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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Eternal Rebels - Irish Women Changemakers in History Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nTwelve storyboard artworks combine photography\, poetry and storytelling to celebrate extraordinary women who transformed Irish history\, including  Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)\, Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946)\, and Kerry women Mary O’Connell (1778–1836)\, Helen Blackburn (1842-1903)\,  Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953) and Janie McCarthy (1885-1964) \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAvailable to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. More info here. \n\n\n\nExhibition Credits\n\n\n\nArtist: Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nCurator: Mary Moynihan \n\n\n\nProducers: Freda Manweiler\, Ciara Hayes\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGraphic Design: EM Creative  \n\n\n\nFraming: Appletons Picture Framers Film Editing: High Wire Ltd \n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Barracks Heritage Centre is a three-storey museum and visitor experience featuring immersive exhibitions\, historical artefacts\, and panoramic turret views that tell the story of the Royal Irish Constabulary\, the Fenian Rising\, Daniel O’Connell—known as The Liberator—and the local people who helped shape Irish history. Integrated throughout the museum is Eternal Rebels: Irish Women Changemakers\, a visual art exhibition by artist Mary Moynihan. Blending photography\, poetry\, and storytelling\, Eternal Rebels comprises twelve storyboard artworks that appear throughout the heritage centre\, each celebrating the life and legacy of an extraordinary woman who transformed Irish history. The exhibition is included with the standard admission ticket to The Barracks Heritage Centre. \nThe stories include Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)\, Irish politician\, revolutionary nationalist\, suffragette and socialist; Eva Gore-Booth (1870-1926)\, poet\, writer\, trade unionist\, feminist\, a campaigner for equality and social justice and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington (1877-1946)\, radical activist\, feminist\, pacifist\, human rights campaigner and one of Ireland’s foremost suffragettes. Two of the women are from Valentia Island –  Helen Blackburn (1842-1903)\, Writer\, Suffragist and Feminist Campaigner for Women’s Rights and Worker’s Rights; and Maude Jane Delap (1866-1953)\, a pioneering Marine Biologist who had a sea anemone named after her\, the ‘Edwardsia delapiae’\, which she discovered in shallow sea waters on Valentia Island’s shores. \nTwo new stories are added for this year’s annual Kerry Arts and Human Rights festival – Mary O’Connell and Janie McCarthy. Mary O’Connell (1778–1836) born in Tralee\, was an Irish woman and practical force behind the O’Connell household\, raising a large family often under difficult financial circumstances. She acted at times as the family estate manager\, family matriarch\, and trusted political confidante whose management of the O’Connell household and correspondence helped sustain one of the most influential political careers in nineteenth-century Ireland. Her surviving letters reveal an intelligent\, resilient woman whose emotional support and organisational abilities underpinned one of Ireland’s greatest political movements. Janie McCarthy (1885-1964) from Killarney\, Ireland lived in Paris during World War II and became involved in the French Resistance.  She managed to evade capture and survived the war. Her area of specialisation was in rescue work\, saving a number of lives including members of the allied intelligence services and armies. \nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council. \nPresented for the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival 18-19 July 2026 and for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 9-18 October 2026 \nInformation at 087 2214245 or admin@smashingtimes.ie \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, plays\, poetry and films\, originally from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin.  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 inter-disciplinary 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. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now all adults\, and following her recovery from serious illness\, 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 series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, and strong\, 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 and Creative Musings on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears 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\, hang out with friends and 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 GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/eternal-rebels-irish-women-changemakers-exhibition/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Landscapes of the Soul Visual Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAvailable to view as part of the Old Barracks Heritage Centre self-guided tour. More information here. \n\n\n\nExhibition Credits\n\n\n\nArtist: Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nArtist: Hina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nCurators: Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan \n\n\n\nProducers: Freda Manweiler\, Ciara Hayes\, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality \n\n\n\nGraphic Design: EM Creative  \n\n\n\nFraming: Appletons Picture Framers \n\n\n\nFilm Editing: High Wire Ltd \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nLandscapes of the Soul is a powerful exhibition featuring the work of Irish artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan. The exhibition features 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. In homage to the human spirit\, the exhibition brings together visual imagery\, poetry and film to reflect on meaning-making and pathways of expression\, mapping physical landscapes and seascapes to human emotions from grief and longing to inner peace\, spirituality and love.  Landscapes of the Soul by Mary Moynihan runs at The Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, from Saturday 18 July to Saturday 31 October 2026\, and is open Monday to Sunday 10am-5pm from June to September and 10am-3pm from March to May and October. \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to step into a space of reflection and self-expression\, exploring the delicate boundaries between the natural world of landscapes and seascapes and the human spirit. The original exhibition premiered at Rathfarnham Castle\, Dublin in 2024 and was commissioned by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival in partnership with Rathfarnham Castle and the Office of Public Works.  Eight artworks and one poem film installation are created by Mary Moynihan and four artworks are created by Hina Khan. \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan (she/her) is an award-winning writer\, poet\, theatre and film-maker and  a creator of art and photography. Mary is Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, and Artistic Curator for the annual Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival supported by The Arts Council. \nHina Khan was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses  miniature in her work as the  intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \nPresented for the Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival 18-19 July 2026 and for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival 9-18 October 2026 \nInformation at 087 2214245 or admin@smashingtimes.ie \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, MA\, she/her\, is an award-winning author of novels\, plays\, poetry and films\, originally from Dublin\, Ireland. Mary has an honours BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin and an honours Masters in Film Production from TU Dublin.  