Sound On! is a creative sound art project presenting experiences of human rights and happiness for and by people with an intellectual disability. This exhibition runs for the duration of the festival, from 15 - 24 October. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
International Partner Exchange attended by partners of the Forgotten Voices: Stories of Hope, Courage, Resilience from the Holocaust and WWII project. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live showcase performance of theatre, poetry, song and dance – a personal reflection on equality and rights. Each performance is followed by a State of the Art post-show panel discussion with the key artists.
Live performance and post-show panel discussion created as part of State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights, funded by The Arts Council. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Front Line Defenders, Trócaire and Christian Aid discuss the campaign to hold Irish companies to account for harming people and the planet abroad, featuring case studies from Colombia and Chile.
Work in progress performances of original musical pieces created by youth performers at M.A.D. Youth Theatre. Hosted by M.A.D. Youth Theatre and Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Join the Climate Queens online this October, as they provide the ultimate climate activist toolkit hearing directly from youth activists. Hosted by Front Line Defenders.
These workshops will look at the history of protest songs and draw on these themes to create our own songs relevant for today's generation. 13-17 year olds only. Hosted by Fighting Words.
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live showcase performance of theatre, poetry, song and dance – a personal reflection on equality and rights. Each performance is followed by a State of the Art post-show panel discussion with the key artists.
Live performance and post-show panel discussion created as part of State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights, funded by The Arts Council. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Practical Workshop on the Suzuki Training technique and Viewpoints Training technique with Ellen Lauren (co - artistic Director of SITI Company and associate artist of The SCOT Company, Toga. Hosted by Ellen Lauren and facilitated by Michael McCabe in collaboration with Smashing Times.
Online panel unpacking the ‘aest-ethics’ of documentary arts in relation to the self-determination of their ‘subjects’. Hosted by Sandrine Ndahiro.
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live showcase performance of theatre, poetry, song and dance – a personal reflection on equality and rights. Each performance is followed by a State of the Art post-show panel discussion with the key artists.
Live performance and post-show panel discussion created as part of State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights, funded by The Arts Council. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Screening of 'A Worm in the Heart' followed by a panel discussion. Hosted online by ICCL and Dublin International Film Festival.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Visual art exhibition as part of 'The Magdalene Series'. The series explores Mary Magdalene’s associations with the incarceration and institutionalisation of women and proposes a new world, uncurbed by religious, political or societal doctrine. Hosted by Rua Red Arts Centre.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Panel discussion on the use of humour and comedy in promoting social engagement, intended as a springboard event for a Centre for Humour and Social Engagement (CHASE). Hosted by Smashing Times.
Direct Division is a short documentary film featuring children describing, in their own words, their experiences of living in Direct Provision. The film will be freely available from 15 - 24 October, along with an exhibition of artwork by the children. A post-show discussion with the creatives involved will be held on 18 Oct. Hosted by Office of Children's Ombudsman.
Fáilte Amnesty will highlight Community Sponsorship -people throughout Ireland who have come together to welcome refugee families into their communities. Hosted by Amnesty International.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A roundtable discussion about the impact of misinformation has on social media and in relation to the work of human rights defenders. Hosted by Front Line Defenders.
Panel discussion about the "tools" currently used in gold-standard work in the field of disinformation networks, and should be concretely useful for Human Rights organisations in attendance. Hosted by Front Line Defenders
Panel discussion highlighting Ireland’s thriving but underrepresented Black-Irish creative scene and exploring how race and identity have influenced them. Hosted by Tobi Balogun. This work has emerged from the AIC Bursary Award 2020: Collaborative Arts and Human Rights which was offered by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, in partnership with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and funded by the Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create.
Screening of 'Limbo' which tells the story of a group of newly arrived immigrants awaiting the results of their asylum claims. Hosted by Dublin International Film Festival and Access Cinema.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
International Partner Exchange attended by partners of the The Story Project. Hosted by Smashing Times.
International Partner Exchange attended by partners of the EVIA project. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Webinar showcasing the diversity of experiences, lives and perspectives of disabled women through poetry, photo and music. Hosted by National Women's Council of Ireland.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live Theatre performance celebrating the life of Margaret Kearney Taylor followed by post-show panel discussion, created as part of State of the Art and Forgotten Voices. Presented for 5 performances only. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Plé ar chearta daonna, filíocht agus an t- athrú aeráide / Discussion on human rights, poetry and the environment. Hosted by Front Line Defenders.
Online panel discussion on the arts, climate change and sustainability.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
International Partner Exchange attended by partners of the ACTitude project. Hosted by Smashing Times.
International Partner Exchange attended by partners of the Our Civic Heritage project. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Panel discussion exploring the impact of conflict on women that now reside in Ireland. Hosted by SPIRASI, the National Centre for Victims of Torture.
Readings and performances from writers Fióna Bolger, Catherine Ann Cullen, Oein DeBhairduin, Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal and Richie Keane with singer Niamh Parsons, exploring themes of witness and solidarity. Hosted by Poetry Ireland.
A panel discussing the launch of Unapologetic and the importance of centralising minority voices. Hosted by Unapologetic.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Stát na mBan (translation: The Women’s State / The State of Women) is a visual art exhibition and film installation in the DLR Mill Theatre, Dundrum, exploring gender-based violence, racism, migration, colonialism, feminism, silence, womanhood and women’s rights as human rights. The exhibition features visual artworks in the gallery space, a film installation in the Studio and is accompanied by a series of compelling poems in print form hung in the gallery. Hosted by Smashing Times and DLR Mill Theatre.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Interactive workshop exploring the fundamentals of storytelling, vocal technique, and audience engagement. Hosted by Front Line Defenders.
