Ireland at Venice – Minister Catherine Martin announces Irish representation at 61st Venice Art Biennale in 2026: artist Isabel Nolan

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...

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Over €1.3 million in funding announced for Culture Ireland’s promotion of Irish arts globally

***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...

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Update – Culture Ireland Grant Round Deadlines Confirmed for 2025

Today, Culture Ireland is publishing its grant deadlines for 2025. There will be four grant rounds in 2025 covering all windows of activity throughout the year. Based on feedback, we are also extending the activity timeline for each round – full details below – please check that your project is eligible prior to submission. Please note that the next deadline for receipt of grant applications is midnight, 15th August 2024. Applications for funding to present...

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Minister Martin launched Ireland’s Representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2021

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. today (Thursday, 20th May 2021) launched Ireland’s Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. This year Ireland is represented by Annex, a multi-disciplinary research and design collective, comprised of a core team of architects, artists, and urbanists who are presenting an exhibition entitled Entanglement which addresses how our everyday lives have become increasingly entangled with data technologies. Launching the opening of the exhibition online,...

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