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 inter-disciplinary 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. \n\n\n\nAfter raising four children\, now all adults\, and following her recovery from serious illness\, 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 series Amergin and the Warriors of Zen. In her adult fiction\, Mary’s characters are clever\, fearless\, vulnerable\,  crazy\, and strong\, 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 and Creative Musings on Arts\, Creativity\, Leadership and Self-Esteem which appears 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\, hang out with friends and 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 GAA Gaelic football and hurling teams. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina was born in Born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina’s work uses a mixture of traditional and innovative techniques in Miniatures. She portrays social issues\, immigration\, humanitarian crises like prostitution\, gender discrimination\, gender restrictions\, trauma\, child abuse and killing etc in her work. \n\n\n\nHina has chosen Miniature because of its intricacy and delicacy of brush work which has a unique identity. Most of Hina’s work is a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature. My work is the constant search for the best way to interpret the ideas expresses my own ideologies through symbolism. Shifting my practice to installation\, videos\, 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my art practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibition at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s next solo exhibition will be exhibited in the coming months.  Her art pieces are also in the permanent collection of Arts Council Ireland. She is the recipient of several Awards from Arts Council Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and different counties. \n\n\n\nHina says that\, ‘as an artist\, I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/from-the-forest-to-the-ocean-visual-art-exhibition/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival: Old Barracks Heritage Centre Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nDiscover what life was like for the Royal Irish Constabulary stationed here in the 19th century\, learn about the Fenian Rising of 1867 which began in Cahersiveen\, and explore the technology behind the transatlantic telegraph cable that connected Europe to America. Watch an animated film about the building’s origins\, meet historical figures through interactive displays\, and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding bay from the turret. \n\n\n\nOn the top floor\, dive into the architectural story of the barracks and its designer\, Enoch Trevor Owen\, before stepping into the Daniel O’Connell Room\, where the legacy of “The Liberator” is brought vividly to life. \nJoin a free guided tour at 11am or 2pm most days and let our knowledgeable team bring the stories of The Old Barracks to life. Prefer to explore at your own pace? Complimentary audio guides are available throughout the day\, providing fascinating insights as you move through the building. \nHighlights of Your Visit \n\nImmersive exhibitions across three historic floors\nFree guided tours and audio-guided self-tours\nHands-on experiences like the photo-fit fugitive test\nRare historical artefacts and interactive storytelling\nAccess to the turret for panoramic views of Cahersiveen and Valentia Island\nA dedicated Daniel O’Connell Room\, celebrating “The Liberator”\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:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/old-barracks-heritage-centre-exhibitions/
LOCATION:Old Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, Co Kerry\, Cahersiveen\, Kerry\, V23VR62\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Edition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nBuy Your Copy\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEdition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\n\n\n\nEdition VII of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal was published on Saturday\, 18 July 2026\, in The Barracks Heritage Centre\, Cahersiveen\, as part of Smashing Times’ inaugural Kerry Arts and Human Rights Festival. This is a special bilingual edition themed ‘Muintearas: Macallaí Uíbh Ráthaigh/Belonging: Echoes of Iveragh’\, incorporating both Irish and English\, and publishing six artists with a connection to Uíbh Ráthach/Iveragh in County Kerry. This is a digital edition. \n\n\n\nThe contributing artists are Paddy Bushe (poetry) and Dominika Piekarska (visual art) – who make up this edition’s Featured Artists – as well as June O’Sullivan (short fiction)\, John Goode (poetry)\, Marie O’Shea (non-fiction)\, and Ita Ryan (short fiction). The edition’s themes include belonging\, identity\, history\, place\, community\, art\, the Irish language\, nature\, and more. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe have also included some work by Bonus Artists\, which includes an excerpt from one of the region’s – and indeed Ireland’s – most famous poems: ‘Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire’ by Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill. This section also contains two poems by Mary Moynihan\, a writer\, poet\, and creator of art and photography\, and Artistic Director of Smashing Times\, who has been visiting Valentia Island for nearly two decades. Furthermore\, this edition holds an Arts in the Community Profile and Interview with the eco-social artist\, researcher\, and educator\, Dr Anita McKeown. \n\n\n\nWe would like to offer sincere thanks to our funders: Cumas Ceantar Uíbh Ráthaigh\, Kerry County Council\, and Fáilte Ireland. \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\nWhen you purchase your copy of Tintreach\, it will be emailed to you within 48 hours\, Monday – Friday \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is a new publication in the Irish arts scene. Published quarterly in digital format\, it features works from across the artistic spectrum and combines up-and-coming voices with those of more established artists. Each edition of Tintreach includes three or four artworks by a Featured Artist\, a Featured Artist Interview\, work by three other artists (usually with multiple artworks by each)\, and occasionally an article contribution by Mary Moynihan\, Smashing Times Artistic Director and a writer and creator of art and photography. The journal appears in January\, April\, July\, and October. Tintreach is edited by writer Féilim James. \n\n\n\nTintreach was established as a continuation and major expansion of the Tintreach section of the monthly Smashing Times Newsletter. Previous contributors to Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal and the Tintreach section of our newsletter include poets Jessica Traynor\, Mary O’Malley\, and Annemarie Ní Churreáin; Senator Lynn Ruane; 2023 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Narges Mohammadi; director and playwright Dijana Milošević; rapper-singer Saint Levant; and many more. \n\n\n\n‘Tintreach’ is the Irish word for lightning\, which for us symbolises the spark that animates art\, making it striking and engaging. What sets Tintreach apart as a publication? Firstly\, we are open to all artforms that can be read or viewed in page format. Secondly\, each artist selected for publication will have multiple pieces included\, unless their contribution is a short story\, non-fiction essay\, or novel extract. The purpose of this is to offer artists\, especially emerging artists\, more exposure than a journal publication would normally offer. \n\n\n\nTintreach ISSN: ISSN 3088-7070 \n\n\n\nAddress: Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96 V9P1 \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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/edition-vii-of-tintreach-the-smashing-times-arts-and-literary-journal/
