Voices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks
Voices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks
October 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm IST
This event features presentations by Voices of Peace Artists as they reflect on their creative journeys, the inspirations behind their work, and the theme of Voices of Peace, exploring the role of the arts in promoting equality, human rights, and diversity worldwide.
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Artists
Shreya Gupta – Poet, short story writer, and neurodivergent woman
Jessica Rodrigues – Multidisciplinary artist
Rowan Tate – Romanian poet and essayist
Noah Sex – Visual Artist
Mary Moynihan, Writer, Poet, Creator of Art and Photography,
Feilim James, Write and Poet, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal
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Voices of Peace Artists — Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality present an Evening of Artist Talks, Poetry and Short Story readings and a display of Artworks
Join us for Voices of Peace – an evening of artist talks, poetry and short story readings, and a display of artworks. The evening features presentations by Voices of Peace Artists as they reflect on their creative journeys, the inspirations behind their work, and the theme of Voices of Peace, exploring the role of the arts in promoting equality, human rights, and diversity worldwide. The evening is facilitated by writer and poet Mary Moynihan who presents on her work with a poetry reading and talk about the origins of the Voices of Peace programme. Four Voices of Peace Artists were selected through an open call to have their work featured in the July edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal and to become Voices of Peace Artists at the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025. The Voices of Peace Artists are Shreya Gupta, a poet, short story writer, and neurodivergent woman; Jessica Rodrigues, a multidisciplinary artist; Rowan Tate, a Romanian poet and essayist and Noah Sex, a visual artist. Also presenting on the evening is Féilim James, writer and poet and editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. Voices of Peace Artists are creators whose work highlights or touches on themes of peace, equality or human rights through powerful artistic expression, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future.
Voices of Peace Artists
In 2025, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and the Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival issued an open call for submissions to Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. This edition was themed Voices of Peace.
From this open call, four artists were selected to have their work featured in the July edition of Tintreach and to become Voices of Peace Artists at the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025.
Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is an arts and human rights journal that publishes creative work from across the artistic spectrum. The journal is edited by Féilim James, a writer and poet, and produced by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality.
The Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival runs for ten days, 10–19 October 2025, with the Voices of Peace Artists invited to the festival launch on 10 October and interviewed about their work on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM.
Speaker Biographies:
Shreya Gupta, a Dubliner, is a poet, short story writer, and neurodivergent woman. Originally from India, she has called Ireland home for five years now. She works in the tech industry by day and stretches her evenings finishing her second year of Oxford’s cross-genre creative writing diploma, specialising in poetry and autofiction. She is interested in contextualising human lives and connections within their sociopolitical systems, technological advancements, and psychological mindscapes. Inspired by women writers who challenge the status quo, her work aims to spark dialogues on under-represented concerns and human relationships with the worlds we inhabit. Visit her Instagram profile here.
Jessica Rodrigues is a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes, inner worlds, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos. Her work blends tactile intimacy with public-facing art, translating personal iconography into evocative visual narratives. Click here for her Instagram profile and here for her website.
Rowan Tate is a Romanian poet and essayist whose work probes identity, memory, and the ways we construct reality. Inspired by the rawness of history and the narratives often left unheard, her poetry examines the fragile intersections of truth and storytelling, with her writing appearing in The Stinging Fly, The Shore, Josephine Quarterly, Meniscus, and elsewhere.
Noah Sex is a third-level student from Dublin, studying Fine Art in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). His achievements include the Royal Hibernian Academy Access Grant 2025 and the Sights of Polykites Exhibition, NCAD Gallery, 2024. Visit his Instagram profile here.
Tintreach Edition Three
The third edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is out now, showcasing the works of Featured Artist Shreya Gupta, in addition to Jessica Rodrigues, Rowan Tate, and Noah Sex.
