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SUMMARY:Humanism in The Arts with Ed Byrne – An online talk hosted by the Humanist Association of Ireland
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nFree admission\, no booking required. The talk will be presented online at the following webpage on Tuesday 14 October at 7.30pm: https://www.humanism.ie/events/humanism-in-the-arts-ed-byrne/ \n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nEd Byrne\, acclaimed Irish comedian\, presenter and actor \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nEach month\, the Humanist Association of Ireland hosts online events in which speakers from all walks of life with an interesting perspective talk about core humanist principles of kindness and compassion\, reason\, equality and human rights. Ed Byrne\, acclaimed Irish comedian\, presenter and actor is the guest speaker for this remarkable talk which explore Humanism in the Arts from the artist’s unique perspective. \n\n\n\nBut Ed is also a humanist and has been a patron of Humanists UK for many years. Across dozens of interviews\, TV shows and even stand-up routines\, Ed has discussed his atheism and subsequent humanism at length – exploring topics such as morality\, kindness and human rights. \n\n\n\nAs Humanism holds human rights\, morality\, ethics and compassion as core principles\, every event that we endorse must champion the promotion of these principles through either action or education.  \n\n\n\nIn this case\, as Ed Byrne has both lived experience as a humanist and in the arts and culture industry\, it is entirely appropriate to connect this talk with the promotion of a human rights agenda through education and connecting the talk with a wider audience who may not have encountered the humanist lifestance before. \n\n\n\nAs part of the Irish Arts Human Rights Festival 2025 hosted by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, this remarkable talk will explore Humanism in the Arts from Ed’s unique perspective. \n\n\n\nHumanist Association of Ireland \n\n\n\nThe Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI) grew from and replaced the Association of Irish Humanists (AIH)\, which was founded in 1993 and renamed the Humanist Association of Ireland in 2004.  The HAI signed up to the Amsterdam Declaration 2002 and subsequently the Amsterdam Declaration 2022\, a statement outlining the fundamental principles of modern humanism.  We now have many local groups across the country and hold a variety of events throughout the year promoting humanism and addressing the challenges facing humanists.  The organisation’s membership continues to grow year on year as does the demand for its range of non-religious ceremonies. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by Nick Warner\n\n\n\n\n\nNavan-native Ed Byrne is probably best known for his stand-up comedy and TV career which began while at college in Strathclyde University\, Glasgow. Having performed in dozens of countries to countless audiences since the 1990s\, it is safe to say that he knows a thing or two about comedy and life in the Arts.  \n\n\n\nBut Ed is also a humanist and has been a patron of Humanists UK for many years. Across dozens of interviews\, TV shows and even stand-up routines\, Ed has discussed his atheism and subsequent humanism at length – exploring topics such as morality\, kindness and human rights. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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.  \n\n\nThe evening is facilitated by producer Ciara Hayes and 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. A final poetry presentation on the evening is by 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.   \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nShreya Gupta – Poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman  \n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues – Multidisciplinary artist  \n\n\n\nNoah Sex – Visual Artist  \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography\,  \n\n\n\nFeilim James\, Write and Poet\, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nVoices 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\n\n\n\nJoin 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 producer Ciara Hayes and 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. A final poetry presentation on the evening is by 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.   \n\n\n\nVoices of Peace Artists \n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nFrom 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. \n\n\n\nTintreach: 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShreya 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRowan 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNoah 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTintreach Edition Three\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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 \n  \n\n\n\nSmashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show\n\n\n\nThe 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.      \n\n\n\nOur 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 \n\n\n\n\nhttps://smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/OFFICIAL-Tintreach-Edition-Three-July-2025.pdf\n\n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n Listen to past shows here \n\n\n\nMary 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. \n\n\n\nFreda 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. \n\n\n\nIrish Arts and Human Rights Festival 2025 \n\n\n\nSmashing 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n  \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Visual Art Gallery and Centre for the Arts and Human Rights\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Dublin A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
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SUMMARY:Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBooking Links Below \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nBrian Maguire\, artist \n\n\n\nGallery Opening Hours\n\n\n\nExhibition is open during gallery opening hours. Opening Hours \n\nMon Closed\nTues to Wed 9:45 am – 6:00 pm\nThurs 9:45 am – 8:30 pm\nFri 9:45 am – 5:00 pm\nSat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm\nSun 11:00 am – 5:00 pm\n\nPlease see website for dates and times for events in our associated engagement programme. \n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\n\n\nBrian Maguire: La Grande Illusion\n\n\n\nHighlights of our public programmes\n\n\n\nFilm Screenings\, Talks\, Tours\, Art Appreciation series and more\n\n\n\n\n\nArt Appreciation Course \n\n\n\nMore Power to you! Art and Activism from Sarah Purser to Brian Maguire \n\n\n\nDates: Thursdays 3\, 10\, 17\, 24\, 31 October\, 7\, 14\, 21 November 2024\, 14:30-16:30pm. \n\n\n\nThis eight week course programmed by HLG is presented in collaboration with UCD Life long Learning programme. Enrol via:  UCD Lifelong Learning programme 01 7167123 or all@ucd.ie   https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/art-appreciation-course-ucd-lifelong-learning/ \n\n\n\nArt Appreciation Course \n\n\n\nAvenues into Modern and Contemporary Art \n\n\n\n5 October 2024- 26 April 2025 \n\n\n\nTaking place on Saturday mornings\, these illustrated lectures programmed by HLG and presented in collaboration with the Peoples College offer the opportunity for exploring engaging and wide-ranging themes from art history to contemporary visual art practice\, to wider societal concerns explored by artists nationally and internationally including Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. Enrol via info@peoplescollege.ie  https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/avenues-into-modern-and-contemporary-art-2024-25 \n\n\n\nHugh Lane Culture Club \n\n\n\nTuesday 15 October\, 2.30pm \n\n\n\nOur Culture Clubs are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. Dr Anne Cormican will lead a walkthrough of the exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion followed by tea /coffee and further discussion. Booking details https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/culture-club-15-oct/ \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 16 October 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. Contemporary Art Practice: Artist Claire Halpin will discuss her work which explores themes and concepts around contested territories and histories through painting\, video and installation. Fee: €5\, incl tea/coffee https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/claire-halpin/ \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nThursday 17 October\, 11amTour for People who are Hard of Hearing with a focus discussion of artworks in our new exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. This tour will focus on the artworks in Galleries 1 The Invisible Becomes Visible and Gallery 2 Remains. Free\, book on Eventbrite. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/hard-of-hearing-17-oct/ \n\n\n\nFilms Screening‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition La Grande Illusion. \n\n\n\nFriday 18 October 2024\, 1pm La Grande Illusion (1hr 53 minutes)\, 1937; Directed by Jean Renoir.La Grande Illusion takes place in a German fortress where two French aviators – aristocratic Boeldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and working-class Breton lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin) – are held captive by monocled Captain von Rauffenstein (played by the silent film director Erich von Stroheim). Introduced and followed by Q+A moderated by Film Curator Alice Butler. Free\, book on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/film-la-grande-illusion/ \n\n\n\nParent and Baby ToursThursday 31 October\, 28 November 2024 and 27 March\, 11amNew parents are invited to join us on this guided tour of Brian Maguire’s exhibition La Grande Illusion\, with their babies up to the age of 1 year.  Followed by tea/coffee and further conversation. Fee: €5\, booking essential via Eventbrite.ie.  \n\n\n\nFilm Screening \n\n\n\nSaturday 9 November\, 2\,30pmOff Frame AKA Revolution Until Victory directed by Mohanad Yaqubi. (62 min\, Color & B&W\, digital\, Arabic\, English\, French\, and Italian with English subtitles; Palestine\, France\, Qatar\, Lebanon\, 2016. This screening is programmed and presented by artist and filmmaker Helena Gouveia Monteiro\, who will moderate a post-screening conversation. Free\, booking on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/film-screening-off-framenov24  \n\n\n\nFilm Screening  \n\n\n\n‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition ‘La Grande Illusion’. \n\n\n\nFriday 22 November 2024\, 1pmForagers (64 mins)\, 2022; by Jumana Manna‘Foragers’ depicts the dramas around the practice of foraging for wild edible plants in Palestine/Israel with wry humor and a meditative pace. Shot in the Golan Heights\, the Galilee and Jerusalem\, it moves between fiction\, documentary and archival footage to portray the impact of Israeli nature protection laws on these customs. With an introduction and post-screening Q+A with Film Curator Alice Butler. Free\, book on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability. https://hughlane.ie/explore-learn/?cat=talks-art-courses \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nTour for People who are Hard of Hearing   \n\n\n\nThursday 21 November 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in focus discussion of artworks in our new exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. This tour led by Yseult O’Driscoll will focus on the artworks in  Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion  in Gallery 3 War Changes Its Address and Gallery 4 The Clock Winds Down https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/hard-of-hearing-21-nov/  \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nISL Interpreted Tour: Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion  \n\n\n\nTuesday 22 October 2024\, 2.30pm \n\n\n\nJoin us for an introductory guided tour of our current exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion accompanied by an Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter. Free \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 13 November\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nThe Clear Cut Amazon by Brian Maguire. €5. Incl. tea/coffee \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 27 November 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nArt and Ecology with artist Gareth Kennedy \n\n\n\nThis illustrated talk by artist Gareth Kennedy will discuss the intersections of contemporary art with ecology. Fee: €5\, incl tea/coffee https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/gareth-kennedy \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 4 December 2024\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. Join us for an illustrated talk about Salmagundi with filmmaker Jijo Sebastian. Awarded the Hugh Lane Gallery-Create commission 2022-24 for a socially engaged artist\, learn more about the collaborative\, transcultural filmmaking and community building project developed by the artist. €5 fee including tea/coffee\, no advance booking required but numbers may be limited. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/coffee-conversation-salmagundi-jijo-sebastian/ \n\n\n\nEvening Lecture \n\n\n\nThursday 5 December\, 6.30pmRaul Araujo is a researcher\, psychoanalyst and consultant on children and adolescents’ rights. Raul has worked on projects with artist Brian Maguire over a timespan of 20 years and in this talk he will explore this work\, as well as his own work on the ground in his native Brazil. Free\, places can be booked via Eventbrite. \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 8 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nOver Our Heads the Hollow Seas Closed Up by Brian Maguire. Fee: €5\, incl. tea/coffee \n\n\n\nFilm Screening \n\n\n\n‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition ‘La Grande Illusion’. \n\n\n\nFriday 10 January 2025\, 1pmShouting at the Ground (21 mins)\, 2017; by Graeme ArnfieldIn a peat bog in North West England a Spanish woman was murdered\, her body buried and subsumed into the treacherously dense ecological matter. A matter which labours have extracted for centuries\, selling this fertile material as fuel worldwide; a material which upon burning releases timeless carbon deposits into our increasingly precarious and damaged ecosphere. After laying dormant under the rich dark peat for an unknown amount of time a body returned to the surface but its identity had become dislocated; it has become entwined with the history of its material host.  https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/shouting-film-10jan25 \n\n\n\nPoetry Course: Invisible Becomes Visible \n\n\n\n11\, 18  and 25 January 2025\, 1.45-4.15pm \n\n\n\nLed by poet Grace Wilentz\, three part series of workshops engaging with “La Grande Illusion”\, a major exhibition of the work of Brian Maguire. In each workshop\, participants will spend time with the exhibition\, before being guided to write original poems in response to it.  Brian Maguire is an artist whose practice has been defined by sustained engagement with social justice and human rights. In this workshop\, we will focus on how Maguire’s work in “La Grande Illusion” encounters climate justice\, migration and making ‘the invisible become visible’. As Maguire says\, art has the power to make ‘the invisible become visible’. We’ll explore what this means\, with a focus on how your own creative practice might relate to serving the overlooked\, omitted and forgotten. While no prior experience is necessary\, all will be expected to participate actively in discussions and take part in writing exercises. In return\, you can expect to come away with new poems\, and discover fresh approaches to engaging with urgent social justice concerns in your own creative practice. Fee: €100\, advance booking via Eventbrite https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/la-grande-illusion/ \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nLive Online Audio Description for People with a Visual Impairment \n\n\n\nWednesday 15 January 2025\, Noon \n\n\n\nOur live online audio description programme for people with a visual impairment will explore the exhibition Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion with Fala Buggy. \n\n\n\nHow to Book: Free\, advance booking via Eventbrite or by telephone on 01 2225560. https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/online-audio-description-15-jan/ \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 22 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nBentiu Camp South Sudan 1\, 2018. Fee: €5\, incl tea/coffee. \n\n\n\nFilm Screening \n\n\n\n‘The ruined land: the land in ruins’\, a programme of films curated by film curator Alice Butler in parallel to the Brian Maguire exhibition ‘La Grande Illusion’. \n\n\n\nFriday 14 February 2025\, 1pmHistory of the Present (46 mins)\, 2023; by Maria Fusco and Margaret SalmonAn experimental feminist opera-film about class and conflict\, ‘History of the Present’ has been made collaboratively by Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon\, featuring new compositions by Annea Lockwood\, libretto by Maria Fusco and improvisational vocal work by Héloïse Werner. This intersectional\, intergenerational feminist work forefronts working-class women’s voices to ask: who has the right to speak\, and in what way? With an introduction and post-screening Q+A with Film Curator Alice Butler\, Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon; joining online. Free\, book on Eventbrite or come on the day subject to availability.  https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/historypresent-film-14feb25 \n\n\n\nAccessibility \n\n\n\nTour for People who are Hard of Hearing \n\n\n\nThursday 23 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nJoin us for an in focus discussion of artworks  in  Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion: A focus on the artworks in Galleries 4 + 5 Blood Rising  with Tony Suttle. Free. \n\n\n\nCoffee Conversation \n\n\n\nWednesday 29 January\, 11am \n\n\n\nOur Coffee Conversations are a great way to explore art in a stimulating and friendly environment. \n\n\n\nArizona 3 by Brian Maguire. Fee: €5\, incl. tea/coffee \n\n\n\nSeminar \n\n\n\nBrian Maguire: La Grande Illusion SeminarFriday 21 March\, 10.30am – 4.30pmThis day long seminar will explore themes arising from Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion with guest contributors including Dr Maria Maclennan\, ‘forensic jeweller’\,  Suha Nabhan\, co-founder and strategic director of Migration Jam; and more. Free\, booking on Eventbrite and further details will be available here https://hughlane.ie/explore-learn/ \n\n\n\nFree Sunday Public Tours \n\n\n\nOur free Public Tours led by our expert guides take place every Sunday at 2.15pm\, and explore our collection and temporary exhibitions. Free\, no booking required. \n\n\n\nGuided tours can also be booked here https://hughlane.ie/book-a-tour/ \n\n\n\nCommunity  \n\n\n\nAs well as our public programmes we are connecting with audiences through artist-led community engagement and schools programmes to explore themes arising from Brian Maguire La Grande Illusion. \n\n\n\nOur Explore & Learn programmes are continually being added to and further details can be found here https://hughlane.ie/explore-learn/ and here https://hughlane.ie/whats-on/ \n\n\n\n\n\nArtist Biography\n\n\n\nBrian Maguire lives and works in Dublin and Paris. Brian Maguire’s painting practice is driven by the struggle against inequality and violence\, and the pursuit of justice. His process is foremost an act of solidarity\, rehumanising his subjects and recentring the narratives of the disenfranchised. Social engagement plays a central role\, leading him to work closely and interactively with refugees\, survivors of warzones\, incarcerated peoples\, and local newsrooms in locations including Sudan\, Syria\, São Paulo and Ciudad Juárez. Recent solo exhibitions include Social Forms: Art as Global Citizenship\, Converge 45\, Portland (2023); law of the land\, Kunsthall 3\,14\, Bergen\, Norway (2023); The Clock Winds Down\, Kerlin Gallery\, Dublin (2023); In The Light Of Conscience\, Missoula Art Museum\, Montana (2022); North and South of the Border\, Rhona Hoffman Gallery\, Chicago (2022); Remains\, Crawford Art Gallery\, Cork\, Ireland (2021); An Anatomy of Politics\, Galerie Christophe Gaillard\, Paris (2021). \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/brian-maguire-la-grande-illusion/
LOCATION:Hugh Lane Gallery\, Charlemont House\, Parnell Square N\, Rotunda\, Dublin 1\, D01 F2X9
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film Screening,Talk,Workshop
