News Archive 2025

Visual artist Duffy Mooney-Sheppard has shared her experience of delivering workshops online to children all across the country. #artsforEVERYchild

Flies was developed through a collaborative process with alumni of The Ark’s Children’s Council. Now as teenagers, these alumni reunited to work with playwright & The Ark Engagement and Participation Artist Shaun Dunne, to explore the work of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies.

Since 2021, The Ark has been supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to deliver arts and cultural activities to children around the country via their local Broadband Connection Points. We reached over 315 children across Ireland this year with our BCP programme - from Glensmole to Inishbofin!

Since 2021, The Ark has been supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to deliver arts and cultural activities to children around the country via their local Broadband Connection Points. We reached 96 children and 23 adults across Ireland this year with our BCP programme - from Luttrellstown, to Inis Oirr!

At The Ark we believe in the arts for EVERY child. Following the publication of our 2024 Annual Report, we're celebrating the achievements of the past year.

The Ark Art in Schools programme brings artworks directly into schools, ensuring that even more children have the chance to experience the joy, creativity and inspiration of the arts.