For the second year running, the Galway International Arts Festival will take place in the autumn, with the city’s premiere arts events running from August 28 to September 18.
Full programme details will be announced in June, but with the Covid-19 pandemic ongoing the festival will include a hybrid programme of live and online events. The centre-piece will be the much anticipated second part of John Gerrard’s Mirror Pavilion - Leaf Work, opening in Derrigimlagh Bog on August 28 and running throughout the festival.
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The festival also announced details of a new commissioning/bursary strand - Elevate, which aims to support artists as they create and present original, contemporary and captivating ideas to engage both live and digital audiences. Full details, including closing date for applications, are available at giaf.ie
In the run up to GIAF 2021, audiences are being invited to listen to the GIAF’s new Vinyl Hours Podcast, a series of intimate conversations in which artists discuss the soundtracks of their lives with host Tiernan Henry. Guests will include artistic director of the Abbey Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin, The Academic’s Stephen Murtagh, and The Stunning’s Steve Wall.
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Last year’s autumn arts festival saw attendances at live art experiences across the four-week period totalling 126,327, while an additional 28,459 people engaged with the programme from home.
“We are hugely grateful for the support and loyalty we received from audiences last year,” said the GIAF in a statement. “The team is very much looking forward to another great festival this year.”
Big Top concerts rescheduled to 2022
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The Heineken Big Top concerts, presented by the GIAF and the Róisín Dubh, have been rescheduled to next year. As such, the Pixies will play on July 14 and 15 2022; Jon Hopkins on July 16; The Stunning on July 17; The Academic on July 21; The Flaming Lips on July 22; the Kaiser Chiefs on July 23; and Sinéad O’Connor on July 24.
Ticket holders are advised to hold onto their original tickets, which will be valid for the rescheduled 2022 dates. Existing ticket holders with queries should email [email protected].
