Our 2025 Impact report celebrates the profound impact of the Creative TY Connections programme to date and presents a vision for its future. Click the button below to access our Impact report video and the full 2025 report.

Exhibition and artist demonstrations

This exhibition showcases the work of the talented artists in the CA Collective. The Collective is a vibrant community of artists who identify as having an intellectual disability or are from the neurodiverse community.

The exhibition and talks/demonstrations are free to attend. Must book in for talks/demonstrations. .

Artists talks/demonstrations

Tomás Malone

Date: 31st March, 2025 Time: 11:30am-12:30pm

Jenny Humphreys

This demonstration is a part of Dublin City Learning Festival 2025.

Date: April 7th, 2025 Time: 11:30am- 12:30pm

Our practical programmes educate organisations in how to make their in-house and public-facing communications more accessible, increasing awareness of the needs of people living with disabilities, and assisting in creating a working environment that is more inclusive of people with disabilities.

Open to organisation's, community groups and businesses alike, we offer in-person and online upskilling. Learn more about our upskilling programme offerings by clicking the button below.

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

Current classes include Art, Drama, and Yoga.

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

On the second Monday of every month we host a live music session from 12pm to 1 pm. Everyone is welcome and the session is free of charge.

Upcoming Live Music Session (Free)

Monday 10th March, 2025

Monday 14th April, 2025

Groups of 10 or more are asked to book in, using button below.

Support an artist through the Connecting Artists Programme 2025. A national initiative designed to support adult visual artists

The Connecting Artists Programme is specifically designed to assist adult artists who face challenges or barriers in accessing formal and informal art education and support. The programme is open to neurodivergent artists or those living with an intellectual disability from all 32 counties of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

University of Atypical, Belfast

This exhibition featured artwork from 22 artists from the Connecting Artists 2024 Programme and the Connecting Artists Collective.

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As experts in the design and development of Arts, Lifestyle, Mentoring, and Training programmes for the disability community, Connections Arts Centre collaborates with many disability organisations, designing bespoke programmes to suit their needs. These programmes can be delivered in our centre in Rathgar, in a location chosen by the organisation, 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”.

Connections Arts Centre offering is central to helping such organisation’s meet this requirement.

Featuring artists Niamh Eldridge Barry and Jenny Stafford

Ardclough Village Centre

1140, Wheatfield Upper, W23 YY32

Opening Event- Free and open to all

Thursday 10th April, 7:30pm -9:30 pm

Exhibition Open- Free and open to all

10th April - 8th May

View the works

Wednesdays - Sundays from 9am-3:30pm