Brightening Air Festival

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Online, Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June

Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh is a ten day, nationwide season of arts experiences brought to you by the Arts Council, funded by the Government of Ireland and curated and produced by Schweppe Curtis Nunn.

Brightening Air | Coiscéim Coiligh brings together some of Ireland’s most exciting artists and arts organisations in a celebration of renewed optimism and brighter days ahead. The programme, with experiences both live in person and available to enjoy at home, runs from 11-20 June 2021 in all sorts of venues, casting a light from coast to coast and creating sparks of joy throughout the country.

The programme will bring meaningful arts experiences to people where they live, whether in urban centres, on the periphery, the islands and Gaeltachts and in their own homes, with experiences on rivers, in front gardens and botanic gardens, at quay sides, at handball alleys, in apartment buildings, swimming baths, arts venues nationwide and through smartphones and digital devices.


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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June
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