Irish Arts Center

06/19/2026

Saturday is the last chance to see this spring's building-wide visual arts exhibition, Brian Maguire's PORTRAITS—THE FAILURE OF THE STATE.

Look back on the opening artist talk from February and join us this Saturday, June 20, from 1–5pm: irishartscenter.org/event/brian-maguire

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PORTRAITS—THE FAILURE OF THE STATE presents painter Brian Maguire’s...

06/17/2026

"Vocalist Winnie Ama wraps us in her warm vocals, rapper OneDa gets us bopping with her unflappable flow, and the seven-person choir radiates pure joy throughout the theater"—THEATERMANIA on the "extraordinary" NORTH STAR

Read more about the first of "5 Shows to See in New York This Month" below and buy tickets for the final performances: irishartscenter.org/event/north-star

TheaterMania’s chief critic shares his recommendations for June.

06/16/2026

"Even with all the heavy sadness of a world that arguably has more people in bo***ge than ever there were in Douglass’s time, the overwhelming feeling of NORTH STAR is joy—from celebrating the life of a great man and reveling in the culture that Black Americans have created even in the direst circumstances, music, art, and words that have gone on to indelibly change the whole world."—THEATERMANIA

Catch NORTH STAR in its final week at IAC: irishartscenter.org/event/north-star

NORTH STAR is produced and presented by Irish Arts Center and Solab in association with Lyric Belfast and is a Belfast City Council via Belfast 2024 and Belfast Stories commission.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland and Culture Ireland Shared Island Touring, Production and Platform Fund, the Northern Ireland Bureau, Tourism Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland, the Covillo Lynch Foundation, the British Council Northern Ireland, and Jeanne Donovan Fisher.

06/15/2026

"It’s a concert. It’s a poetry reading. It’s a Ken Burns documentary. These disparate parts shouldn’t work together, but remarkably they do to create a 21st century spin on an old-fashioned happening. It’s one of the most unique and delightful shows currently playing off-Broadway."—THEATERMANIA on NORTH STAR

Don't miss this U.S. premiere, on through Sunday only: irishartscenter.org/event/north-star

NORTH STAR is produced and presented by Irish Arts Center and Solab in association with Lyric Belfast and is a Belfast City Council via Belfast 2024 and Belfast Stories commission.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland and Culture Ireland Shared Island Touring, Production and Platform Fund, the Northern Ireland Bureau, Tourism Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland, the Covillo Lynch Foundation, the British Council Northern Ireland, and Jeanne Donovan Fisher.

📸 HanJie Chow

06/15/2026

NORTH STAR Cast Spotlight ⭐

Jordanna Peronico is a Brazilian-American performer, playwright, and dramaturg. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts from Towson University and graduated this spring with a Master of Music in vocal performance from NYU, having studied in the studio of Jamon Maple.

Hear Jordanna sing with the NORTH STAR choir through this Sunday: irishartscenter.org/event/north-star

06/13/2026

“I love everything in New York. Everyone speaks different languages! ‘Hello,’ ‘Hola,’ ‘Shalom,’ ‘Bonjour,’ ‘Wa alaikum assalam!’”—Zasha Singh, 11, from her poem “New York Is My Home,” featured in NORTH STAR

Hear from Zasha and other student poets reflecting on their experiences as young people in New York City and Belfast through June 21: irishartscenter.org/event/north-star

Read more about their work in the NEW YORK TIMES' theatre feature: nytimes.com/2026/06/11/theater/north-star-frederick-douglass-irish-arts-center.html

NORTH STAR is produced and presented by Irish Arts Center and Solab in association with Lyric Belfast and is a Belfast City Council via Belfast 2024 and Belfast Stories commission.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland and Culture Ireland Shared Island Touring, Production and Platform Fund, the Northern Ireland Bureau, Tourism Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland, the Covillo Lynch Foundation, the Council Northern Ireland, and Jeanne Donovan Fisher.

📸 HanJie Chow

06/12/2026

"It’s incredible to have a globally significant center for Irish arts right here... It’s also an amazing story of a small but mighty org. that was able to give life to an old historic Hell’s Kitchen building."—Assembly Member Micah Lasher on IAC for W42ST

Micah Lasher shares his West Side Story — a candidate running to replace Jerry Nadler for New York's 12th Congressional District.

06/12/2026

"Singer-songwriter Winnie Ama enters from the house cranking an old-fashioned music box. Then a choir of seven enters singing, weaving through the crowd to join the band onstage, to perform 'Sweet Canaan,' a goosebump-producing a ca****la song of hope. We know we’re in for something special…"—THEATERMANIA on NORTH STAR

Join us for the second weekend of the U.S. premiere: https://irishartscenter.org/event/north-star

NORTH STAR is produced and presented by Irish Arts Center and Solab in association with Lyric Belfast and is a Belfast City Council via Belfast 2024 and Belfast Stories commission.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland and Culture Ireland Shared Island Touring, Production and Platform Fund, the Northern Ireland Bureau, Tourism Ireland, Invest Northern Ireland, the Covillo Lynch Foundation, the British Council Northern Ireland, and Jeanne Donovan Fisher.

📸 HanJie Chow

06/12/2026

There are two more weekends to see Brian Maguire's PORTRAITS—THE FAILURE OF THE STATE at IAC.

Reserve or walk in and watch Portraiture at the Heart, the artist's May 2 conversation with advocate Cheryl Horn, ahead of your visit: https://irishartscenter.org/event/brian-maguire

Portraiture at the HeartBrian Maguire and Cheryl Horn, advocateMo...

06/12/2026

NORTH STAR Cast Spotlight ⭐

Joanelys Rosado is a vocalist and songwriter born and raised in the Bronx, New York, whose performance credits span genres such as classical, pop, gospel, rap, and more. They are currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Music Education at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College. Along with biannual concerts with their college choir, Joanelys has performed with the Sing for Hope Foundation for the United Nations and at the NYC Crime Victims Candlelight Vigil Concert as a student of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts.

Don't miss Joanelys and the NORTH STAR choir at IAC through June 21: irishartscenter.org/event/north-star