10 RESIDENCIES FOR 10 YEARS: GOMA's 10 Year Anniversary Programme Launches

As part of our 10th birthday celebrations, GOMA Waterford is delighted to launch a special anniversary programme of 10 month-long residencies, taking place throughout summer and autumn 2026.

Over the past decade GOMA has grown within Waterford’s generous and vibrant artistic community, shaped by the artists and audiences who make this space what it is. This programme is our way of marking that milestone by staying true to what GOMA has always stood for: giving artists the time and space to take risks, develop ideas, and go deeper into their work.

Each selected artist receives a month-long residency including a studio space at GOMA, a €1,000 bursary, and accommodation. There is no requirement to produce a specific outcome or exhibition; the focus is on process, research, and sustained engagement with practice, alongside connection to GOMA’s studio community and our wider programme of talks, workshops and events.

Congratulations to all ten artists selected for this special residency programme: Niamh Coffey, Tara Keegan, Róisín O’Sullivan, Ríon Duffy Murphy, James Wellwood, Sophie Hutchinson, Artem Trofimenko, Paul Mac Cormaic, Ben Reilly and Sarah Long. We can’t wait to welcome you into the studios!

We’re thrilled to announce that the first three residents, taking up their residencies this July, will be:

🎨 Niamh Coffey
🎨 Tara Keegan
🎨 Róisín O’Sullivan

Watch this space for the next round of announcements as we roll out the remaining residencies over the coming months…