Luan Gallery
Luan Gallery is a purpose built modern facility incorporating the old building, sympathetically restored, with a modern glass section over a boardwalk area. It will cater primarily but not exclusively for the visual arts, with an emphasis on meeting local audience needs in terms of art exhibitions and engagement. It will also target national/international projects.
Luan Gallery and the Abbey Road Artists’ Studios will work closely together, in particular in regard to educational initiatives.
Irish Folk Art
Dublin's only folk-art studio. Biddy McLaughlin, Ireland's leading folk artist, is in residence in this unique little gallery, one of the oldest traditional seaside cottages in Dalkey.
Chocolate Factory
Chocolate Factory is a new creative community developing in the old Williams & Woods building in Dublin on Kings Inn Street.
The first concrete building in the city is being rejuvenated to become a creative hub comprising of creative spaces for design, art, music, dance, photography and many other creative areas for creative people to become a part of the Chocolate Factory Community.
Along with these spaces The Chocolate Factory will house a world class hostel, a cosy but urban cafe and restaurant, an active art gallery and a venue space for events and hire.
We are currently in the first phase of development with a number of resident creatives already setting up their spaces and focus is now on the cafe and gallery space.
If you are a creative individual or business and are looking for a studio space or are looking for a trendy city centre event location or gallery space for an exhibition and want to be part of the next big thing in Dublin let us know here
The first concrete building in the city is being rejuvenated to become a creative hub comprising of creative spaces for design, art, music, dance, photography and many other creative areas for creative people to become a part of the Chocolate Factory Community.
Along with these spaces The Chocolate Factory will house a world class hostel, a cosy but urban cafe and restaurant, an active art gallery and a venue space for events and hire.
We are currently in the first phase of development with a number of resident creatives already setting up their spaces and focus is now on the cafe and gallery space.
If you are a creative individual or business and are looking for a studio space or are looking for a trendy city centre event location or gallery space for an exhibition and want to be part of the next big thing in Dublin let us know here
Centre for Creative Practices
Centre for Creative Practices, founded in Sep.‘09, is the only arts centre in Ireland dedicated to connecting, integrating and promoting immigrant, experimental and emerging artists among the local arts scene and audiences. We connect the artists back into society to both the audiences and artists benefit. Since 2009 CFCP has engaged 600 immigrant artists and 200 local niche artists. All of them needed professional support, resources and promotion to be able to pursue their artistic vocation.
What we do: Connect, Promote and Integrate immigrant, experimental and emerging artists with the local arts scene and audiences Bridge talents, cultures and markets through engaging and utilising the unrealised creative potentials Build new European model of inclusion, collaboration and growth
Why we do it: To encourage culturally diverse artists to realise their creative potential in Ireland To enhance creative collaboration, cross-fertilisation and development To highlight the competitive advantage of multiculturally aware society
How we do it: Provide a Creative, Supportive and Inclusive multidisciplinary space dedicated to integrating different societies through arts and culture Offer Mentoring, Consultations, Creative and Business Training to enhance professional development, communication skills and know-how Boost visibility through promotion of performances and collaborative projects
Who benefits from our work: Immigrant and local artists and creative communities Arts professionals and events’ organisers Local and international audiences and the whole society
What makes us unique: The only professional arts centre in Ireland and Europe dedicated to integrating and promoting immigrant and niche artists CFCP links artistic and social inclusion to help to overcome linguistic, cultural and economic barriers Innovative business model bringing together the artistic and corporate worlds Centre for Creative Practices has become recognised as Ireland’s leading Multicultural Arts venue and the needed home and catalyst for immigrant, experimental and emerging artists. The organisation has been awarded the Multicultural Company of the Year 2011 (MAMA Awards), has been shortlisted as Dublin’s Gallery of the Year 2011. In 2012 CFCP became an Award Winner of the Arthur Guinness Fund.
What we do: Connect, Promote and Integrate immigrant, experimental and emerging artists with the local arts scene and audiences Bridge talents, cultures and markets through engaging and utilising the unrealised creative potentials Build new European model of inclusion, collaboration and growth
Why we do it: To encourage culturally diverse artists to realise their creative potential in Ireland To enhance creative collaboration, cross-fertilisation and development To highlight the competitive advantage of multiculturally aware society
How we do it: Provide a Creative, Supportive and Inclusive multidisciplinary space dedicated to integrating different societies through arts and culture Offer Mentoring, Consultations, Creative and Business Training to enhance professional development, communication skills and know-how Boost visibility through promotion of performances and collaborative projects
Who benefits from our work: Immigrant and local artists and creative communities Arts professionals and events’ organisers Local and international audiences and the whole society
What makes us unique: The only professional arts centre in Ireland and Europe dedicated to integrating and promoting immigrant and niche artists CFCP links artistic and social inclusion to help to overcome linguistic, cultural and economic barriers Innovative business model bringing together the artistic and corporate worlds Centre for Creative Practices has become recognised as Ireland’s leading Multicultural Arts venue and the needed home and catalyst for immigrant, experimental and emerging artists. The organisation has been awarded the Multicultural Company of the Year 2011 (MAMA Awards), has been shortlisted as Dublin’s Gallery of the Year 2011. In 2012 CFCP became an Award Winner of the Arthur Guinness Fund.
Avenue Road Gallery
Avenue Road Gallery is dedicated to the advancement and support of emerging artists and the provision of an explorative and investigative space for all artists to avail of.
Avenue Road Gallery was established in 2012 by Jennette Donnelly and Billy Kinsella with the aim to encourage discourse, engagement and experimentation within the visual arts.
Home to a range of programming including the Dublin and Limerick Art Tour and Salon, we support and encourage the development of an artist through the acquisition of skills and knowledge.
Avenue Road Gallery was established in 2012 by Jennette Donnelly and Billy Kinsella with the aim to encourage discourse, engagement and experimentation within the visual arts.
Home to a range of programming including the Dublin and Limerick Art Tour and Salon, we support and encourage the development of an artist through the acquisition of skills and knowledge.
Polish Social and Cultural Association
POSK is an organisation of the Polish community living in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Our aim is to preserve the bond among Polish people living in Ireland, to promote Polish culture, art and native tradition, and to cultivate and develop national identity. Non native friends are warmly welcomed too.
POSK is run by a Committee consisting of 9 members, whose work is entirely voluntary. The seat of POSK is the ‘Polish House’ located at 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. The Polish House is open every Saturday from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (excluding Holy Saturday, Christmas, New Year and the month of August). We run a Polish Library and Polish language classes. Moreover POSK organises meetings with Polish people from many walks of life, such as: culture, art, science and politics; and organises a variety of events including the celebration of national feast days, anniversaries etc.
We invite Polish people living in Ireland to join The Polish Social & Cultural Association in Dublin.
We look forward to seeing you in the Polish House!
POSK is run by a Committee consisting of 9 members, whose work is entirely voluntary. The seat of POSK is the ‘Polish House’ located at 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2. The Polish House is open every Saturday from 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm (excluding Holy Saturday, Christmas, New Year and the month of August). We run a Polish Library and Polish language classes. Moreover POSK organises meetings with Polish people from many walks of life, such as: culture, art, science and politics; and organises a variety of events including the celebration of national feast days, anniversaries etc.
We invite Polish people living in Ireland to join The Polish Social & Cultural Association in Dublin.
We look forward to seeing you in the Polish House!
Working Artists Studio Gallery
Working Artists Studios, in Skibbereen County Cork, is an artist managed venue comprising of three galleries and a number of studios which are occupied by in-house artists. The Working Artists Studios prides itself on providing an informal environment where engagement between artists, art lovers and the wider community can occur.