 9

UNDERGROUND is open today until 6pm!! Paying homage to Drag as a resilient political power, the exhibition features a performative film set within soil; the living, renewing, connective tissue, humanised and tenderised by processes of decay.

A photo of a dark gallery space with a projection in the background. The film has a green creature in it. There are coffins with soil in the foreground.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· May 8

UNDERGROUND is open until 7pm today! UNDERGROUND is a recognition and celebration of existence beneath the surface. Informed by Irish Vampiric Mythologies, this exhibition entangles underground cultures, Queer infrastructures, and the quiet, regenerating presence of the vampire.

Images from the Underground exhibition, featuring some wooden coffins in a dark gallery space

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· May 7

UNDERGROUND by Kat Lalor UNDERGROUND runs until May 24th 2026!! Opening Times Wed - Fri: 2pm - 7pm Sat & Sun: 1pm - 6pm Mon & Tue: Closed Find out more here: a4sounds.org/underground/

Photogrpahs taken from the exhibition with a plinth and a large projected screen in the background.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Apr 28

Our third Rookery Stories Session is happening TONIGHT!! @hoganddice.bsky.social All welcome, tickets available here: a4sounds.org/shop/the-roo... Tickets: €0.00 - €10.00 6:30pm - 8:30pm(ish)

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Apr 15

Kat Lalor is a Queer visual artist, generating a practice of worldbuilding through moving-image, performance and writing. They invoke their practice to interrogate constructed binary categories which limit the possibilities of Queer intelligibility.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Apr 14

The film is visually led by a viscous green liquid, the source of infection, regeneration, and preservation amongst an ecosystem of underground vampires. Get more information here: a4sounds.org/underground/

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Apr 8

UNDERGROUND | KAT LALOR 23rd April - 24 May 2026 A4 Sounds Gallery Exhibition Opening: Thursday 23rd April, 7pm - 10pm Find out more here: a4sounds.org/underground/

Square poster for the exhibition Underground by Kat Lalor

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Apr 1

He is part of collective Landscapes in Motion, whose members span across a number of European countries.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 28

Our third Rookery Stories Session is happening next week, Tuesday 31st March !! All welcome, tickets available here: a4sounds.org/shop/the-roo... Storytelling sessions with Hog & Dice @hoganddice.bsky.social Tue 31st Mar | 6:30pm - 8:30pm(ish) Tickets: €0.00 - €10.00

Square Poster for The Rookery Stories. A bright high contrast graphic image. The poster is green with dark blue graphics and text. The image is of two crows, showing their heads and part of their body. The text reads the rookery stories. Storytelling sessions with Hog & Dice

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 27

The Sea as a Witness: An Archaeological Memory A three part film programme curated by @cindychehab Part One: Sat 28th Mar @ 6pm Emergency fundraiser in aid of displaced families in Beirut Get your tickets or donate here: a4sounds.org/shop/the-sea...

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 24

More recently, as part of his studies he had the chance to exhibit with his cohorts in an interim show ‘Gaffer Tape’, 2023 and final MA show ‘Waystation’ , 2024 at the Complex, Dublin.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 24

The Sea as a Witness: An Archaeological Memory A three part film programme curated by Cindy Chehab Part One: Sat 28th Mar @ 6pm Emergency fundraiser in aid of displaced families in Beirut Find out more here: a4sounds.org/the-sea-as-a...

Poster image for film programme called The Seas as a witness. High contrast green and blue graphic image with text on top. The grainy image behind the text is a half tone image of the mediterranean sea.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 19

He holds degrees in Zoology, Landscape Architecture and Fine Art and these different areas of study are reflected in his work. After making art for decades, he returned to education in 2022 and studied Fine Art, and graduated with an MA in 2025.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 19

A4 MEMBER PROFILE: Gerard O’Brien Gerard O’Brien is a visual artist working in drawing and video. His work is predominantly concerned with landscapes – built and unbuilt and natural history.

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 10

MEMBER NEWS! Member artists Aideen Farrell & Lucy Carrick are participating in the group exhibition Spring26 curated by Aisling Prior at @draiocht-blanch.bsky.social ______ Spring26 4th Mar - 2nd May 2026 Venue: Ground & First Floor Galleries, Draíocht

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 3

Who is this event for? Anyone who wants to listen to and/or learn and practice how to tell stories. The event is open to all but prioritizes the comfort and needs of disabled and queer folks. Find out more here: a4sounds.org/the-rookery-...

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Mar 2

Our second session of The Rookery Stories is happening tomorrow! ____________ THE ROOKERY STORIES Storytelling sessions with Hog & Dice Tue 3rd Mar | 6:30pm - 8:30pm(ish) a4sounds.org/the-rookery-...

A4 Sounds@a4sounds· Feb 26

Studying Fine Art Sculpture at the University of the Arts London and holding an M.Phil in the History of Art and Architecture from Trinity College Dublin, her practice in recent years has focused on socially engaged art.