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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
Map of the main Arts Council grants for 2016
NASA's view of Ireland at night
Photo: Enda Rowan
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Deadline: 05 May 2016
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ART: 2016 - the Arts Council's programme as part of Ireland 2016
Find out how many people are within driving distance of your venue using our audience mapping tool.
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.
Graphic Studio Dublin, Dublin (23 Apr–24 Apr)
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois (24 Apr)
Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick (24 Apr)
The Civic Theatre, Dublin (24 Apr)
Cork Arts Theatre, Cork (21 Apr–24 Apr)
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford (24 Apr)
Draíocht, Dublin (23 Apr–24 Apr)
Town Hall Theatre, Galway (25 Apr)
Town Hall Theatre Studio, Galway (25 Apr)
Linenhall Arts Centre, Mayo (25 Apr)
Linenhall Arts Centre, Mayo (26 Apr)
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin (26 Apr)
The Moat Theatre, Kildare (26 Apr)
The Moat Theatre, Kildare (27 Apr)
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois (26 Apr–27 Apr)
City Hall, Cork (27 Apr)
Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin (27 Apr)
Belltable, Limerick (27 Apr)
Irish Writers Centre, Dublin (27 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (24 Apr–27 Apr)
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin (27 Apr)
Project Arts Centre, Dublin (28 Apr)
Lutheran Hall, Dublin (28 Apr)
Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick (28 Apr)
Glór, Clare (28 Apr)
Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Leitrim (8 Apr–28 Apr)
Venue will be revealed on social media prior to the event, Kerry (28 Apr)
Irish Writers Centre, Dublin (21 Apr–28 Apr)
Courthouse Arts Centre, Wicklow (28 Apr)
Linenhall Arts Centre, Mayo (28 Apr)
Triskel Christchurch, Cork (28 Apr)
Town Hall Theatre, Galway (28 Apr)
City Hall, Cork (28 Apr)
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Laois (28 Apr)
The Moat Theatre, Kildare (28 Apr)
An Grianán, Louth (28 Apr)
The Moat Theatre, Kildare (29 Apr)
The Everyman, Cork (27 Apr–29 Apr)
St Finbarre's Cathedral, Cork (29 Apr)
North Cathedral, Cork (29 Apr)
Belltable, Limerick (28 Apr–29 Apr)
Draíocht, Dublin (29 Apr)
Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick (29 Apr)
Town Hall Theatre, Galway (29 Apr)
Bray Town Hall, Wicklow (29 Apr)
Graffiti Theatre Company, Cork (11 Apr–29 Apr)
Mermaid Arts Centre, Wicklow (29 Apr)