Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries – EU-wide online consultation

Temple Bar Cultural Trust welcomes the latest initiative from the European Commission encouraging greater feedback and participation from the public into its 2020 strategy for the development of Culture and the Creative Industries. The aim of the new strategy will be to facilitate and help individuals and organisations working in this rapidly expanding sector to achieve their full potential and contribute to the social and economic renewal of EU member states.

An online consultation process was launched on May 3^rd by Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and TBCT is planning its submission and welcomes the views of organizations within the arts, cultural and creative community sector, the public and interested parties in the creation of a new vision for the development of this important sector in the Irish context.

The cultural and creative industries – including the performing arts, visual arts, cultural heritage, film, television and radio, music, publishing, video games, new media, architecture, design, fashion design and advertising – have been identified as a key driver of economic recovery across Europe.

This consultation coincides with the publication of the Green Paper Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries which raises many important questions that need to be addressed to give more support to this sector, which currently employs more than 5 million people across the EU, and contributes 2.6% to European GDP.

If you are interested in contributing to this submission or wish to express your views on the matter please contact Alastar MacAongusa amacaongusa@templebar.ie. The public consultation period ends on 30 July 2010. 

You can visit the European Commission website for further details.

No Grants Gallery re-opens with Dreams that Speak exhibition in May

Temple Bar Cultural Trust’s No Grants Gallery presents Dreams that Speak a group exhibition created by older people as part of Bealtaine Festival 2010.

This exhibition features 10 artists of various disciplines including painting, textiles, mixed media and digital art. 

All of the artwork connects with the theme of this year’s Bealtaine Festival  exploring the notion of Dreams – encapsulating dreams imagined, conquered and those yet to be fulfilled.

Dreams that Speak will be opened by artist and Bealtaine Ambassador, Robert Ballagh, onThursday 6^th May and will run for the month of May.

No Grants Gallery is located at 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 (opposite Meeting House Square) and entrance is free.

Winner announced for In Handel’s Day photo competition

Many thanks for all your great photographs! We had lots of really interesting and fun entries and have picked our winner. 

Congratulations to Alison Landry for her photo of Proinnsías Ó Duinn conducting Our Lady’s Choral Society on Fishamble Street at the now famous Messiah on the Street. Alison has won a four course dinner for two at La Dolce Vita, a delicious Italian wine bar in the heart of the Old City area of Temple Bar.

If you missed the opportunity to come along to In Handel’s Day this year, our audience have managed to capture the best bits!

Huge thanks also to Darragh Doyle, who has  some great recordings of the Messiah on the Street to share with you.

We hope that you enjoyed this year’s celebrations and we look forward to seeing you at our next event which is The Summer Sensational taking place from July 8^th – 11th!

A Conversation & Screenings: Anne Tallentire & Jaki Irvine

On Thursday 22^nd April at 5pm in IMMA, Jaki Irvine and Anne Tallentire will discuss the work of  Tallentire in the context of the exhibition, Anne Tallentire: This and other things 1999-2010, questioning themes such as ephemerality, work and everyday life that inform the overall practice of  Tallentire. This will be followed by an outdoor screening of a series, in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust, of single screen video works by Tallentire in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar.

Film Screening: 9.30pm, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar
Company (8min 25sec); Zero-58 (58sec); Telling I (18min 34 sec); Spool (3min); In Time (13min 15sc) and Instances (31min) by artist Anne Tallentire.

Dublin Puppet Festival grand finale on Meeting House Square, Temple Bar

The Dublin Puppet Festival takes place from 19^th to 25^th April and replaces the International Puppet Festival Ireland.  After almost 2 decades in South Dublin, Ireland’s only puppet festival has now moved into the heart of Dublin’s city centre!

Despite its new name, location and its move from autumn to spring, this year’s Puppet Festival will, as always, feature an amazing array of puppet performances from all over the world, with entertainment and excitement for all ages.

Events during the festival include a weekend of free, open-air, performances on the streets of Temple Bar and in Wolfe Tone Square on April 24th and 25th. Ireland’s first International Punch Day will form part of the festivities with Punch & Judy shows from all over Europe taking place in Meeting House Square on the 25^th of April.

One of Irelands oldest forms of puppet theatre; Punch shows have entertained the adults and children of Dublin for over 300 years. Four diverse and unique Punch performers from Ireland, Italy & the UK will perform back to back in Meeting House Square for the festivals grand finale. Featuring side splitting slapstick comedy and a little live music, this event will be one of the festival’s highlights.

For further details, the Dublin Puppet Festival’s programme is available on http://puppetfest.ie/.

Photo Competition – Capture your Handel’s Day on Tuesday April 13th

Capture your Handel’s Day on Tuesday April 13th 2010 and be in with a chance to win a four course dinner for two at La Dolce Vita, a delicious Italian wine bar in the heart of the Old City area of Temple Bar.

Click here to download the full programme of events

Photos for the competition are being stored on Flickr, a free photo storage and sharing site owned by Yahoo. You can submit your Dublin photos by following these steps:

1. Visit the TBCT Photo Competition Flickr Group page and sign up for a free Flickr account or login using your existing Yahoo account if you have one.
2. Once you are signed in, visit the TBCT Photo Competition Flickr page and join the TBCT Photo Competition group.
3. Upload photos to your account.
4. Go to the page of the photo(s) you want to submit to the competition.
5. Click the “Send to Group” button between the photo title and the photo.
6. Choose the “TBCT Photo Competition” group and you’re done!

Once you’ve opened a Flickr account, you can also add photos via your mobile and share them on your blog.

The Deadline for Submission is Tuesday 20^th April and the winner will be notified via their Flickr account.

