GET INVOLVED WITH DUMBWORLD Do you work in the arts, or have you ever wondered about a career in the sector? There are plenty of ways we can put your skills to use. We’re looking to broaden our network! Dumbworld works with over 50 freelancers every year, and we’d love to hear from you. We’ll …
12 November 2026 16:30 – 17:30 Imperial Buildings, 72 High Street, Belfast Age 14-19 Breaking into the creative industry is hard, especially here. We get it. The Young Creatives Initiative is a youth-led project gathering stories, songs and ideas from young people across Belfast and Northern Ireland, and weaving them into something bigger: a collective, …
ATTUNE is an interdisciplinary artistic residency and research workshop that explores connections between nature, movement, sound, and care. The project brings together artists and researchers from diverse disciplines to engage in co-creation, embodied dialogue, and multi-sensory experimentation. ATTUNE is ran by EnCompassArt (an artistic residency research platform). First residency: June 24 – 30th 2026 For …
At Dumbworld, we believe the most exciting, relevant, and inspiring contemporary art emerges from unique collaborations that bring together individuals and communities from all dimensions of society with highly accomplished professional practitioners. Our work spans opera, film, public art installations, animation, and performance projects. We are an award-winning, artist-led, multidisciplinary production company, known for projects …
Dumbworld was invited to showcase The Scorched Earth Trilogy at Festival Internacional De Las Artes in Costa Rica and Two Angels Play I Spy at Festival NóM in Chile. John McIlduff reflects on his travels… There was something really powerful about screening The Scorched Earth Trilogy in Costa Rica, a country that has navigated …
1 – 18 August 2024 INSOLITI is a young multidisciplinary festival with a strong international calling that already in 2023 has become a force of creation, innovation, and artistic and cultural exchange, meeting, supporting, and promoting the creative needs of very young artists and international talents from the best European art schools, thus giving life …
The main prize DOX:AWARD goes to the dark and very cinematic ‘The Flats’ by Alessandra Celesia (FR, UK, IR, BE). JURY STATEMENT Our main award recognises not only creative and conceptual daring, but a filmmaker with the humility to realise when the story outgrows its framework, and the confidence to follow where it, and …
Dumbworld’s journey into co-creation reached exciting new heights as the doors swung open to our three-stranded exhibitions on Thursday, March 7th, at Artcetera Studio. The Studio buzzed with energy from 6 pm onwards as the public poured in to witness the official launch. John and Brian warmly welcomed everyone, shedding light on the process behind …
Dumbworld in Conversation: On the Art of Co-collaboration and the future of Opera in the age of AI. When? Friday 1 Dec, 2pm Where? Ireland’s Edge, The Skellig Hotel In this engaging panel discussion, hosted by Dermot McLaughlin, Brian and John will showcase examples of their innovative and award-winning works, three of which will …
We are thrilled to finally share some exciting news with you! Brian Irvine and John McIlduff’s remarkable Street Art Opera The Scorched Earth Trilogy, has been honored with a nomination for the prestigious Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Stage Work. Dumbworld is bursting with joy and extends our heartfelt congratulations to Brian, …