Bealtaine Gathering 2024

The Gathering is an annual event which brings together Bealtaine Festival's local and national partners, organisers and artists.

Date and time

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

Project Arts Centre

39 Essex Street East D02 RD45 Dublin 2 Ireland

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 6 hours 30 minutes

Age & Opportunity is delighted to announce that tickets for The Bealtaine Gathering 2024 are now on sale. The annual get together of Bealtaine event organisers will take place on Tuesday 22nd October (10am to 4:30pm) in Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin.

In recognition of ongoing political and social upheavals, this year’s Bealtaine Gathering will focus on the critical theme of Solidarity. We invite the Bealtaine community of organisers, artists, partners, local authorities and supporters, to join us in looking at Solidarity as a driving force and foundation for our work.

We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker is writer and founder of Narrative 4, Colum McCann.

We also hope to provide inspiration for events and information on planning for Bealtaine Festival’s upcoming 30th anniversary.

Topics and speakers

Introduction by Dr. Tara Byrne, Arts Programme Manager and Bealtaine Festival Artistic Director, Age & Opportunity
Keynote address, On Radical Empathy, writer Colum McCann
Case studies: The No Show by artist Grace Dyas and Catherine O'Halloran of Limerick City Build and Tales My Granny Told Me by poet Keith Payne and a participant from the project.
Performance by poet Stephen James Smith
Panel discussion: Bealtaine at the Library and harnessing the power of collaboration across local authorities.
Panel discussion: Solidarity is a Verb Chaired by Mary Moynihan, Director of Smashing Times and featuring artists and activists: Donal O'Kelly, Emma O'Grady and Grace Dyas.

A light lunch will be provided as part of your ticket.

Organised by

Age & Opportunity

We are Age & Opportunity, the national organisation that provides a range of opportunities for older people who want to get more involved in arts and culture, sport and physical activity, civic engagement and personal development. Our aim is to enable the best quality of life for us all as we age, where we can be more active, more visible, more creative, more connected and more confident.

We work with local communities and organisations across the country to run a range of programmes and activities in three key areas:

• Age & Opportunity Arts provides opportunities for us to engage more in arts and cultural events and initiatives.

• Age & Opportunity Active is designed to get us more active and to participate more in recreational sport and physical activity.

• Age & Opportunity Engage offers a range of workshops and learning initiatives for our own resilience and personal development as well as opportunities for us to play an active role in our community.

From €11.70