Project Arts Centre facts for kids
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 Project Arts Centre
Location in Central Dublin
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| Address | 39 East Essex Street Temple Bar, Dublin Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°20′42″N 6°15′58″W / 53.345°N 6.26624°W |
| Owner | Auditorium 200 seats Cube 80 seats |
| Type | Theatre and gallery |
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| Opened | 1967 |
| Rebuilt | 2000 |
| Years active | 1966 to present |
| Architect | Shay Cleary Architects |
The Project Arts Centre is a really cool place in Temple Bar, Dublin. It's a busy spot where you can see all sorts of art! This includes visual arts like paintings, plays, dance shows, music, and other live performances.
History of the Project Arts Centre
The Project Arts Centre was started by Jim FitzGerald and Colm O'Briain. They created it in 1967. This happened after a three-week art festival at the Gate Theatre in 1966. The Project Arts Centre was actually the very first art centre like it in Ireland.
Before finding its permanent home, the Centre moved around a bit. It finally opened in a changed factory building on East Essex Street in 1975. This took some time because of challenges with getting enough money. The old building was taken down in 1998. A brand new building was then built in its place. This new space opened in 2000. It has two performance halls, an art gallery, and a bar.
The Centre was a big part of making Temple Bar a special area for culture. Many other art places also opened there. These include the Irish Film Institute, the Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, and the Gallery of Photography. All these places helped turn Temple Bar into a lively cultural quarter.
What You Can See at the Centre
The Project Arts Centre is a popular place for many of Dublin's art festivals. These include the Dublin Dance Festival and the Dublin Theatre Festival. You can also find the Dublin Writers Festival and the Dublin Fringe Festival here.
After a tough time for the Irish economy, the Centre started focusing more on "cross-cultural" shows. This means they put on performances that mix different types of art or ideas from various cultures.]
See also
In Spanish: Project Arts Centre para niños
