D-Light Studios

08/05/2024

Check the latest article / Journal.ie : https://www.thejournal.ie/d-light-studios-dublin-city-council-remedial-works-cultural-space-6370604-May2024/?utm_source=shortlink

D-Light team are nationally and internationally acclaimed professionals in their fields of arts and industry. This is a rare opportunity for DCC to partner with an organisation that has shown outstanding and successful curation, leadership, service and care for the local and wider arts community, as well as the building itself. Emergency support and long term commitment from DCC is all that's missing, anything less is not a match for what this team has already given to this building and community.

design by arch Jacek Rzepka

08/05/2024

02/04/2024

Final day of our Auction over on Instagram, make sure to get your bids in by 5pm today!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/d_light_studios/
We’re auctioning off furniture, art, and other items from the studio to pay off debts and keep resources to negotiate with DCC.�

30/03/2024

D-Light Studios is Fighting for Survival.

Since October 2023, our ability to sustain the studio has been severely impacted. To prioritize resources for negotiations with DCC and meet our monthly obligations, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to let go of our staff, and begin selling furniture, artworks, and props from our studio.

Your support during these challenging times is invaluable. Whether you purchase a keepsake from our cherished collection via our Auction on Instagram, or donate the cost of a coffee through our GoFundMe campaign, every contribution helps to sustain us as we continue our ongoing negotiations with DCC.

👉 GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dlight-studios-is-fighting-for-survival?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B4803-donation-alert-v5
👉 See our Instagram for our active Auction: https://www.instagram.com/d_light_studios/
👉 You can also support us by purchasing a limited edition BLOW Photo Magazine: https://blowphoto.com/shop/

26/03/2024

Auction - Typewriter
Open Bid - €50

Description - Prop from a plat performed in D-Light. A unique and beautiful keepsake from then studio.

Auction Guidelines:
It will be open until Tuesday 2nd April

Each item will be posted on the grid with an opening bid.

To enter, comment the amount you want to bid under the photo/item 

Make sure to look for any other comments/bids before entering yours.

The item will go to the highest bidder.

Collection will be on Wednesday 10th April, unless otherwise agreed. Please DM us on Insta to arrange alternative collection.

**For updates on what's happening at D-Light please go to our website. Link in bio

22/03/2024

Community, Art, Activism and FIRE! 🔥 Firebytes: Part I this Saturday from 6pm in aid of Gaelic Woodland Project who have purchased land to plant a native woodland in Mayo! Join us at Mud Island Community Garden in North Strand, Dublin 3, for a spectacular Fire Showcase. Buy tickets at the link below or else donate on the night (N.B. Donations on the night in cash or Revolut) - never has it been more important to support the Arts, to engage in Activism and to build Community... and this event has it all, forged together by the element of Fire, what more could you want? Keep her lit guys ❤️‍🔥


https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/firebytes-part-i-fire-performance-showcase-and-eco-fundraiser-tickets-803979984777?aff=oddtdtcreator

21/03/2024

"The uncertainty of D-Lights future is symbolic of wider cultural neglect, in favour of extortionate hotels and barren hotel blocks. Over the past 15 years, D-Light has redirected all profits back into program such as artists' residencies, exhibitions, music gigs, and subsidising creatives. Nobody wants to book a hotel, or work, in a city with nothing outside the office or hotel room." District Magazine

Sign Petition to save D-Light: https://www.change.org/p/save-d-light-is-dcc-going-to-protect-or-close-down-another-arts-and-community-space


https://districtmagazine.ie/counter-culture/d-lights-uncertainty-is-symptomatic-of-dccs-cultural-neglect/

In Ireland, it’s beginning to feel like 3 things in life are promised: death, taxes, and the closure of beloved community third spaces.

21/03/2024

13/03/2024

In Our Own Image Youth Engagement Project - An exhibition by Holly / Tori / Miranda / Bianca / Favour / Raven / Robert / Olivia / Tennyola / Sara / Lucy

In 2022 D-Light partnered with BLOW Photo Book Programme awardee Róisín White and Artist Ali Waters to facilitate a series of workshops for local young people. The goal of ‘’In Our Own Image Youth Engagement Project’’ was to provoke self exploration and expression through photography and visual art, to develop their photography skills using film and digital cameras, and to foster discussion and awareness about how and why we make images, and the importance of representation and the intention of self exploration and expression through photography and visual art.

The workshops ran for a duration of 8 weeks and culminated with a 2 week exhibition featuring over 100 thoughtful, playful, mischievous and beautiful photographs shot almost entirely on film!

The project was showcased alongside The Rise, an exhibition curated by BLOW Photo and supported by Photo Museum Ireland which featured nine young photographers whose work indicates new directions in contemporary photography.

In Our Own Image Youth Engagement Project was one of the events produced under the umbrella of Reframe - a creative programme of events and activities that aim to inspire, activate and empower by shifting perspectives and building lasting connections between the local and wider Dublin community.

