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Project Arts Centre is pleased to announce an open call for a series of 3 artist commissions. Future Forecast is a series of events and artistic interventions forming part of a speculative voyage towards the future. Future Forecast is a multiway transmission with 2020+ vision. For the Arts sector, the last few months have been […]

Exactly 20 years ago the new purpose-built premises of Project Arts Centre reopened amidst huge expectations and speculations on its capacities to live up to its artist-led ethos and continue its creative path dedicated to experimentation and radical practices. There were sceptics and critical voices addressing both the context of the development of the Temple

Hi there,  How are you doing today? We hope you and your family are staying safe and sane during these strange days.We’ve been thinking about how we stay connected. It’s not easy.Some of us have to stay indoors all the time. Others mostly all of the time.We’ve had letters and postcards through our letterboxes that made us smile.We’ve got

Who “gets” access to cultural and creative spaces? What happens to a “programme” when no rules apply? How does a building and an organisation inform the art it facilitates/creates/presents and how does that art, in turn, impact it? What questions are artists asking and how can a cultural organisation help artists explore potential answers? Future

Who “gets” access to cultural and creative spaces? What happens to a “programme” when no rules apply? How does a building and an organisation inform the art it facilitates/creates/presents and how does that art, in turn, impact it? What questions are artists asking and how can a cultural organisation help artists explore potential answers? Future

In light of recent government recommendations, Project Arts Centre will be closed to the public from 6pm, 12th March until further notice. This may impact upon programming up to Easter. We’ll be in touch with all ticket holders and will follow up with any public updates across all channels. To avoid confusion, we are taking

Project Arts Centre is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Marketing, Communications & Engagement team. We are delighted to welcome Veronica Dyas (Access & Engagement Officer), Sorcha FitzGerald (Marketing & Communications Officer) and Astrid Newman (Marketing & Communications Officer) to the Project family. The team will work to further develop audiences and grow

This month critically acclaimed choreographer Philip Connaughton brings his beautiful, sparkling, laugh-out-loud meditation on the fear of forgetting and of being forgotten to Cork and Dublin venues. Mamafesta Memorialising, which enjoyed its successful international premiere in France last year, is woven from inspirations including musical theatre, Bruce Forsythe’s Generation Game and most importantly, Philip’s mum Madeleine,

Project Arts Centre is seeking a part-time Marketing and Communications Officer with energy, commitment and enthusiasm to support the growth and daily operations of the organisation’s Communications and Audience Development Department. Project Arts Centre is more than a venue.  Built around a community of artists, audiences, members, staff, Board and other stakeholders, it is: A

Looking for a gift less ordinary this Christmas? For 12 days, we’re putting together a list of Christmas gift ideas and treats for all our Project patrons who’ve been nice and naughty. Check out what we’ve got for you so far: Day 1 Limited Edition Prints by Maser: You Can’t Paint Over an IssueDay 2

Looking for a gift less ordinary this Christmas? For 12 days, we’re putting together a list of Christmas gift ideas and treats for all our Project patrons who’ve been nice and naughty. Check out what we’ve got for you so far: Day 1 Limited Edition Prints by Maser: You Can’t Paint Over an IssueDay 2

Project Arts Centre is powered by creative ideas, critical thinking and debate. Artists and audiences are often first to forecast the future – for good and for ill. As we look to our future in an uncertain world, which is leaning towards populism, tokenism, and right wing conservative politics, we want to engage in a

Domestic Optimism begins with the work and continually expanding legacy of the Irish-born, self-taught, modernist architect and designer, Eileen Gray. A considerable amount of attention has been given to Gray’s work in recent years but, more often than not, the queerness inherent in her life and design is sidelined or ignored. I am interested in what comes

Project Arts Centre and Arts & Disability Ireland are delighted to announce the recipient of the REALISE production award for theatre and contemporary dance artists with disabilities. The REALISE Award is designed to support the production and presentation of ambitious new work by individual artists. It represents an exciting opportunity to present ambitious new work

This Spring we’re throwing open our doors and inviting all you artists and makers to make the big blue building your home for rehearsals and development of new work. And better still, we’re offering reduced rates and a sliding scale for funded and unfunded work.   The space can be hired on a daily or

Project Arts Centre and Arts & Disability Ireland are delighted to announce the shortlisted artists for the REALISE production award for theatre and contemporary dance artists with disabilities. This award is designed to support the production and presentation of ambitious new work by individual artists with disabilities. The 4 shortlisted artists are: • Conor Geoghegan

We’re thrilled to announce our new Communications and Development Manager, Eimear O’Reilly! Eimear currently holds the position of Communications Officer here at Project and will take up her new role in January 2019. Since completing her studies at University College Dublin with a BA in English and Art History, Eimear has been immersed in the local

Project Arts Centre is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Centre Technician. The Centre Technician will be a key member of the Project team and will be responsible in the first instance to the Production Manager and ultimately to the General Manager. This role will involve the provision of technical support to all visiting groups, companies,

Project Arts Centre is seeking an experienced, energetic and creative Communications & Development Manager to undertake the efficient and effective delivery of an ambitious communications and fundraising strategy as part of a larger organisational strategy, Project 2020. The Communications and Development Manager is a key member of the Project Arts Centre team who will report

The time is now. It’s a festival. It’s a march. It’s a moment. It’s a movement. In 1968 a gang of rock stars worked together to release a compilation album called The Rock Machine Turns You On, a sampling of the best talent of the time. They knew they were stronger if they worked together.

Welcome to the new Project Season – I am delighted to finally share with you some of the thrilling performances, exhibitions and events about to explode out of the big blue building in the coming year. Packed within these pages are exciting collaborations between world-renowned artists, bold new works from our Project Artists, the best

Project Arts Centre and Arts & Disability Ireland announce a major new production award for Theatre and Contemporary Dance artists with disabilities. This Production Award is designed to support the production and presentation of ambitious new work by individual artists with disabilities. • A Production Award of €40,000 for presentation of new work at Project

Need a rehearsal space? We’ve got you covered. For the month of August we’re offering reduced rates to makers and artists to use the Cube for rehearsal space and the development of new work. The space can be hired on a daily or weekly basis during the dates below, all days are 10am – 6pm.

Visual artist Åsa Sonjasdotter is currently finishing off her research trip around Ireland organised by Project’s Curator of Visual Arts, Lívia Páldi. Over the course of her stay she has visited experts, sites and organisations, all in preparation for her artistic project, Cultivating Stories, a work that investigates questions and and stories of local, cultivated plants. Along the