ON THE COVER, clockwise from top left: Begin Anywhere (Patricio Cassinoni), Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (David Garten), and The United States vs Ulysses (Patricio Cassinoni). BACK COVER: Caoilinn Hughes (Amitava Kumar), detail of #17 from Paul Hughes’ Green is a Myriad series.
St. Ann’s Warehouse
We were honored to welcome President Michael D. Higgins on his third visit to Irish Arts Center, for an event hosted by the Consulate General of Ireland in New York. The President—a steadfast proponent of art’s crucial role in everyday life— received the Irish American Writers & Artists’ Eugene O’Neill International Public Service Award, and gave an impassioned speech against the powerful backdrop of Alice Maher and Rachel Fallon’s monumental textile sculpture The Map before a performance by Martin Hayes and Catherine O’Kelly.
“A
life without the contribution of artists, of public opportunities for sharing cultural experiences of the fullness of life, of being lifted to transcendence by performance in the many forms of the arts […] would be a so-much diminished existence.”
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. HIGGINS
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Paul Simon, Min Jin Lee, Patrick Radden Keefe, and Steve Earle were among the many special guests to join Paul Muldoon and Rogue Oliphant for our Muldoon’s Picnic 10th Anniversary Extravaganza.
“Another bit of smart programming from Irish Arts Center at a time when New York’s theater scene is somewhat starved for contemporary European work.”
LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES ON MALAPROP’S HOTHOUSE , A NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK
We celebrated the 25th anniversary of Michael Patrick MacDonald’s landmark memoir All Souls with a conversation, reading, and reception in the Devlin Café.
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The 25th annual Spirit of Ireland Gala honoring Meryl Streep and IAC Board Chair Shaun Kelly raised a record $3.25 million and celebrated three full years of programming in the new Irish Arts Center.
“Irish Arts Center is a beautiful place, and a miracle.”
STREEP
MERYL
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
“Presenting
HOTHOUSE at IAC was an unforgettable professional and personal experience.”
CLAIRE O’REILLY DIRECTOR
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Arieli
Ebby O’Toole-Acheampong in Malaprop’s HOTHOUSE
The United States vs Ulysses
From Once Off Productions
Written by Colin Murphy
Directed by Conall Morrison
“Staged with verve [and] entertainingly and skillfully brought to life. Has a playfulness and invention that do the Irish master proud.” THE IRISH TIMES
April 30–June 1
It’s 1933, and James Joyce’s sexuallyexplicit Ulysses has been banned in the U.S. for a decade. But now a hungry young publisher and an ambitious lawyer have teamed up to take on the puritans. Can they convince the judge that Ulysses is not obscene? And what will happen when Ulysses gets under their skin—and Molly Bloom gets into their heads?
The United States vs Ulysses is a bawdy courtroom drama telling the true story of the New York trial that liberated James Joyce’s seminal novel from American censorship and made Joyce a cultural icon.
Photo credit: Patricio Cassinoni
MUSIC
“IAC is a warm and magical space that encourages everyone’s creativity to thrive.”
ALANNAH THORNBURG MUSICIAN
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Nir Arieli
Revelers groove to the Alfi (Alannah Thornburgh, Ryan McAuley, and Fiachra Meek) Halloween concert
Irish Arts Center and Belongó present
Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
February 26–28
For more info: irishartscenter.org
In a meeting of worlds inspired by shared social and political struggles, GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra big band explore the intersection of Irish folk music and music of the Afro-Latin diaspora. We are thrilled to welcome O’Farrill back for his first performance in the new Irish Arts Center.
“One of our greatest living pianists”
Photo credit: David Garten
Ye Vagabonds
March 11–12
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Presented with generous support from
“Both
timeless and utterly of our times… [Ye Vagabonds] tap into the beating heart of the tradition”
THE IRISH TIMES
“The RTÉ Radio One Folk Awards’ most decorated act since its inception”
Ye Vagabonds—brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, with an expanded lineup including Alain McFadden (concertina) and Caimin Gilmore (harmonium)—return for their first North American performances since the band’s 2020 sold-out U.S. debut at Irish Arts Center.
This is mainly a standing room concert, with some limited mezzanine seating.
Photo credit: Louise Gaffney
Traditional Irish Sessions
January 31
February 21
April 11
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Our spring 2025 series invites local trad luminaries into rousing sessions in the Devlin Café at Irish Arts Center. On select dates, veteran IAC fiddle teacher James Cleveland leads beginners in a slow session to kick off the evening.
Big City Folk Song Club
February 6
March 13
April 24
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Hosted by acclaimed Irish songwriter Niall Connolly, Big City Folk Song Club is “a safe space for new songs” and one of the best places in NYC to hear new music, counting Lana Del Rey, Anaïs Mitchell, Lucius, Mundy, Mick Flannery, Susan O’ Neill, and hundreds more among its past performers.
Photo credit: Amanda Gentile
Bill Whelan 75th Birthday Celebration
“An
extraordinary life that helped shape and soundtrack...the seismic changes in Irish society during the second half of the 20th century”
THE IRISH TIMES
June 26–27 For more info: irishartscenter.org
The GRAMMY-winning Irish composer, producer, and performer Bill Whelan (Riverdance) gathers fellow artists and special guests for two nights of music and jubilee.
