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“… the city’s most interesting venue …You never know what to expect, which makes it all that more fun…” Lonely Planet
Dublin’s best kept secret…. a venue packed full of surprises, tucked away in the historic cobbled streets of Temple Bar.
Choose from theatre, music, dance, visual arts and everything in between. Visit the place that helped to shape and to launch the careers of many Irish artists including: Gabriel Byrne, Jean Butler, Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, Jim & Peter Sheridan, Alan Stanford and U2 – and with a packed year round programme there is plenty to fuel your imagination.
With two theatres and a gallery Project Arts Centre offers a huge variety of events at great value and is located close to a host of great restaurants and bars. The gallery presents a series of free exhibitions throughout the year and tickets to performance range from 0-25.
History
Established in 1966.
Project Arts Centre began life as a three-week festival at the Gate Theatre in November 1966. Although the initial impetus was to produce a single play this soon evolved into a season of experimental music, visual arts, seminars, children’s theatre and a hot debate on censorship with special guest, Edna O’Brien. Project’s first exhibition showed the work of four artists John Behan, Charlie Cullen, Michael Kane and John Kelly.
After many incarnations in various venues around the city Project Arts Centre found a home in Temple Bar and in 2000 a new custom designed building was introduced to the public. The inaugural exhibition Somewhere Near Vada was curated by artist Jaki Irvine.
Project Arts Centre has had an eventful history and evolution, one which has mirrored the political and cultural trends of its time. It has developed from a voluntary, artist-led co-operative to the current structure of a full-time artist-driven company.
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