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SUMMARY:Voices of Peace Visual Art Exhibition reflecting on Peace\, Equality + Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nFeaturing work by writer Féilim James and visual artists Jessica Rodrigues\, Gillian Lambe\, Viktoriia Yevsiukova\, Hina Khan\, Aman Walayat\, Iqra Iqbal\, and Mary Moynihan\, the exhibition explore peace and human rights\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future. Supported by the dlr County Council Universal Grant Scheme and the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAdmission free\, no booking necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues\, Multidisciplinary Artist \n\n\n\nGillian Lambe\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nViktoriia Yevsiukova\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nHina Khan\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nAmna Walayat\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nIqra Iqbal\, Visual Artist \n\n\n\nFeilim James\, Write and Poet\, Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nVoices of Peace is a multidisciplinary visual art exhibition reflecting on peace\, equality and human rights through powerful contemporary artistic expression\, sparking dialogue and new visions for the future.  The exhibition features a range of visual and multidisciplinary art works showcasing outstanding and inspiring art works by artists who use their creative practice to promote peace\, equality and human rights. \n\n\n\nThe Voices of Peace multidisciplinary visual art exhibition is on show at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 from Wednesday 23 September to Sunday 29 November 2026\, Wednesday to Friday 1-6pm; Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 12-6pm. Free admission\, no booking required. The exhibition is supported by dlr County Council Universal Grant Scheme. Voices of Peace – The Gathering\, an interactive live event to accompany the exhibition takes place at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1 on Sunday 11 October 2026 at 7pm. Tickets €10. Booking required. \n\n\n\nParticipating Artists \n\n\n\nThe artists are Jessica Rodrigues\, a multidisciplinary artist exploring dreamscapes\, inner worlds\, and symbolic imagery through fine art and custom tattoos; Gilliam Lambe\, a creator of paintings\, ceramics and sculptures; Viktoriia Yevsiukova\, visual artist; Hina Khan\, visual artist; Amna Walayat\, Visual Artist; Iqra Iqbal\, Visual Artist; Féilim James\, novelist\, poet\, playwright and  Editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary journal and Mary Moynihan\, Writer\, Poet\, Creator of Art and Photography (Smashing Times resident artist). \n\n\n\nSelected artists for this exhibition become Voices of Peace Artists with their work featured in the visual art exhibition titled Voices of Peace\, presented for the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights festival in 2026; and in Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal\, and on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights radio show on Dublin South FM. The artists are all living or have worked in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area and each artist displays a series of artworks exploring themes of peace\, equality and human rights through contemporary artistic expression. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is supported by the Dlr Universal Grants Scheme. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Rodrigues is a Brazilian-Irish multimedia artist based in Dublin\, creating strange worlds shaped by dreams\, nature\, memories\, and old tales. Working across fine art\, tattoos\, videos\, and murals\, the artist employs a surrealist language infused with magical realism to create visual stories that blur the limits between reality and myth. \n\n\n\nJessica spent eleven years as a tattoo artist\, a period that permanently shaped her understanding of narrative. In that role\, stories were entrusted and inscribed\, a collaborative act that demanded integrity and a focus on the body as the first site for a visual tale. This experience remains the quiet anchor for all her work. \n\n\n\nJessica now builds worlds across painting\, murals\, and video\, drawing from a well of dreams and old folklore to create images that feel both familiar and strangely new. The curiosity that guided her hand on skin now guides her interdisciplinary practice. It is a practice of genuine exploration\, evidenced by an Artist in the Community Scheme grant for collaborative public work and features in 10 group exhibitions\, including the group show Voice of Dreams for Visionary Arts. \n\n\n\nJessica’s work has been featured in Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal \n\n\n\nSee Jessica’s Instagram @artbyjroiz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGillian Lambe is a visual artist whose practice explores how we experience\, carry and remember the people and places that shape us and how this can influence our sense of belonging. \n\n\n\nShe is especially drawn to the tension between opposing states: connection and separation\, containment and openness\, permanence and change. \n\n\n\nShe uses colour and gesture\, texture and form to research and explore these themes. She gives space to the viewers to bring their own memories\, associations and experiences to the work and to find their own points of connection within it. \n\n\n\nOriginally from Cavan\, Gillian is currently based in Dublin. She has studied drawing\, sculpture and ceramics at NCAD (CEAD) and works across different materials to explore emotion\, connection and environment within her work. \n\n\n\nCurrent and recent exhibitions include the 3rd Annual Exhibition\, An Chéad Tine Art Gallery 3rd\, Kilkenny (selected by Maurice Quillinan)\, ‘Threshold’ The Market House\, Dunleer\, The Easter Competition\, Glebe Gallery (OPW)\, Donegal\, ‘Chrysalis’ & ‘Emerging Perspectives’\, Reynold’s Gallery\, Dublin\, ‘Beyond Words: Art & the Unknown’\, Herman’s Auctioneer’s Modern & Contemporary\, Dublin\, Smashing Times Gallery ‘Solstice Light’\, Dublin and Signal Arts Centre Members show in Wicklow. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nViktoriia was  born in 2005 in Kharkiv\, Ukraine. Viktoriia  studied at the Kharkiv Professional Higher Art College of Kharkiv Regional Council\, earning a Professional Junior Bachelor degree (2020–2024)\, and continued her studies at the Cavan Institute (QQI Level 5 in Art\, Craft and Design\, 2024–2025). Viktoriia’s work explores inner tension and quiet disquiet\, capturing fleeting moments of stillness and anticipation. \n\n\n\nViktoriia was selected for the Cavan Arts Awards 2025 and has exhibited in the Summer Showcase Exhibition 2025 in Bailieborough and an exhibition for Culture Night 2025. Viktoriia currently lives and works in Cavan\, County Cavan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHina Khan was born in born in Pakistan in 1980 and completed an MFA\, majoring in Miniature Painting from Pakistan. Hina uses miniature in her work as the intricacy and delicacy of the brush work has a unique identity. Hina’s work began as a mixture of traditional and contemporary miniature and her practice has now expanded to include small and large-scale installation\, videos and 3D. \n\n\n\nAccording to Hina ‘My work is a constant search for the best way to interpret ideas and to express my own ideologies through symbolism.  I am creating a dialogue through my art. My art is a reflection of inner connection\, and how immigrants and nomadic artists are a part of this land. Migration is deeply rooted in my blood. I have carried two cultures\, one from where I was born and the other is this culture where I am trying to re-root myself. Sometimes a situation is not in our control\, but life always takes us on different voyages. This journey has built up a constant transition in my art\, personality\, and in terms of experimentation\, enabling me to evolve my artistic practice.’ \n\n\n\nHina has participated in a number of groups shows in Pakistan from 2002 to 2011. Hina came to Ireland in 2015 and participated in a number of exhibitions in Dublin\, Laois\, Mayo\, and Cork. Hina was awarded several residencies with Fire Station Arts Center\, Create Ireland\, West Cork Art Center and Cow House Studio and has displayed solo exhibitions at Ballina Art Center\, Mayo\, and Stradbally Art house\, Laois. \n\n\n\nHina’s art pieces are held in the permanent collection of The Arts Council of Ireland. She is the recipient of several awards from The Arts Council of Ireland\, Create Ireland\, and from different counties. She is the recipient of an R&D award from Create Ireland in collaboration with Tomasz Madajezak under the mentorship of Jesse Jones and is also collaborating with filmmaker David Bickley. Hina’s art pieces were commissioned for State of the Art: The Nation State as both Violator and Protector of Human Rights (2022) and for States of Independence (2023). Both projects were f presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and funded by The Arts Council. \n\n\n\nHina says that ‘as an artist\,  I am inspired by Sadequain\, Michelangelo\, Picasso\, Frida Kahlo\, Shahzia Sikander and Anselm Kiefer.’