Europe Expressed Showcase for Culture Night Dublin 2025
On Culture Night, Friday 19th September, drop in to visit our Europe Expressed showcase! In partnership with European Movement Ireland, Creative Europe Desk Ireland, will showcase work from amazing artists and creatives including fashion, film, Irish indie video games, and featuring DJ
- Culture Night Event - Europe Expressed
- Friday, 19th September, 2025 - 5pm to 8.30pm
- European Movement Ireland Offices - 8 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 W426
- No registration required - drop in anytime between 5pm and 8.30pm
With over 450 million citizens, the EU is a hub for culture and creativity that stretches beyond national borders and across our shared Union. Yet how much do you know about how the EU supports art, architecture, cultural heritage, design, literature and publishing, music, performing arts, film, animation or video games?
This Culture Night, the Creative Europe Desk and European Movement Ireland will collaborate to put the ‘fun’ in EU funding and showcase the power that culture and media has to bring citizens across Europe together.
Join us at 8 Fitzwilliam Street Lower any time between 5pm and 8.30pm to check out our exhibition of successfully funded creative projects, chat with staff about funding options for your next piece, and enjoy live music as you journey through your 2025 Culture Night.
No registration required.
Featured Artist | Lucy Folan
Lucy Folan is a graduate of Fashion Design from the National College of Art and Design, 2022. Since completing her studies, her practice has centred around experimental textiles and garment making with a focus on sustainable design.
In 2023, with funding from Culture Moves Europe she undertook a residency at Lottozero Textiles Laboratory in Prato, Italy. Lucy’s research began with the theme of creating visual depth through textiles, however, evolved into a valuable exploration of relationships between materials and surroundings.
Techniques such as cyanotype printing and the innovative use of plastic waste highlighted sustainable practices and her time in Prato became a unique opportunity to explore circular fashion systems, garment recycling methods, and eco-conscious textile development. Lucy's collections have been featured in prominent Dublin stores, including Om Diva and Bow & Pearl, and have been worn by notable Irish artists such as CMAT and Pippa Molony.
In 2024, she was recognised by The Irish Times as one of their 'Ones to Watch' for her contribution to the future of Irish fashion and textiles. Currently, Lucy is expanding her creative experience, working in costume for theatre and film.
Irish Indie Video Games | Play these Games on your visit to us
Cardpocalypse from Irish company Gambrinous
Make friends, play cards, twist the rules, become a Mega Mutant Power Pets master, and try to save the world in this single-player RPG about being a 90's kid. On her first day at Dudsdale Elementary, 10-year old Jess accidentally gets everybody's favorite collectible card game banned, forcing the kids to take their card battles underground. Troubles arise when mutants from the game invade the real world, and it's up to Jess and friends to stop them.
Gambrinous is an award-winning independent game studio founded in Dublin, Ireland in 2014. Gambrinous makes digital games inspired by the wonder of tabletop & board games. The studio released its first game ‘Guild of Dungeoneering’ in 2015 to worldwide commercial and critical success. Fans and press particularly loved the way it combined ideas from tabletop games with a humorous satirical narrative, creating a unique digital experience. Colm Larkin and Fred Mangan, the studio directors, intend to keep creating games that surprise & delight their fans.
The Séance of Blake Manor from Irish company Spooky Doorway
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurrences. The Séance Of Blake Manor is in development for PC.
'The Séance of Blake Manor – a gothic horror that explores the creepier side of Irish mythology. Developer Spooky Doorway is building a detective mystery full of Victorian spiritualism and pagan traditions, creating a lingering sense of dread that is hard to shake.' Guardian Review, 29th August, 2025.
Spooky Doorway is an award winning Irish game studio best known for The Darkside Detective series. They are a small team studio focused on delivering narrative-based experiences with puzzle and exploration mechanics.
The Necromancer's Tale from Irish company Psychic Software
A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.
Psychic Software, based in Galway, West of Ireland, is an award winning Game Studio whose founders have been making games since the 1980s collaborating with various artists, musicians and other game studios.