A woman sings into a microphone while playing a guitar on stage. Text reads - Delegates' Call Womex 2026.

WOMEX – World Music Expo (21 – 25 October 2026)

A woman sings into a microphone while playing a guitar on stage. Text reads - Delegates' Call Womex 2026.

Culture Ireland Call for Delegates   Culture Ireland is offering a limited number of delegate bursaries to WOMEX World Music Expo, one of the most important international professional marketplaces for world music including folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music. The four-day event attracts in excess of 2,000 delegates from over 90 countries, including hundreds of concert and festival bookers, labels, publishers, distributors, managers and the world's media. Culture Ireland has supported selected bands to perform...

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Ireland at FiraTàrrega (10 – 13 September 2026)

A group of over twenty people are gathered in front of a booth and smile at the camera. Text reads - Delegates' Call FiraTàrrega 2026

Call for Participation in Irish Delegation   Culture Ireland is once again inviting applications to join the Irish delegation for those wishing to promote their work at FiraTàrrega taking place in Tàrrega, Spain from 10 to 13 September 2026.  FiraTàrrega is an international networking and showcase event for the performing arts, with special emphasis on street art and spectacle genres. Since its first involvement in 2017, Culture Ireland has continued to fund the Irish Street...

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Call for Expressions of Interest for Panellists for Culture Ireland Grant Assessments

Culture Ireland seeks to engage suitably experienced candidates as expert panellists for assessment of their regular grant round applications. Interested candidates who meet the criteria below are invited to make a submission as outlined below to [email protected]. Culture Ireland Background Culture Ireland promotes Irish arts worldwide. We create and support opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present and promote their work at strategic international festivals and venues. Culture Ireland operates a regular grant round...

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Minister O’Donovan Congratulates artist Isabel Nolan as she prepares to represent Ireland at La Biennale di Venezia 2026

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., expressed his congratulations and best wishes as Irish artist Isabel Nolan prepares to represent Ireland at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. This evening, Culture Ireland launched Ireland’s representation at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in the Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, in Trinity College, Dublin. Artist Isabel Nolan, with curator Georgina Jackson with the Douglas...

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Minister Patrick O’Donovan announces over €1.6 million in funding for Culture Ireland’s promotion of Irish arts globally

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has announced funding of over €1.6 million for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Regular Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 192 projects taking place over 48 countries, covering circus, dance, film, literature, music, opera, theatre and visual arts. Announcing the grants, Minister O’Donovan said: “It gives me great pleasure to announce this Culture Ireland grant round of over €1.6 million, the highest single...

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REQUEST FOR TENDER – OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IRELAND AT VENICE

REQUEST FOR TENDER - OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IRELAND AT VENICE Ireland at Venice is a partnership between Culture Ireland and the Arts Council to jointly support Ireland’s representation at La Biennale di Venezia (the Venice Biennale). The Venice Biennale is one of the most prestigious international exhibitions in art and architecture in the world. The Biennale offers a major global platform for artists from participant countries to exhibit their work and attracts an audience of...

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INVITATION TO SUBMIT EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT VENICE 2027

Culture Ireland and the Arts Council are inviting expressions of interest to curate Ireland’s representation at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition at Venice, La Biennale di Venezia in 2027. La Biennale di Venezia serves as a global platform for Irish architecture and is a unique opportunity to connect with international architects, curators and collaborators. Culture Ireland in partnership with the Arts Council is committed to supporting Ireland’s representation at La Biennale di Venezia building on...

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Ireland focus at Showcase Scotland 2025

Last month, Culture Ireland supported six music artists to perform at the 2025 edition of Showcase Scotland, as part of Celtic Connections. 2025 marks 20 years of Culture Ireland and 25 years of Showcase Scotland, so it was fitting that Ireland was selected for the showcase spotlight this year. Here is a video of highlights from the showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ufDlIM-_A The six artists who performed at the Ireland Spotlight at Showcase Scotland 2025 are: Córas Trio...

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Culture Ireland to extend partnership with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

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//...

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Culture Ireland Showcase at TradFest 2025

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...

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