How to Catch a Star
4
- 30 Dec 2025
Once there was a boy who was always looking up. He dreamt of having a star as a friend. This is the story of his adventure.
Help Us Keep Dreaming Big!
For the past 30 years, The Ark has been a place to make and share fun and ambitious art, for, by, with and about children. Now, as we celebrate our 30th birthday, we need your help to dream big for the next 30 years!
Digital Workshops for Schools
14 Oct
- 11 Dec 2025
Bring the magic of theatre straight into classrooms with our brand-new FREE digital workshops! Schools can stream the show beforehand and then dive into a hands-on creative experience, led by some amazing artists. It’s a chance for students to respond to the performance and explore their own creativity, right from their own desks!
Featured Events
How to Catch a Star
4
- 30 Dec 2025
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Digital Workshops for Schools: The Haircut
14
- 21 Oct 2025
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Digital Workshops for Schools: Wires, Strings & Other Things
2
- 4 Dec 2025
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Digital Workshops for Schools: The Making of Mollie
5
- 7 Nov 2025
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Digital Workshops for Schools: Tracks in the Snow
9
- 11 Dec 2025
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News
Ark Art in Schools
It's delivery week for our Ark Art in Schools participants! ‘The Art Runway’ and 'All Kinds of Everything" include carefully selected artworks from The Ark’s visual arts collection and this week, 10 schools were given a new piece of art from the collection to display for the next month.
The Transition Year Work Experience Programme at The Ark is returning Spring 2026
The Ark is delighted to announce our Transition Year Work Experience Programme 2026 which will take place Monday 2 March- Friday 6 March 2026.
Creative Hubs Performance Production Partnership Commission Award
Dublin City Council’s Creative Hubs Programme, an initiative of Dublin City Arts Office and Libraries, co-ordinated by The Ark, invites proposals from experienced producing companies – organisations, venues or festivals - to work with DCC in partnership to produce and present new theatre or dance performance work for children (2 to 12 yrs) in Dublin City’s Creative Hub Libraries during 2026.
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