Opportunity
Call for Submissions: New Publication on Socially Engaged Art Practice in Ireland
Date posted: 20 September 2020
Contested Narratives, Places and Futures, a publication on socially engaged art practice in Ireland, is due to be published in 2022 by Cork University Press. Contributions are sought from artists, filmmakers, photographers, curators, musicians, architects and designers, amongst others. Read More
Event
How I got to where I am: arts & health online talk – 21 September
Date posted: 20 September 2020
There often seems no set career path into the arts and health sector, with people forging their own ways into multiple roles. This event by the Arts and Health Hub (UK) is an opportunity to hear from a number of professionals working in the arts and health sector about their journey on how they got to where they are today. Read More
Event
Bringing the arts to healthcare communities on Culture Night 2020
Date posted: 18 September 2020
In a year of re-envisioning how healthcare communities experience the arts, the tradition of bringing unique events to health service users and staff on Culture Night continues on Friday 18 September 2020. Live-streaming of a song cycle from a hospital chapel, an outdoor music performance in hospital grounds, art packs for patients and a virtual exhibition are just some of the events that healthcare communities and virtual visitors can look forward to this year. Read More
News
Irish Doctors Choir and Orchestra support Rotunda Foundation during lockdown
Date posted: 17 September 2020
To celebrate Culture Night on Friday 18 September, the Rotunda Foundation will share a pre-recorded online performance by the Irish Doctors Choir and Orchestra. The performance will include excerpts of the Foundling Hospital Anthem by Handel, including the Hallelujah Chorus. This virtual event forms part of a fundraiser for the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and in honour of their 275th anniversary. Read More
Event
Online lecture: Understanding Ageing, through the Humanities and Arts
Date posted: 13 September 2020
The Ageing Research Centre at the University of Limerick will host an online lecture ‘Understanding Ageing, through the Humanities and Arts’ by Professor Des O’Neill on Monday 14 September 2020. Read More