The Gathering is a day of networking, showcasing good practice, discussion and feedback on the Age and Opportunity Bealtaine Festival as we look ahead to 2024. It provides an opportunity to hear about the challenges and needs of the organisers, showcases interesting and inspirational events from the festival, and provides practical supports for local organisers.

This year’s event will take place in the beautiful surroundings of the National Gallery of Ireland. It will bring together the Bealtaine community of organisers, artists, partners, and supporters to look at different issues of community, diversity and new directions.

The day’s events will include an artist panel titled ‘Diversity in our work: how can we avoid tokenism’. It will be chaired by writer, activist and educator Oein DeBhairduin and will feature Carmel McKenna (Reels on Wheels), Han Tiernan (Unshrinking Violets – Bealtaine 2023) and Kevin O'Shanahan (Music Alive speaking about the Creative Enquiry project, Cork).

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