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The Ark is delighted to announce our Transition Year Work Experience Programme 2026 which will take place Monday 2 March- Friday 6 March 2026.

Dublin City Council’s Creative Hubs Programme, an initiative of Dublin City Arts Office and Libraries, co-ordinated by The Ark, invites proposals from experienced producing companies – organisations, venues or festivals - to work with DCC in partnership to produce and present new theatre or dance performance work for children (2 to 12 yrs) in Dublin City’s Creative Hub Libraries during 2026.

The twentieth edition of Culture Night 2025 at The Ark was a huge hit, with families flocking to Temple Bar and DCU’s St. Patrick's Campus for a night full of music, art, and dancing.

Voyages, our recent Summer exhibition, has set sail from The Ark and is on display in Dublin City University on St. Patricks Campus.

The twentieth edition of Culture Night will place on Friday 19 September 2025 and we are delighted to have events both at our home in Temple Bar and on St.Patricks Campus Dublin City University as part of our YPCE Residency 🌈 Take a look below for details!

Are you a creative young person who loves drama, music, dance or art? If you are going into 4th or 5th Class in September 2025 then this could be right up your street!