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SUMMARY:In Frame: Some aspects of Angelica Kauffman's "Ely Family" portrait - Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\n\n\nDr Eoin O’Flynn\, Head Guide at Rathfarnham Castle\, a National Historic Property managed by the Office of Public Works \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThis talk will focus on several aspects of ‘The Ely Family portrait’\, a large picture painted in Rathfarnham Castle in 1771 by the famous Swiss-Austrian artist\, Angelica Kauffman. We will begin with some background information about the painter herself\, who from relatively humble origins became one of the most celebrated painters in Europe. Widely travelled\, incredibly talented and famous in her day\, she was a founding member of the Royal Academy and spent several months in Ireland in 1771. \n\n\n\nWe will then move to consider the enigmatic figure of the ‘Indian’ page standing in the right hand corner of Kauffman’s painting. Very little is known about this young boy but we will attempt to consider his background and identity and the treatment and experience of such ‘exotic’ people in eighteenth century Ireland.   \n\n\n\nAttendees should come to the Rathfarnham Castle reception\, they will be directed to the Ballroom from there. The talk will be held in the Ballroom on the second floor. \n\n\n\nRathfarnham Castle\n\n\n\nThe original castle at Rathfarnham dates back to the Elizabethan period and was built for Archbishop Adam Loftus\, an ambitious Yorkshire clergyman who later became Lord Chancellor of Ireland. In the late eighteenth century\, the house was remodelled on a splendid scale employing some of the finest architects of the day including Sir William Chambers and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart. The collection includes family portraits by Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807)\, Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)\, and Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1740-1808). Rathfarnham Castle is managed and operated by the Office of Public Works. \n\n\n\nDuring the works taking place\, many exciting archaeological artefacts were discovered! Watch the video here. Rathfarnham Castle reopened to the public on the 16th of October 2015\, and you can see photographs from the launch here. \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Rathfarnham Castle\, Rathfarnham\, Dublin 14\, D14 K3T6\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Talk,Visual Art
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with the Change-Maker Theatre in Palm Festival within a Festival
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJean-Lorin Sterian\, Homemade Culture\, ArtistJohan Bandholtz\, Ongoing RealitiesAnna Näsström\, Ongoing RealitiesAnja Calas\, EsproncedaMarina Maleni\, Spectators in a Ghost City \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nA Change-Maker Theatre in Palm Festival within a Festival \n\n\n\nFeaturing live performances\, workshops and panel discussions from a range of creative arts organisations from across Europe \n\n\n\nThe Pumphouse\, Dublin Port – Alexandra Terminal\, Alexandra Rd\, Dublin Port\, Dublin 1 \n\n\n\nAfternoon: Art-based Talk\, Workshop and Live Performances – 15 October 2023\, 2-5pm \n\n\n\nEvening: Live Performances and Post-Show Talk  – 15 October 2023\, 7-10pm \n\n\n\nSmashing Times is delighted to welcome a range of innovative creative arts organisations from across Europe to Ireland for A Change-Maker Theatre in Palm Festival within a Festival featuring live performances\, workshops and panel discussions. These events showcase the work of emerging and established artists and build international connections for artists working in theatre and in interdisciplinary arts practice\, using the arts to support equality\, human rights and diversity. The Change-Maker Theatre in Palm Festival within a Festival is held as part of the annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights Festival running from the 13 to 22 October 2023 in Ireland.  Events take place in two parts\, the first is an afternoon event of art-based workshops\, live performances and talks on Sunday 15 October 2023 from 2-5pm and the second is an evening event of live performances and talks taking place on Sunday 15 October from 7 to 10pm. This series of events is hosted by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and presented by a range of arts  organisations from across Europe who are taking part  in the Theatre in Palm Europe-wide transnational project.  \n\n\n\nAfternoon: Change-Maker Art-based Talk\, Workshop and Live Performances \n\n\n\nPumphouse\, Alexandra Road\, Dublin Port\, Dublin 1 \n\n\n\nSunday 15 October\, 2-5pm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHomemade Culture: Art Events in the Domestic Space – Public Arts Talk \n\n\n\nA talk on the domestic space as arts space \n\n\n\nPresented by Homemade Culture\, Bucharest\, Romania \n\n\n\n [ e s c ] Live Performance \n\n\n\nA multi-modal piece that investigates escapism as a notion and state of mind \n\n\n\nPresented by Ongoing Realities\, Stockholm\, Sweden \n\n\n\nInsert Visually Powerful Image: Here \n\n\n\nA multi-disciplinary performance on the importance of human rights for all \n\n\n\nPresented by Espronceda\, Barcelona\, Spain \n\n\n\nTechnology and Creative Creation Workshop \n\n\n\nAn inspiring talk exploring the use of VR\, motion capture and animation in creative projects \n\n\n\nPresented by Ongoing Realities\, Stockholm\, Sweden \n\n\n\nSpectators in a Ghost City \n\n\n\nA talk on winning design of the Golden Triga award at Prague Quadrennial 2023 \n\n\n\nPresented by THOC\, Nicosia\, Cyprus \n\n\n\nHomemade Culture: Art Events in the Domestic Space\n\n\n\nA public talk on the domestic space as arts space \n\n\n\nPresented by Homemade Culture\, Bucharest\, Romania \n\n\n\n‘Homemade Culture’ is what is born from the interaction between art events and the domestic space; the multilayered connections between artists\, hosts\, and audience. Personal dwellings are used as exhibition or performative spaces by young curators who do not own galleries or artists who are not willing to align aesthetically and politically to the mainstream culture. Although neither financial\, nor (intense) self-promotional purposes are pursued\, they use their personal space in order to get noticed or just to share their art with a close circle of people who share the same values. \n\n\n\nThe domestic space has a decisive influence on the structure\, frequency\, type of audience and\, of course\, the content of the event. Homemade Culture activities are directly dependent on the drive\, the aims\, and the energy fluctuations of the hosts. Jean-Lorin Sterian became interested in this topic in December 2008\, when he opened an apartment theatre in his own home. “In 2010\, I started studying similar initiatives around the world. I set out to highlight and describe these manifestations in order to reveal the existence of a socio-cultural phenomenon not yet studied. Following on from ten years of research\, I consider that art and theatre performances in domestic spaces operate as testing papers for the status of the society where they unfold\, while they” do not solve” issues\, as subcultures do\, but they only point at issues.” \n\n\n\n[ e s c ] \n\n\n\nA multi-modal piece that investigates escapism as a notion and state of mind \n\n\n\nPresented by Ongoing Realities\, Stockholm\, Sweden \n\n\n\n[ e s c ] is a multi-modal piece that investigates escapism as a notion and state of mind. It encompasses a live performance\, animated choreographic works\, a film and an exhibition with pictures that become moving images with the use of Augmented Reality. Algorithms and social media have stimulated the choreographic investigation and the piece takes the visitor on an escapist journey through different emotional states and expressions in an eclectic mix that makes you question who is looking at whom and at what. In the live performance digital animations\, old tech and four dancers transform the space into an enigmatic place where past\, present and future meet. As a point of departure [ e s c ] delves into the need for pause and imagination but also how technology and algorithms transform or change our escapist tendencies. Instead of focusing on what is good or bad\, [e s c] explores both dystopian and utopian ideas linked to our need for escape from reality and what this does to the bodies on stage. The relationship of escapism to capitalism is explored as well as questions of whether escapism can be understood as a presence\, an instigator of change or an escapist behaviour that counteracts social change.  \n\n\n\nProduction: Ongoing RealitiesConcept and choreography: Anna Näsström and Johan BandholtzDancers: Anna Näsström and Johan Bandholtz (can be 2 or 4) (Anna Borrás\, Matilda Bjärum)Sound design: Rosanna Gunnarsson and Yared Tilahun Cederlund~Lighting design: Angela X ArizaAnimations: dr_formalystVideo artist: Tanne WillowPhotographer: Tanne Willow and Maya EnehAR Creator: Yuvia MainiPoster and AI design: A EYE\, Vytis Gruzdys & Rapolas VosyliusCostume: Ongoing RealitiesScenography: Ongoing Realities \n\n\n\nWith the support of the City of Stockholm and The Swedish Arts Council as well as through residency with PlayLab Skövde\, the University of Skövde\, the Art Museum in Skövde\, Site Incubator in Farsta and Danscenter Sthlm. Participation in Dublin is a part of Theater in Palm theatre movement by Intercult\, Sweden.   \n\n\n\nInsert Visually Powerful Image: Here\n\n\n\nLive performance excerpt \n\n\n\nPresented by Espronceda\, Barcelona\, Spain \n\n\n\nIn a world in constant flux\, where marginalized voices struggle for equality and justice\, it is the duty of committed artists to utilize their creative skills to amplify silenced voices and challenge the status quo. Insert Visually powerful image: Here is an excerpt of a live performance from a multi-disciplinary project that aims to foster reflection\, social transformation\, and solidarity through the powerful mediums of poetry\, theatre and dance. \n\n\n\nHuman Rights and Dignity: At the core of the excerpt from the live performance of Insert Visually powerful image: Here is the unwavering commitment to upholding human rights and dignity. The project sheds light on human rights violations and advocates for a society where fundamental rights are protected and cherished. \n\n\n\nTechnology and Creative Creation\n\n\n\nAn inspiring talk exploring the use of VR\, motion capture and animation in creative projects \n\n\n\nPresented by Ongoing Realities\, Stockholm\, Sweden \n\n\n\nOngoing Realities will explore how technologies such as VR\, Motion Capture and animation can be used in creative\, artistic or interdisciplinary projects. With historical and “new” examples we reflect on possibilities and limitations of different technologies. We do practical testing of VR as a medium for experience and interpretation-tool. The participants get to formulate their own ideas with the technology as a co-player\, with guidance and feedback from us on how to take things to the next step.  \n\n\n\n“Sparked many exciting thoughts and discussions. Feeling full of ideas on how I can integrate and explore XR technology in my artistry” – workshop participant. \n\n\n\nSpectators in a Ghost City – Golden Triga award – Prague Quadrennial 2023\n\n\n\nA talk on winning design of the Golden Triga award at Prague Quadrennial 2023 \n\n\n\nPresented by Theatre Organisation of Cyprus\, Nicosia\, Cypru \n\n\n\nSpeaker Marina Maleni\, is the Curator of Cyprus’ national participation in the world-renowned Prague Quadrennial editions since 2007. In 2023 Cyprus Theatre Organisation was bestowed with The Golden Triga\, which is the highest honor in performance design. \n\n\n\nAccording to the Jury of PQ23: “This elegant and many-layered exhibit demonstrates how scenography can interrogate and negotiate local themes of memory\, absence and presence that resonate universally. It self-critically invites visitors to question their own position as viewers of real or reproduced sites of conflict and trauma. By looking at the past\, present and possible futures of the site as seen through the narrow square openings of buildings\, the exhibit provokes feelings of anguish while suggesting the RARE potential for hope.” \n\n\n\nThe talk turns to the team’s methodology and poses questions. The proposal/provocation unsettles the role of the artist and the viewer as it addresses issues of appropriation\, spectacle\, voyeurism and the role of art itself in the face of human trauma that expands beyond the ghost city of Famagusta and echoes other ghost spaces in the world. \n\n\n\nCurator- initial concept: Marina Maleni \n\n\n\nArtistic researcher and Installation designer: Melita Couta \n\n\n\nCollaborating technical advisor: Harris Kafkarides \n\n\n\nArt and Technology collaborator for Audio Visual: Giorgos Lazoglou \n\n\n\nVideo performance artists: Pascal Caron and Melita Couta \n\n\n\nGraphic and web design: Philippos Vassiliades \n\n\n\nTechnical support in Prague: Doros Tsolakis \n\n\n\nTechnical support in Nicosia: THOC technical services \n\n\n\nTheatre in Palm\n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality are one of twelve partner organisations involved in Theatre in Palm\, a large scale European platform project funded by the Creative Europe programme 2021-2027. The Theatre in Palm platform brings together twelve partners from across Europe to collaborate and co-create as part of an international\,  intercultural platform supporting  artists including emerging artists\, to engage in international networking and to build theatre-based skills in transnational cooperation and co-creation. \n\n\n\nThe project supports artists including emerging artists to engage in international networking and to build theatre-based skills in transnational cooperation and co-creation. The project supports artistic career development and develops and values international practice and transnational co-creation and production opportunities for artists from across Europe.  \n\n\n\nThe platform acts as an incubator for new voices from the page to the stage with a focus on professional development and a growth in  European cooperation and the visibility and circulation of European emerging artists\, working across borders and beyond. The project reaches out to over  3\,500 artists and supports artists to develop skills in co-creation and production and is supported by Creative Europe\, Sub-programme European Platforms for the promotion of emerging artists (CREA-CULT-2021- PLAT). \n\n\n\nThe project supports Irish artists to promote and develop good practice at a European and international level and will showcase the work of Irish artists directly with audiences of over 50\,000 in Ireland\, thus deepening public engagement in Ireland with the work of artists working on a European and international level.  Theatre in Palm will support Irish artists in terms of skills development and the provision of resources and these aims are in line with and support the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy (2016–25)\, Making Great Art Work: Leading the Development of the Arts in Ireland. \n\n\n\nSpecial Thanks to: States of Independence\, the Aisling Programme\, Creative Europe\, The Arts Council Open Call\, The Arts Council Co-Funding Award for Creative Europe Co-operation projects 2022\, Foras na Gaeilge\, ACDC. \n\n\n\nPlatform Members \n\n\n\nThe platform members are Turku University of Applied Sciences\, Finland (coordinator); Intercut Productions\, Sweden; Fondazione E35 per la progettazine Internazionale\, Italy; Smashing Times\, Ireland\, Lemongrass Communications\, Spain; JAIT – International Theatre\, Portugal; Stichting ZID\, Netherlands; Cube\, Greece; European Theatre and Film Institute\, Belgium; THOC\,  Cyprus\, Homemade Culture\, Romania and Oecon Group\, Bulgaria.  \n\n\n\nThe objectives of the Theatre in Palm project are to: \n\n\n\n\nIncrease the visibility and the circulation of European emerging artists and works outside their own border\n\n\n\nIncrease access to and participation in cultural events and activities\, as well as audience engagement and development\n\n\n\nSupport emerging artists and cultural performers to co-create\, cooperate\, and promote their work\n\n\n\n\nThe project aims to: \n\n\n\n\nSupport artists to ‘cross borders’\, increasing the visibility and circulation of European artworks across borders and support them to build careers in the arts.  \n\n\n\nSupport artists and cultural performers to co-create by creating a platform for international cooperation and promote their work across borders \n\n\n\nIncrease access to and participation in cultural events and activities for artists and audiences \n\n\n\n\nActions \n\n\n\n\nEnable and manage activities and showcases for project outputs and dissemination\, including an interactive map of opportunities\n\n\n\nManage an on-line repository of work for the project – conducted by Turku UAS\n\n\n\nCreate a European Quality Label for organisations supporting emerging artists\n\n\n\nAgree on and implement branding\, communications and dissemination and data management and website and social media\n\n\n\nAdministration\, reporting and financial support provided by Turku UAS\, as lead organisation\n\n\n\n\nFor more information on Theatre in Palm\, visit the project webpage. \n\n\n\nAs part of the Theatre in Palm project\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality are delighted to host a range of artist talks\, workshops and performances presented live for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. In addition  artists and guests from all 11 partner countries taking part in the project will attend Dublin\, Ireland to view the following events:  \n\n\n\nØ  Attend the Launch and opening of the Dublin International Arts and Human Rights Festival on Friday 13 October at 6pm \n\n\n\nØ  Attend a Tour of the States of Independence Exhibition on Saturday 14 October at 6.30pm \n\n\n\nØ  Attend a Live performance of States of Independence on Friday 13 October at 7pm \n\n\n\nØ  Present live performances\, artist talks and workshops  on 15 October 2023 from 2-4.30pm \n\n\n\nØ  Present live performances and post-show talks on 15 October 2023 from 7-10pm \n\n\n\nArtist Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn 1975 in Constanta/Romania\, Jean-Lorin Sterian is a researcher\, writer\, artist and performer currently based in Bucharest and Romania. He holds a PhD in performance studies/sociology researching what he coined\, “homemade” culture – art events held in apartments. In 2008 Jean-Lorin Sterian opened lorgean theatre\, the first living-room theatre in Romania and since 2014 he has managed HomeFest\, an arts festival held only in houses and flats. He published several fiction books and one anthropological research about the experience of turning his own home into a public space for art and theatre performances. Since 2009 he has been interested in performance and visual art. Since 2018 he has performed with his art musical project\, pj.lo & the accidentals\, releasing one EP\, Sunam Ocupați and preparing the second one\, There Is Nothing You Can Do from the Light Point of View. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Näsström is a Swedish freelancing dancer and choregrapher raised in Skåne\, based in Stockholm. She was educated in contemporary dance and performance at The University of the Arts in Stockholm (SKH/DOCH) and has also studied in New York and worked around Europe as a freelancing artist for twelve years. She has a background in social\, non-institutionalised dance forms\, ballroom culture and a strong connection to club culture and “street dance” in different ways. Anna received “The Swedish Arts Grants Committee” working grant for 2022-2023. \n\n\n\nHer recent engagements include producing and performing with Ongoing realities (OR)\, researching digital technologies\, visual and sound-based\, as choreographic tools. In her artistic process she explores bodily memory\, shapes\, practices and patterns existing un- or consciously in the body. This and politics of normativity is something that permeates her work and interest and she has also studied Social Anthropology and Political Science at The Stockholm University. \n\n\n\nAnnas first solo-piece “Boxwood” was developed in 2012 and part of 2013 “Dansbiennal” and toured Sweden with Dansens Hus. She has received the ”Dance of the Year” award from Kingsize Magazine and has also worked in part pro bono projects in conveying space for training and community within ballroom\, teaching and mentoring upcoming dancers and creating clubs and events. Anna has been active in various parts of the dance field and has a wide range of experience in the field such as choreography for artists\, musicals or film\, multimedia art exhibitions and tv productions.