Collaborative Conversations: Producing and Festivals

Thu Apr 16 2026 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC+01:00

Failte Ireland | Dublin 1

The Five Lamps Arts Festival
Publisher/HostThe Five Lamps Arts Festival
Collaborative Conversations: Producing and Festivals
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About this Event

Are you a festival maker, producer, or arts programmer navigating the realities of creating ambitious work in today’s arts landscape?

Join us for a relaxed, conversation-led networking panel that brings together festival producers and programmers from across Dublin and nationally to reflect on the practical and creative challenges of producing arts and festivals in Ireland. Together, we’ll exchange knowledge, share strategies, and consider how we sustain bold artistic work in Ireland’s current cultural context.

This gathering offers a valuable opportunity to connect with peers who understand the pressures of building partnerships, supporting artists and growing audiences, allowing us to connect by creating space for reflection, exchange of practice, and the development of new professional connections across Dublin and the wider national landscape.

What to Expect

Space for open, informal dialogue in place of formal presentations, encouraging honest conversation, shared problem-solving, and meaningful exchange. Peer-led discussion centred on real experiences of producing and programming festivals in Ireland.

The event will centre on networking, peer learning, and critical discussion around the challenges of creating and sustaining arts events and festivals across Ireland, fostering stronger connections between those doing this vital work.

Bursary Details

Five bursaries are available, each valued at €200. The bursaries can be used to help cover costs such as travel, food, and accommodation for this year’s Five Lamps Arts Festival.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, you should:

  • Be interested in learning more about the arts producing world and building meaningful connections.
  • Be available to attend Promenade in Conversation at the Five Lamps Arts Festival on the 16 April in Dublin.

Priority will be given to individuals based outside Dublin, those from underrepresented communities in the arts, and freelancer producers/event organisers or artist/self-producers.

How to Apply for the Bursary?

Send a brief email (a few sentences) outlining why you would like to attend and how it will benefit your career development to [email protected] with the subject line:“Promenade Bursaries – The Five Lamps Arts Festival.”

Deadline:

If you have any questions or require further information, please don’t hesitate to [email protected]

This event and the bursaries are supported through Promenade’s Creative Production Supports programme and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Failte Ireland, 88-95 Amiens Street, Dublin 1, Ireland

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