Welcome to the October 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. This month, our theme is States of Independence, linking in with our eponymous project, supported by The Arts Council Open Call, which celebrates the stories of changemakers from 1912-23 and the stories of changemakers today working to make society a better…

Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. The theme this month is Peace and Democracy, tying in with the UN’s International Day of Peace on 21 September Peace is not possible without democracy, and vice versa. With wars raging in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Ukraine, and many other countries…

Submissions Call for October Edition of Smashing Times Newsletter: ‘States of Independence’ Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality would like to invite submissions to the October 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. The theme this month is ‘States of Independence’, tying in with our eponymous project,…

Submissions Call for September Edition of Smashing Times Newsletter: ‘Peace and Democracy'’ Smashing Times Centre for the Arts and Equality would like to invite submissions to the September 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. The theme this month is ‘Peace and Democracy’, tying in with the UN’s International Day…

Welcome to the August 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. The theme this month is Indigenous Voices, tying in with the UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. In this edition, we are putting the spotlight on often-neglected indigenous voices from Ireland and abroad, while exploring the complexities…

Smashing Times Centre for the Arts and Equality would like to invite submissions to the August 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. The theme this month is ‘Indigenous Voices’, tying in with the UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August. This edition will put the…

Welcome to the July 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. Our theme this month is Friendship. What better time for an exploration of the complexities, joys, and challenges of friendship, as people flock to holiday destinations with their companions. Moreover, the UN’s International Day of Friendship is on 30…

Creative Connections Arts-Based Training Programme Using creative processes of theatre and film to promote exchange between local communities in the South Caucasus and the Republic of Moldova Accepting applications from individuals from the South Caucasus and Moldova, including conflict-affected regions. Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is…

Smashing Times Centre for the Arts and Equality would like to invite submissions to the upcoming July edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter, which goes out on Thursday, 27 July. Linking in with the UN’s International Day of Friendship on 30 July, this month’s theme is ‘Friendship’. This is an…

Hello and welcome to the June 2023 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. This month’s theme is Ordinary Stories. Why Ordinary Stories? Bloomsday, 16 June, marks the day on which James Joyce’s Ulysses is set. In this novel – if such a polyphonic colossus of a literary work can be labelled as such…