Events in the Solstice Arts Centre 2024 | Discover Boyne Valley Meath, Ireland

Check out what is on in the Solstice Arts Centre below:

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In Search of Hy-Brasil VISUAL ARTS – double spread

Sat 22 Jun – Sat 24 Aug | Solstice Gallery

Curated by a team of five architects; Peter Carroll, Peter Cody, Elizabeth Hatz, Mary Laheen and Joseph Mackey, Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, In Search of Hy-Brasil, derives from an intense engagement with the islands of Ireland and is a direct provocation to all of us to reimagine the vast combined territory of land and ocean we call our home.

We are an island nation facing an uncertain future. The challenges of climate change, renewable energy, ethical food production and biodiversity must be met quickly, with purpose, renewing the lost equilibrium between ourselves and the natural world. In making this adjustment, our islands’ inventiveness in the face of adversity and creativity in response to having less provides us with the necessary tools and narratives to inspire more sustainable ways of living.

In bringing the installation to Solstice, the curators hope to share their project with an Irish audience, and through a related supporting programme of events, initiate a series of conversations around a shared vision for a more sustainable future.

A supporting programme of cultural events, Island Narratives, will be organised around the content of the installation. The programme will take the form of supporting exhibitions, film screenings, related talks, and symposia.

Island Narratives: Mind the Earth Sat 20 Jul | 11am – 4pm | Free, booking required | Theatre

Key Address & OCEAN + LAND | 11am – 1pm This series of talks will explore issues of ocean and land management connected with our islands to include mapping, fisheries, soil, landscape rehabilitation, regenerative farming, and improving biodiversity. Contributions include BothAnd Group discussing their study of the Rundale System on Clare Island, Infomar at the Marine Institute, and Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanical Gardens of Ireland.

Film: A Turning Tide in the Life of Man | 2pm (Runtime: 106mins) This film follows John O'Brien, a small fisherman from the island of Inis Bó Finne who embarked on a European campaign to try and regain his ancestral right to fish the seas around Donegal.

Island Narratives: Linguistic Contours Sat 24 Aug | 11am – 4pm | Free, booking required | Theatre

Key Address by Manchán Magan & LANGUAGE + LANDSCAPE | 11am – 1pm The richness of the Irish language is closely tied to the natural landscape and afforded our ancestors a more magical way of seeing the world. Magan’s work considers the sublime beauty and profound oddness of our ancient tongue; a language spoken on this island for almost 3,000 years.

Drawing on the installation, this symposium (chaired by Magan) explores the complex relationship and interdependency between language and the environment. The local Irish speaking community, along with writers and landscape historians are invited to participate in an exploration of how the Irish Language structures our idea of landscape and the environment. The Meath Gaeltacht, which has its roots in the West of Ireland, consists of two adjacent villages of Ráth Chairn and Baile Ghib, (linguistic islands) which are located close to Navan town in County Meath.

Film: The Tribe of Gods | 2pm (Runtime: 96mins) Patsy Dan Rodgers is the last King of Ireland, who lives on Tory Island, Ireland’s most remote inhabited island. A small rock in the Atlantic with a hundred and a fifty strong Irish speaking community. Diagnosed with cancer, the King leads the islander’s constant efforts to secure their rights and unique way of living.

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JULY

The Teachers’ Lounge

FILM Wed 17 Jul | 7:30pm | €7.50

When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.

Dylan Moran: A Work in Progress Wander

COMEDY Fri 19 July | 7:30pm | €23

BAFTA and Perrier award-winning comedian Dylan Moran is hitting the highways and byways of Ireland this summer to work out his latest hour of brand-new material. Over 29 dates in 25 towns across the country, you can expect high-octane riffs from one of Ireland’s comedy heroes.

Evil Does Not Exist

FILM Wed 24 Jul | 7:30pm | €7.50

In an idyllic rural Japanese village, Takumi and his daughter Hana live a quiet life. Takumi makes a modest living from the surrounding land but is always determined to keep everything pristine. However, that balance is disrupted when a Tokyo company proposes building a ‘glamping’ site for tourists in the area; something Takumi believes will have disastrous consequences for the local environment.

AUGUST

St. Mary’s Musical Society: Summer Cabaret

MUSICAL Thu 22 – Sat 24 Aug | 7:30pm | €19/€70 (family of 4)

St. Mary’s Musical Society present a refreshing summer cabaret programme of uplifting melodies from all your favourite musicals!

Navan & District – Rediscovered Images from the Hanly Collection

LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT Sun 25 Aug | 2pm (120mins) | Free, booking required

Join us for Heritage Week as Navan & District Historical Society presents an afternoon featuring the rediscovered images of Navan and its surroundings from the Hanly family's glass plate collection.

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