Dublin International Piano Competition announces quarter-finalists
The Dublin International Piano Competition (DIPC) has announced the quarter-finalists for the 13th edition of the prestigious competition. Taking place in Dublin over eight days from 9th to 16th May 2025, the competition will culminate in a grand final at the National Concert Hall.
Artists announced for new residency programme focusing on air quality and pollution
Galway Arts Centre, in conjunction with Galway City Council, announced the awarding of three art commissions under an innovative new artist-in-residence programme. The programme supports artists to engage with the communities of Galway City’s Westside and to creatively respond to scientific research on air quality and climate conducted by local citizens and climate scientists from the University of Galway.
New exhibition at Goethe-Institut explores the future of plastics
Explore the future of plastics in ‘With or Without You’, a new multimedia art exhibition that reflects on the life, death, and afterlife of synthetic materials, examining our complex relationship with them. Running at the Goethe-Institut in Dublin from 8th November to 7th December 2024, the exhibition features work by four international artists who participated in the Glenkeen Garden Residencies in West Cork.
IMRAM Irish-language literature festival announces 2024 programme
The IMRAM Irish-language literature festival has announced its programme of events for 2024, which, according to festival director Liam Carson, aims to bring audiences on a voyage of discovery through the rich diversity of modern Irish-language literature. Running from 7th – 16th November 2024 in various venues across Dublin, the eclectic programme fuses Irish poetry and prose with live music, storytelling, and multimedia elements.
Goethe-Institut’s ‘Slow Touring’ project brings up-and-coming Berlin musician to Ireland
The Goethe-Institut Irland has announced that Berlin-based queer musician, model, dancer LIE NING will be coming to Dublin next month for two concerts as part of its sustainability-focused ‘Slow Touring’ project. LIE NING, whose music blends indie, soul and R’n’B, released their debut album utopia in April 2023 to critical acclaim. The album was produced by Irish Grammy winner Stephen Fitzmaurice, known for his work with artists including U2, Sam Smith, Alicia Keys, and Mary J Blige.
New family-friendly play celebrates neurodivergence and promotes autism acceptance
A new play for young people and families by autistic Irish theatre-maker Jody O’Neill (What I (Don’t) Know About Autism) seeks to celebrate the capacity and creativity inherent in autistic identity and promote autism acceptance. Titled Grace, the play will be jointly presented by Graffiti Theatre Company and Once Off Productions at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival. It will run for three consecutive days, from 27th to 29th September 2024.
Little-known Irish opera Lurline returns to Dublin after nearly 90 years
The National Symphony Orchestra and Heritage Music Productions have announced details of an upcoming concert performance of the Irish grand romantic opera Lurline by Waterford-born composer William Vincent Wallace (1812-1865), which will take place at the National Concert Hall (NCH) on Friday, 26th July 2024.
Artists and arts workers from minoritised groups subjected to discrimination and harmful behaviours in their workplaces, ‘Safe to Create’ research finds
Disabled, LGBTQIA+, and ethnically diverse artists and arts workers are experiencing discrimination, exclusion, and other harmful behaviours and challenging conditions in Ireland’s arts and creative sector. That’s according to a new report published by Irish Theatre Institute (ITI) as part of the ‘Safe to Create’ programme.
Interactive art exhibition for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers opens in Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has today (16.05.24) launched ‘Room to Explore’, an interactive art exhibition designed specifically for young children aged 0-5 years and their caregivers.
Curated by artist Anne Cradden, the exhibition features artworks by early years artists Helen Barry, Anne Bradley, Jane Hayes, and Órla Kelly. The artists’ works appeal to all senses and seek to playfully encourage babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers to interact with – or simply observe – a range of different textures, shapes, colours, and sounds.
New exhibition at Goethe-Institut takes inspiration from sights and sounds of West Cork
The sights and sounds of West Cork’s Roaringwater Bay and its surroundings have served as the inspiration for ‘Composing Landscapes’, a new multimedia art exhibition, which will open at the Goethe-Institut Irland on Wednesday, 8th May 2024.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council announces details of new artworks that respond to local forests
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has issued an invitation to members of the public to experience three new temporary artworks that take inspiration from the public forests in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Nature and climate change at centre of new art exhibition at Goethe-Institut
The impact of environmental pollution on plants and the effects of climate change on coastal wildlife are at the centre of ‘Disquieting Frequencies’, a new multimedia art exhibition, which opened at the Goethe-Institut Irland on 7th March 2024. Presented jointly by the Goethe-Institut and the Crespo Foundation, the exhibition marks the start of ‘The Glenkeen Variations’, a series of art exhibitions at the Goethe-Institut, which features the work of ten international artists who have participated in the Glenkeen Garden Residencies, an artist-in-residence programme in West Cork.
Goethe-Institut issues open call for Studio Quantum artist-in-residence programme
The Goethe-Institut Irland has issued an open call for applications for its international Studio Quantum artist-in-residence programme. Artists based in Ireland and seven additional participating countries are invited to submit their applications to take part in the programme before the application deadline on 11th February 2024.
New exhibition marks centenary of Irish postage stamps
Miniature Masterpieces: 100 years of Irish stamps, a joint exhibition between An Post and the National Print Museum that celebrates a century of postage stamps in Ireland, is now open at the National Print Museum. The exhibition was officially opened on 13th December 2023 by Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport and Logistics and Postal Policy, Jack Chambers TD.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council commissions artists to explore local forests
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office has announced the award of three art commissions under its new ‘Nature and Place’ initiative. Supported by Coillte and the Dublin Mountains Partnership, the initiative provides funding to professional artists to observe, explore, and respond to the public forests in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
National Concert Hall announces ‘Learning and Participation’ winter programme
Children, young people, families, people living with dementia, hospital patients, and people at risk of mental health difficulties are among those at the centre of the National Concert Hall (NCH)’s Learning and Participation (L&P) winter programme
New international artist residency honours work and legacy of Samuel Beckett
Details of ‘Atelier Samuel Beckett’, a new international artist residency programme that aims to promote and highlight the artistic legacy of Irish playwright, novelist, poet and Nobel prize winner Samuel Beckett, have been announced by Irish theatre company Gare St Lazare Ireland.
Overcrowding, sex-for-rent ads, scams and high rents – International students seriously affected by housing crisis, ICOS report shows
A new report published by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) reveals that many international students in Ireland are experiencing significant challenges with their accommodation. Its findings detail instances of serious overcrowding, scamming, unaffordable rents, sub-standard accommodation, long commutes, and exposure to proposals for a room in exchange for sex.
Goethe-Institut launches new artist-in-residence programme focused on emerging quantum technologies
The Goethe-Institut Irland has launched Studio Quantum, a new international artist-in-residence programme and event series, which explores emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art. Run by the Goethe-Institut in partnership with Trinity College Dublin, CONNECT – the SFI Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications, Trinity Quantum Alliance, Project Arts Centre, and The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, the residency programme and accompanying event series are designed to explore the future impact of quantum technologies.
Men’s Shed group to stage self-written play to mark World Mental Health Day
A new play, written, staged and performed by the Loughlinstown, Ballybrack and Shanganagh (LBS) Men’s Shed in collaboration with poet Colm Keegan will come to the dlr LexIcon stage in Dún Laoghaire this month. Details of the performance, which will mark World Mental Health Day, were announced by LBS Men’s Shed and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (dlr) Arts Office.