Thank you to everyone who joined us for the launch of Patient Labyrinth by Junk Ensemble. It was a pleasure to welcome so many of you into the space to share this amazing & immersive work. The launch was marked by a durational performance with dance artist Róisín Harten. Continues until 7 Feb 2026
Join us at Rua Red TONIGHT for the launch of Junk Ensembles' Patient Labyrinth! The opening will be marked by a durational performance with dance artist Róisín Harten, starting from 18:00!
Join us for the December Intercultural Artists' Network meet up at Rua Red on Saturday 13 December from 12:00. Connect with fellow South Dublin creatives, hear about the ICAN bursaries now open and get a look at next year’s plans. New faces welcome.
Event link: www.eventbrite.ie/e/south-dubl...
The next Intercultural Artists' Network gathering takes place Sat, 29 Nov, 12:00—13:00!
Come join us & meet fellow creatives based in South Dublin County. There will be plenty of discussion on shaping the future of the network, and the opportunities and events that are to follow!
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Xchange: Experimental Live Art Jam and Performance Session is back this Saturday 29, 14:00-16:00!
A space for collaboration among live art practitioners, dancers, poets, activists, and sound artists. If you are interested in taking part contact: xchangeruared@gmail.com
Photo by Fenia Kotsopoulou
From 12 Dec - 7 Feb, Rua Red Gallery transforms into PATIENT LABYRINTH by Junk Ensemble, a living maze of myth and memory exploring the boundary between two worlds: the one where we lose our way, and the one we find our way out of.
Launch 12 Dec, RSVP here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1974681350...
CALL FOR ARTISAN MAKERS & CRAFTERS 🎄✨
Tallaght Winter Wonderland Market on Friday 5 Dec, running 12h to 20h at Parthalán Place, Tallaght
SDCC Subsidised stalls available!
Pitch fee: €45 + VAT
Bring your own gazebo, furniture and weights.
Interested? Email dublinmarketevents@gmail.com
Join us Nov 8th. Director Maolíosa Boyle will be in conversation with artist Domnick Sorace as they reflect on his artistic practice in general, recurring themes, influences, and the development of his current solo show When Stars Collide, following a residency in Assisi, Italy. shorturl.at/7og5w
Many thanks @ruaredgallery.bsky.social for selecting two of my works for their Right Here, Right Now group exhibition, opening on 3rd October.
#RightHereRightNow
Join us Sat 25 Oct, 14:00–16:00 for the next South Dublin Intercultural Artist Network meeting! 🎨
Dr Ebun Joseph will speak on “What is Black Culture?” — exploring how it’s defined, shaped, and shared.
All welcome to connect + celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth
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SPECTRUM is back!
A high-energy takeover of Rua Red & Parthalán Place for Culture Night Late 2025 with live music, visuals, block party vibes, performance & more.
🗓 Fri 19 Sept | 18:00–23.30
📍 Rua Red Gallery
🎟 Free | Tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/spectrum-c...
@creativefutures.bsky.social at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social 's Professional Certificate in Creative Learning, co-delivered with
@ruaredgallery.bsky.social, explores innovative, collaborative teaching models for community & alternative learning spaces.
Apply now: shorturl.at/HIrRk
🎨 OPEN CALL: Rua Red Annual Open 2025 – Right Here, Right Now
📅 Deadline: 1 Sept, 5pm
Calling artists (grad, emerging + established) across Ireland to submit work reflecting the urgency of now.
All disciplines welcome.
🔗 Apply: shorturl.at/g0mxI
Deadline Extended!
Rua Red have extended the application deadline for the Education & Learning Coordinator position.
New deadline: Tuesday 5 August at 5pm
There's still time to apply, don’t miss your chance to join the team!
Full details at: www.ruared.ie/media/pages/...
Rethink teaching. Reimagine learning.
Explore creative facilitation and alternative learning environments in CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's 'Creative Learning', co-delivered with @ruaredgallery.bsky.social.
