About Us
The Five Lamps Arts Festival
The Five Lamps Arts Festival, located in the heart of the community in Dublin’s North East Inner City, was founded in 2007 by Roisin Lonergan, a former teacher from Marino College.
We are a smart and resourceful community–based team working year-round with local people and professional artists to put culture, creativity and diversity at the heart of the area’s regeneration.
Since its first edition, the Festival has grown to become a center for the creation and presentation of locally relevant, artistically ambitious works and is a highly regarded and much-loved part of the community.
We believe that everyone should be able to experience and participate in arts and creativity.
Our Mission
To foster widespread appreciation of and participation in arts, culture and creative activity throughout Dublin’s North East Inner City.
Our Vision
All residents of Dublin’s North East Inner City should be able to access and participate in arts, culture, and creativity.
THE TEAM
Róisín Lonergan
Artistic Director
Marcela Parducci
Project Manager
Róisín set up the Five Lamps Arts in 2007 while working as a teacher at Marino College. As well as curating the Festival, she is the Artistic Director who nurtures relationships with the local community.
Marcela is a Brazilian professional driven by community development and the arts, leads The Five Lamps Arts Festival. She fosters community engagement, connecting artists, volunteers, and participants to celebrate cultural diversity and create meaningful connections.
Maria Valencia
Communications
With a background in Graphic Design, working as part of the Five Lamps Arts Festival Marketing Team. She lives locally, her children go to a local school, so her investment in the Festival is personal as well as professional.
Eduardo Nogueira
Media Producer/ Graphic Designer
THE BOARD
CATHERINE FLANAGAN Chairperson
CLAIRE MACGOWRAN
MAEVE FOREMAN
BRIAN O’NEILL
FIONA KERR
PATRICK O’TOOLE
KAREN AGUIAR
MICHAEL SHELLY
MAIREAD HUGHES
OUR FUNDERS
Our Partners