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmna is a Cork-based Pakistani born visual artist and Associate Member of Sample-Studios\, Art Nomads\, Smashing Times and Angelica Network. She has recently been awarded the Cork County Council Creative Producer Residency\, The Arts Council Agility Award and has been invited to exhibit her new work in IMMA\, having exhibited her work recently in IMMA online and in Cork County Council’s online exhibition space. In addition to her active practice\, she has worked as Programme Organizer with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts; Curator with Alhamra Arts Council and PhD studio-based researcher with PURAF\, University of the Punjab (2004-2007). She recently established the Ireland-Pakistan Arts Exchange (IPAE) to bring both art communities together through creating opportunities for networking and exchange. She is a recipient of Arts Council Ireland Visual Artist Bursary Award\, Professional Development Award 2020 and Dilkusha Award 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIqra is a multidisciplinary artist currently undertaking a Master’s in Art and the Contemporary World at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD)\, Dublin. Working primarily with acrylic painting and neo-miniature as a visual language\, she also experiments with glass and other materials. \n\n\n\nHer practice explores identity\, displacement\, belonging and coexistence\, with particular interest in how people carry cultural histories while forming new relationships with the places and communities they inhabit. Drawing on her experience of moving between cultural spaces\, she questions inherited systems of thought and the cultural frameworks that shape how we understand ourselves\, others and difference. \n\n\n\nThrough symbolism\, pattern\, architectural forms and inherited visual languages\, Iqra explores the process of unlearning and reconsidering ideas that can appear fixed or universal. Rather than rejecting cultural inheritance\, her work seeks to question and reinterpret it\, opening possibilities for alternative ways of seeing\, knowing and belonging. \n\n\n\nHer recent work considers peace through coexistence\, equality and the possibility of sharing space while allowing difference and individuality to remain visible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFéilim James is a novelist\, poet\, and playwright from Dublin\, Ireland. In 2024\, his poem ‘Dream of an Atrocity’ was shortlisted for the New Irish Writing: Best Poetry category at the Irish Book Awards. He has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland on three occasions\, including for his novel\, Flower of Ash. Dublin City Arts Office granted him an Arts Bursary in 2021 to finish his poetry collection\, I was a river\, lost. He is the editor of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s fiction\, non-fiction\, and poetry have appeared in the Irish Independent’s New Irish Writing\, Acumen\, The Honest Ulsterman (upcoming)\, Abridged\, The High Window\, The Fiction Pool\, Icarus\, TOWER\, The Galway Review\, A New Ulster\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Pendemic\, Rant and Rave\, Vox Galvia\, the Smashing Times Newsletter\, and Tales From the Forest. He has had four plays and two short films produced. Féilim’s work has been performed or exhibited in locations such as Áras an Uachtaráin\, Dublin (the residency of the President of Ireland); Dublin Castle; the European Court of Human Rights\, Strasbourg; and Jean Monnet House\, Paris\, for an event by the European Observatory on Memories. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s play Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul (2023)\, about the relationship between James and Lucia Joyce\, had its premiere run in the Pumphouse\, Dublin Port\, in October 2023\, as part of Smashing Times’ Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. Its director was Patrick Joseph Byrnes\, who again directed when it had its second run\, this time in The New Theatre\, Dublin in June 2024\, as part of Bloomsday Festival. In 2025\, Sole Flower\, Spidered Soul was added to the archive of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation. Féilim’s play At Summer’s End (2019)\, about Ettie Steinberg\, a real-life Jewish-Irish woman facing the horrors of the Holocaust\, has been toured by Smashing Times to places such as Paris\, Northern Ireland\, and Áras an Uachtaráin\, the residency of the President of Ireland. \n\n\n\nFéilim’s Irish language writing\, under the surname Ó Brádaigh\, has won seven Oireachtas na Gaeilge literary awards\, including one for a collection of poetry. These awards are the most prestigious in Irish language literature. His work through Irish has appeared in Comhar\, Feasta\, Trinity Journal of Literary Translation\, Comhar Óg\, Tuathal\, and An Scríbhneoir Óg. Additionally\, he has twice been selected for Fóras na Gaeilge’s Tutor Scheme. \n\n\n\nFéilim graduated from the BA in English Literature and Psychology in Trinity College\, Dublin in 2017. In 2020\, he completed the MA in Writing in the University of Galway\, studying under the likes of Mike McCormack and Arnold Thomas Fanning\, and receiving a first-class honour. Visit his website here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\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/voices-of-peace-visual-art-exhibition-reflecting-on-peace-equality-human-rights/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Multidisciplinary
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SUMMARY:Céad Míle Collection
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nA new Céad Míle Collection will be unveiled at a public launch event in Dublin bringing together fashion\, art and activism in a celebration of a modern Ireland defined not by who it excludes\, but by who it welcomes. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nNo Booking Necessary \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nFarouk858\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Art Director \n\n\n\nHelen Steele\, Award-Winning Irish Fashion Designer and Artist \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Céad Míle Collection will reimagine Ireland’s flag as a statement of belonging\, solidarity and Céad Míle Fáilte at a time when national symbols are increasingly being used to divide. GOAL NextGen\, with the support of their creative agency THINKHOUSE\, is reclaiming the Irish flag as a symbol of welcome with the launch of the Céad Míle Collection\, a new creative collaboration with Irish fashion designers Farouk Alao and Helen Steele. The venue will be announced in the coming days. \n\n\n\nInspired by Ireland’s reputation of Céad Míle Fáilte\, a hundred thousand welcomes\, the collection asks a simple question: what should the Irish flag represent? For GOAL NextGen and the designers\, the answer is clear: welcome\, belonging\, solidarity and community. \n\n\n\nAt a time when national symbols are increasingly being used to create division\, exclusion and fear\, the Céad Míle Collection seeks to reclaim one of Ireland’s most recognisable symbols for what it should represent\, an Ireland that is open\, compassionate and welcoming to all. \n\n\n\nThe need for that welcome is increasingly urgent. Recent research found that 66% of non-white people in Ireland experienced racism in the past 12 months [1]. While research conducted by GOAL NextGen and Thinkhouse (2024) found that 80% agree that all people who call Ireland home deserve to feel like they belong here\, and 82% agree that creative culture helps people to connect with each other and overcome differences. Against this backdrop\, the collection challenges the idea that national pride and inclusion are opposing forces\, and instead celebrates an Ireland where the two belong together. \n\n\n\nCombining Farouk Alao’s contemporary