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For The Ark's 25th birthday, help us bring arts and cultural experiences to children who might otherwise miss out by supporting our #ARK25 Opportunities Fund.

See what children's rights mean to children themselves with this selection of illustrated short verses written by members of our Children's Council.

This Christmas period will be a little different and some of us might not be able to put on our usual school plays. But never fear! We're teaming up with RTÉ's After School Hub to make sure that no matter what the next few weeks bring, the show still goes on. With the help of the After School Hub muinteoirí, Ark Artists will guide you through how to stage and perform your own play at home!

Earlier this year, musician and vocal tutor Anita Mahon was engaged to deliver our first Summer Provision music workshops to schools online. Below, Anita recounts the challenges and limitations of working for the first time in a remote online format, as well as some of its unexpected joys.

Following this evening’s announcement by An Taoiseach that Dublin will be moving into Level 3 of the government's Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19, The Ark & Dublin Theatre Festival regret to announce that our planned performances of What Did I Miss? by Shaun Dunne may not proceed as scheduled between 27 September and 11 October.

This summer, The Ark was delighted to be involved in the process of creating A Rain Walk by artists Andy Field and Beckie Darlington in collaboration with children from across Ireland and the UK. The result is a beautiful interactive audio walk that can be experienced any time it rains, as part of Dublin Fringe Festival 2020: Pilot Light Edition. Now, we'd like you to meet the children behind the voices...