About “The Waking Walls” “The Waking Walls” is an audio installation event by artist Alan James Burns, in collaboration with writer Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and NYAH. It’s taking place at Cloughoughter Castle, an iconic national monument, in county Cavan, September 8 to 9. Alan, a Cavan-born artist, developed this installation with an Irish Hospice Foundation Seed […]
The shortlist has been announced for this year’s Business to Arts Awards, which recognise businesses, philanthropists, artists, and arts organisations that develop “compelling creative partnerships”. […]
Highlighting our raison d’être: ‘Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right’ Jean Callanan, Chair of Irish Hospice Foundation, re-affirmed our belief in the importance of creative people addressing dying, death and bereavement at our first Arts and Creative Engagement Roundtable Gathering in Dublin on 15th June last. MC on […]
The World Federation of Neurology has just announced ‘Brain Health and Disability: Leave No One Behind’ as this year’s theme for World Brain Day taking place on 22nd July. Key messages – awareness, prevention, advocacy, education and access – remind us of what Danielle Manning, a senior social worker with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, told us […]
Our current round of 16 Seed Grant funded projects are now coming to fruition and reflect a wider engagement with the issues of dying, death, and bereavement. Our In-Residence programmes, where artists are in service to people at the end of life, in Limerick and Kilkenny hospitals, and projects for HSE staff currently being prototyped, […]
Suicide: “If they really loved me so much, why would they leave?” Now there’s a newspaper headline guaranteed to grab the attention of even the most casual of readers. It’s also the exact same question that prompted Trudy Meehan to write her fictional story book ‘The Way Home’ as profiled by Sheila Wayman in the Irish […]
Generously supported by Rethink Ireland’s Impact Fund for Munster, we are delighted to announce our Compassionate Culture Network (CCN) is now expanding across Munster. Over the coming weeks, four safe spaces where people can have open and creative chats about loss, gently exploring how compassion connects, and share some deadly conversation, will be established in […]
Irish Hospice Foundation’s (IHF) ‘Peter and the Wolf’ book was originally created in 2003 with Bono and Gavin Friday part of the team who wrote, performed and illustrated the book. Both artists have continued their relationship with IHF and the story of Peter has now been transformed into a beautiful short animated film. The uniquely […]
A Pop-Up Second Life sale, which is open to the public where anyone attending can buy and sell pre-loved fashion, accessories and homeware. […]
Actor, writer, and musician Ikenna Anywabuike collaborated with designer and visual artist Maclaine Black to create ‘I Know the Sun Must Set’ – a multimedia based exploration of grief through the medium of poetry, music, and artistic installation. The show was exhibited at Galway’s 126 Art Gallery in April 2023. Inspiration for this exhibition comes […]