🔹Saturdays and online
📍Apply by 12 September: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof...
Whelan described it as “a rich conversation between practitioners sharing insights from their methodologies, and the layers of labour within their practices.”
A second workshop will take place on Friday, August 22nd. Places are limited: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1435001832...
On Friday, a group of artists and designers took part in a reflective half-day workshop facilitated Rua Red studio artist Fiona Whelan, exploring the methodological and processual features of their artistic practices.
🚨🚨Just a wee reminder: Deadline to apply for Learning and Engagement Coordinator is 12 noon Friday 18 July!
Rua Red is seeking to recruit an energetic individual who will have a unique and exciting approach to community engagement in contemporary art practice...
www.ruared.ie/.../rua_red_...
Join us on Friday 25th July from 17:00 - 21:00 for a summer clothes and book swap! Bring up to 10 items of clothing you’d like to donate, we’ll take them off your hands and add them to the swap shop. Once you’re in you’re free to shop from everyone’s donations!
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#Jobfairy Beside Performing Arts Forum Logo
📣 #jobfairy Reminder
⏰Closing Fri 18 July
👉Learning & Engagement Co-ordinator
@ruaredgallery.bsky.social
to oversee the Learn programme
🗣Reflecting the organisation’s interests with place, politics and people through high quality, diverse programming
📋 www.performingartsforum.ie/.../learning...
@creativefutures.bsky.social at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social 's Professional Certificate in Creative Learning, co-delivered with
@ruaredgallery.bsky.social, explores innovative, collaborative teaching models for community & alternative learning spaces.
Apply now: shorturl.at/HIrRk
Massive shoutout and congratulations to the incredible Oein DeBhairduin, chair of Rua Red’s Traveller Steering Group, and to our talented artist-in-residence Sarah McDonagh, who is performing in this magical SOLD OUT production of 'Why The Moon Travels' with Moonfish Theatre!
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Join us for a special gallery tour of Together in Commune with the curator Marysia Więckiewicz, as she explores the processes of research, dialogue, experimentation, and collective exchange that unfold within the artists’ studio.
🗓️ Sat 19 July, 14:00–15:00
🎟️ RSVP: www.eventbrite.ie/e/curator-to...
🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Rua Red is seeking a Learning and Engagement Coordinator to lead our Learn programme, working across communities, ages, and art practices.
📅 Deadline: 12 noon, Fri 18 July
📩 Apply: opportunities@ruared.ie
🔗 Job description and application: shorturl.at/6hglb
🌿 Happening tomorrow! Urban Talismans: Collective Rituals of Making, a drop-in workshop with artist Cecilia Bullo
🕑 14:00–17:00 | Ages 13+ | Free, no booking needed!
Create protective and healing talismans using clay, fibre, and natural materials, inspired by folklore, ecofeminism, and ritual.
Part of the Fabric w/ Ala Buisir is a free workshop for migrant & second-gen communities to explore ancestral archives through sublimation printing on the Irish flag. Reclaim space, resist exclusion, redefine belonging.
📅 July 12, 26 | Aug 9, 23
🎟️ Booking essential: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1434992113...
CFA at @ncad-ireland.bsky.social's Professional Certificate in Creative Learning, co-delivered with @ruaredgallery.bsky.social, explores innovative, collaborative teaching models for community & alternative learning spaces.
Apply now: creativefuturesacademy.ie/courses/prof...
🚨 DEADLINE REMINDER! 🚨 SPECTRUM — Invitation for Artist Proposals. 5PM TODAY!
Rua Red x SOFFT Productions x Noise Music are commissioning a visual artist for SPECTRUM 4, a multidisciplinary gallery takeover this Culture Night.
Working in projections / screen-based media? ➡️
shorturl.at/SWzrC
Thanks to @dublininquirer.com for highlighting Together in Commune as a top thing to do in Dublin! 🌟
Launching tonight at 6pm at Rua Red, this group show brings studio practice into public view, with live performance from artist Lauren Kelly + workshops all summer.
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