Newsletter 65

✨Imbolc shona daoibh✨

Hope you’re enjoying the long weekend as we edge into spring 2026! There’s loads happening across Ireland this month - festivals, gigs, open calls, and opportunities worth knowing about.

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Articles 📖

Praxis Artists’ Union on the Closure of Vital Art Spaces

Praxis Artists’ Union has published a statement responding to the ongoing loss of artist-run and independent spaces in Ireland, framing it as a structural failure rather than a series of isolated incidents. Drawing on member surveys, the piece points to rising rents, insecure leases, and the absence of long-term cultural infrastructure as key factors driving artists out of cities — and, increasingly, out of the country. It’s a clear call for systemic change, not last-minute interventions once spaces are already gone.

https://www.praxisunion.ie/praxis-statement-on-the-closure-of-vital-dublin-art-spaces/