design approach with Helen Steele’s bold artistic style\, the Céad Míle Collection will transform the colours and symbolism of the Irish flag into a one-of-a-kind fashion statement celebrating global solidarity in a modern\, diverse and inclusive Ireland. \n\n\n\nMore than a fashion collection\, it is a visual act of reclamation\, demonstrating how creativity can challenge division\, start conversations and offer a different vision of what Irish identity can look like. \n\n\n\nVictoria Walshe\, Head of Global Citizenship\, GOAL Global\, said: \n\n\n\n“We don’t want to surrender the Irish flag to anyone who uses it to say who belongs here and who doesn’t. The Irish flag belongs to all of us\, and its message should be Céad Míle Fáilte. At GOAL NextGen\, we believe creativity has the power to start conversations that politics often can’t. Through this collection\, we want to remind people that Irish identity doesn’t have to be about exclusion. It can be about welcome\, belonging and community\, values that are at the heart of GOAL’s work and Ireland at its best. As part of a global humanitarian organisation\, we see every day the importance of standing in solidarity with communities facing conflict\, displacement and crisis. This collection is a reminder that empathy\, compassion and human connection should guide how we relate to one another\, both at home and around the world.” \n\n\n\nFarouk Alao said: \n\n\n\n“You can travel to the far corners of the globe and people can still sense that you’re Irish before you’ve said a word. That’s what clothing does too\, it speaks identity before language gets the chance. I’m excited to build something with Helen that puts Céad Míle at the centre of what that identity means.” \n\n\n\nHelen Steele added: \n\n\n\n“There’s something deeply sad about seeing the Irish flag and immediately assuming it represents hostility rather than pride. Our national flag should be a symbol that makes people feel welcome\, not wary. Collaborating with Farouk on this collection gives us the chance to reclaim that symbol and reimagine it as a reflection of the Ireland so many of us believe in: one built on kindness\, hospitality and shared humanity. I hope it encourages people to see the flag\, and what it means to belong here\, in a different light.” \n\n\n\nThe Céad Míle Collection will be unveiled at a public launch event in Dublin this autumn\, bringing together fashion\, art and activism in a celebration of a modern Ireland defined not by who it excludes\, but by who it welcomes. Visit the GOAL wesbite for information on the upcoming campaign launch. \n\n\n\nFollow the campaign @GOALNextGen \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFarouk858\, Multidisciplinary Artist and Art Director \n\n\n\nFarouk858 is a multidisciplinary artist and art director working across installation\, digital\, fashion\, and community. His practice is about creating spaces\, objects\, and experiences that question how we see ourselves and each other – always curious\, always evolving. Through 858\, the artist has built projects that move between art and culture: from exhibitions at Tate\, IMMA\, Outernet\, and Temple Bar Gallery + Studios\, to collaborations with brands like Google\, Guinness\, Peloton\, and JD Sports. The artist runs 858 Art Club\, a weekly creative community that brings people together to learn\, make\, and show art. \n\n\n\nThe work of Farouk858 balances play and purpose. Whether it’s a public artwork\, an immersive installation\, a brand campaign\, or a piece of clothing\, the goal is the same: make moreArt\, make moreNoise. He is a creative ambassador of Limerick. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHelen Steele\, Award-Winning Irish Fashion Designer and Artist \n\n\n\nHelen Steele is a highly acclaimed award-winning Irish fashion designer and artist based in Monaghan. She has combined her mastery of her craft and the use of colour theory to create a unique style of wearable art in luxurious fabrics and signature prints. \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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/cead-mile-collection/
CATEGORIES:Launch
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SUMMARY:The Queer Portrait Project with Kiz Rutherford\, Artist - Exhibition\, Artist Talk and Portraiture Sittings
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe Queer Portrait Project is a community-based artistic response to rising anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric and targeted violence and celebrates queer identity\, diversity\, strength and resilience\, grounded in the principle that trans and queer rights are human rights. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nExhibition – Admission free\, no booking required \n\n\n\nTalk – Tickets €5\, book below \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nKiz Rutherford\, artist \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nThe Queer Portrait Project comes to the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery + Centre for the Arts and Human Rights on Sunday 18 October from 10am to 6pm\, for the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights festival. Enjoy a visual art exhibition\, artist talk and live\, on-site portraiture sittings presented by artist Kiz Rutherford as part of The Queer Portrait Project\, an ongoing\, grassroots project creating a series of intimate\, affirming portraits depicting members of Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community. \n\n\n\nSince the start of 2026 artist Kiz Rutherford has been creating a series of portraits of members of Irelands queer community in response to the rising anti-LGBTQIA + violence and rhetoric\, and the simultaneous reduction in rights and systemic oppression of our global community. This project is for the community by the community and serves as a vital artistic response to the alarming global rise in anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric\, systemic policy shifts\, and targeted violence—from political rollbacks in the US and UK\, to local struggles like Ireland’s gender-affirming care waitlists\, and recent tragedies like Berlin Pride. Standing firmly on the principle that trans and queer rights are human rights\, The Queer Portrait Project showcases and illustrates the profound diversity\, strength\, and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community in the face of growing oppression and hate. \n\n\n\nThe 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights festival offering of The Queer Portrait Project is presented through multiple interactive formats. Come to the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery and view an exhibition of portrait artworks created to date\, enjoy an artist talk with artist Kiz Rutherford in conversation with Smashing Times festival producer Ciara Hayes talking about The Queer Portrait project and take part in live on-site portraiture sittings. \n\n\n\n\nExhibition: A collection of complete portrait paintings by visual artist Kiz Rutherford presented on site as a pop-up exhibition at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery on 18 October 2026\, from 10am to 6pm\n\n\n\nArtist Talk with Kiz Rutherford: An engaging discussion between Smashing Times festival producer Ciara Hayes and artist Kiz Rutherford\, exploring the origins\, political context\, and community-building goals of The Queer Portrait Project\, taking place at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery on 18 October 2026 from 1 to 1.30pm\n\n\n\nLive Sittings: Live 1-to-2-hour sessions where festival-goers sit for a conversation\, preliminary sketch\, and reference photos with the artist\, adding to the creation of intimate\, affirming portraits of LGBTQ+ individuals\, taking place at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery on 18 October 2026 from 2-6pm\n\n\n\n\nArtist Kiz Rutherford writes \n\n\n\n\nThere is undoubtedly a massive recent shift towards homophobia and transphobia on a global scale at a policy level that has encouraged and enabled hatred at all levels of society to be seen as acceptable. In my lifetime we saw an increase in rights and acceptance for the queer community but things have dramatically shifted recently from the systemic erasure of the communities