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohan is a dancer and choreographer from Stockholm and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) in Dance and Performance from Stockholm University of the Arts (former DOCH). He also holds a Bachelor of Medical Science (B.Med.Sci) in Psychology from Karolinska Institute\, and a Master of Arts (M.A) in Gender Studies with a Specialization in Gender Politics in Practice from Södertörn University.  \n\n\n\nSince 2019 he has been working with Ongoing Realities\,  an explorative choreographic project centered around technology such as Virtual Reality and Motion Capture. He has been the recipient of several art residencies including The Swedish National Touring Company (Riksteatern Väst) as well as with Rum för dans and Teater Halland to name a few. In 2013 he received the Carina Ari Scholarship for young dancers and spent two months in New York exploring and deepening his artistic interests in movement.  \n\n\n\nJohan has also worked with freelance projects and events at a publishing house and as a teacher and lecturer. As an example he held a lecture around gender mainstreaming at the Nobel Prize Museum in the fall of 2020.  \n\n\n\nJohan is interested in the intersection(s) of contemporary choreography\, technology and neuropsychology. He is also interested in the psychology of creativity and finding strategies for creative collaborations in contemporary choreography.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnja Calas\, living between Barcelona and Guimarães\, is a Portuguese performer\, actress\, dancer\, and visual artist whose work focuses on exploring social\, philosophical\, and artistic aspects. Her artistic journey includes studying theatre\, dance\, and art from a young age\, and she has developed a unique approach to performance and visual art that delves into the interconnectivity and transversality of people\, genders\, and ages. \n\n\n\nAnja’s diverse and extensive professional experience in artistic direction\, performance\, and teaching demonstrates her expertise and passion for exploring various artistic mediums. Her commitment to continuous learning and creative exploration makes her a highly accomplished and versatile artist and educator. Anja’s contributions to the arts and dedication to teaching further enrich the artistic community and inspire future generations of performers and creators. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in Nicosia\, Cyprus\, Marina Maleni Kyriazi holds degrees in Theatre Studies\, Acting and Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin and in Communication and Journalism from the Open University Cyprus.  She as worked successfully as an actress\, TV host and radio music producer for several years.  As an actress she performed roles in THOC productions such as Masha in Chekhov’s Three Sisters\, Olivia in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by Shakespeare\, Shelby in Harling’s Steel Magnolias.  \n\n\n\nWorking since 2001 as Theatre Development Officer for the Cyprus Theatre Organisation\, she is in charge of State theatre subsidies and policy forming\, European collaborations\, playwriting development\, non-professional theatre\, theatre education programs\, has been PQ National Curator for exhibitions since 2007.  She has worked extensively in the Committee for Theatre in Schools (THOC – Ministry of Education and Culture)\, the Study Committee for the creation of A Cultural Authority in Cyprus\, the National Committee for Delphic Games\, the development of state subsidy policy for theatres in Cyprus\, and in developing bridges with artists and organizations abroad etc.   \n\n\n\nHost of CYBC TV talk show on culture which just completed its sixth season. She has been coordinating several very successful European culture programme collaborations for Cyprus. \n\n\n\nWith Artist Melita Couta\, they received the highest honor\, The Golden Triga with the Cyprus Theatre Organisation team in Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and SpaceQ23. \n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Information\n\n\n\nHomemade Culture\n\n\n\nHomemade Culture has been present in the Romanian cultural space since 2008\, under the name lorgean theater\, and since 2012 it has organised cultural events in domestic spaces in Romania and other countries in collaboration with the Graphis 122 Association. Between 2012-2014 we organized the Campaign Playing with the open house\, and since 2014 we have managed HomeFest\, the only cultural festival that takes place in houses and apartments in Romania. The purpose of the association is to create a platform that encourages the establishment of a close link between the artistic act and the audience\, by initiating and developing cultural\, artistic and educational projects\, which take place mainly in the domestic space or in another informal setting.   \nIn 7 years of activity\, the association has produced around 20 theatre performances (under the name lorgean theater)\, with which it has participated in national and international festivals\, hosting more than 100 other titles. Homemade Culture has presented workshops\, residencies\, festivals\, all of which were related to the domestic space.  \n\n\n\nOngoing Realities\n\n\n\nOngoing realities (OR) consists of the artistic duo Anna Näsström and Johan Bandholtz and they investigate the relation and creative possibilities when merging dance and choreography with digital technologies such as Motion Capture\, animation\, Virtual Reality\, Augmented Reality and artificial intelligence. They offer multiple and multi-sensory performance experiences for theatres as well as venues such as museums\, industrial premises or public spaces. OR works with dancers and collaborators in animation\, programming\, sound design\, creative technologists and video artists. Ongoing Realities continues to develop and change in the form of performances\, projects and as a platform and are always curious about new meetings or collaborations.  \nAnna Näsström and Johan Bandholtz are both dancers and choreographers educated at Stockholm University of Arts and in their individual careers they have experience from a broad range of productions and artistic projects from several different genres in the sector for dance and choreography. In 2022 they won the award “Excellence In Performance” during Stockholm Fringe Festival for their piece “one”. The have been granted support from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee\, The Swedish Arts Council and the City of Stockholm and have been invited to several national residencies and created a site specific performance for the art museum in Skövde which premiered in 2021. Their work have also been shown at the Digital Innovation Festival at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm\, during Tempo Documentary Film Festival (2022)\, at the Swedish Pavillion during Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf (2022)\, at the Gallery Den Fantastiska Platsen in Stockholm (2023) and have created a commissioned work for iM Konsthall and Northern Sustainable Futures (2023).    \n\n\n\nEspronceda\n\n\n\nESPRONCEDA – Institute of Art & Culture\, powered by Lemongrass Communications S.L.\, was founded in 2013 to create an innovative platform for artistic and cultural research that could produce social impact and social change in society. \nThe project is a research and creation platform for contemporary and new media arts\, science\, education\, and cultural dissemination. Its mission is to promote innovative and creative thinking through artistic research and innovation\, with the aim of shaping our understanding of the world and enriching the quality of life with new insights toward a more sustainable and responsible transformation. \nThe organization promotes residency and artistic research programmes in the fields of new media art\, science\, and visual art\, offering a multidisciplinary environment that stimulates dialogue between the art world\, public institutions\, and business. \nEspronceda is open to the local and international community by offering various types of events and initiatives such as art exhibitions\, workshops\, conferences\, and open calls aimed at analyzing important issues of our contemporary society. \nThe methodology is based on a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach that encompasses the new advanced technologies\, visual and performing arts and is aimed to create a new ecosocial imagination for society without distinction of race\, gender\, and background. \nFor us\, artistic research and creativity can be engines of awareness and change\, helping people to imagine new balanced\, and sustainable futures. \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/an-afternoon-with-the-change-maker-theatre-in-palm-festival-within-a-festival/
LOCATION:The Pumphouse\, Dublin Port\, Alexandra Road\, Dublin 1
CATEGORIES:Interdisciplinary,Performance,Talk,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Nothing Bad Has Ever Happened - Stories from Ukraine
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook Here \n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\nVictoria Amelina\, writer \n\n\n\nLia Mills\, moderator \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nUkrainian novelist\, essayist and human rights activist Victoria Amelina will speak and read from her work on Thursday\, 20 October at 7pm at Smock Alley Theatre Dublin. The Ukranian writer and human rights activist will discuss the current situation for writers and artists in Ukraine\, her non-fiction project: War and Justice Diary: Looking at Women Looking at War\, and her own literary work. \n\n\n\nThis event will be a moving\, thought provoking presentation of the role of writers and artists who chose to remain in Ukraine following the full-scale invasion by Russia on 24 February this year. There will be discussion of an ongoing project documenting the work of journalists\, human rights defenders\, lawyers and volunteers who record war crimes in Ukraine. Victoria Amelina will also read from her own work and explain why it is important to all of us that Ukrainian literature and culture is preserved. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann as part of the 2022 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival and is supported by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. \n\n\n\nIrish Pen and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature are core and creative partners in the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Festival organisers include Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders. \n\n\n\nIrish PEN \n\n\n\nIn November 2020 Irish PEN was relaunched as Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann. This followed the amalgamation of the original organisation and the Freedom to Write Campaign. \n\n\n\nThe aims of Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann are: \n\n\n\nto promote literature in and about Ireland both nationally and internationallyto defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charterto foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature\n\n\n\nVisit www.irishpen.com for more info and to become a member. \n\n\n\nDublin UNESCO City of Literature \n\n\n\nDublin is the fourth UNESCO City of Literature\, one of 39 UNESCO Cities of Literature worldwide. \n\n\n\nWith four Nobel prize winners (Yeats\, Beckett\, Shaw and Heaney)\, a brace of universities of global distinction in Trinity and UCD\, over half a dozen books festivals\, the internationally prestigious Dublin Literary Award and a world class new city library in the planning\, it is without doubt that Ireland’s capital has literature in its blood. \n\n\n\nThe Literature designation is one of seven designations within the Creative Cities Network. \n\n\n\nThe Office is advised by a Management Group 2021 and a wider Steering Group and is part of Dublin City Libraries. The work of the office is guided by a Strategic Plan 2020-2022 \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\nVictoria Amelina\n\n\n\n\n\nVictoria Amelina is a Ukrainian novelist\, essayist\, and human rights activist based in Kyiv. She is a winner of the Joseph Conrad Literature Prize for her prose works\, including the novels Dom’s Dream Kingdom and Fall Syndrome\, and a finalist of the European Union Prize for Literature. She is a founder of the New York Literature Festival\, which takes place in a small town called New York in the Donetsk region. Due to the full-scale Russian invasion of 2022\, instead of the festival\, the team launched the “Fight Them with Poetry” initiative to help supply the Ukrainian Army units defending the region. \n\n\n\nSince 2022 Victoria Amelina has been collaborating with Ukrainian teams to document Russian war crimes and advocate for accountability for the international crimes committed by the Russian Federation and its troops on the territory of Ukraine and other countries. She is now working on a non-fiction project: War and Justice Diary: Looking at Women Looking at War. \n\n\n\nHer prose\, poems\, and essays have been translated into many languages\, including English\, Polish\, Italian\, German\, Croatian\, Dutch\, Chezh\, and Hungarian. She teaches a special Creative Writing course\, Crafting the Future\, at the International Writing Program of the University of Iowa. \n\n\n\nEssays in English: \n\n\n\n“Nothing Bad Has Ever Happened” was recently reprinted in the online edition of the Irish Times. “Homo Oblivious” was recently published in The Dublin Review of Books. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/nothing-bad-has-ever-happened-stories-from-ukraine/
LOCATION:Smock Alley Theatre\, 6-7 Exchange Street Lower\, Temple Bar\, Dublin 8\, D08 EH67\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Reading,Talk
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SUMMARY:Remembrance
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJeff Korondo\, solo musician\, singer\, songwriter\, Uganda \n\n\n\nRob Harrington\, performer \n\n\n\nCiara Hayes\, performer \n\n\n\nLisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\, composer and violinist \n\n\n\nCarla Ryan\, performer\, with Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan is a writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker\, and Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland. Mary’s work explores stories linked to historical memory in  war and conflict and focuses on the role of the arts to promote equality\, diversity\,  human rights\, gender equality and peace. Mary is Artistic Curator of the annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights Festival (DAHRF) and is co-curator with Amna Walayat on the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence multi-media exhibition. \n\n\n\nErika Diettes (Bogota\, Colombia)\, visual artist and social communicator \n\n\n\nHilary Bow\, singer-songwriter \n\n\n\nProfessor Brandon Hamber\, (PI)\, John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace\, International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE)\, Transitional Justice Institute (TJI)\, Ulster University\, Northern Ireland. \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nSmashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and partners are delighted to present Remembrance\, a cross-cultural artistic performance and post-show artist panel discussion presented for the 2022 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Remembrance is a MemoLab a live musical performance featuring Ugandan musician Jeff Korondo and musical performances from Hilary Bow and Lisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi; poetry from The Feeling Soul by Mary Moynihan performed by Rob Harrington and Ciara Hayes; and At Summer’s End by Féilim James\, performed by Carla Ryan. The evening features Artist Talks by  Mary Moynihan\, Ireland\, writer\, theatre and film-maker  and Erika Diettes\, Bogota\, Colombia\, a visual artist and social communicator. Both artists have work on display in the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence Multi-Media Exhibition at the Chocolate Factory\, King’s Inns Street\, Dublin 1 as part of the 2022 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. \n\n\n\nJeff Korondo is a solo musician\, singer and songwriter from Northern Uganda. Carla Ryan is a singer and actor with Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland and Rob Harrington is a performer  with Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland \n\n\n\nErika Diettes (Bogota\, Colombia) is a visual artist and social communicator who graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and has a master’s degree in Anthropology from the Universidad de los Andes.  Erika’s work focuses on victims of violence. One of Erika’s focuses is her outstanding work with victims of the Colombian armed conflict\, an exhaustive work that has been recognized and supported by each of the mourners and victims\, who have contributed for her images not only their stories but the objects and crucial references in her creations. She is known internationally thanks to the different places she has taken her exhibitions and the awards she has received. https://www.erikadiettes.com/  Erika presents a talk on her artistic practise and the work on display as part of the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence Multi-Media Exhibition\, exploring themes of grief\, disappearances and remembrance. \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan is a writer\, theatre and film-maker\, and Artistic Director\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, Ireland. Mary’s work explores stories linked to historical memory in  war and conflict and focus on the role of the arts to promote equality and human rights. Mary is co-curator with Amna Walayat on the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence exhibition for the 2022 Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival.  Mary presents a talk on her artistic practice and work on  display as part of the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence Multi-Media Exhibition\, with a focus on the arts for historical memory and for equality\, peace and non-violence.  Mary will also speak on her work at the dlr Mill Theatre gallery where she is showing a series of visual art poetic visions consisting of photography and poetry created under the title of The Feeling Soul: Paradise Lost and Found. As part of this work the artist  reflects on the internal journey of a person experiencing loss and crisis and the possibility of finding a way through.  Reflecting on ‘A Broken Heart\, Imperfections\, Finding My Way\, Dreamscape and Freedom’ the artist explores ways to hold on to the courage to carry on and let ourselves shine. \n\n\n\nThe Facilitator and speaker and is Professor Brandon Hamber\, (PI)\, John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace\, International Conflict Research Institute (INCORE)\, Transitional Justice Institute (TJI)\, Ulster University\, Northern Ireland. \n\n\n\nMemoLabs are a series of talks\, workshops and performances held as public events and taking place from the 14-16 October 2022\, Dublin and 17-21 October\, Belfast\, as part of State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence Multi-Media Installation and Exhibition in the 2022 Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. MemoLabs bring together artists\, activists\, community members and the public to explore the arts and themes of equality\, human rights and Transformative Memories in Political Violence. \n\n\n\nArtist Biographies\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nJeff Korondo\n\n\n\n\n\nBased in Kampala\, Uganda\, Jeff Korondo is an artist who has been performing in Uganda since 1990. He has written\, produced\, and performed songs on the reintegration of ex-combatants\, empathy\, the International Criminal Court (ICC)\, defilement\, child sacrifice\, malaria prevention\, women’s rights\, and children’s rights\, among others. His music has inspired and encouraged peace and reconciliation in Uganda. \n\n\n\nHis 2008 album ‘Okwera Nono’ (You Reject Me for Nothing) discourages community members from stigmatizing former abductees and ex-combatants who are reintegrating into society. He has partnered with organizations such as Save the Children\, the Concerned Parents Association\, and the Northern Uganda Malaria AIDS and Tuberculosis (NUMAT) program to conduct sensitization campaigns involving advocacy songs and community performances. \n\n\n\nHe is a graduate of Gulu University\, where he has pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology. He is also the owner of Link Printers\, one of the only local printers serving post-conflict northern Uganda. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarla Ryan\n\n\n\n\n\nCarla Ryan is an actor\, singer and songwriter from Meath. She trained in TU Dublin’s Conservatory of Music and Drama and Columbia College Chicago studying Drama (Performance). She has been working with Smashing Times as an actor since 2016. Professional acting credits include Ettie in At Summers End\, Nadine in Shadow of My Soul and Grace Gifford in Grace and Joe. Her performance of Grace and Joe for Constance and Her Friends by Mary Moynihan was hand selected by President Michael D. Higgins to be shown at Áras an Uachtarain for Culture Night 2016. \n\n\n\nCarla is one half of the alt-pop duo ELKIN. Carla and best friend\, Ellen were writing and singing together from the age of 15 before taking their music to a new level as ELKIN. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Joni Mitchell the duo began writing and performing folk-pop\, but it wasn’t until they began working with producer lullahush that ELKIN blended their love of thought-provoking folk lyrics with fierce alt-pop production. ELKIN have played at venues and festivals across Ireland including Longitude and Electric Picnic.  Following the release of debut single Paro\, ELKIN were named as one of State.ie’s Faces of 2018.  Their debut EP\, Bad Habits\, was released in May 2018. In February 2019\, ELKIN released a new single Green Eyes\, a collaboration with Æ MAK producer lullahush. In 2020 the duo were awarded funding from The First Music Contact Recording Stimulus Grant to record their debut EP Instant Hit\, set for release in 2022. \n\n\n\nELKIN draw influence from the R’n’B\, pop\, indie and folk worlds. With bassist Peter and guitarist Conor of Hatchlings\, plus drummer Rob\, “the band display an eclectic mix of R&B\, pop and hip-hop beats\, bolstered by alternating female vocals and smooth guitars.” Stephen Porzio\, Hot Press \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRob Harrington\n\n\n\n\n\nRob has enjoyed both national and international tours over the past 19 years of his acting career. He has most recently performed Tales from an Afterworld (WB Yeats)\, written by Féilim James and directed by Geraldine McAlinden in Áras an Uachtaráin for President Michael D Higgins. Some of his favourite theatre productions include The Shadow of a Gunman (The New Theatre\, directed by Ronan Wilmot)\, Pinter x 4 (Pearse Centre\, directed by Peter Reid)\, Scabs (Theatre Upstairs directed by Liam Halligan) In Arabia We’d all be Kings (Beckett Theatre\, directed by Liam Hallihan)\, Mary Stuart (The Grand Lodge\, Liam Halligan) and La Locandiera (Edinburgh Fringe festival\, directed Alice Coghlan). His screen work includes ‘A date for Mad Mary’\, ‘Vaudevillians’\, ‘The Comeback’\, ‘Twitchy’\, ‘The saviour of Dublin City’\, ‘Ctrl’\, ‘The Guarantee’\, ‘The Enchanted Island’\, ‘Two Margaritas and one Daiquiri’ amongst other independent films. Rob is also a seasoned theatre and screen workshop facilitator. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, (she/her)\, MA\, is an award-winning writer\, director\, theatre and film-maker\, an interdisciplinary artist and one of Ireland’s most innovative arts and human rights artists creating work to promote the arts\, human rights\, climate justice\, gender equality\, diversity and peace.  \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and works  collaboratively with artists and over 50 organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all.   Company patrons of Smashing Times are Sabina Coyne Higgins\, Senator Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House\, Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards including the Allianz Business to Arts Awards\, a GSK Ireland Impact Award\, a Dublin Bus Community Spirit Award\, a National Lottery Good Cause Award\, the international #ArtsAgainstCovid award\, an Arts Council Project Award and an Arts Council Agility Award. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders in partnership with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\,  NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire and Poetry Ireland\, funded by The Arts Council. 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. \n\n\n\nMary’s artistic practice encompasses theatre\, film\, literature\, poetry\, and curatorship. Mary’s work focuses on primal\, visceral and intuitive responses to vulnerability and conflict and an exploration of self and the other. Her work explores an interconnectedness of the body\, voice and imagination\, revealing the inner life through physical and spiritual energies and intuitive engagements. Mary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks across a range of mediums\, remembering stories of ordinary yet powerful women and men from history and today who stood up for the rights of others. \n\n\n\nAs a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James;  A Beauty that will Pass; Constance and Her Friends – selected by President Michael D. Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin for Culture Night 2016;  In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); and Shadow of My Soul\, May Our Faces Haunt You and Silent Screams.  \n\n\n\nMary’s film work includes the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows\, the short film Tell Them Our Names\, inspired by women’s stories of WWII and selected for the London Eye International Film Festival and Kerry Film Festival\, the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe and the short film Courageous Women inspired by powerful women’s stories from the 1916 to 1923 decade of commemorations period in Irish history.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErika Diettes\n\n\n\n\n\nErika Diettes (Colombia\, 1978) is a visual artist and social communicator who graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and has a master’s degree in Anthropology from the Universidad de los Andes. Both her double degree and her anthropological background are reflected in her exhibitions as well as in her publications\, due to the clear intention of establishing an intimate dialogue between her work and the observer. This can be evidenced in her work as she puts the knowledge\, she has at her disposal to intervene artistically\, taking into account a previous process of research and critical analysis of the context and its protagonists.  As a result\, there is a confluence between image\, message\, and process\, a trinity that is the conceptual and structural cornerstone of all her works. One of Erika Diettes’ focuses is her outstanding work with victims of the Colombian armed conflict. An exhaustive work that has been recognized and supported by each of the mourners and victims\, who have contributed for her images not only their stories but the objects and crucial references in her creations. She is also known internationally thanks to the different places she has taken her exhibitions and the awards she has received. Among them was a nomination for the Visionary Awards in 2015 where she was a finalist\, and as a winner of the Tim Hetherington Trust Scholarship and the World Press Photo Foundation Fellowship (2017-2018). \n\n\n\nIn April 2019 Erika Diettes was selected as part of the group of women artists\, leaders\, and intellectuals who within each of their respective fields are exemplary for their contribution to commemorating and celebrating the achievements and struggle of women around the world. Her exhibition SUDARIOS has been chosen to open the cultural calendar of the city of Liverpool\, England\, dedicated throughout 2019 to celebrate and commemorate International Women’s Day. \n\n\n\nWebsite link: https://www.erikadiettes.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa McLoughlin-Gnemmi\n\n\n\n\n\nLisa Mc Loughlin-Gnemmi is a graduate of the Royal College of Music\, London where she received her B.Mus Hons degree. She is a lecturer in violin at the TU Dublin Conservatoire for Music and Drama. She gained her masters in performance at TU Dublin studying under Joanna Matkowska. She has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland under conductors Alexander Anissimov\, George Hurst and Gerhardt Markson. She also worked with Lyric Opera and The Irish Film Orchestra. She has regularly performed with the RTE Concert Orchestra. \n\n\n\nPerformances with the RTECO include a chamber music recital for the commemoration of the 1916 rising at The Irish Museum of Modern Art in the presence of An t-Uachtarán and with a group of members of the RTECO playing a new composition by Simon O’ Connor narrated by actress Olwen Fouéré. Other concerts included ‘Back to the Future’\, ‘The Godfather’ with film music by Nino Rota\, ‘The Music of John Williams’ film music and RTECO’s recording of the music of Steve Mc Keon for the film ‘Norm of the North’. \n\n\n\nLisa has performed at the Dublin Metropolis Festival\, RDS and at The Button Factory\, Temple Bar with DJ Kormac. Lisa has also toured France\, South Africa and the US as solo violinist with Michael Flatley’s ‘Lord of the Dance’. Solo and chamber music recitals include DIT\, Trinity College Dublin\, The Goethe institute\, UCD and The John Field Room\, N.C.H. and The Galway Arts Festival. \n\n\n\nLisa recently performed at Dublin Castle for a production of ‘Constance and her Friends’ a play about Constance Markievicz and activists during the 1916 rising written by Mary Moynihan and performed by Smashing Times. Passionate about teaching as well as performing\, Lisa gives masterclasses\, prepares students for exams\, recitals and Feis Ceoil competitions. Lisa is married to oboist with the National Symphony Orchestra\, Sylvain Gnemmi. They have four children and live in Dublin. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHilary Bow\n\n\n\n\n\nHilary Bow is a singer-songwriter based in Cork\,  Ireland. Her debut album Sean Nova (in 2005) followed her cocktail bar experiences.  Sean Nova was a collection of reworkings of jazz standards translated into Irish\, played in a bossa nova style. She has worked with IMRAM on numerous\, similar projects\, including Irish translations of the songs of Edith Piaf\, Jacques Brel\, Leonard Cohen\, and Van Morrison. The Réaltnach (Starman)\, Bow’s latest album\, released in 2016\, sees her collaborate with Liam Ó Maonlaoí\, the Brad Pitt Light Orchestra\, poet\, Gabriel Rosenstock\, and visual artist\, Margaret Lonergan\, to bring Irish-language renditions of some of Bowie’s songs to the IMRAM Irish Language Literature festival.  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
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LOCATION:Chocolate Factory\, 26 King's Inn Street\, Dublin 1\, D01 P2W7\, Ireland
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SUMMARY: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
