Culture Ireland

🤩 This September, there will be an international celebration of light, materials, talent and creativity in Italy.

Culture Ireland are delighted to support Irish artist Nuala O'Donovan exhibiting at Homo Faber Biennial 💚

Nuala's work, 'Radiolaria Grid Subtracted', will be included with the work of 500 international artists in the 4th edition of Home Faber. Titled, "An Island of Light", artistic director Es Devlin inspired by the archipelago of the Venetian Lagoon, Es Devlin has created a narrative that unites the work of craft artists, a sensory journey through 15 immersive installations in the historic Fondazione Cologni.

Curated by Michelangelo Foundation in partnership with Fondazione Cologni and Fondazione Giorgio Cini.

Together, the exhibition spaces explore the relationship between light, materials, talent and creativity, revealing how artists can use this life-giving energy as a tool to create wonder and joy.

📅 1 - 30 September 2026

ℹ️ https://ticket.homofaber.com/?

🚨 Reminder - The deadline for applications is Tuesday, 01 September 2026.

📢 Culture Ireland, in partnership with the Arts Council, invites Expressions of Interest to curate the Irish representation at the 62nd International Art Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia in 2028.

ℹ️ https://www.cultureireland.ie/ireland-at-venice-2028-call-for-expressions-of-interest/

🚨 Meabhrúchán - Is é Dé Máirt, 01 Meán Fómhair 2026 an spriocdháta le haghaidh iarratas.

📢 Tá Léirithe Spéise á lorg ag Cultúr Éireann, i gcomhar leis an gComhairle Ealaíon, chun ionadaíocht na hÉireann a léiriú ag an 62ú Taispeántas Ealaíne Idirnáisiúnta ag La Biennale di Venezia 2028.

ℹ️ https://www.cultureireland.ie/ga/taispeantas-na-heireann-biennale-ealaine-na-veineise-2028/

Meán Fómhair in Éirinn: Séasúr taispeántas bríomhar ealaíonta. 🇮🇪✨

Déanann clár ceiliúradh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh, agus beidh sceideal imeachtaí beo-léirithe, amharc-ealaíona, agus oidhreachta ar siúl timpeall na tíre an mhí seo. 🇪🇺🎭

Svaidhpeáil chun teacht ar na príomhimeachtaí cultúrtha a bheidh ar siúl le linn mhí Mheán Fómhair. ➡️

🔗 Is féidir teacht ar na sceidil iomlána agus sonraí na n-imeachtaí ag an nasc inár mbio.

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September in Ireland: A season of vibrant artistic showcases. 🇮🇪✨

As part of our programme celebrating Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a remarkable line-up of live performance, visual arts, and heritage events are taking place across the country this month. 🇪🇺🎭

Swipe through the carousel to explore key cultural highlights happening throughout September ➡️

🔗 Full event schedules and details are available at the link in our bio.

🎶 This weekend, the annual in Concert in Lockenhaus, Austria will feature a number of traditional Irish musicians and Culture Ireland are delighted to support them☘️

The Trad Music Festival is a public concert and will include traditional music, song and dance from Ireland and beyond! The concert draws an audience from all over the east of Austria, the west of Hungary and further afield.

People of all ages are invited to come along and be part of this musical get-together. You are also encouraged to join the sessions and performances as musicians, listeners, and naturally also as dancers.

This event is free of charge, though the organisers welcome generous donations on the door 🤩

📅 Saturday 29 August 2026

📍 Castle "Burg Lockenhaus" in the region of Burgenland, Austria

ℹ️ https://boxwood.xyz/tradmusicworkshop/

TradMusic Workshop Lockenhaus

🎪 This Friday will see the beginning of 3 days of an all Irish Street Showcase in Tallinn, Estonia - featuring circus, dance and theatre as part of Tallinn Fringe Festival 🎭

Tallinn Fringe Festival is a city-wide, multi-genre explosion of creativity taking over the Estonian capital every year and this weekend you can see street performances from Fizz & Chips, Logy Logan and Missy Impossible.

💚 Proudly supported by Culture Ireland

📅 Friday 28th - Sunday 30th August 2026

📍 Tallinn Town Hall square in the Old Town, Tallinn, Estonia

🎫 https://fringe.ee/tickets/

Fizz and Chips Productions Tallinn Fringe

🎶 This Friday, the arts in Wexford will once again be strongly represented at an international festival in Wales!

Listen To The Sea, is a multidisciplinary project from Wexford, combining visual arts and live jazz, presented by Wex-Art at the International Aberjazz Festival in Wales in the last week of August, 2026.