history and rights to the oppression on a daily basis. This is clearly seen at a policy level in the US and UK and elsewhere while the Irish continues to fights its own battles with the huge waiting lists for gender affirming care. Trans rights and queer rights are human rights\, I write this in the aftermath of the tragedy at Berlin pride\, feeling more fiercely than ever that we must continue to fight. \n\n\n\n\nArtist Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBased in Dublin\, Kiz Rutherford creates figurative paintings and drawings exploring the interplay between light and darkness. Their work\, particularly the “We’re Losing the Light” series\, captures the emotional resonance found in fleeting moments of illumination against shadow. Through portraiture and life drawing\, Kiz examines how light shapes our perception of form and feeling\, revealing both vulnerability and strength in human subjects. Their project\, the Queer Portrait Project\, recently previewed at Rua Red\, extends their practice to create intimate\, affirming portraits of LGBTQ+ individuals. Committed to fostering artistic community\, Kiz also runs weekly life drawing sessions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/the-queer-portrait-project-with-kiz-rutherford/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Talk
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SUMMARY:An Cruinniú | The Gathering.  Ceol\, Amhrán & Filíocht (Music\, Song & Poetry) featuring CAS with Special Guest Artists Hilary Bow & Mary Moynihan
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nFeaturing original sounds from acclaimed trio CAS performing a blend of traditional and original Irish music with international influences. CAS are joined by singer-songwriter Hilary bow performing bi-lingual songs and original poetry in Irish\, with poetry from writer Mary Moynihan’s The Stargazer Whispers. An arts-flavoured celebration of music\, song\, poetry\, conversation and refreshments\, marking the close of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nCas \n\n\n\nSpecial Guest Appearances: \n\n\n\nHilary Bow\, Simger\, Songwriter\, Composer \n\n\n\nMary Moynihan\, Writer\, PoetJoe Campbell\, Musician \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nJoin us for a spirited\, bilingual evening of music\, song\, and poetry to mark the closing celebration of the annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival. An Seisiún Finale brings together a brilliant line-up of artists for an unforgettable festival send-off. \n\n\n\nThe evening features the acclaimed Irish musical trio CAS performing their vibrant blend of original and traditional sounds\, alongside celebrated singer-songwriter Hilary Bow performing her original songs and poetry in both Irish and English. Renowned poet and writer Mary Moynihan joins the stage to share wisdom and wit from her work\, The Stargazer Whispers. Gather with us for a memorable night of creative exchange\, shared stories\, and live performance as we celebrate the power of the arts. \n\n\n\nCAS are an acclaimed musical trio blending original and traditional Irish music with international influences.  CAS have been playing together for three years and released their debut album ‘Tonnta na Maidine’ earlier this year which was recorded in Auvergne by Nico Contamine (keyboards).  \n\n\n\nDrawing inspiration from landscapes ranging from Connacht to Auvergne\, CAS weaves intricate melodies and spirited rhythms into their mix of original and traditional Irish music resulting in a sound that is both authentic and fresh. The mix of instruments are fiddle\, flute\, guitar\, bouzouki and keyboards. At this event Sébastien Luthers  (fiddle & whistle) and Carol Scott (flute & whistle) will be joined by Jonathan on guitar. \n\n\n\nGuest Artists for the Night \n\n\n\nCAS will be joined by extraordinary Cork singer-songwriter and composer Hilary Bow\, who performs original songs alongside poetry in both Irish and English. Writer and poet Mary Moynihan shares  poetry from her collection The Stargazer Whispers. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an unforgettable arts-flavoured celebration filled with music\, poetry\, conversation\, and refreshments as we mark the grand finale of this year’s annual international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival. \n\n\n\n\n\nSmashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show on Dublin South FM \n\n\n\nTwo Radio Shows with CAS \n\n\n\nCatch CAS – Sebastian Luthers\, Carol Scott and Peter Gallagher – chat and perform live in studio on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show originally broadcast 18 & 25 February 2026. CAS talk about their new album Tonnta na Maidine launched in April 2026. Tonnta na Maidine comprises  12 tracks with compositions by Leitrim’s Joe Liddy to name but a few. Recorded by CAS with Nico Contamine at his studio in Auvergne\, France\, the album includes guest performances from Rónan O’Snodaigh. Listen here \n\n\n\nCatch CAS – Sebastian on fiddle and Carol on flute – live in studio on the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show – originally broadcast 19 & 25 February 2025. The show features an interview with Sebastian Luthers and Carol Scott who have both travelled the world performing live and were in studio to chat and play live.  Sebastian is a composer\, fiddle player and tin-whistle player and Carol has been playing traditional whistle and flute from an early age under the tuition of renowned whistle and flute player Micheál Ó hAllmhain.  Listen to Sebastien talk about the launch of his original CD The Lost Violin featuring Sebastien’s original music. The Lost Violin was recorded with Carol Scott\, Andy  Mc Menamin and  Nico Contamine on a trip to Auvergne\, France in October 2024. Listen here \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCAS have been playing together for three years and released their debut album ‘Tonnta na Maidine’ earlier this year which was recorded in Auvergne by Nico Contamine (keyboards).  \n\n\n\nDrawing inspiration from landscapes ranging from Connacht to Auvergne\, CAS weaves intricate melodies and spirited rhythms into their mix of original and traditional Irish music resulting in a sound that is both authentic and fresh. \n\n\n\nThe mix of instruments are fiddle\, flute\, guitar\, bouzouki and keyboards. \n\n\n\nAt this event Sebastien (fiddle & whistle) and Carol (flute & whistle) will be joined by Jonathan on guitar. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHilary Bow is an Irish singer-songwriter and composer 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 unique album\, released in 2016\, saw 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. Hilary has recorded a series of original albums and songs and has collaborated with a range of artists including Liam O”Maonlai\, Mary Coughlan\, Ronan Guilfoyle and Gabriel Rosenstock. \n\n\n\nEnjoy Hilary Bow singing Muse featuring Hilary on vocals and piano and Sean Looney on violin. Muse was created with Cormac O’Connor at The Maple Rooms Studios\, Cork. \n\n\n\nEnjoy Hilary singing Nach Aoibhinn an Saol (What a Wonderful World as gaeilge) from her album Sean Nova – Bossa Nova as gaeilge \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\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\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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/an-cruinniu-the-gathering/
LOCATION:Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1\, 30 Sandycove Road\, Sandycove\, Dublin\, A96V9P1
CATEGORIES:Music,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Launch of 'The Refugee Chronicles'\, a new novel by Evgeny Shtorn with Reading + Conversation with the author