DESCRIPTION: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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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…  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nShreya Gupta – Poet\, short story writer\, and neurodivergent woman \n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues – Multidisciplinary artist \n\n\n\nRowan Tate – Romanian poet and essayist \n\n\n\nNoah Sex – Visual Artist \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nFeilim James\, Write and Poet\, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n  \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nVoices 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 \n\n\n\nJoin 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.   \n\n\n\nVoices of Peace Artists \n\n\n\nIn 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. \n\n\n\nFrom 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. \n\n\n\nTintreach: 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. \n\n\n\nThe 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShreya 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRowan 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNoah 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James is an award-winning writer from Dublin\, Ireland. In 2020\, the Arts of Council of Ireland awarded Féilim a Literature Bursary Award to finish his debut novel\, Flower of Ash\, as well as a Professional Development Award. He received an Arts Bursary from Dublin City Arts Office in 2021 to finish his first poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. His short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous journals\, including The Fiction Pool\, The Galway Review\, and Icarus. His work through Irish\, under Féilim Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards. His short fiction and poetry\, through English and Irish\, have appeared in a number of journals\, including The Fiction Pool\, The Galway Review\, Icarus\, and Comhar. A short film Féilim wrote\, titled The Big No\, produced by Smashing Times\, was shortlisted by the IndieX Film Festival\, and his play At Summer’s End has toured Ireland. \n\n\n\nIn The Big No\, a young man tells the story of his psychological unravelling and subsequent mental health crisis. Told in the form of a voiceover monologue accompanied by compelling imagery\, this poetic short film takes us on a journey of despair\, introspection\, and hope. As he battles against panic attacks and suicidal thoughts\, he is forced to face the ‘why’ of his problems head on\, learning some essential truths about himself and the world. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play At Summer’s End has been on tour with Smashing Times as part of The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII.  At Summer’s End is based on the life-story of Ettie Steinberg\, an Irish woman who was murdered\, along with her family\, at Auschwitz. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s themes are wide-ranging\, and include identity\, mental illness\, guilt\, human animalism\, death\, and humankind’s relationship with nature. He is committed to maintaining an ever evolving and progressive approach to his work\, with each book both building on the last and differing in a vital way. In other words\, the aforementioned themes will change as time passes\, as will their stylistic rendering. ‘My inspirations are many and wide-ranging. To the fore are James Joyce\, Sylvia Plath\, John Banville\, Marilynne Robinson\, Ted Hughes\, TS Eliot\, Seán Ó Ríordáin\, and Radiohead’. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan MA \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films\, Plays \n\n\n\nCreator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCreative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Equality\, Leadership and Self-Esteem \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, poetry\, films and plays\, and a creator of art and photography. Mary is 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 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 Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now adults\, Mary dedicated her time to becoming a writer. She writes fiction for young people and adults featuring stories of courage\, laughter\, tragedy\, happiness\, love\, death and action-packed adventures. Mary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\, crazy\, strong\, and dangerous\, looking for love\, fun\, success and happiness. Her work promises enthralling plots\, dramatic lives\, lots of laughs\, serious flirting and sexual intrigue and insights into love\, happiness\, creativity and meaning in life. \n\n\n\nMary pens a series of articles titled Creative Reflections on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appear in the Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality newsletter and on Mary’s website marymoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nIn her free time Mary loves to spend time with her four adult children and hang out with friends.  She swims in the sea all year round. She loves the ocean\, sky and moon and has a spiritual connection to the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea\, to the environs of Dublin bay and to the mystical landscapes of Valentia Island and the surrounding Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry\, her spiritual home. She is a big fan of the Dublin Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n\n\n\nSmashing Times \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality working collaboratively with artists and over fifty organisations across Ireland\, Northern Ireland\, Europe and internationally\, using the arts to promote rights and values for all. Company patrons are Sabina Higgins; Joan Freeman\, founder of Pieta House; Ger Ryan\, actor and Tim Pat Coogan\, writer and historian. Founding patrons were writers Maeve Binchy and Brian Friel. \n\n\n\nMary is Artistic Curator for the annual\, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival implemented by Smashing Times and Front Line Defenders with Amnesty International\, Fighting Words\, ICCL\, NWCI\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, Trócaire\, Poetry Ireland and Irish Pen\, and funded by The Arts Council. The festival highlights 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. \n\n\n\nAwards \n\n\n\nMary’s work has won a number of awards\, including the Allianz Business to Arts Special Judges DAA Arts Award at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre\, the international and prestigious #ArtsAgainstCovid award from the Arts in Health International Foundation and an Arts Council Agility Award. Mary was awarded a Project Award from The Arts Council to write a new work with a range of collaborators titled The Feeling Soul\, inspired by stories of women poets from ancient and modern Ireland.    \n\n\n\nWriter of Novels\, Poetry\, Films and Plays \n\n\n\nMary is the author of the epic spoken word poem  ‘Ode to a Coolock Queen’’\, written from a female perspective and exploring identity\, gender\, violence\, passion\, self-destruction and possible redemption. An attempt as Sylvia Plath says  ‘to be true to my own weirdnesses’. It is an oral storytelling narrative that is about a broader reflection on what it is to be born out of a working class environment.  This poem is in homage to all people from working-class communities who find their strength and become their own kings and queens like warriors from an ancient past. \n\n\n\nMary is the author of a young adult fantasy novel Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. As a playwright\, Mary’s work includes the highly acclaimed The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII co-written with Paul Kennedy\, Fiona Thompson and Féilim James; Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory; Tales of Love and Loss featuring two monologues selected by President Michael D Higgins for performance at Áras an Uachtaráin\, Constance and Her Friends and Grace and Joe for performance in 2023; In One Breath from the award-winning Testimonies(co-written with Paul Kennedy); Shadow of My Soul and May Our Faces Haunt You. \n\n\n\nPlays for children and young people include Gathering on the Pond\, a comedy play on the environment by Mary Moynihan and Aoife Reilly;  Love the Earth by Mary Moynihan – A Change-Makers Storytelling session for ages 5 to 12 years adapted from three stories – The Water Princess\, The Hummingbird\, and The Salmon of Knowledge – from Goal’s Global Citizenship Education Resource; and Four Great Plays for Young Children\, a series of short plays suitable for performance by children ages 5 to 12 years – The Children of Lir\, The Three Bears\, The Princess Play and Legend of the Dragon Kings \n\n\n\nMary has a focus on using historical memory in her artistic practice as inspiration for the creation of original artworks. A number of her writings highlight stories of ordinary yet extraordinary women who stood up for the rights of others with a focus on the Holocaust\, WWII and the revolutionary period in Irish history. \n\n\n\nMary’s documentary film work includes The Shoah: A Survivor’s Memory – The World’s Legacy\, adapted from the writings of French woman Simone Veil (1927-2017)\, a French lawyer\, politician and feminist\, Holocaust survivor and first female President of the European Parliament; the creative documentary Women in an Equal Europe; the short film Letter to a Human Rights Defender based on words by Mary Lawlor\, a Human Rights Defender\, founder of Front Line Defenders and UN Ambassador on Human Rights Defenders; the hour-long documentary Stories from the Shadows reflecting on the arts in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland (co-directed with Mark Quinn);  You Matter\, a filmed interview with social justice campaigner Dil Wickremasinhge and the short documentary Acting for the Future on the role of the arts to promote positive mental health and well-being and suicide prevention for Travellers in Ireland. \n\n\n\nKeep in touch with Mary on: \n\n\n\nTel: + 00 353 (0) 87 7438722 \n\n\n\nEmail: marymoynihanarts@gmail.com \n\n\n\nWebsite: MaryMoynihan.ie \n\n\n\nFollow Mary on Facebook\, Instagram and LinkedIn \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganisations Involved / Partner Organisation(s):\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/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/
LOCATION:30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Talk
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