A Year In Review | 2024

We Delivered NEST A Large Scale Participation Project for Dublin 15 Children

23 Brand New Shows inspired by D15 Stories were created by 39 Artists inspired by 48 Young People from Dublin 15, Aged 2 months - 22 years performed 69 times in 23 Community Locations on the 1 Day

23 NEST Shows then came back to Draíocht's 2 Stages for 1 Children's Festival
NEST reached a total of 6,400 children, young people & adults

For NEST we also Commissioned 2 Exhibitions including portraits of all project participants

For NEST we filmed and published 23 Shows & 1 Documentary to our YouTube Channel HERE

We brought Draíocht's Dublin 15 Community Choir together for The Big Sing

We Provided Artist Support for 31 Artists with 2,597 hours of free studio space

We curated 5 Exhibitions from 14 artists across 2 Galleries

We toured Dance throughout the community visiting
Early Years Settings & Primary Schools
with Dancer Selma Daniel

And our Dance Artist in Residence Matt Szczerek
developed a new work with D15 children called MONSTERS

We Published 5 Season Brochures and sent 185,000 ezines

We welcomed over 33,500 people to 285 Shows

We welcomed thousands of children from local D15 stage schools along with talented D15 community groups for their annual shows

We launched Culture Pass to give discounted tickets to events in Draíocht to 14 - 25 year olds

We installed a brand-new Flying System

Funded By: Fingal County Council & The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under Project Ireland 2040 & Draíocht CLG

Our Youth Arts Department worked with 54 Artists to bring art to 6,564 children and young people inside & outside of Draíocht

We continued YOUR WALLS Draíocht’s Art Sharing Project for Primary Schools in Dublin 15

We celebrated our 9th Toddler Take Over Festival for children under 4 years of age

Our D15 Youth Theatre Members met every Tuesday night

Our Junior & Senior CREATE Dance Members met every Saturday morning

Then they worked together Exploring Dance & Theatre

We published our New Strategy 2024-2029 Space for Everyone
Our three Strategic Priorities are
Art For Everyone, Support For Artists, An Organistation For The Future

We Won Best Not for Profit Organisation in the Fingal Business Awards 2024

And Remembering ... Cliona McNamara ...

And after all that, we’re ready to commence 2025 and do it all again...

With special thanks to our funders Fingal County Council and The Arts Council of Ireland. And our Artists, Audiences, Friends Scheme, Board Members, Community Groups & Local Schools and everyone who helped us make magic in Dublin 15 this year.

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