Ten Irish artists will be supported to perform at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas this week, as part of the Music From Ireland Official Showcase and Full Irish Breakfast at SXSW. The showcases are delivered by First Music Contact as part of its annual programme of activity, funded by Culture Ireland. South by Southwest is an annual festival and conference held in Austin, Texas, celebrating the intersection of music, film, tech, and media....
Culture Ireland is supporting an Irish delegation of independent book publishers to attend the London Book Fair this week, in partnership with Literature Ireland. The presence of an Irish stand at the London Book Fair has been supported for many years through Culture Ireland’s annual grant to Literature Ireland, but this year marks the first time travel bursaries have been awarded to the Irish independent publishing sector to assist with the costs of attendance at...
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S) in partnership with Culture Ireland and Southwark Park Galleries (SPG), London, announce the artists exhibiting in Faigh Amach, 1 August–21 September 2025. Faigh Amach (discover) brings together three artists selected through an open call process: Ella Bertilsson, Kathy Tynan, Emily Waszak. One of the three exhibiting artists will be invited to present their first international solo exhibition at SPG Lake Gallery in Spring 2026. During the planning and...
Last month, Culture Ireland supported six music artists to perform at the 2025 edition of Showcase Scotland, as part of Celtic Connections. 2025 marks 20 years of Culture Ireland and 25 years of Showcase Scotland, so it was fitting that Ireland was selected for the showcase spotlight this year. Here is a video of highlights from the showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ufDlIM-_A The six artists who performed at the Ireland Spotlight at Showcase Scotland 2025 are: Córas Trio...
Six Irish artists will be performing as Official Showcase Artists at Folk Alliance International this week, which takes place in Montréal, Quebec from 19 - 23 February 2025. The artists, who are supported by Culture Ireland, will perform for an audience of music industry professionals from across Canada, the USA and beyond. The Folk Alliance International Conference is the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community, crossing a diverse array of genres...
Culture Ireland is inviting applications for interested parties to join the Irish delegation at Classical:NEXT taking place in Berlin, Germany from 12 to 15 May 2025. Classical:NEXT is an international showcase and industry conference aimed at the classical and contemporary music sector. The four-day networking event includes showcase concerts and a trade event with presentation of projects and services. Further information of the event is available here. Culture Ireland is offering a limited number of...
Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD has announced funding of over €1.5m for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Regular Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 192 projects taking place in over 34 countries, covering circus, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Announcing the grants, Minister O’Donovan said: “As the Minister for Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport, it gives me great pleasure to announce...
On 24 January 2025, Culture Ireland will support six music artists to perform at the 2025 edition of Showcase Scotland, as part of Celtic Connections. Established in 1994, Celtic Connections is one of the leading annual festivals of world, folk and roots music with more than 2,100 musicians from across the globe taking part in 300 events at 25 Glasgow venues over 18 days. Each year, during Celtic Connections, Showcase Scotland partners with a country...
EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2025: CALL FOR THEATRE AND DANCE COMPANIES Applications are invited for inclusion in Culture Ireland’s 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Showcase (1 – 25 August 2025) Culture Ireland invites applications to support the presentation of work in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of Culture Ireland’s 2025 Showcase Programme. The Edinburgh Fringe continues to offer an important and unique platform for Irish theatre and dance artists to gain international recognition for their...
Culture Ireland Call for participation by Irish independent publishers Through its annual grant to Literature Ireland, Culture Ireland has supported the presence of an Ireland stand and delegation at the London Book Fair over many years. Following a review of these supports, Culture Ireland is now offering a limited number of travel bursaries to the Irish independent publishing sector to assist with the costs of attendance at the event. This is being offered...
