23 Sep 2016 - 6 Jan 2017 Come On In! Family Hangout Zone Throughout our birthday season, we invite you to escape from the hustle and bustle of town and drop in to our free hang-out area.
16 Sep 2016 Culture Night 2016 at The Ark As cultural organisations across Ireland throw open their doors for free-events, join us at The Ark and Meet the Animators!
27 Aug - 31 Dec 2016 The Ark on Tour: The Beautiful Beasts in Linenhall Touring to three venues across Ireland, visit a weird and wonderful collection of animal sculptures curated by The Ark especially for children.
22 - 26 Aug 2016 Teacher’s Course: A Visual Arts Approach Due to popular demand, we are delighted to be presenting this course for a third year in a row. This hands-on, creative course focuses on a visual arts approach to exploring narrative, literacy & other subjects.
17 - 19 Aug 2016 Lego Animation Workshops Make your own Lego movie in this hands-on workshop with Brick Flicks. Ages 8-12
13 - 14 Aug 2016 Family Gigs: Kíla Outstanding Irish band Kíla play a gig specially for families as they bring their hip-shaking, smile-making, groovy brand of trad back to The Ark.
8 - 12 Aug 2016 5 Day Animation Camp: Making the Film Become part of an animation film production team in this hands-on practical course and be part of creating a short film! For Ages 8-12
24 Jul 2016 Ceardlann Beochana Sa cheardlann seo atá spreagtha ag príomhscannán Cartoon Saloon Amhrán na Mara, cruthóidh tú do chuid beochana féin a bhfuil téama den fharraige acu. This is an animation workshop delivered in the Irish language inspired by Cartoon Saloon’s Song of the Sea.
24 Jul 2016 Film Screening: AMHRÁN NA MARA Screening of Song of The Sea in the Irish Film Institute in Irish with English subtitles. IFI Family in collaboration with The Ark
22 Jul - 6 Aug 2016 Building Characters: Sea Creature Creations Work with artist Jane Groves to create a cast of characters to fill our specially created sea-themed animation stage. A hands-on workshop for you to get creative with different materials to make your individual characters. Ages 5-7