CIACLA'S 2025 PROGRAM
MEITHEAL / GATHERING
A Celebration of Irish and Irish-American Arts and Community in Los Angeles County
CIACLA is proud to present ‘Meitheal’, our 2025 multidisciplinary series celebrating the richness of contemporary Irish and Irish-American culture in Los Angeles. Inspired by the spirit of “Meitheal” — the Irish concept of community collaboration — the program connects the creativity of Irish, Irish-American, and Los Angeles-based artists across diverse mediums, including visual arts, film, theater, music, and literature.
‘Meitheal’ will feature an eclectic range of events: live theatrical performances, an art exhibition, music events, an Irish Film Festival, literary gatherings, our popular CIACLA Creative Network monthly meetups, and more! With a focus on both established and emerging talent, ‘Meitheal’ builds bridges between artistic communities in Los Angeles and Ireland, fostering a shared space for innovative expression.
Embodying the essence of collaboration and cultural exchange, ‘Meitheal’ invites you to join in a collective celebration of creativity and community. CIACLA’s Board of Directors warmly invites you to experience ‘Meitheal’—an inspiring journey of cultural connection and artistic collaboration that will set a new standard for Irish and Irish-American cultural engagement in Los Angeles County.
Creative Network
Monthly Meet Ups
Creative Platform
Open Call
Long Beach Art & Design Walk
Visual Arts - February 2025
IRISH FILM FESTIVAL LA
FILM - MARCH
City Hearts Showcase
Visual Arts & Youth - May 2025
Irish Contemporaries 4
Visual Arts - Summer 2025
MONTHLY GET TOGETHERS - monthly
The CIACLA Creative Network returns with its monthly in-person networking opportunity for Irish & Irish American Artists, Actors, Filmmakers, Dancers, Writers, and Creatives living in California. This new network aims to support the Irish Creative community in Los Angeles and throughout California through community events, opportunities for showcasing their work, and connections to industry professionals living and working in LA and across California. The monthly meet ups include live talks and webinars.
February 8th 2025 - long beach
We’re excited to invite you to a special CIACLA Creative Network meet-up taking place as part of the Downtown Long Beach Art & Design Walk on Saturday February 8th from 3:00PM to 5:00PM at The Ordinarie.
March 14th & 16th 2025 - Santa monica
CIACLA will proudly host its sixth annual celebration of Irish Film, coinciding with the international day of Irish celebration, St. Patrick's Day weekend, the festival will showcase the best of contemporary Irish cinema and also serves as a centerpiece for celebrating Irish film in Los Angeles.
May 3rd | Hawthorne High School
City Hearts is celebrating 40 years of transforming lives through the arts with a special anniversary celebration on May 3rd at Hawthorne High School in the South Bay. This three-hour event will bring together students, families, educators, and community members for an inspiring and immersive showcase of creativity, highlighting the remarkable impact of City Hearts’ programs over the past four decades.
SUMMER 2025
The fourth annual CIACLA Irish Contemporaries Visual Art exhibition will return this summer in Los Angeles.
CIACLA - The Contemporary Irish Center Los Angeles, in partnership with The MART Gallery & Studios Dublin, are proud to announce the visual arts group exhibition The Irish Contemporaries {4}, curated by Ciara Scanlan and Matthew Nevin.
CIACLA’s Creative Support Platform
APPLY NOW!
CIACLA is delighted to announce a new call out for CIACLA’s Creative Support Platform - a call out for applications of support to the Los Angeles community of artists, curators, actors, musicians, filmmakers and all Irish & Irish American creatives working in LA or California.
Throughout the year, CIACLA will collaborate with a collection of local and visiting partner artists, organisations and community groups who will be showcasing contemporary Irish arts programming in Los Angeles.
This call for partnership allows prospective applicants to apply to CIACLA for support through financial, curatorial or marketing support.
“The CIACLA team have curated this exciting program full of engaging work to bring communities together, while also creating opportunities for artists to showcase their work and provide our audience with exciting new ways to engage with Contemporary Irish Culture.” ~ Matthew Nevin CIACLA’s Executive Director
This program has been kindly supported by Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme, Culture Ireland, California Arts Council, LA County Arts Commission, CIACLA, MART Gallery & Studios and Building Bridges Art Exchange.
This programme is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.