Photo Museum Ireland
BLOW Photo

We kindly request your assistance as we continue to strive to support young artists and the local community by signing our petition, thank you.

SIGN PETITION HERE: https://www.d-lightstudios.com/sign-petition

06/03/2024

In November 2022, D-Light partnered with BLOW Photo and Photo Museum Ireland to present “In Our Own Image / Chapter Six - The Rise.”

The show provided a platform for nine of Ireland’s young photographers who explored new avenues and pushed the medium in new directions.

The exhibition showcased work by artists Clare Lyons, David Copeland, Donal Talbot, Elinor O’Donovan, George Voronoy, Iryna Baklan, Jolane Schaffner, Karl Magee, and Róisín White, featuring a mix of photographic media and playful, personal, dark, and light themes.

Additionally, we invited local schools and youth centres to participate in an 8-week-long photography workshop led by one of our artists, Róisín White, an awardee of the FUSE BLOW Photo Book Program. Together with a locally-based artist, Ali Waters, they created an intimate space for a group of 10 young people to regularly meet at D-Light, learning new creative languages to express themselves and connect with each other.

This collaboration is a perfect example of the magic that happens when we combine D-Light’s values of Creativity, Community, and Well-Being. It is of utmost importance to us to continue providing this service and supporting artists and the community. We ask for your support in our mission by signing our petition:

https://www.d-lightstudios.com/sign-petition

Photo Museum Ireland BLOW Photo The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Dónal Talbot
George Voronov
Karl Magee
Iryna Evergreen
Elinor O’Donovan
David Copeland
Jolane Schaffner
Clur Lyons
Ali Waters

02/03/2024

In 2021, Michael Darragh MaCauley initiated a partnership between D-Light Studios, NEIC, and the Reformation. Together, they sponsored a scholarship for residents and workers in the North East Inner City and started a Yoga Teacher Training course.

The course lasted 11 months, and it was so successful that we ran a second edition the following year!

By mid-2023, we had almost 40 fully qualified yoga teachers in the local community.

In September, we refurbished one of our rooms, converting it into a yoga and dance studio. We planned to run regular courses, workshops, and classes, hiring some of our graduates and providing much-needed wellbeing and body embodiment activities to the community.

Sadly, our landlord, DCC, requested that we cease all activities soon after, and we have never been able to open up our new space to the public.

We believe that these courses were a life-changing experience for many of the attendees and gave them tools that they can use forever.

Watch Teacher Training Scholarship video:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michaeldarraghmacauley_neic-yoga-teacher-training-scholarship-activity-6940375483431743488-eEVL

👉 To support D-Light as we strive to continue to support the community through education, collaboration, and well-being, sign our petition: https://www.change.org/p/save-d-light-is-dcc-going-to-protect-or-close-down-another-arts-and-community-space

01/03/2024

Homebeat was established in 2011 and has grown from a series of celebrated, local artist centric house-concerts, to becoming one of the most forward leaning independent creators & curators of innovative & atmosphere led music events across the country.

Emmet and the team were an inspiring addition to the music and events landscape, and when they began hosting their cherished events at our beloved D-Light, we felt our space come to life in ways we only previously dreamed of.

Homebeat hosted so many memorable events with us, but the one we want to highlight here is when Lubomyr Melnyk came to town thanks to Emmet.

“This was one of the moments I felt the real magic and potential of our Studio B. Lubomyr and Homebeat in the house was an experience I will never forget. It was a full house, a hired upright piano and one of the fastest pianists in the world. Lubomry held our gaze and our attention for the entire performance.

I remember we had to put a bucket beside the piano because of the leaks in the roof. I felt so bad for Emmet and Lubomyr, but they were both very understanding. I wonder does anyone else remember this night with us?” - Stace Gill Creative Director.

Watch Lubomyr Melnyk at D-Light Studios: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1260783713956833

Lubomyr Melnyk
Emmet Condon
Homebeat

This was in 2016, and not only have all landlords along the way done nothing to protect this stunning property, we have endured several destructive floods and leaks. Now we are facing closure despite our efforts and our own investments to maintain and improve this building. We are on our knees but there is still hope. These beautiful events with such heartfelt curation and teams are one of the reasons we keep going.

👉Support D-Light by signing our petition: https://www.d-lightstudios.com/sign-petition

28/02/2024

A write up in Dublin Inquirer of the recent struggles of D-Light Studios by Michael Lanigan.



You can support D-Light by signing our petition: https://www.d-lightstudios.com/sign-petition

https://dublininquirer.com/2024/02/21/in-the-north-inner-city-a-stand-off-between-the-council-and-an-long-standing-culture-space/

Dublin City Council plans to renovate the old building where the D-Light Studios has lived for 15 years. But the artists don’t want to move out without a hard agreement they can return.

28/02/2024

Dublin City Council plans to renovate the old building where the D-Light Studios has lived for 15 years. But the artists don’t want to move out without a hard agreement they can return.