DANCE
“Irish Arts Center’s unwavering commitment to dance helps keep the crucial dialogue between dance artists and audiences alive and thriving.”
JEAN BUTLER DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER
James Greenan in Butler’s What We Hold
Irish Arts Center presents
John Scott Dance and Mel Mercier Begin Anywhere
New work by John Scott and Mel Mercier
Commissioned by Irish Arts Center
Four solos by Merce Cunningham
By arrangement with the Merce Cunningham Trust
February 12–16
Dancers: Morgan Amirah, Vinicius
Martins Araujo, Boris Charrion, Magdalena Hylak, François
Malbranque, Ryan O’Neill, and Rebecca Reilly
Musicians: Mel Mercier, Kevin McNally, Mick O’Shea, and Claudia Schwab
For more info: irishartscenter.org
John Scott, the award-winning Irish contemporary choreographer who has had extensive dialogue with Merce Cunningham Dance Company across the years, and Mel Mercier, the Tony-nominated composer and sound designer—and one of the original musicians in John Cage and Merce Cunningham’s Roaratorio —debut Begin Anywhere, a new piece inspired by their shared histories within Cunningham and Cage’s artistic universe. This world premiere will be preceded by Four Solos by Merce Cunningham—Changeling (1957), Solo (1975), and excerpted solos from RainForest (1968) and Travelogue (1977)—presented in a continuous dance event with music by John King.
Presented with generous support from Jody and John Arnhold
“You
do not separate the human being from the actions he does or the actions which surround him, but you see what it is like to break these actions up in different ways, to allow passion—and it is passion—to appear for each person in his own way”
MERCE
CUNNINGHAM
“Begin anywhere”
JOHN CAGE
The StepCrew
The StepCrew is a virtuosic and joyous journey through three styles of percussive dance: Irish, tap, and Ottawa Valley step. Created and performed by Cara Butler and the Pilatzke Brothers, Jon and Nathan—longtime touring members of the Chieftains—these champion dancers and fiddlers unite with a five piece band to take you from a house party in an old Irish cottage, to a lamplit sidewalk in New York City, to a French Canadian lumber camp in Quebec, in our boisterous St Patrick’s Eve celebration.
Photo credit: Jeremy Lambert
LITERATURE, HUMANITIES, & FILM
“Irish Arts Center is a place that values , amplifies , and celebrates writing. They’ve always made space for my words.”
JAN CARSON AUTHOR
Carson in conversation with Sidik Fofana
Photo credit: Rachael Gilkey
Colum McCann
Tuesday, March 25 For more info: irishartscenter.org
Irish Arts Center hosts the launch of New York Times bestselling author Colum McCann’s latest novel, a tale of rupture and repair in the digital age. Two Irishmen have journeyed into a hidden world deep in the ocean and are forced to confront the most elemental questions of life, love, belonging, and the perils of our severed connections.
Photo credit: Bertrand Gaudillère
Caoilinn Hughes
The Alternatives
Thursday, April 17
Author Caoilinn Hughes, a 2023-2024
NYPL Culman Fellow whose previous novels have been nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award and Dylan Thomas Prize, joins us for the U.S. paperback launch of her latest, The Alternatives, a timely and unexpectedly hopeful story of four brilliant sisters who scramble to reconnect when the oldest disappears into the Irish countryside.
Presented with generous support from
“A bold, beautiful, complex novel… [Caoilinn Hughes] is an unstoppable force”
Féile na Gaeilge / Irish Language Day
Saturday, March 29
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Presented with generous support from
The theme of our 2025 Irish language celebration is the music of Ireland’s past, and what it can tell us about our present. Traditional musician, academic, and television presenter Doireann Ní Ghlacáin joins us for the full day’s program of workshops, performances, conversation circles and film, including a screening of Seán Ó Riada—Mo Sheanathair, and a presentation of the Say a Song Project.
St. Patrick’s Day Foundation, NYC
Seán Ó Riada—
Mo Sheanathair
Saturday, March 29
For more info: irishartscenter.org
The Say a Song Project
Saturday, March 29
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Admission to Seán Ó Riada—Mo
Sheanathair and the Say a Song Project is free to all Féile na Gaeilge ticket holders.
50 years after his death in 1971, Seán Ó Riada’s granddaughter Doireann Ní Ghlacain resolves to find out more about the divisive and iconic composer. Executive produced by Jim Sheridan, this award-winning documentary features performances from Iarla Ó Lionáird, Barry Douglas, Nell Ní Chróinín, and Peadar Ó Riada.
A bold reimagining of the sean-nós singing tradition, the Say a Song Project weaves soundscape with evocative short film and visual arts projections to allow audiences to “step inside the song.” Featuring work by top writers, artists, and seannós artists, this immersive multimedia exhibition takes you on an odyssey across the length and breadth of Ireland, traversing its rich cultural landscape.