For the sixth year in a row, Culture Ireland will support an ongoing project, programmed by Tom Mooney, which has seen the work of over 15 artists exhibited at the West Wales Arts Centre in Fishguard. Another aspect of the project is supporting Wexford jazz groups at the Aberjazz Festival, which runs from August 27-31.

🥁 Wexford drummer and multiple recording artiste, Kevin Lawlor, is the headline act at Peppers club on August 28 and he will be joined by some of Ireland’s finest jazz musicians: Chris Colloton (guitar); Scott Flanigan (keyboards) and Cillian Byrne (bass).

🌊 Listen To the Sea Speak continues a cultural exchange by two maritime neighbours, Fishguard in Wales and Wexford and Culture Ireland are delighted to support once again

ℹ️ For more details - https://www.aberjazz.com/

Tá ríméad orainn go mbeidh Tom Duffy’s Circus mar chuid de chlár , chun taispeántais sorcais den chéad scoth a chur ar siúl don phobal go hiomlán trí Ghaeilge. 🇮🇪🎪

Tiocfaidh ár dteanga dúchais agus traidisiúin bheo an tsorcais le chéile le linn thaispeántais Tom Duffy’s Circus, atá mar institiúid taibhealaíona a bhfuil an-dúil ag pobal na hÉireann inti. Cuirfear taispeántais den chéad scoth ar siúl do phobail na tíre. 🇪🇺✨

➡️ Svaidhpeáil chun tuilleadh a fheiceáil den sorcas.

📅 Eagraigh do Chuairt: Is féidir teacht ar gach eolas maidir le dátaí camchuairte, láithreacha, agus ticéid ar www.duffyscircus.com 🔗

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We are thrilled to support Tom Duffy’s Circus as part of the programme, bringing world-class big top performances to audiences entirely in Irish 🇮🇪🎪

As one of Ireland’s most cherished performing arts institutions, Tom Duffy’s Circus showcases the vibrant intersection of our native language and living circus traditions, sharing world-class spectacle with communities across the island. 🇪🇺✨

➡️ Swipe through the carousel for a look under the big top.

📅 Plan Your Visit: Find full details on upcoming tour dates, locations, and tickets at www.duffyscircus.com 🔗

📢 Culture Ireland is offering a number of travel bursaries to the Irish independent publishing sector to assist with the costs of attending the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, 5 – 8 April 2027. This includes resource organisations who support Irish writers and illustrators whose work is aimed at younger readers.

⏰ Application deadline: Tuesday 22 September at 5pm

ℹ️ https://www.cultureireland.ie/ireland-at-the-bologna-childrens-book-fair-5-8-april-2027

Children's Books Ireland

Junior Brother Tour

🌏 UK and France
📆 22.08 - 21.11

⚡ 21 festival and headline shows

📍 Beautiful Days Festival 📍Greenbelt Festival 📍London 📍Birmingham 📍Moseley Folk & Arts Festival 📍Lindisfarne Festival 📍Rennes 📍Edinburgh 📍Nottingham 📍Liverpool 📍Guildford 📍Ipswich, 📍St. Albans

🤩 Culture Ireland are proud to support Junior Brother in action in this exciting and extensive tour

Tix/Info https://juniorbrother.com/

🚨 Reminder - Deadline is Tuesday 25th August at 5pm

📢 Culture Ireland, partnering with Dublin Theatre Festival and Irish Theatre Institute, invites submissions from Irish artists/companies who wish to present information about newly created works to international delegates as part of this year's International Theatre eXchange (ITX) during the Dublin Theatre Festival.

ℹ️ https://www.cultureireland.ie/ga/call-for-artists-to-present-at-international-theatre-exchange-dublin-theatre-festival-2026/

🚨 Meabhrúchán - An spriocdháta is De Mairt 25ú Lúnasa ag 5pm.

📢 Tá Cultúr Éireann, i gcomhar le Féile Amharclannaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Institiúid Amharclannaíochta na hÉireann, ag lorg aighneachtaí ó ealaíontóirí/compántais Éireannacha ar mian leo faisnéis faoi shaothair nua-chruthaithe a chur i láthair toscairí idirnáisiúnta mar chuid de Mhalartú Amharclannaíochta Idirnáisiúnta (ITX) na bliana seo le linn Fhéile Amharclannaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath.

ℹ️ https://www.cultureireland.ie/ga/call-for-artists-to-present-at-international-theatre-exchange-dublin-theatre-festival-2026/