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Puppetry art in adult education – addressing the needs of disadvantaged groups

From 2 – 4 December, Teatr Grodzki facilitated 3 days of online training workshops, on the use of puppetry and storytelling to support different groups experiencing social disadvantage or who are at risk of social exclusion. The main aim of these workshops was to enable participants to use puppetry techniques…

Posted on December 3, 2020December 17, 2020 by centreforthearts

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Good Relations Week 2020: Stories from the Shadows

Documentary Screening and Post-Screening Discussion Presented by Smashing Times When: 18 September 2020, 2-4pmWhere: Online EventBookings: Sold out As part of the Community Relations Council Good Relations Week 2020, Smashing Times will present Creative Connections for a Brighter Future – using the arts and new digital technologies to promote positive…

Posted on September 4, 2020November 18, 2020 by centreforthearts

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EU 1979: A People’s Parliament Digital Art Exhibition for Culture Night

When: 18 September 2020 for Culture Night, 4-6pmWhere: Online event via Smashing Times website View the Exhibition here http://smashingtimes.ie/centrefortheartsandhumanrights/eu1979exhibition/ Smashing Times are creating a new digital art exhibition titled EU 1979: A People’s Parliament, featuring a curated collection of visual images, poetry and a digital map with posters, articles and…

Posted on September 4, 2020September 21, 2020 by centreforthearts

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Announcing Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival 2020

Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders in partnership with Amnesty International, Fighting Words, ICCL, NWCI, Concern Worldwide, NXF & Trócaire will implement the 2020 Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival to showcase and highlight the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world, past and present,…

Posted on September 4, 2020September 10, 2020 by centreforthearts

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Courageous Women Castle to Castle

We are thrilled to announce a live streaming of our two short films Courageous Women Castle to Castle on Wednesday 19 August, 1pm. Join us here. Courageous Women Castle to Castle A Smashing Times Collection of Women’s Stories In partnership with Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin Castle and The Office of Public…

Posted on August 17, 2020August 21, 2020 by centreforthearts

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Powerful Women in the Arts Blog on Audre Lorde

Smashing Times are delighted to present our new 'Powerful Women in the Arts' blog on Caribbean-American writer and civil rights activist Audre Lorde. Written by Artistic Director Mary Moynihan, this blog details the life and work of this monumental figure in the history of American and indeed world literature. Lorde…

Posted on July 10, 2020August 21, 2020 by centreforthearts

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National Heritage Week 2020: Smashing Times Call for Submissions

As part of National Heritage Week we will be curating a specially themed Newsletter where we will revisit a cultural heritage project – Women War and Peace – focusing on Women's Stories of WWII and the impact of those stories today. As part of this and other projects we collected…

Posted on June 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by centreforthearts

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Livestream of Artist Voices Then and Now this Friday

Livestream of performances and a discussion celebrating the arts and human rights. Presented as part of Art Connects: At Home with Smashing Times Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is committed to promoting creative arts practice and research in support of rights and values for all citizens…

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 by centreforthearts

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Artist Voices Then and Now

Live stream of performances and a discussion celebrating the arts and human rights. Presented as part of Art Connects: At Home with Smashing Times Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is committed to promoting creative arts practice and research in support of rights and values for all…

Posted on April 14, 2020April 29, 2020 by centreforthearts

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At Home with Smashing Times: Share, Connect, Inspire

Three online Creative Arts Showcases Every Friday in April – 3, 10, 17 April 2020 Tell Them Our Names – 3 April 2020, 7.30pm Film Screening and Online Discussion Forum Register on Eventbrite here Click here and scroll down to join live event Theme: Women’s Stories of WWII with a…