Panel discussion between Irish PEN, No Small Talk and Freedom to Write, presented by Irish PEN, Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and Smashing Times
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Tour of new play, Duck, Duck, Goose, and online discussion with the creative team. Hosted by Fishamble Theatre Company.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Film installation in the Lecture Theatre of the Chester Beatty featuring a selection of artworks displayed on screen created by artists working on State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
Live dazzling storytelling performance suitable for families created as part of The Art of W/Rights: A literary carnival of Arts and Rights. Hosted by Smashing Times.
A live promenade performance created for The Art of W/Rights, a literary carnival of arts and rights taking place in Rathfarnham Dublin, funded by Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme, and as part of In the Open – Faoin Speir funded by the Arts Council. Two performers walk the park on a magical journey of reflection on the work and life of artists from the past and today. Join the stroll and be regaled by stories, poetry and a few surprises along the way. Hosted by Smashing Times.
The Art of W/Rights – a literary carnival of arts and rights at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park. Features a promenade, walk-in-the-park show called ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with theatre, poetry, song and music, taking place daily at 1pm and 2pm on the 9, 10 April and on the 15, 16, 17, 18 April 2022.
The Art of W/Rights – a literary carnival of arts and rights at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park. Features a promenade, walk-in-the-park show called ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with theatre, poetry, song and music, taking place daily at 1pm and 2pm on the 9, 10 April and on the 15, 16, 17, 18 April 2022.
The Art of W/Rights – a literary carnival of arts and rights at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park. Features a promenade, walk-in-the-park show called ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with theatre, poetry, song and music, taking place daily at 1pm and 2pm on the 9, 10 April and on the 15, 16, 17, 18 April 2022
The Art of W/Rights – a literary carnival of arts and rights at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park. Features a promenade, walk-in-the-park show called ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with theatre, poetry, song and music, taking place daily at 1pm and 2pm on the 9, 10 April and on the 15, 16, 17, 18 April 2022
The Art of W/Rights – a literary carnival of arts and rights at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park. Features a promenade, walk-in-the-park show called ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with theatre, poetry, song and music, taking place daily at 1pm and 2pm on the 9, 10 April and on the 15, 16, 17, 18 April 2022
The Art of W/Rights – a literary carnival of arts and rights at Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park. Features a promenade, walk-in-the-park show called ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ with theatre, poetry, song and music, taking place daily at 1pm and 2pm on the 9, 10 April and on the 15, 16, 17, 18 April 2022.
Multi-media exhibition and installation displaying artworks by artists from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Uganda, Canada, Chile and Argentina exploring arts, human rights and the roles of the arts in post-conflict societies. Accompanied by MemoLabs: Performances, Workshops and Artist Talks.
Multi-media exhibition and installation displaying artworks by artists from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Colombia, Indonesia, Uganda, Canada, Chile and Argentina exploring arts, human rights and the roles of the arts in post-conflict societies. Accompanied by MemoLabs: Performances, Workshops and Artist Talks.
Stories of departure, arrival and return, tracing histories from the Age of Revolutions (1790s) to the present day, encapsulating Irish diaspora histories of abolition, racism, anti-racism and solidarity.
Visual art, photography and poetry exhibition featuring the work of writer and artist Mary Moynihan and visual artist Amna Walayat responding creatively to themes of freedom, change, transformation, power and control. Open Tues - Sat weekly only.
Theatre in Palm Digital Coffee Talk
Launch of the 2022 Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival and State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence Multi-Media Exhibition with presentations, artist talks and performances from Uganda and Ireland
MemoLab Workshop and Panel Discussion with artists from State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence
MemoLab Panel Discussion and Musical Performance with artists from State of the Art: Transformative Memories
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, with poetry by Áine Ni Ghlinn; and At Summer’s End by Féilim James, performed by Carla Ryan. With post-show artist talks by Mary Moynihan, Ireland, writer, theatre and filmmaker and Erika Diettes, Bogota, Colombia, a visual artist and social communicator.
A MemoLab Gathering Session involving a workshop, panel discussions and networking for artists and citizens involved in the State of the Art: Transformative Memories in Political Violence Multi-Media Exhibition, bringing together artists, activists and citizens and the wider community
This free advocacy workshop - delivered by former UN
human rights researcher and professional singer Dónal
Kearney - will explore storytelling concepts such as narrative
and character and apply them to human rights advocacy
while also teaching the basics of vocal technique.
Virtual discussion exploring the connection between the climate crisis and violent conflict.
The Transformative Memory International Network facilitates visits and workshops for international artists travelling to Northern Ireland as part of the Network
ACDC 4 You Transnational Partner Exchange
Gathering on the Pond is a fun, theatrical show about biodiversity, birds and climate change with each performance followed by panel discussions on global citizenship education and climate justice linked to human rights. Gathering on the Pond is by Aoife O’Reilly, Mary Moynihan and Michael McCabe, based on an original scenario by Mary Moynihan. Performances on Tuesday 18, Wednesday 19, Thursday 20, Friday 21, Saturday 22 October 1-2m. Each performance is followed by a post-show discussion 2-2.30pm.
A workshop aiming to develop the critical thinking skills to explore the realities and complexities of our interconnected world and recognize the imperative for active solidarity at local and global levels