The Irish Famine in a Contemporary Global Context
Saturday, May 3
For more info: irishartscenter.org
The Great Famine (1845-52) was the most transformative event in modern Irish history, yet it also looms large in the global history of hunger with resonances up to the present day. This one-day history workshop explores the meaning of the Irish Famine in this wider context, adopting a comparative lens and drawing on parallels from across the field of contemporary famine studies. Led by Dr. Peter Hession, social historian and faculty fellow at NYU.
Presented with generous support from Irish Hunger Memorial
Debut Voices Garrett Carr
Thursday, May 15
“A strange, beautiful, truly compelling triumph”
JOSEPH O’CONNOR
Set on the coast of Ireland in the 1970s, The Boy from the Sea is the story of a baby who is discovered on the beach beside a small fishing town, as told by the locals who fall under his transfixing spell. Our Debut Voices series returns with a reading and conversation in celebration of Garrett Carr’s first full-length work of fiction.
VISUAL ARTS
“We are glad that IAC is platforming the visual arts as an exciting and essential part of the contemporary culture of Ireland.”
ALICE MAHER AND RACHEL FALLON VISUAL ARTISTS
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Nir Arieli
Maher and Fallon’s The Map
Paul Hughes
February 1–June 21
Artist talk Thursday, March 6
The contemporary Irish artist Paul Hughes believes that no painting or series of work exists in isolation. Rather, each interacts with what comes before and after, resulting in a dynamic dialogue between work that allows the collective to function as a single, cohesive body of art. Born from this ethos is a new retrospective uniting four of Hughes’ large scale painting series inspired by the land, seas, skies, and light of Ireland: Bastard Blue, Green is a Myriad, Screaming for Joy, and My Giverny.
FAMILY & COMMUNITY
“I am grateful to Irish Arts Center for always supporting and advocating for young people to expand their horizons .”
NINA SILVA TEACHER
URBAN
ASSEMBLY SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Local high school students formed the Sugar Army of Oona Doherty’s Hard to Be Soft—A Belfast Prayer, 2022
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St. Brigid’s Imbolc Family Concert
Mil’s Trills
Saturday, February 1
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Every spring, IAC celebrates St. Brigid’s Day—or Imbolc, one of four ancient Gaelic festivals heralding the seasons of the year—with a joyful afternoon of music and crafts for kids. This year’s artist is Mil’s Trills, a Brooklyn-based children’s music project led by the GRAMMYnominated producer, performer, and composer Amelia Robinson, who will help us welcome the coming of spring with songs that, in the spirit of St. Brigid, ask listeners to “foster friendship through open minds and compassionate hearts.” Artwork by Alicia Gerstein will provide visual accompaniment!
Recommended for ages 4-8, but all are welcome!
Photo credit: Molly Robinson
Annual
St. Patrick’s Open Day
Saturday, March 8
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Get a taste of Ireland’s rich cultural traditions at our 25th annual open house! Guests of all ages can join in a céilí, sample our many educational offerings, make arts and crafts, or simply grab a seat and delight in the day’s free music and dance performances.
St. Pat’s for All
Friday, February 7
Benefit at Irish Arts Center
Sunday, March 2
Parade in Sunnyside and Woodside, Queens
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Irish Arts Center hosts the benefit event supporting the inclusive St. Pat’s for All Parade, one of the most inclusive and progressive celebrations of Irish culture and solidarity in the U.S. Join us for music, drinks, raffles and fun!
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13th Annual Book Day
Monday, March 17
Every year, we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the most cherished of Irish traditions: sharing our stories. The IAC family of volunteers, staff, sponsors and supporters, along with our partners at the New York City Council, will be handing out free books at Book Day pop-up stations all across the city. Visit irishartscenter.org, or follow us on Instagram, Facebook or X, to find the location nearest you.
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Cultural Immigrant Initiative at P.S. 69Q
January–May
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Irish Arts Center partners with Darrah Carr Dance and Folklore Urbano NYC to teach Irish and Colombian dance forms to students in Jackson Heights, Queens! Our annual intercultural, in-school community art program is funded by the New York City Council’s Cultural Immigrant Initiative award, and we thank Council Member Shekar Krishnan for his continued support.
Photo credit: Tom Rowley
RESIDENCIES & PARTNERSHIPS
“It is a joy to work together with our great partners at Irish Arts Center to bring the best of Ireland to New York!”
SUSAN FELDMAN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE
SAFE HOUSE
Photo credit: Ste Murray
Branar Meitheal Alumni International Residency
March 3–7
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Branar, one of Ireland’s leading theatre companies making work for children, together with Galway Culture Company, is supporting alumni of their Meitheal program in two international residencies this spring. These placements will allow the artists time to explore and develop their practice, see and experience new work specifically created for young audiences, and connect with local artists and practitioners. Neasa Ní Chuanaigh, a performer, arts facilitator, and puppeteer from the Connemara Gaeltacht, will be in residence at Irish Arts Center in New York. The second residency will be hosted by Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris.
Branar Meitheal is a dynamic support initiative for artists and producers creating work for young audiences across the performing arts disciplines.