The theme is Voices of Peace. The introduction by editor Féilim James lists a number of actions the Irish government could take to put pressure on Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza, before giving his thoughts on the role of artists in responding to atrocities. Following this are three poems by Featured Artist Shreya Gupta, which address the intersection of war, economic hardship, religious and ethnic conflict, and the struggle for peace. Shreya also gives an in-depth Featured Artist Interview where she outlines her creative process with regard to the three poems, her influences, what peace means to her, and more. This is followed by two colourful and striking paintings by Jessica Rodrigues, which frame peace not just as an absence of conflict, but as resilience transformed. Two poems by Rowan Tate then explore how political violence is processed by those who bear its brunt. Finally, two paintings by Noah Sex grapple with the psychology of war and the compassion it prevents us from accessing until it is too late. Click here to read Tintreach Edition Three
Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show
The Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show broadcast on Wednesday 3 September and Wednesday 10 September 6-7pm (and available as a podcast), features lively chat and debate by co-hosts Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler on the opening of the new Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality at 30 Sandycove Road, Dublin, A96V9P1. The new venue features a visual art gallery and event space and the inaugural exhibition is Landscapes of the Soul which runs from Friday 5 September to Sunday 28 September 2025, Wednesday to Sunday 1-6pm daily. Landscapes of the Soul is a stunning multi-disciplinary exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan featuring beautiful visual art, photography, poetry and film mapping physical landscapes of nature to landscapes of the soul, reflecting on ways to hold on to the courage to be who we truly are and to let ourselves shine.
Our feature artist interview on the radio show is with Jessica Rodrigues, a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes, inner worlds, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos. Jessica’s work blends tactile intimacy with public-facing art, translating personal iconography into evocative visual narratives. Enjoy a fascinating interview with Jessica as she talks about her work as a multidisciplinary artist in the areas of fine art and custom tatoos and how the ‘magic happens’, discussing her creative approaches to Glitter tatoos, studio Ghibli tatoos and Capybara. Two of Jesscia’s artworks were selected through an open call and are showcased in the July edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal, edited by Féilim James, poet and writer, out now at
The Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio show is broadcast every Wednesday 6-7pm with Dublin South FM with each episode available as a podcast. The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan, writer, poet, creator of art and photography and Artistic Director, Smashing Times along with co-host Freda Manweiler, Producer, Smashing Times. Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on all things arts, culture and human rights. Tune in to Dublin South FM 93.9, or listen online at www.dublinsouthfm.ie.
Mary Moynihan, MA, she/her, is an author of novels, poetry, films and plays, from Dublin, Ireland. Mary embarked upon her award-winning career as a writer in theatre and film and has garnered much acclaim for her plays, poetry and short film scripts, and for creating interdisciplinary artworks combining writing, poetry and photography presented in galleries and online. She established and became Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and is Artistic Curator for the annual international Arts and Human Rights festival.
Freda Manweiler has worked with Smashing Times since 1999. She is highly skilled in project management, coordination and implementation. She has extensive experience working at a European level developing and delivering a range of European Initiatives, collaborating with over 50 cultural, educational and civil society organisations from over 22 European Countries. Promoting European Values through working on activities and projects that promote human rights, gender equality, positive mental health, remembrance and civic engagement.
Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Front Line Defenders, and a range of partners present the seventh annual, international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival from 10–19 October 2025. The festival features exciting and innovative events that promote equality, human rights, and diversity throughout the country. The aim of the festival is to showcase and highlight the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world, past and present, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today.
The artistic curator for the festival is Mary Moynihan, Artistic Director, Smashing Times; and the human rights curator is Laura O’Leary, International Events and Promotions Coordinator, Front Line Defenders. The festival is a hybrid programme delivered over 10 days, hosting an exciting blend of events happening in person and online, featuring Irish and international artists and guest speakers, reaching audiences locally, nationally, and internationally.
The festival promotes human rights and justice for all, and the vision of a world where all people are treated equally, with dignity, and respect – linking the arts to civil society, active citizenship, and politics, aiming to celebrate and unite community connections, artists, human rights organisations, and human rights defenders. The festival showcases world-class and diverse acts, artists, and speakers, including up-and-coming performers. It brings arts and human rights together through interdisciplinary events which include workshops, theatre performances, musical performances, visual arts, exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions, poetry and literature events, historical memory performances, live art, and more.
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