RADE - Recovery through Art, Drama and Education

01/10/2026

Hugh Lane Gallery - charcoal portrait workshop in RADE.

The Huge Lane Gallery Workshop with artists from the HLG Anca Danila and Roxy Manouchehri.
The objective of this workshop was to develop participant’s observation and drawing skills through the exploration of charcoal and ink charcoal portraiture.

Through a series of guided exercises, participants explored how charcoal can be used to capture gesture, emotion, and structure. The workshop encourages participants to slow down, observe carefully, and translate what they see into expressive mark-making on the page.

Participants developed core observational drawing skills while deepening their understanding of line, texture, volume, space, mark-making, and gesture through charcoal and charcoal ink. The exercises also encouraged greater confidence in responding intuitively to the subject, strengthening both their technical abilities and artistic intuition.

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29/09/2026

RADE - Culture Night 2026

It was a fantastic evening filled with creativity, expression and meaningful moments.

Everyone that came had a great time exploring the artwork, enjoying the performances, impromptu music jamming sessions and celebrating recovery and wellbeing together.

A big thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the evening so special!

21/09/2026

21/09/2026

Celebrating Culture Night at RADE. RADE has been supporting recovery and creating community through the arts since 2004 and Friday night was no better time to celebrate all of that that. Thanks to all those who dropped in and look forward to many events in the future!

15/09/2026

All Are Welcome! to Culture Night at RADE

Join us for this year’s Culture Night at RADE, taking place from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.

RADE presents an inspiring exhibition of mixed-media artworks reflecting recovery through art, drama and education.

The evening will include:

• Mixed-media art exhibition
• Interpretive dance
• Readings
• Creative expressions exploring recovery and wellbeing

Interpretive Dance Performances: 5:00pm and at 6:00pm

Come along, explore the artwork, enjoy the performances, and celebrate creativity, expression and recovery with us.

Everyone is welcome!
OLV Building
Cathedral View Court
Off New Street
Dublin 8
Eircode: D08PW8Y

09/09/2026

Sherry Trifle Short Film is on in the brillo Finglas Film Festival on Sat 19th Sept at 1pm !!!
At St. Canice's Church of Ireland in Finglas village D11 TW60

Sherry Trifle Short Film is on in the brillo Finglas Film Festival on Sat 19th Sept at 1pm !!!
I'll update with venue and directions soon!!
Please come along! great to have ya!! 🙂
Very special film this one!! Made with the wonderful people of RADE - Recovery through Art, Drama and Education
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07/09/2026

RADE would like to thank Hygiene Hub for another delivery.

Please check out Hygiene Hub and support them if you:
https://www.hygienehub.ie/

25/06/2026

RADE/CDETB Climate Justice workshop

Recovery/Repair

Climate Justice workshops explore what climate justice means, and how the climate crisis shapes our everyday lives, our communities, and our sense of wellbeing.

At their heart, these workshops build confidence, clarity, and practical skills so participants can better understand and respond to the world around them. They introduce key justice based concepts, accessible frameworks, and values‑driven approaches that strengthen how we work with people and how we imagine fairer futures.

A core element of the workshop is hands on creativity: using second hand, everyday materials and fabrics to repurpose, repair, and extend the life of what we already have. This practical activity connects climate justice to daily choices, showing how reuse and resourcefulness challenge waste culture and support more sustainable, equitable ways of living.

During the workshops the participants came up with the idea of ‘Recovery/Repair’, this is shown on the wall hanging with other images that the participants made.

RADE would like to thank the CDETB and its facilitator in the Climate Justice workshops in RADE.

Recovery/Repair

12/06/2026

The Hugh Lane Gallery print workshop in RADE

Over the past few weeks, participants have been developing their ideas through a combination of drawing, experimentation, and hands‑on printmaking. They began by sketching their concepts on paper, exploring composition and imagery, before transferring their designs onto Lino blocks.

As they worked, participants learned to use Lino cutting tools for expressive mark making, discovering how different blades create texture, depth, and movement that bring their imagery to life.

Throughout this process, they have been building a strong foundation in key printmaking skills, from design development and tool handling to colour exploration, printing on paper and tote bags, and confidently using the printing press.