St. John’s Theatre New York / Ireland Residency
St. John’s Theatre, a vibrant, multidisciplinary arts venue in Listowel, Co. Kerry, and Irish Arts Center host a cross-Atlantic residency connecting upand-coming artists from New York and Ireland with a goal of creating relationships between both communities. This program will be led by St. John’s Theatre Artist-inResidence Richard Walsh.
January 6–12
Resident artists: Emily Davis (USA), Jane Deasy (IRE), Gabriel Graves (IRE), Amanda Horowitz (USA), Anthony Keigher (IRE), Christodoulos Makris (IRE), Hayley Stahl (USA).
Tickets and info: irishartscenter.org
St. Ann’s Warehouse presents
SAFE HOUSE
By Enda Walsh and Anna Mullarkey
In association with Irish Arts Center
February 15–March 2
At St. Ann’s Warehouse
Brooklyn Bridge Park
45 Water Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
For more info: irishartscenter.org
When the world doesn’t want us or isn’t enough, we make our own worlds.
In an outdoor handball alley in the Irish countryside—amongst rubbish and debris—a young woman, Grace, is living alone. Through song, music, recorded voice, and film, we’re outside looking at Grace—and then we’re inside her fractured thoughts, trying to make some sense of it all. Her past arrives broken and chopped up. The present skips forward and days flip into night, seasons jarring into one another.
SAFE HOUSE is a song cycle, a gig, a smashed-up memory play by Tony Awardwinning playwright and director Enda Walsh, with music by Anna Mullarkey.
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NYU Skirball Center presents
Brokentalkers & Adrienne Truscott Masterclass
In association with Irish Arts Center
March 28–29
At Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10012
For more info: irishartscenter.org
Blending together the savagely comic discourse of Adrienne Truscott (Wild Bore, Asking For It) with the slick dramaturgy of the internationally renowned theatre company Brokentalkers (The Examination, Have I No Mouth, The Blue Boy), Masterclass is a parody like no other—uncovering truths about privilege, power, and the hold they have over our socalled great artists and the positions and opportunities they are granted.
IAC is proud to once again partner with NYU Skirball. Previous partnerships include the co-presentation of THISISPOPBABY’s RIOT in 2017.
Photo credit: Ste Murray
NYU Skirball Center presents
Seán Curran Company PATH and Everywhere
In association with Irish Arts Center
Seán Curran Company makes its NYU Skirball debut with two works: the world premiere of PATH, a 30-minute work reflecting on the phenomenon of the Camino de Santiago—the ancient Catholic pilgrimage route across northern Spain to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia—and Curran’s own spiritual wayfaring; and Everywhere All the Time (2018), which explores the relationship of humans with the natural environment.
April 18–19
At Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts 566 LaGuardia Place New York, NY 10012
Tickets and info: irishartscenter.org
EDUCATION
“ Dancing to Irish music is joy embodied.”
LAURA NEESE TEACHING ARTIST
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Nir Arieli
Neese in Seán Curran and Darrah Carr Dance’s Céilí
Classes at IAC
Every winter, spring and fall, Irish Arts Center’s education program brings cultural traditions found across Ireland and Irish America home to our student community in New York. Our 40+ online and in-person classes span music, dance, language, storytelling and literature, and are offered at some of the most accessible prices in the city. Start the new season with an adventure—visit irishartscenter.org/classes.
WINTER 2025 TERM STARTS WEEK OF JANUARY 20
SPRING 2025 TERM STARTS WEEK OF APRIL 21
Master Classes & Workshops
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 17 & 18
Clones Lace Workshop with Máire Treanor
The IAC education program is made possible by generous support from
Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York
Course Listing
MUSIC
Bodhrán
Bodhrán I: Introduction
Bodhrán II: Advanced Beginners
Celtic Harp
Celtic Harp I: Beginners
Celtic Harp II: Advanced Beginners
Celtic Harp III: Mixed Level
Harp Circle: Intermediate
Concertina
Concertina I: Beginners
Concertina II: Advanced Beginners
Concertina III: Intermediate
Fiddle
Fiddle I: Absolute Beginners
Fiddle II: Beginners
Fiddle III: Advanced Beginners
Fiddle IV: Early Intermediate
Fiddle V: Intermediate
Fiddle VI: Advanced
Fiddle Ornamentation, Bowing, and Variations
Guitar
Guitar I: Introduction
Guitar II: Accompaniment for Traditional Irish Music
Mandolin
Mandolin I: Beginners
Mandolin II: Advanced Beginners
Multi-Instrumental
Introduction to the Traditional Irish Session
Learning Tunes by Ear
Theory
Introduction to Music Theory
Tin Whistle
Tin Whistle I: Beginners
Tin Whistle II: Advanced Beginners
Tin Whistle III: Intermediate
Voice
Singing with Accompaniment
DANCE
Introduction to Irish Dance
Step Dance I: Beginners
Step Dance II: Advanced Beginners
Set Dance: Irish Old Style Social Dance
IRISH LANGUAGE
Irish Language I: Introduction
Irish Language II: Beginners
Irish Language III: Advanced Beginners
Irish Language IV: Early Intermediate
Tae agus Comhrá / Tea and Conversation
Ciorcal Comhrá / Conversation Circles
THEATRE ARTS
Storytelling I: Beginners
Storytelling II: Advanced Beginners
Devlin Café Teacht le Chéile
The Devlin Café at Irish Arts Center offers delicious small plates and a full bar from Hell’s Kitchen favorite Ardesia. Join us before or after the show!
