We are proud to introduce you to the 10 artists from across Ireland selected for the 2024 Connecting Artists programme.

They are engaging in online workshops, creating amazing work, learning from each other, and working with their mentors. Watch the collective page an our social media to see their journey as they prepare to exhibit at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland this July and then the Royal Hibernian Academy.

Learn about them, their journey, and inspirations on our CA24 page by clicking the button below.

Join us as we host Elizabeth Bonker from Communication 4 All.

Sign up below, Saturday June 8th 12:30 pm

C4A’s mission is to ensure all nonspeakers with autism have access to communication and education. Launched in 2023, C4A Academy is a programme of internet-based instructional videos to teach nonspeakers to type, free of charge.

We welcome you to attend this free of charge in-person event to meet Elizabeth and learn about her journey.

Click the button below to learn more and sign up

The CA Collective was proud and honoured to exhibit at the Royal Hibernian Academy, from 16th February through 28th April, 2024.

The exhibition at the RHA marked a ground-breaking moment in the art world. This was the inaugural occasion for a collective of artists living with intellectual disabilities to showcase their work at the RHA, a prestigious art institution.

Based on the success and reception of the artists work, the RHA has committed to hosting exhibitions for the CA Collective for 2025 and 2026. View images from the opening event, exhibition, and celebration event by clicking the button below.

We run weekly public Arts and Lifestyle programmes in Rathgar, that are inclusive of everyone.

Current programmes include Art, Drama, and Yoga.

Click on the button below to find out more, and to book a class.

Upcoming Community Classes

Live Music Session (Free)

On the second Monday of every month we have a live music session from 12 pm-1 pm. Everyone is welcome and there's no need to book. The session is free.

Upcoming dates:

Monday, May 13th

Monday, June 10th

Monday 8th July

Creative TY Connections is an innovative training program model where young adults with disabilities and Transition Year students come together to develop their IT, interpersonal, social, and life skills in a supported, safe space, empowering them to take the next steps towards meaningful employment.

As experts in the design and development of Arts, Lifestyle, Mentoring, and Training programmes for the Disability Community, Connections Arts Centre is collaborating with many Disability Organisations, designing bespoke programmes to suit their needs. These programmes; which CAC facilitates can be delivered through the centre in Rathgar, in a location chosen by the organization, or via online delivery methods.

The interim standards for the New Directions report (HSE, Updated 2018) recommends that organisations that support adults with disabilities,

“recognise that value of creative expression and support people to access and participate in New Directions Services and Supports for Adults with Disabilities, opportunities for creative and self-expression within their local community”.

There is a lack of suitable, accessible, inclusive social spaces for adults with disabilities to participate in community-based Lifestyle and Arts programs, or to gather and socialise with their peers and community. Connections Arts Centre offering is central to helping such organisations meet this requirement.