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nDrawing on Shtorn’s asylum journey\, the book offers a deeply human account of displacement and the experience of Ireland’s Direct Provision system. Presented by Skein Press. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nAdmission Free. No booking required \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nEvgeny Shtorn\, writer\, activist and researcher \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nSkein Press intends to launch our new novel ‘The Refugee Chronicles’ by Evgeny Shtorn on Wednesday 21 October 2026\, from 6 to 7pm at Hodges Figgis Dublin. The launch will include a reading from the novel\, followed by a conversation between the author and the event chair. \n\n\n\nDrawn from the diaries Shtorn kept throughout his asylum journey\, The Refugee Chronicles is a deeply human portrait of displacement in twenty-first-century Europe. Part fiction\, part memoir\, it lifts the veil on the patently absurd and fundamentally flawed system of Direct Provision – a world that is often discussed in the abstract but rarely narrated from within. \n\n\n\nThe Refugee Chronicles draws from Shtorn’s personal experience as an asylum seeker in Ireland. Originally from St Petersburg\, Shtorn was forced to flee Russia in 2018 due to government scrutiny of his activist work in human rights and LGBT advocacy. In 2019\, he was granted international protection in the Republic of Ireland. His experience of claiming asylum made him question clear-cut boundaries between the West and the East along the lines of guarantees and protections of human rights\, and this experience is what drove him to write this book. \n\n\n\nThe book was originally written in Russian and first published by an independent press\, Poryadok Slov\, in St. Petersburg in 2020\, with the support of Heinrich Boell Stiftung. This foundation was subsequently designated an ‘undesirable organisation’ in Russia\, which made the book unavailable on Russian territory. Skein is now publishing\, for the first time\, an English edition\, expertly and empathetically translated by Dr Alexandra Novitskaya\, whose research specialities include queer migration and political asylum\, LGBTQ human rights\, and geopolitics of homo- and transphobia. This edition provides vital counter-narrative to the current discourse around migration and asylum seeking in Ireland and the wider European context. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented by Skein Press \n\n\n\nSkein curates and publishes thought-provoking stories not commonly featured in the literary arts in Ireland. We are passionate about storytelling and counter-storytelling in all its forms and facilitate writers and artists to bring their work to the public through traditional publishing as well as other media. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvgeny Shtorn is a writer\, activist and researcher from St Petersburg\, Russia. Forced to leave his home country in 2018 he was granted international protection in Ireland in 2019. His writing has been published in academic journals\, anthologies and media outlets in Russia\, Spain\, Germany and Ireland. As an activist\, he has been involved in human rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy for almost two decades and is a co-founder of Queer Diaspora Ireland. In 2020 he was named GALAS Person of the Year by the National LGBT Federation of Ireland. The Refugee Chronicles was originally published in Russian in 2020 and is his first book to appear in English translation. \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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/launch-of-the-refugee-chronicles-a-new-novel-by-evgeny-shtorn/
LOCATION:Hodges Figgis\, 56-58 Dawson St\, Dublin\, D02 XE81\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Physical Landscapes – Thrilling and Unique Dance event with Six Outstanding Dancers presented by Irish Modern Dance Theatre at the Black Box\, Galway
DESCRIPTION:Min El Mai Lal Mai – From Water to Water\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThree-Day Palestinian Cultural Day Festival (25–27 September 2026)\, celebrating Palestinian culture through art\, music\, food\, education and community events  \n\n\nThe performance combines urgent physicality\, sensuality\, weighted duets and ensemble movement to explore ‘the other’ and ‘the witness’. Performed by dancers Magdalena Hylak\, Boris Charrion\, Alessandra Azeviche and Adam O’Reilly. \n\n\n\nBook Your Place\n\n\n\nBook here \n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\n\nMagdalena Hylak\, Dancer\n\n\n\nBoris Charrion\, Dancer\n\n\n\nAlessandra Azeviche\, Dancer\n\n\n\nAdam O’Reilly\, Dancer\n\n\n\nJohn Scott\, Artistic Director and Choreographer\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFull Event Details\n\n\n\nChoreographer John Scott and Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, following the sell-out ‘Human Geography’ at Galway International Arts Festival\, create a ‘Physical Landscape\,’ with six outstanding international dancers. \n\n\n\nThis thrilling and unique dance event features urgent physicality\, sensuality\, weighted duets\, and frantic ensemble pieces. Responding to ecology and nature\, ‘Physical Universe’ explores the themes of ‘the other’ and ‘the witness’ in a way that is both moving and life-affirming. \n\n\n\n​ \n\n\n\nDancers include Galway’s Magdalena Hylak\, French virtuoso Boris Charrion\, Afro-Brazilian Alessandra Azeviche\, and Ireland’s Adam O’Reilly. Lighting is by award-winning French artist Eric Würtz\, who creates lighting for the sensational ‘La Horde’ collective. Choreography is by John Scott\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre. \n\n\n\nIrish Modern Dance Theatre – Pioneering Transformative Dance \n\n\n\nFounded in 1991 by dancer and choreographer John Scott\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre is one of the most original and responsive dance companies working in Ireland today. A Dublin-based ensemble\, Scott and international guest choreographers create distinctive dance works with diverse casts\, mixing virtuosic Irish and international dancers with African and Middle Eastern refugees and torture survivors. Key works include Lear\, Inventions\, Actions and Fall and Recover – all recognised for their intelligence\, honesty and humanity. The work of Irish Modern Dance Theatre crosses disciplines\, subverts expectations of dance and dancers and finds new ways to explore contemporary issues. Irish Modern Dance Theatre is Strategically funded by the Arts Council. \n\n\n\nBlack Box Theatre and Town Hall Theatre\, Galway \n\n\n\nTown Hall Theatre Galway\, owned and managed by Galway City Council incorporating the state of the art 400-seater Main Auditorium and the 52-seater Studio Space at Courthouse Square\, and the nearby\, multi-purpose Black Box performance space (up to 550 seated\, 800 standing) on Dyke Road presents an extensive and eclectic mix of theatre\, concerts\, musicals\, dance\, film\, comedy and family shows year-round. The venue is open 362 days a year and 15 hours a day on average. The venue attracts audiences in excess of 100\,000 annually (close to 2 million since we officially re-opened on 1st February 1996) making it the most successful theatre of its size in Ireland. \n\n\n\nEach year\, the venue is the epicentre of activity for virtually all of Galway’s key festivals and cultural events including Galway International Arts Festival\, Galway Film Fleadh\, Cuirt Festival of Literature\, Baboro Children’s Festival and Galway Comedy Festival to name but a few. Druid have premiered many of their acclaimed and award-winning productions at the venue before embarking on national and international tours including successful Broadway and West End runs\, and an increasing number of Galway International Arts Festival’s own productions tour the world following premieres at Town Hall Theatre and Black Box. Acclaimed for consistently delivering the best of national and international talent year-round to Galway audiences\, the venue’s programme proudly features the work of many performers\, companies\, musical societies and arts organisations (both professional and amateur) from across the city and county. \n\n\n\nSpeaker Biographies:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagdalena Hylak is a dance artist based in the West of Ireland.Born in Poland\, she studied cultural studies\, including theatre and dance\, at University of Wroclaw. She began her professional career in 2011 by working with Michael Keegan Dolan (IE)\, Liz Roche (IE) and Lea Anderson (UK) as part of Step Up Dance Project. She then worked with Ríonach Ní Néill (IE)\, Catherine Young Dance (IE)\, Emma Martin (IE) and Akiko Kitamura (JP) before starting touring nationally and internationally with John Scott-IMDT (IE) and Nacera Belaza (FR)\, with over 150 performances in 52 venues across 12 countries. \n\n\n\nEarly 2021\, she started developing her own body of work through “Dances for Nobody”\, where she questions the notion of performance. Then with “A dance”\, an ongoing artistic research through raw movement and sound that translates into public performances in unconventional spaces. She is currently working on a multidisciplinary event conceived as a physical journey through a space and the time frame of her personal dance evolution. At the core of her research is the movement and sound outside of the question of style/genre or technique\, as well as the exploration of the relationships and tensions between public-personal\, inside-outside\, visible-invisible. \n\n\n\nHer dance work can be described as raw\, repetitive\, highly physical and emanating from within. She is working with the belief that dance is rooted in human existence and that there is no confusion in the public perception of a choreographic work. Therefore\, she is interested in community works where she tries to go back to the beginning and work around an absolute idea of movement/dance. \n\n\n\nMagdalena Hylak was the Galway Dance Artist in Residence for 2023-2024.She is the recipient of funding from the Arts Council of Ireland (Agility Award 2021\, Commission Award-GDP 2021\, Dance Bursary Award 2022) and the Galway County Council (Artist Support Scheme 2022). \n\n\n\nShe has been commissioned by Galway Dance Days (2012)\, Galway Dance Project (2016\, 2020\, 2021)\, Clifden Arts Festival (2022 & 2023) and Tipperary Dance Festival (2023). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoris Charrion is a French movement and performance artist born in 2002. After studying contemporary dance in the regional conservatory of Lyon\, he entered the National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance of Lyon where he had the opportunity to broaden his artistic horizons\, notably through various collaborations with musicians\, graphists\, composers and space designers. During his studies there\, he has worked with different choreographers such as DD Dorvillier\, Collectif A/R\, Ashley Chen. Performing Study for the Valeska Gert pavilion by Eszter Salamon for the 16th Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art has been a major part of his artistic development. Carrying a political and provocative performance for four months in a public space was a revelation to him of how performative work could be captivating and concretely rooted in current social issues. His different internships with the Ballet of the Grand Theatre of Geneva\, Carte Blanche and the choreographer Katerina Andreou have made him more aware of the reality of the dance world and of how he wants to situate himself in it. After the creation of Spatium ex-materia in 2022\, he wants to cultivate this thirst to create with his collective La niche. He is currently a member of SUB.LAB.PRO The Ensemble Program in Budapest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlessandra Azeviche is a leading Afro-Brazilian dancer with performances at major Irish festivals with her group Criola Dance and the first woman to teach Capoeira in Ireland.Since moving to Ireland in 2015\, Alessandra  has worked with contemporary choreographers Catherine Young\, John Scott and more as well as Dublin City Council\, Axis Ballymun\, Carlow Arts\, Dublin Fringe Festivals and the Brazilian Embassy. Alessandra is a board member of Dublin Dance Festival and associate artist with THISISPOPBABY.Leading her Quilombo Terra (the first Afro-Brazilian Arts performance group in Ireland) & Natural Rhythm\, Alessandra has performed at major festivals sharing rhythms & dances that developed from her roots that echo the resilience and beauty of indigenous communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam O’Reilly is a 26 year old Dublin based Dance Artist\, his work spreads across live performance\, choreography\, screen-dance and facilitation. Adam has most notably performed in the Dublin Theatre Festival 2023 production of ‘This Solution’ Directed by Shaun Dunne & Claire O’Reilly and Choreographed by Jessie Thompson\, The Step up 2024/ Dance Limerick production of ‘Of The People’ Choreographed by Catherine Young\, The Irish Modern Dance Theatre production of ‘Begin Anywhere’ choreographed by John Scott\, And the 2025 national tour of ‘MOSH’ directed by Rachel Ní Bhraonáin and directed by Robyn Byrne. \n\n\n\nIn 2023 Adam presented his debut screen-dance work\, a short dance film titled ‘Oscillation’ at 5 Lamps Arts Festival & Dance From The Dance Festival at the Irish Film Institute and is currently advancing his practice as a screen-dance director via his selection in the Youth Music Video Competition 2025\, supported by Screen Ireland and The Arts Council. As the Founder and Artistic Director of COMHAR Dance\, Adam has facilitated the COMHAR Workshop Day Intensive series 2025 in partnership with Dance Ireland\, which sees international dance artists lead professional workshops in Dublin followed by open practice sessions with live music. \n\n\n\nAdam is currently in the midst of research for his own debut Live Dance work and development of his practice as an emerging Live Dance Maker and Choreographer via various funding supports from the Arts Council and Fingal County Council as well as residency opportunities from Dance Ireland\, Shawbrook Residential and Garter Lane Arts Centre. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJohn Scott is a Dublin born choreographer\, performer\, founder and Artistic Director of Irish Modern Dance Theatre\, a founding board member of the Dancer from the Dance Festival and a member of Aosdána. He studied and performed at the Irish National College of Dance/Dublin City Ballet from 1982 to 1985 in works by Anton Dolin\, Anna Sokolow\, Pearl Gaden and Babil Gandara. \n\n\n\nJohn founded Irish Modern Dance Theatre in 1991 which is one of the most original and responsive dance companies working in Ireland today. A Dublin-based ensemble\, Irish Modern Dance Theatre features work by John and by international guest choreographers who create distinctive dance works with diverse casts\, mixing virtuosic Irish and international dancers with African and Middle Eastern refugees and torture survivors. \n\n\n\nJohn’s choreographic works include Divine Madness\, Inventions\, Cloud Study\, Everything Now\, Lear\, Fall and Recover\, Actions and Dances for Inside and Outside\, the latter  a cycle of dances\, large and small\, created for our times and presented in a range of venues including the Complex\, Dublin\, and for Culture Night and  Dance Limerick  with the work nationally and internationally recognised for its intelligence\, honesty and humanity. \n\n\n\nJohn’s work has appeared in the  Dublin Dance Festival\, Galway International Arts Festival\, Kilkenny Arts Festival\,  Dublin Fringe Festival and internationally at the John F Kennedy Center\, Washington  DC\, New York Live Arts\, La MaMa\, Danspace Project at St Mark’s Church\, PS  122\, New York and Dance Base\, Edinburgh\, Sounded Bodies Festival and Queer  Zagreb\, Croatia\, Les Hivernales\, Avignon\, Tanzmesse Dusseldorf\, Forum Cultural  Mundial\, Brazil. \n\n\n\nHe danced in Oona Doherty’s Hard to be Soft\, Meredith Monk’s Quarry (Spoleto Festival) and for Yoshiko Chuma\, Sarah Rudner\, Anna Sokolow and Thomas Lehmen. He has collaborated with Pan Pan on Beckett’s QUAD. \n\n\n\nJohn was awarded African Refugee Network’s Culture Award for his work with Refugees and Survivors of Torture and is a subject of Sadlers Wells’ 52 Portraits by Jonathan Burrows\, Matteo Fargion and Hugo Glendinning. He has taught dance and choreography at the Irish World Academy\, University of Limerick; The Body in Performance\, Drama Department\, UCD; Drama Department NUIG; Drexel University\, Philidelphia; University of Colorado at Boulder\, USA and San Jose State University\, CA\, USA. \n\n\n\nJohn was a founding board member of Dublin Dance Festival and Dance Ireland. \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\nVenue Information:
URL:https://smashingtimes.ie/event/physical-landscapes/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre\, Dyke Road\, Galway\, H91 C9PP
CATEGORIES:Dance
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