Dublin City Cycle 2006

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Press Release: Ireland's First Ever Bicycle Arts Festival Hits Dublin!
From: Dublin Cycling Campaign
Date: 14 July 2006
For Immediate use

The Dublin Bicycle Festival is a 3-day long free festival centred around a celebration of bicycle culture. Artists from very diverse backgrounds are contributing their works - all bicycle related - to the festival, focused around the chq building in the Docklands. These will include films, photography, painting, sculpture, interactive installations, music and other performances. Artists include Dónal Dineen (Djing and film-making), Séan Hillen (Photography) and George Higgs (Sound Artist).

When
Friday 21st July: 12-6pm, Saturday 22nd July 12-6pm, Sunday 23rd July 12-4pm
(With preview party for guests / journalists on Thu 22nd July, 6.30-9pm)

Where
Exhibition - The CHQ (Custom House Quay) building - located behind the IFSC in Dublin's Docklands
Film night (Friday 21st July, 7pm) - “Budda Bag, Millennium Quarter – across the Millennium Bridge

Why
All of the artists have been inspired by bicycles and by cycling culture, and the festival aims to acknowledge the role of the bicycle as a positive aspect of our 21st century urban culture. Bicycling is not merely a mode of transport, but a practical symbol of sustainability, and a fabulous source of fun and an inspiration to many.

How
The festival is organised by an independent arts group, all of whom either work as artists / designers or are steeped in the bicycle world. This is the first year the festival is running with sponsorship generously provided by Dublin Cycling Campaign, Sustrans, Icarus (IT) and supported by Dublin City Council Arts Office. The organisers announced “This is the first festival of its kind in Ireland, and possibly in Europe, and we are certain that it will be a fabulous success. It is breaking new ground on the arts scene in the capital.

For more information, please visit www.dublinbicyclefestival.org or contact the Organisers:

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Traffic

The Second Dublin City Cycle will pedal off from Mayor Square in Dublin Docklands, Dublin 1, for 10 kilometres through the newly revamped docklands area and then through the streets of Dublin on Wednesday 19th July at 7.30pm.

http://www.dublincitycycle.ie

spacetweek

That was great. What a turnout.