Irish Arts Center Membership
We invite you to join our thriving community of arts and culture enthusiasts while availing yourself of the wonderful benefits our membership program has to offer.
IRISH ARTS CENTER offers the visionary artistry, warmth, and hospitality cultivated over our 50-year history, in a new building that allows us to reach even greater heights with our artists, and with you. FOR MORE INFORMATION , contact membership@irishartscenter.org.
FÁILTE ROMHAT, A CHARA
Photo credit: Nir Arieli
Learn something new! Get 20% off class registrations.
Enjoy a 10% discount on one ticket to every show.
Buy tickets before the general public with exclusive access to our members-only presale.
Mix and mingle with other IAC members at members-only happy hour events.
Let’s celebrate! You have access to purchase tickets to our annual member thank-you party.
Receive members-only communications featuring special announcements, invitations, and exclusive artist content.
Waived ticket exchange fees—you won’t be charged if your plans change!
Let us get the first round! Receive vouchers for two complimentary drinks in the Devlin Café at Irish Arts Center.
Enjoy a 15% discount on one ticket to every show.
Enjoy a 10% discount on food and beverages in the Devlin Café at Irish Arts Center.
Get recognition in our season brochure.
Be our guest! Complimentary invitation to the annual member thank-you party.
Enjoy a 20% discount on one ticket to every show.
Show your Irish Arts Center pride with an IAC tote bag.
Enjoy a 20% discount on two tickets to every show.
Get one pair of complimentary tickets to a regularly scheduled performance.
Watch from the best seats in the house! We’ll upgrade your seats the day of the performance when available.
Get two pairs of complimentary tickets to regularly scheduled performances.
You’re invited to an exclusive Claddagh Circle member cocktail party.
Experience our exclusive Claddagh Circle Lounge for select performances.
The Claddagh Circle
CELEBRATING AND SUPPORTING ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
The Claddagh Circle is a vital group of our most generous friends, who help us build and sustain the standard of excellence in our programming while ensuring its accessibility to all.
AS A CLADDAGH CIRCLE MEMBER , you’ll be able to see all Irish Arts Center programming from the best seats in the house, and have access to the Claddagh Circle Lounge.
YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE to join us for some of the most exciting nights of the season—our opening night performances. We’ll invite you to connect with other supporters at special Claddagh cocktail gatherings, and with our favorite artists during exclusive meet-and-greets.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, you’ll experience the transformative impact of your support firsthand in our magnificent new home. Become a Claddagh Circle member today.
Photo credit: Maya Birkai
“Great artists are not just born. They grow with the nurturing and support of institutions and patrons like Irish Arts Center and the members of our Claddagh Circle, who give them the opportunity to tell their stories and take us, the audience, on a journey that connects us ever deeper to our artistic heartbeat.”
LIAM NEESON, HONORARY CO-CHAIR
ANGEL
$25,000
All the base benefits, plus:
The opportunity to host your own private reception in our library or studio spaces for up to 40 guests, with the rental fee waived.
Informal post-show meet-and-greets with the artists whenever you come to a show.
Eight complimentary tickets to opening night performances and parties with the artists in the Devlin Café.
Invitations to exclusive Claddagh Circle pre-show gatherings throughout the year in our top floor library with great views, and special seating for the performance.
LAUREATE
$10,000
All the base benefits, plus:
Informal post-show meet-and-greets with the artists whenever you come to a show.
Six complimentary tickets to opening night performances and parties with the artists in the Devlin Café.
Invitations to exclusive Claddagh Circle pre-show gatherings throughout the year in our top floor library with great views, and special seating for the performance.
SCHOLAR
$5,000
All the base benefits, plus:
Four complimentary tickets to opening night performances and parties with the artists in the Devlin Café.
Invitations to exclusive Claddagh Circle pre-show gatherings throughout the year in our top floor library with great views, and special seating for the performance.
FRIEND
$2,500
All the base benefits, plus:
Two complimentary tickets to opening night performances and parties with the artists in the Devlin Café.
Invitations to exclusive Claddagh Circle parties and events.
BASE BENEFITS FOR ALL LEVELS
The best seats in the house every time you join us.
Dedicated concierge service for ticketing—we’ll take care of everything for you!
Access to the Claddagh Circle Lounge, including complimentary wine, soft drinks and snacks, and private restrooms.
Every semester, gift yourself or a friend one complimentary class in music, dance, theatre arts, or the Irish language.
Have your generosity recognized in black and white with your name printed in our season brochure.
Wear your Claddagh Circle support with pride with a limited-edition Irish Arts Center fleece.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Barry Ó Séanáin at barry@irishartscenter.org.
