News

1.11.2011
Halloween at The Ark

Halloween was celebrated at The Ark with scary tales, creative workshops and a few quiet moments in our free Cosy Corner!

27.10.2011
Free ‘Taster’ Beatboxing Workshop at The Ark

Join us at The Ark for a free 'taster' Beatboxing workshop on Saturday, 19 November.

26.10.2011
Creative Writing Workshops with Fighting Words at The Ark

For two days during the mid-term break The Ark will be hosting Creative Writing Workshops with Fighting Words in our wonderful Ark theatre.

24.10.2011
Maeve Clancy - 3D Scene-Making and Flip Book Animation Workshops

Maeve Clancy will be running a series of workshops at The Ark, starting October 24th through to November 5th. Make your own spooky scene or flipbook with witches and goblins! Read what Maeve has to say.

11.10.2011
An Astronaut Lands at The Ark

US Astronaut Colonel Shane Kimbrough visited The Ark last week to celebrate World Space Week.

7.10.2011
Vote for The Ark in the Better Together Campaign!

The Ark has entered a short video into the Better Together video competition with the hopes of raising awareness about the children's cultural centre and to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize! Please vote now!

29.9.2011
Raising Funds for Harmony - Calling All Golfers!

As kind supporters of “9/11 Ireland Remembers”, a charitable concert presented by Enchiriadis Treis Choir at the Convention Centre Dublin to commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11th, The Old Head Golf Links has donated four rounds of golf (valued at €800) on their stunning 18 hole course in Kinsale, Co. Cork. Passes go on auction today, 29th September 2011 to raise funds for Harmony.

13.9.2011
Read Paula Meehan’s “Ballad of the Fallen World”

The Ark was honoured to be the beneficiary of 9/11 Ireland Remembers, a commemorative concert for the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with the Enchiriadis Treis Choir on Sunday in The Convention Centre Dublin. Poet Paula Meehan read a poem she had written especially for the occasion and has kindly given us permission to reproduce it here.

10.8.2011
Interview with Muireann Ahern on Practice.ie

Practice.ie Guest Editor Mark O’Brien talks to Muireann Ahern - outgoing Theatre Programmer and Producer at The Ark, who will soon take up full-time as Joint Artistic Director of Theatre Lovett.

2.8.2011
20th Allianz Business to Arts Awards

The Ark and Railway Procurement Agency/LUAS shortlisted for the 2011 Allianz Business to Arts Awards