A Year In Review | 2025

We provided Artist Support for 55 Artists with 255 hours of free studio space.

We curated 3 Exhibitions and welcomed visitors for 219 days across 2 Galleries

We welcomed 7 Visual Artists to our Visual Artists Studio

We published 5 Season Brochures and sent 185,000 Ezines

We welcomed 37,627 people to 358 shows

We welcomed 800+ Children from local D15 stage schools

Along with talented Dublin 15 community groups for their annual shows

Our Youth Arts Department worked with 46 Artists to bring art to 8,212 children and young people inside & outside of Draíocht

We celebrated our 10th Toddler Take Over Festival for children under 4 years of age

We produced Blanchardstown Resonance 3 Curated by Asha Ari celebrating D15 musicians

Our D15 Youth Theatre met every Tuesday night and then produced their own end of year show Space Academy

Our Junior & Senior CREATE Dance Members met every Saturday morning

Dublin 15 Artist Sarah Ward began her partnership with Draíocht for her PhD in TU Dublin called 'Sites of Learning'

We held the inagural Maxine Greene Ireland Gathering A collaboration between teachers, educators and artists from Ireland and the US

Dance Artist in Residence Matt Szczerek finished his 2 Year Dance Residency, with a tour of his brand new show Monsters to Dublin 15 Primary Schools.

We awarded our 9th Artist Residency in Partnership with CCI in Paris to Favour Odusola

We published a new Leaving Cert Art Guide for students

We improved access to our spaces with Welcome Videos in Multiple Languages for our foyer, main auditorium and gallery.

We commissioned Corrina Askin to create a Dreamer's Space in our Foyer, launching in 2026

Draíocht received a Certificate of Merit at the LAMA Awards 2025

Then Draíocht went on win Team of the Year at the Fingal Chamber Awards 2025

And after all that, we’re ready to commence 2026 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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