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Solstice Light: Art in Winter runs 3 December 2025 – 25 January 2026, don't miss it! Celebrate the turning of the seasons at Solstice Light: Art in Winter — a curated exhibition illuminating the creativity of artists.

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December 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Join the network and support #humanrights and #equality for all! Did you know that membership of the Smashing Times Network for the Arts and Human Rights is FREE! Visit our website for more info and sign up now: smashingtimes.ie/membership/
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A huge thank you to all who came to the launch of our new exhibition, Solstice Light: Art in Winter! Running until 25 January 2026, Solstice Light: Art in Winter celebrates the turning of the seasons and illuminates the creativity of 11 fantastic artists.
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Today is the day! Join us for the launch of Solstice Light: Art in Winter Multidisciplinary Exhibition, taking place on #HumanRightsDay, 7pm. All welcome. 😍

Celebrate the turning of the seasons at the Solstice Light: Art in Winter exhibition illuminating the creativity of eleven great artists.
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
With artworks from Gillian Lambe, Jessica Rodrigues, Avril Murphy Allen, Mary Cullen and more, we are delighted to present Solstice Light: Art in Winter multidisciplinary exhibition.

Join us for the launch of the exhibition on Wed 10 December at 7pm as part of our celebration of #HumanRightsDay
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
▶️ Read the Smashing Times December newsletter now! The theme is Paganism, and highlights include information on our current winter exhibiton, Solstice Light: Art in Winter, 10 We Admire profiles on Damien Dempsey, Huartan; Irish Language News; + Grants

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December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Visit Solstice Light: Art in Winter multidisciplinary exhibition, Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery. Join us for the launch of the exhibition on Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 7pm as part of our celebration of Human Rights Day.

🟥 View more on our website now: smashingtimes.ie/solsticeligh...
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Do you want to find out about all the latest grants available for writers, playwrights, screenwriters, artists, creators and much more?

Visit our Grants & Opportunities page, regularly updated with the latest offerings! smashingtimes.ie/fundingoppor...
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Out now! Have a read of our December 2025 edition of the Smashing Times Newsletter. This festive month, our theme is Paganism. Read it in full here: smashingtimes.ie/wp-content/u... #STNewsletter
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📰 Out today! Keep an eye on your inbox for our December newsletter – this month with the theme of Paganism #STNewsletter

You can sign up for free and see past editions here: smashingtimes.ie/media/newsle...
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🆕 Solstice Light: Art in Winter Multidisciplinary Exhibition. 3 December 2025 – 26 January 2026. Launch: Wed 10 Dec 2025, 7pm. Human Rights Day. All welcome.

🌒 Celebrate the turning of the seasons at Solstice Light: Art in Winter — a curated exhibition illuminating the creativity of artists.
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Have you visited the Smashing Times Virtual Arts Hub? This unique space is an online centre dedicated to sharing artworks that promote equality, human rights and diversity! Explore it now! smashingtimes.ie/virtual-arts-centre
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Today at 6pm: the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and WAVE 4Ever, a powerful dance celebration by UMAKOKO, with interviews with artists Vithoria Escobar & Favour Oluwaseunla Odusola.

Listen live on Dublin South FM: dublinsouthfm.ie/show/smashin...
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A great event at Dublin Mansion House with Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam and boxer Kellie Harrington. Great work by all the young boxers!
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Smashing Times are delighted to bring #PeopleinResistance to Northern Ireland with the National Lottery through The Arts Council of N. Ireland Rural Engagement Arts programme. The aim is to use the arts to bring people from diverse communities together.

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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Check out our podcast! Catch up on all episodes of the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio as a podcast! The show is hosted by Mary Moynihan and Freda Manweiler, Producer, Smashing Times. Get listening now: open.spotify.com/show/0d8wGvc...
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Running until this Sunday 30 November at the Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery! Last chance to see Irish in Resistance during World War II, a stunning multidisciplinary installation featuring visual art, photography, film, poetry, and storytelling.

More info: smashingtimes.ie/event/irish-...
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
⚡ Submissions are now CLOSED for the January 2026 edition of Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted; we will be in touch shortly with our decisions! 😊

Sign up to receive #Tintreach here: smashingtimes.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Escobar and Odusola discuss UMAKOKO, their multicultural dance company, and its upcoming production WAVE 4EVER at The Complex Arts Centre on 6 December 2025. The show concludes with Sharon Clancy’s charity single “Éire Is Ainm Dom,” supporting homelessness services.
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Today at 6pm: the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and WAVE 4Ever, a powerful dance celebration by UMAKOKO

Listen live on at 6pm!

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November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#ST10WeAdmire Karolina Balcer (born 1992) is a Polish artist whose work combines personal narrative, mental health advocacy, and a distinct visual language grounded in textiles and installation.

See more like this in our monthly #STNewsletter: smashingtimes.ie/media/newsle...
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Great day delivering the #ActingForTheFuture programme for 5th and 6th year students at Ard Scoil na nDéise and CBS Dungarvan in Co Waterford. Thanks to Samaritans Waterford and South East Rory, John and Graham, counsellor Eimear Burke and actor Ben Waddell. #TheArts #TheSamaritans #MentalHealth
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#ST10WeAdmire American musician Xenia Rubinos crafts sonic landscapes with both political and emotional urgency. Her music is a vibrant mix of R&B, punk, jazz, that examines themes of bodily autonomy, mental health, and resilience

See more #STNewsletter: smashingtimes.ie/media/newsle...
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Don't miss the Smashing Times Arts and Human Rights Radio Show - today at 6pm on Dublin South FM. Enjoy an engaging hour of in-depth discussions focused on all things arts, culture and human rights. Hosted by Mary Moynihan & Freda Manweiler #SmashingTimes #podcast #radioshow
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
⚡ Want to get published in the next issue of #Tintreach? Join the likes of poets Jessica Traynor and Fady Joudah; Senator Lynn Ruane; 2023 Nobel Peace Prize-winner Narges Mohammadi; rapper-singer Saint Levant, and more!

🟥 Submissions open now: smashingtimes.ie/tintreach/su...
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM