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A Nation's Voice takes place in Collins Barracks on Easter Sunday (27 March 2016).
The Casement Project by Fearghus Ó Conchúir
Image courtesty of the Umbrella Project by Rhona Byrne, commissioned by Fire Station Artists’ Studios and supported by Dublin City Council
Lorcán Mac Mathúnakicks off ART:2016
1916 – Visionaries and their Words, TradFest, St. Michan’s Church, Dublin, 30–31 January.
Photo: Enda Rowan
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Map of the main Arts Council grants for 2016
NASA's view of Ireland at night
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ART: 2016 - the Arts Council's programme as part of Ireland 2016
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An exciting project recognising the role and importance of literature for children
The current Ireland Professor of Poetry is Paula Meehan.
A collection of case studies, guidelines, reports and other documents from and for the venues sector.
Providing support to selected organisations to plan and implement a fundraising programme.
A series of exhibitions celebrating 60 years of support for artists and the visual arts by the Arts Council.
A celebratory tour of The Enclave by Richard Mosse
A series of stories about the arts using documents from the Arts Council archive.
A review of planning, programming and provision of performance arts venues in Ireland.
Supporting audience-focused thinking in the arts.
A national programme of over 90 contemporary arts events and projects.
City Hall, Waterford, Waterford (1 Apr)
Hawk's Well, Sligo (1 Apr)
Town Hall Theatre, Carlow (1 Apr)
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork (5 Jan–1 Apr)
Cork Opera House, Cork (1 Apr)
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork (1 Apr)
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork (29 Mar–1 Apr)
Draíocht, Dublin (1 Apr)
Glór, Clare (1 Apr)
Town Hall Theatre, Galway (1 Apr)
Highlanes Gallery, Louth (23 Mar–1 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (1 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (2 Apr)
Black Box Theatre, Galway (1 Apr–2 Apr)
Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford (30 Mar–2 Apr)
Balor Arts Centre, Donegal (2 Apr)
The New Theatre, Dublin (21 Mar–2 Apr)
Belltable, Limerick (2 Apr)
The Civic Theatre, Dublin (31 Mar–2 Apr)
Nun's Island Theatre, Galway (1 Apr–2 Apr)
Cork Arts Theatre, Cork (29 Mar–2 Apr)
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin (19 Feb–2 Apr)
Project Arts Centre, Dublin (29 Mar–2 Apr)
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin (22 Mar–2 Apr)
Nenagh Arts Centre, Tipperary (2 Apr)
The Everyman, Cork (30 Mar–2 Apr)
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork (2 Apr)
Roscommon Arts Centre, Roscommon (1 Apr–2 Apr)
West Cork Arts Centre, Cork (22 Jan–2 Apr)
Backstage Theatre, Longford (2 Apr)
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin (29 Mar–2 Apr)
Draiocht Arts Centre, Dublin (2 Apr)
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois (30 Mar–2 Apr)
Freemasons' Hall, Dublin (3 Apr)
National Print Museum, Dublin (3 Apr)
Tipperary Excel Heritage Centre, Tipperary (3 Apr)
Cork Opera House, Cork (3 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (3 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (4 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (5 Apr)
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Galway (5 Apr)
The Cobblestone, Dublin (5 Apr)
Draíocht, Dublin (9 Feb–5 Apr)
Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick (5 Apr)
Theatre Royal Margate, London (5 Apr)
Roxburgh Theatre Stowe, N/A (6 Apr)
Cork Opera House, Cork (6 Apr)
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois (6 Apr)