Handel Celebrations with Temple Bar Cultural Trust on Tuesday 13th April

Taking place in Temple Bar from 10am until 12 midnight on Tuesday 13th April, this day long celebration includes the famous Messiah on the Street performance as well as additional free activity featuring music and history from 18^th century Dublin that will appeal to all ages.

All events for In Handel’s Day are free of charge, however some may require advance booking as they do book up quickly, and tickets may need to be collected.

How to Book:

By email: info@templebar.ie 
By phone: +353 (0) 1 677 2255 
In person @ Temple Bar Cultural Trust: 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Highlights of the celebrations include:

10am/ Handel & Dublin in 1742 – Talk By Professor Barra Boydell

What did Handel encounter when he visited Dublin? Professor Barra Boydell, music historian and expert presents a fascinating talk about the life…

11am & 2.30pm/ Theme and Variation from the Baroque to the Contemporary

Composer George Higgs will give a workshop on the use of theme and variation in music from the baroque to the present day, including examples from …

11am/  Let’s Walk & Talk: Handel’s Dublin—Then & Now

Historical walking tour with Pat Liddy. A walk around some of the Dublin streets that still echo with the sounds of George Frideric Handel’s visit …

12noon & 3.30pm/ A French Dance-Off with Spirituoso

Join Spirituoso, Handel House’s Ensemble in Residence, to prepare for a Dance-Off in the King’s court. Dance master Ricardo Barros will put you …

1pm/ Messiah on the Street

Performed by Our Lady’s Choral Society with guest soloist Ross Scanlon. Conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn with live accompaniment from the National …

3pm/ A Global Hallelujah in association with The National Chamber Choir or Ireland

The results of a series of workshops will be performed by pupils from Belgrove Senior Girls School, Clontarf, Scoil Áine, Raheny, and Harold’s Cross …

4pm & 6pm/ Ye Lord Mayor’s Delight

In Handel’s Day, Temple Bar was the happening place! The Neals, who were Handel’s publishers, ran the Musick Hall in Temple Bar where Messiah was …

9pm/ Movie on the Square: Barry Lyndon

Stanley Kubrick (1975) (184 mins) Now regarded as one of Kubrick’s finest films, with ornate imagery reminiscent of paintings from the story’s …

Click here to download the full programme of events

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Pop up Pod – Video Art Gallery on Temple Bar Square

From April 14th - 15th there will be a temporary art gallery on Temple Bar Square.

This temporary art gallery called the Pop up Pod is a project created by students at IADT, alongside a group of first year Architecture students.

Inside this interesting structure, through a viewing box, you will find a reel of Video Art made by innovate art students. A chance to experience two separate art forms at once: architecture and video.

Portrait of a jewellery designer – Ann Tyrrell talks about her journey, work and time at Designer Mart at Cow’s Lane

Ann Tyrrell came to jewellery design by the scenic route, but has always been involved in making/designing, and just generally being creative.  She comes from an artistic background, and many of her extended family are involved in the world of art.

While working with AerLingus she did a lot of travelling to exotic places and was always drawn to beads and precious stones, so a collection was started.  There was no clear plan, just a huge attraction to stones and beads. This collection gathered dust for years while she raised her family and went back to college to study Montessori teaching.  Eventually, many years later, the time was right and Ann enrolled in a silversmithing course… followed by a beading course… followed by yet another beading course,  followed by lots and lots of practice using up all those beads she had gathered.  Then the visits started to the Dublin bead shops… spending small fortunes on tiny bags of beads while her friends were buying shoes… furtively buying online late at night: it was becoming a very expensive hobby! 

One day the light went on – if she was to continue with this hobby she was passionate about then she would have to make it pay for itself, at the very least!!  And that’s when she heard about the new Designer Mart which was starting on Cow’s Lane in Temple Bar.

Ann finds the question of what influences her design difficult to answer – basically it’s the shapes/colours of the semi-precious stones and silver, together with her love of the dramatic and a good eye for detail that influence her distinctive look. The look is strong, contemporary and quirky and stands out in a crowd. While others love the paintings of Frida Kahlo, it’s her bright and bold jewellery that attracts Ann and would definitely have been an early influence. Ann spends a lot of time working on designs and then making and remaking on her design board until she’s completely happy with the look.     

Alongside Ann’s signature range, she has a beautiful pearl collection – all freshwater pearls, hand-knotted to hang well, with little modern touches like dangles on silver rings, or silver focal beads.  These are classics to last a lifetime.

Ann is committed to high standards of workmanship and good customer relations. 

She has a loyal following of regular customers.  She takes commissions and is happy to discuss personal requirements.

Ann and her work can be found at Designer Mart at Cow’s Lane each Saturday from 10am – 5pm and her work is also for sale at the Cow’s Lane Designer Studio on West Essex Street seven days a week.

For further information on all our Temple Bar Markets visit Templebar.ie

One City One Book at the Temple Bar Book Market

Go Wilde in the City this April with The Dublin: One City, One Book. The Dublin: One City, One Book choice for this year is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Dubliner Oscar Wilde. 

Once again, One City One Book brings a packed schedule of events to Dublin from 7^th to 28^th April. As part of this year’s celebrations actor Michael Winder will read from Dorian Gray at the Temple Bar Book Market, Temple Bar Square on Saturday 17^th and 24^th of April from 12-2pm.

Whether it is treating yourself to afternoon tea and a reading watching a performance of some of Oscar Wilde’s famous plays in St Anne’s Church; taking your child to the Happy Prince or strolling around Wilde’s Dublin on Pat Liddy’s excellent walking tour, there is something for everyone.

The full programme is available at www.dublinonecityonebook.ie

One City One Book goes digital in 2010 with a recreation of the Dorian Gray’s portrait, which will change throughout the month.  You can also follow events on twitter or have your say about the book and events on www.dublinonecityonebook.ie