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Do migrants have a voice in Irish arts?

Dr Charlotte McIvor writes an article for RTE reflecting on the experiences of migrants in Ireland, and asks how aware and supportive are we of the work of migrant artists?

From Come Into the Gardens by the Outlandish Theatre Platform
From Come Into the Gardens by the Outlandish Theatre Platform

As Monday is International Migrants Day, the article explores how migrant artists’ voices are represented across the arts forms that we supposedly excel in as a nation, and asks 'where are the migrant voices in our literature, poetry, theatre, dance, film and visual arts practices?'

Read the article here