Artist Support - Sebastian Pizarro

We are delighted to welcome lighting designer Sebastian Pizarro to Draíocht for a week of Artist Support in our Studio.

Sebastian Pizarro is a freelance lighting designer of live performances and immersive installations based in Dublin.

His lighting career began in 2008 through working on a variety of cinema productions in Spain where he discovered a passion for lighting and how it can influence human perception. After completing a Superior Degree in Production for Television, Cinema and Theatre in 2010 he was awarded a scholarship from the European Foundation that brought him to Ireland.

In Dublin, he started his journey in design working on live performances including theatre, dance, live music and opera.
He is passionate and thorough in every production he is involved.
Sebastian believes that sharing ideas and merging concepts with other creators allows each project to become more than the sum of its parts and that is the way forward in the arts.

Draíocht is recognised as a creative hub and laboratory space and invests significantly in the development of artist's practice by the provision of benefit in kind support such as space, technical support, admin/marketing support and specialist expertise. We offer a wide range of opportunities to artists i.e. commissions, residencies, artist studios/rehearsal space, co-productions, co-commissions, seed funding, mentoring.

Our Artist Support Series, launched during Covid-19, has helped 79 artists in 2020, 50 artists in 2021, 74 artists in 2022, 53 artists in 2023, 31 artists in 2024 and 71 artists in 2025, with the provision of free rehearsal and creative space. Space to rehearse, write, create, film, dance, think & plan... whatever is needed!

With thanks to our funders Fingal County Council & The Arts Council.

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