Building for the Future
The Next Campaign
It’s hard to believe that three years have passed since opening our state-of-the-art new building on 11th Avenue. And we’re thrilled to be looking ahead to completing the second phase, the redevelopment of our 51st Street home, where our team still works, and where our historic venue beckons. That little theatre carries so many memories for so many of us— and we can’t wait to have it back.
But it’s not just nostalgia. We need a second, smaller-scaled venue to serve more artists as they are starting their careers, just as we have been going back to our earliest days, and to support our booming education programs, and to create more capacity for community events.
We’re also keenly focused on building the strongest possible financial foundation to ensure our future sustainability, as we fuel our current ambitions.
That’s why in the coming months we will be launching a new campaign for the future—not only to complete the fundraising for the 51st Street building, but to grow our endowment and cash reserves.
Please see the next page to learn about some great naming opportunities to commemorate your support, and stay tuned for more information about the next campaign as we build a bright future for Irish Arts Center for generations to come.
“That little theatre carries so many memories for so many of us—and we can’t wait to have it back.”
Recognition and Naming
There are many wonderful recognition opportunities available to commemorate your support. Gifts may be pledged over multiple years. Please consider a donation at any level—we invite everyone to make history with us!
For more information, please contact Barry Ó Séanáin, director of development, at 212-757-3318 x226.
Naming Opportunities (SUGGESTED OFFERS)
Naming Opportunities
Founding Patrons
$250,000 and up
Our most generous supporters will be commemorated as Founding Patrons with a beautiful tribute embedded on the interior brick façade of our new building.
Centenary Circle
$100,000 and up
The Centenary Circle celebrates the history of Ireland and Irish America through a collage of moments curated by award-winning author Belinda McKeon, in a beautiful physical feature within the stairwell of the new building.
A Seat in Your Honor
$50,000 and up
By naming a seat in one of our performance venues, you will ensure that generations to come have access to exciting, high quality cultural experiences that tell our story, and create memories to last a lifetime.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
303 Construction Corp.
Jeanne Achille
Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation
Aisling Flowers
AKB NYC LLC
Alexander Chapman
Deborah and John Alexander
American Global
American Irish Teachers’ Association, Inc.
Anne Anderson and Franklin Lowe
Anonymous
Suzanne and Joseph Aquino
Nir Arieli
Jody and John Arnhold
Articulate Productions
Roberta Ashkin
Atlas Industries Co., Inc.
Elizabeth Frawley Bagley
Margaret and James Baker
Sarah Balzano
Banc Cafe
Bank of America
Barclays Investment Bank
Edward Barlow
Elizabeth Bass
BDO USA, LLP
Beacon Consulting Group, Inc.
Bear Glass Inc.
Rosemary Berkery and Robert Hausen
Michael Berube
Nicholas and Michelle Bishop
Allegra Blackburn-Dwyer and John O’Neill
Marianne and Philip Bleser
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Ann and Patrick Boland
Mary Boland and Patrick Early
Candi and William Booker
Paul Boskind
Nancy Boszhardt
Adele O’Grady Botticelli
Dympna Bowles and Donal Farley
Doreen Bowman
Gerry Boyle
Deirdre Brady-Lawless and Tom Lawless
The Brandt Jackson Foundation
Roberta Elanor Brangam
Loretta Brennan Glucksman
Caroline and Andy Breslin
Maura Breslin
Moira Breslin and Norman Gallagher
Margaret and Michael Brewster
Kat Bride
Kim Brizzolara
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
Ginny Brooks
Amy Baron Brourman and David Malone
John J. Brown
Karen and Paul Bryce
Lauren and Chip Burke
Patricia Burns
Karina Byrne and Andy Delaney
Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg
Cardella Trucking Co., Inc.
Jeff Carey
Darrah Carr and David Byrne
Kat Case
Tom Cashin
Celtic Building Supplies
Cement & Concrete Workers Local 18A
CFGI
Kathleen Chopin and Colm Clancy
CIE Tours
David Clarke and Richard Sheehan
Caroline Coburn
The Coca Cola Company
Mary and James Coleman
Orla Coleman
Colony Hardware
Commodore Construction Corp.
Concord Music Group
Daniel Conley, II
Susan Connolly
Terrence Connolly
Stephanie Connor
Consello Group
Construction Compliance & Training LLC
Katherine Conway
Dee and Kevin J. Conway
Matt Conway
Ryan Conway and Paige Zeitz
Valerie Cooke
Rebecca and Christopher Corbett
Suzanne Corcoran
Barbara Costello
Anne Cotter
Francis J. Coughlin
Kristine Covillo and Liam Lynch
Mary Cregan and James Shapiro
Donal Crosbie
Margaret Crotty
Thérèse Cruite
Anthony Cullinan
Kevin Curley
Daniel Curtin
John Curtin, II
Cushman & Wakefield
John D’Alton
Norah and John S. Daly
Adrian Darcy
Darrah Carr Dance
Colin Davidson
Patricia and George Davis
Sven de Jong
Dechert LLP
Linda Brannon Del Rio
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
Suzanne Denihan
Aileen Denne-Bolton
Niall Dennehy
Kate and Bob Devlin
Daniel DiPietro
Dog and Pony Studios
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Daniel T. Donnelly
Mary A. Donovan
Catherine Dooley
Doty Family Foundation
Barbara E. Doty
Kathleen and Michael Dowling
Roma Downey
Carletta and Ronan Downs
Martha Dabagian Driscoll
Duce Construction Corporation
Grainne and John Duddy
John G. Duffy
Margaret Duffy
Patricia Dugan
Sheila Dunphy
Eastman Kodak Company
Elkstone Private Advisors
The Ellington
Dr. Susan M. Elliott
Emerald Guild Society
Joel Emrich
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Eurostruct Inc.
