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Celebrating Contemporary Irish Culture in LA
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Community Professional Development Fund
At CIACLA, we believe in the power of artists to transform communities, spark conversations, and inspire change. CIACLA’s Community Professional Development Fund is your opportunity to directly invest in the future of Irish creativity and innovation and support the local community.
Why Your Support Matters
By contributing to this fund, you:
- Advance Careers: Help provide critical training, workshops, and mentorship opportunities for emerging and established artists.
- Foster a Thriving Community: Your support creates a vibrant artistic ecosystem, connecting creatives and audiences in Los Angeles.
- Shape a Legacy: Be part of the movement to ensure Irish arts innovation continues to flourish for generations to come.
Your contribution fuels:
- Skill-building workshops and professional training sessions.
- Mentorship programs that connect artists with industry leaders.
- Opportunities for collaboration, networking, and showcasing talent.
Together, we can ensure that Irish creatives in Los Angeles have the tools, resources, and connections they need to thrive.
How You Can Help:
Every donation helps empower the artists who inspire us all. Here’s how you can contribute:
- One-Time Donation: Make a lasting impact with a gift of any amount.
- Monthly Subscription: Become a sustaining supporter and provide ongoing support for artist development.
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Irish Film Festival Los Angeles 2025: Expand the Vision
The Irish Film Festival Los Angeles celebrates Ireland’s rich storytelling tradition, showcasing the best of Irish cinema to audiences in LA. With your help, we can take the 2025 festival to the next level by expanding to a third day of programming and offering even more opportunities for filmmakers and film lovers alike.
Why We Need Your Support
We’re seeking donations of any amount and 5 key donations of $1,000 to make this vision a reality. Here’s how your contribution will help:
- Expand Programming: Host additional screenings, events, and outreach initiatives, reaching a wider and more diverse audience.
- Professional Development: Create opportunities for local and visiting filmmakers through workshops, panel discussions, and networking events, ensuring they have the tools to thrive in a competitive industry.
- Broader Impact: Showcase a greater variety of Irish talent and deepen connections with LA’s multicultural audience.
How You Can Help
By becoming a Film Festival Benefactor, you’ll be playing a vital role in bringing Irish stories to the forefront in Los Angeles. Your $1,000 donation will directly support the festival’s expansion and enhance its offerings.
As a valued Benefactor, you’ll receive:
- Prominent Recognition: Your name featured in festival promotions, programs, and online materials.
- Festival Passes: 2 Festival Passes and access to all our events and parties.
Program & Festival Supporter: We welcome larger contributions from individuals and businesses to support the festival and gain recognition as named program or award supporters. For more information on making a significant impact, please contact [email protected].
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Irish Contemporaries 4 Exhibition 2025: Support the Future of Irish Art
The Irish Contemporaries 4 Exhibition is a celebration of contemporary Irish art, bringing innovative and inspiring works to Los Angeles. With your support, we can ensure this landmark exhibition continues to uplift artists and captivate audiences.
Why We Need Your Support
We’re seeking donations of any amount and 5 key donations of $1,000 to assist in funding this exciting exhibition. Here’s how your contribution will be used:
- Artists’ Materials & Fees: Support the creators directly, enabling them to craft and share their vision.
- Venue Costs: Secure an exceptional space to showcase their work and provide the best experience for audiences.
Why It Matters
- Fresh Perspectives: This exhibition introduces contemporary Irish art to a broader audience in Los Angeles.
- Direct Artist Support: Your donation ensures participating artists have the resources they need to thrive and create.
- Cultural Impact: Strengthen cultural ties between Ireland and LA, showcasing the vibrant creativity of Irish artists on an international stage.
How You Can Help: Become an Exhibition Patron with a $1,000 donation. Your support directly funds the materials, fees, and venue costs that make this event possible.
Your Benefits: As a valued Patron, you’ll receive:
- Recognition: Your name featured prominently in exhibition materials and on our website.
- Exclusive Access: An invitation to a behind-the-scenes tour with the curator and artists, offering a deeper look into the creative process and the works on display.
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Your Contribution Makes a Difference
Support our future
As we continue our development, seasonal programming and support for hundreds of Artists & Creatives we need your help through donations to play a key role in our sustainability. Your donation allows us to continue to provide opportunities to artists to showcase their work to our existing and new audiences.
Envisioning the Future
CIACLA is more than an arts organization; it's a movement. As we stride towards establishing a permanent center, we're committed to:
- Deepening our roots in LA through collaborations with local and global cultural partners.
- Consolidating support networks, ensuring a sustainable future for Irish arts in the USA's west coast.
- Growing our circle of patrons, members, and institutional partners from both the US and Ireland.
Your support is a cornerstone of this vision. With your help, the legacy of Irish culture in LA will not just endure, but thrive.
Your Donations will allow CIACLA to:
- Ensure that contemporary Irish culture is promoted and represented in Los Angeles. We will develop a creative platform to support and challenge Irish artists working across various disciplines.
- Facilitate collaborative methods of showcasing Irish Contemporary Culture, through public engagement and supports, while providing opportunities for contemporary artists through an exciting exhibition programme and studio space residency.
- Help us engage in the production of new work by providing resources, problem-solving, exchange and cooperation to resource art, and by contributing to the development of an Irish artistic community in Los Angeles.
- Advocate for Irish Culture and the artist, through engagement with civic bodies, political representatives, public funding bodies, local and national businesses, national and international cultural bodies and institutions.
CIACLA is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3). Your donations may be tax deductible in the USA.
Our Future:
CIACLA will continue to develop lasting relationships to create a sustainable financial future for the organisation, while continuing to develop lasting donor relationships with members, patrons and institutional aid from the US and Ireland to create a sustainable financial future for the organisation.
As we fundraise towards a permanent center, CIACLA will continue to facilitate and promote cultural events & exhibitions in collaboration with local and international cultural partnerships. The success of our continued programming is evidence of the need for a venue to promote Irish Culture on the west coast of the US.
CIACLA HAS BEEN KINDLY SUPPORTED BY:
Special Thanks To:
All our CIACLA Members, The CIACLA Team, Program Participants & Artists! The entire MART Gallery & Studios Team in Dublin, Robert O’Driscoll, Consul General of Ireland - Western United States! Christine Sisk and all in Culture Ireland! Everyone in Department of Foreign Affairs Emigrant Support Programme, Shannon Daut & all in Santa Monica Cultural Affairs, Santa Monica Arts Commission, Stacy McPeak & all in Worthe Group and to the lovely people in Bergamot Station! John Jack Rogers | Susan Broussard & Kieran Hannon
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