With a year-long programme of over 400 events in over 100 towns and cities across Germany, Zeitgeist Irland 24 – an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany – was a landmark year of Irish arts and culture, presenting a new generation of Irish artists, representing the richness and diversity of Irish culture, and capturing the spirit of a changing nation. We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all...
The Irish Writers’ Weekend at the British Library, supported by Culture Ireland and featuring over thirty of Ireland’s most exciting writers in a festival of literary talent, takes place this weekend at the British Library Knowledge Centre in London. For those outside of London, many of sessions will be made available to view online. The programme includes a wide range of Ireland’s most accomplished and popular authors and poets. Included on the line-up for the...
As the 2024 edition of Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) gets underway, Culture Ireland is pleased to announce that the partnership between the two organisations will be extended for another two years (2025 and 2026 editions). hcmf// is the UK’s largest international festival of new and experimental music and brings a host of Irish talent to its programme, supported by Culture Ireland. Currently in its third year, the international partnership between Culture Ireland and hcmf//...
Culture Ireland and TradFest are offering a Showcase opportunity for emerging Irish music artists as part of the annual Festival in Dublin (22 – 26 January 2025). This Showcase is aimed at giving emerging artists a key platform to perform in front of an invited audience of international delegates, industry professionals, agents, and festival and venue programmers with a view to achieving international touring offers. Culture Ireland now invites applications from artists at the early...
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. has announced the selection of artist, Isabel Nolan, with Georgina Jackson and The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art as the curator, to represent Ireland at the 61st Venice Art Biennale in 2026. The Venice Biennale is one of the most important international platforms for visual arts, attracting over half a million visitors, including global curators, gallerists, art critics, and artists. The...
***List of grant offers available here*** Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin has announced funding of over €1.3m for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Regular Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 140 projects taking place in over 20 countries, covering architecture, circus, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Announcing the grants, Minister Martin said: “It gives me great pleasure to announce this round of Culture...
Culture Ireland at WOMEX 2024 Culture Ireland is supporting two Showcase Artists and five delegates to attend WOMEX, the Worldwide Music Expo taking place in Manchester, GB, from 23 – 27 October 2024. Now in its 30th year, WOMEX is one of the biggest conferences on the global music scene, featuring a trade fair, talks, films and showcase concerts. Over 2,600 professionals come together every October from 90 countries, making WOMEX one of the leading...
Culture Ireland welcomes the allocation of €8million announced as part of Budget 2025. This allocation is the highest level of funding for Culture Ireland in its history and coincides with the 20th anniversary of Culture Ireland’s establishment. The allocation for next year is a 5% increase over 2024 and marks an increase of Culture Ireland funding of 74% over the last five years. Chair of Culture Ireland’s Expert Advisory Committee, Louise Donlon, commented: ”I would...
Culture Ireland invites submissions from Irish theatre and dance artists/companies who wish to participate in the Meet the Irish initiative which will take place in New York from 10 to 13 January 2025. Established in 2023, Meet the Irish is an opportunity for Irish artists and arts organisations to engage with North American presenters and festivals, many of whom travel to New York in January to attend a range of cultural conferences and festivals including...
Culture Ireland is supporting five dance artists and companies to attend Tanzmesse, the three day industry showcase in Düsseldorf, Germany, taking place from 28 to 31 August 2024. Tanzmesse is a biennial event and an international hub for dance professionals around the world to network with agents, presenters and programmers and generate touring opportunities for their work. The Irish delegates participating in the 2024 edition of Tanzmesse are Carol Leavy Joyce, John Scott Dance, Junk...