Christy Evans
Teresa Eyring
Sviatlana Fadzeeva and James Hunt
Courtney Fairbrother-Davies and Chris Davies
Lyndsey Falconer and Richard Chambers
Brian Falvey
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
Janet Farrell
Maureen Farrell
Kevin J. Farrelly
Kathleen and Kevin Fee
William J. Ferri
Deirdre and Irial Finan
FinTrU
Fiserv
Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Larry Fitzgerald, Jr.
Edwina and Aidan Fitzmaurice
Erin Fitzsimmons and Patrick Tully
Diane Fitzsimons
Millie and Hugh Flannery
Claudia Fleming
Ann Marie Folan
Sarah Foote
Jill Franco
James Frawley
Michael Freeman
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York
FSG Books
Tom Gallagher
Bebhinn and Paul Gallen
Trina and Bob Garrett
Chris George
Martha E. Gifford
Emma Giles
Mary and Kevin Gilgan
Glass House Tavern
Glenwood Mason Supply Company, Inc.
Glucksman Ireland House NYU
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Christopher Gorzelnik
Sinead M. Grant
Elizabeth Grayer and Aidan Synnott
Amy Greer
Leslie and Bart Grenier
Katherine Grimes and Brian McMahon
H&L Ironworks
Barbara Ann Hall and Patrick Mulvey
Katherine Hall and Gary Lynch
Bryanne and Thomas Hamill
Catherine Harnett
Gregory Harrington
Laura Harron
Haswell Greens
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Garrett Hayes
Healey Foundation
Thomas J. Healey
Georganne Aldrich Heller
Deborah and Brian Henry
Anne Hess and Craig Kaplan
Paul David Hewson
Highline Construction Group, LLC
Reggie Hill
Hirschen Singer & Epstein LLP
Michele Ann McMahon Holcomb
Robert Francis Hollmann
Dorothy Hottensen
House of Kerry
Hudson Valley Irish Fest
Sophie Charlotte Hughes
Laura and Brian Hull
Bernadette and Thomas Huvane
Concept Construction Services, Inc.
Invest Northern Ireland
The Ireland Funds, America
Irish American Writers & Artists
Irish Echo Newspaper Corp.
The Irish Institute of New York, Inc.
Bill Irwin
Brian Jacobs
The Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Jenny Johnston
Jon Landau Management
Christina and Adrian Jones
J.P. Morgan
Kamco Supply Corp.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
Michael Keane
Melissa and Paul Keary
James Francis Keegan
John Keegan
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Ellen O’Brien Kelly and Peter Kelly
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Mary and Shaun Kelly
Natalie Kelly
Vanessa and Matthew Kelly
Desmond Kennedy
Eleanora Kennedy
Dr. John G. Kennedy
Nessa Kennedy and Michael Madden
Whitney and Thomas Kennedy
Kathleen and Timothy Kennon
Rosemary Killeen
Ed Kinney
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Emily-Jane Kirwan and Jay Grimm
Kiss Construction
Jean Hanff Korelitz and Paul Muldoon
KPMG US LLP
Laborers’ International Union of North America
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Teresa Lamb
Adam Lamberg
Kathy Lavinder
The Leadership Institute
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Kate Lear and Jonathan LaPook
Maureen Leness
Gina Maria Leonetti
Kimberly Lewis
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages
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Andrew Liveris
Eden Lopez-Robles
Lord Abbett & Co.
Lough Erne Resort
Deborah and Joseph Loughrey
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Anna Lynch and Brian Ruane
Jennifer Lynch and Edmond
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Marinoware
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Kumi Saito Martin and William Martin
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William J. Martin
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Julie and David McCarthy
Kyle McCarthy, in honor of Keith McCarthy
Michelle E. McCarthy
Sheila and Gene McCarthy
Kate and David McCormack
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Maureen McGetrick
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Elizabeth McGoldrick
The McGovern Sisters
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Judith and Ray McGuire
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Thomas J. McInerney
Bridget McKenna and Enda Corr
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Jean M. McLoughlin
Karen McMonagle
Peggy and Eugene McQuade
James F. McShane
Meehan Foundation
Montie and Terence Meehan
Ailbhe Menton
The MGF Group
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Heather and George Mitchell
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Dessie Moynihan
Patty and Jim Mulcahy
Roderick Mulcahy
Molly Muldoon
Kieran Mulhern
Carly and John Murphy
Colleen A. Murphy
Rosa and Michael Murphy
Una and William Murphy
Nicholas Murray
Kate Myones
Mike Myones
Pat and John Nallen
Shane Naughton
Melissa Navia
NCheng LLP
New Edge Capital Group
New Mountain Capital
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts
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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS
Northwell Health
Kerry McKillop O’Connell
Bernadette O’Connor and Donal O’Brien
Francis X. O’Connor
Mary Beth O’Connor and David Lohuis
Pete O’Dea
Debra and John O’Donoghue
Patrick O’Donoghue
Marianna and Brian O’Dwyer
Michael O’Keeffe
Brian O’Malley
Erin Sean O’Mara
Rosemary Ostergren
Package Pavement Co., Inc.
