Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival

Various Locations, Friday 10th October - Sunday 19th October

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Front Line Defenders, and a range of partners, present the seventh annual, international Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival running for ten days from the 10 to 19 October 2025. The festival features exciting and innovative events that promote equality, human rights and diversity through the arts.

The 2025 festival comprises over sixty events including five multidisciplinary exhibitions with 198 days of viewing; twelve live theatre shows with 30 performances; one installation; seven children and youth workshops; three launches with artist talks; two music shows; three film screenings; six artist-curator-guest speaker panel talks and discussions; one major international environment eco-conference; two walking tours; two radio shows with Dublin South FM; one unveiling and one online interview.

The aim of the festival is to showcase and highlight the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world, past and present, and the role of the arts and artists in promoting human rights today.

Flagship events include From the Forest to the Ocean, a major multidisciplinary exhibition by artists Mary Moynihan and Hina Khan, at Rathfarnham Castle; a world premiere of Memorial Monologues: The Path of Memory Part 2 by Mary Moynihan on site at The Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, in partnership with Front Line Defenders, and a range of events taking place at the new Smashing Times centre, 30 Sandycove Road, Dublin, A96V9P1, the first Arts and Human Rights centre in Ireland.


Date:
Friday 10th October - Sunday 19th October
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Price:
Varies
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Dublin, Ireland

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