‘Electrifying’ Culture Night programme announced by An Táin Arts Centre
Culture Night at An Táin Arts Centre will celebrate culture, creativity and the arts with an evening of performances, exhibitions, workshops, film and live music.
A Programme of free events has been announced for Culture Night at An Táin Arts Centre on September 18th which will celebrate culture, creativity and the arts with an evening of performances, exhibitions, workshops, film and live music.
Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that brings communities together to experience and celebrate Ireland’s rich and diverse cultural life, it is supported by The Arts Council and Louth County Council.
Culture Night began as a modest local event in 2006 over roughly 40 venues, before becoming a nationwide phenomenon within a decade reaching thousands of venues.
It even survived through the Covid-19 pandemic as it became a hybrid of digital and in-person events.
RTÉ replaced their annual concert with a series of special broadcasts, commissioned performances and live concerts across television, radio and online. And through a partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs cultural unit events were held in London Paris, Berlin and New York.
The night will include a wide range of free performances and events across Louth, however there is limited capacity which requires advanced booking.
Visitors can explore the Watch Until The End exhibition by Emerging Visual Artist in Residence Emma Ray as the Basement Gallery opens late throughout the evening. This exhibition investigates the phenomenon of “Digital Ennui”, the psychological exhaustion and cognitive dissonance caused by the endlessly scrolling. Emma will also host creative tactile art workshop on this theme for teenagers and adults 6pm and 7.30pm.
Children and families can also get involved in puppet-making at a 6.30pm workshop with Will Guppy in the Basement Workshop Room.
Visitors will also be able to walk from An Táin Arts Centre to Bó Studios, where the visual artist studios will open their doors to the public from 4pm – 8pm.
The Bó Studios gallery shop is also available to visitors, who can pick up a piece of art from one of the professional artists housed in the studio.
Film lovers can experience ‘It’s Not Yet Dark’, an award winning documentary which tells the story Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented filmmaker who attempts to make his first feature film while living with Motor Neuron Disease.
The Market Square will come alive from 7.30pm with Tari, a work in progress dance piece by by Artist in Residence and the Host of Creative Brew, Subhashini Goda.
After this a theatrical performance of ‘Chop’ will take place at 8pm, which explores a wildly absurd descent into fragile masculinity, environmental collapse, and the insatiable hunger for more.
The programme will be brought to a close by a musicians Roisin Ward Morrow and Alice Robinson at Square Restaurant.
An Táin Arts Centre Director Paul Hayes said: “We’re really excited to have such a varied programme planned for Culture Night this year.
“From visual art and creative workshops to dance, theatre, film and live music, there really is something for everyone to enjoy.
“Culture Night is a fantastic opportunity to open our doors, bring people together and showcase the incredible range of creativity taking place across An Táin Arts Centre and the wider community of Dundalk.”
All events are free to attend, although some require advance booking.
Culture Night will last from 6pm to 9pm.
For more information visit An Táin Arts Centre box office on Crowe St, reach out over the phone on 042 933 2332, or on www.antain.ie.