Patricia and Michael Paliotta
Sharon Lee Patrick
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Charles M. Paulos
Thorne Perkin
PG New York
The Pier Sixty Collection & Paul Gallen
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Mariee Pilkington
Professional Paint Products
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Thomas C. Quick
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Thomas J. Quinlan, III
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Diane and James Quinn
John Philip Quinn
Kathy and Peter Quinn
Nerissa Radell and Russell Gioiella
RAEL Fire Protection
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Red Lion
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Regan Family Foundation
Regency Global Transportation Group
Lorraine and Patrick Reidy
Colm Reilly
Marie Reilly
Risk Strategies
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Erin and William Russell
Vincent Ryan
Mike Sand
Lynne Sawyer and Peter O’Neill
SBW Advisory Services LLC
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Barbara Schierenbeck
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The Shubert Foundation
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Michael Spellacy
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Mary Streep
Kitty Sullivan and Milo O’Shea
Maria Sullivan
Thomas Sullivan
Kristin Summers
Sweeney & Harkin
Ed and Jennifer Sweeney
Alexis Tabak
Tara Rose
Patricia Tarkington
Regina and John Tegeler
Tola Capital Management
Tourism Ireland
Deirdre Towers
Triona Design
Pauline Turley and Charles Garland
Bonnie and Terrence Turner, in honor of Emily-Jane Kirwan and Jay Grimm
UBS Group Americas
United Irish Cultural Center, Inc.
United Iron
Vic Kessler Signs Ltd.
Nancy and Steven Vincent
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Francis Joseph Walsh, III
Kathleen Walsh
Anne Waters
Bill Werner
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Denise and Bill Whelan
Martin Whelan
Whiskey & Wealth Club
Maureen White and Steven Rattner
Margaret Wiencko
Caroline Wilkins
Helen Williams
Maureen and Thomas Wipf
Dr. Joe Wisenblit
Wood Pro 2 Installers
Sandi Wright
Lynn Yen
Faizan Younus
David Ziff and Alan Bell
SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORS
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CORPORATE
Supporting Season Partner
MacMillan Family Foundation
Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Endowment Fund
Irish Institute of New York
Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York
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Irish Arts Center programming is supported by a growing community of individual, foundation, government, and corporate supporters and partners, including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
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Access
Our Access program offers a limited supply of $25-and-under seats for every performance. These tickets are made available when shows go on sale, and once they’re gone—they’re gone. Make your purchase early!
We also offer $50 discounted memberships for seniors, veterans, students, and people with disabilities, as well as scholarships for students in need.
Learn more at irishartscenter.org/access.
Keeping You Safe
Our safety policies have been developed in alignment with public health guidance, regulatory authorities and industry standards, in close consultation with our peers and our people.
For up-to-date safety protocols at Irish Arts Center, please visit irishartscenter.org/ keepingyou-safe-at-the-new-irish-arts-center.
Our Commitment to Antiracism and Equity
Irish Arts Center stands with our BIPOC family, friends, and colleagues against racism, discrimination, and violence. We continue to work toward providing an environment in which the work of artists can help forge the common ground that brings us together, and where people of all backgrounds are welcome and equal. We seek to approach that mission with humility, and to listen and learn from those whose lived experience is different from our own.
About Irish Arts Center
Irish Arts Center, founded in 1972 and based in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, is a home for artists and audiences of all backgrounds who share a passion or appreciation for the evolving arts and culture of contemporary Ireland and Irish America. We present, develop, and celebrate work from established and emerging artists and cultural practitioners, providing audiences with emotionally and intellectually engaging experiences in an environment of Irish hospitality. Steeped in grassroots traditions, we also provide community education programs and access to the arts for people of all ages and ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. In 2021, through a historic partnership between the people of Ireland and New York, Irish Arts Center completed construction on a fully-funded $60MM state-of-the-art new facility to support this mission for the 21st century.
The great company!
What makes a trip to Ireland so special? Is it the historic castles? The vibrant cities? The shimmering green landscapes or the easy ebb and flow of our rivers and lakes? Well, it’s all of those things, but one thing you’re sure to remember on a trip here...is the “craic.”
“Craic” - it’s a word that encapsulates the spirit of Ireland. It’s an experience, a sensation, a great time. It’s the electricity that vibrates through the crowd at a traditional music session. It’s the joke shared with a wise-cracking taxi driver or a witty barman. It’s the free-spirited, it’s unplanned and it’s here to welcome you home.
