EARTH RISING returns to IMMA in 2025 as a vibrant festival of art, ecology, and ideas. Running from 12 to 14 September, this year’s festival is inspired by Staying with the Trouble, IMMA’s current acclaimed group exhibition based on Donna Haraway’s influential text. The exhibition and the wider festival explore how we might live differently in a time of planetary breakdown, not by turning away from complexity, but by staying with it, together.
From radical talks to joyful workshops, restorative installations to grassroots action, Earth Rising 2025 features over 50 free events designed to inspire, connect, and activate.
Established in 2021, Earth Rising is Ireland’s leading festival exploring the intersection of climate, culture, and collective action. Presented by IMMA, the festival invites audiences to engage with the big questions of our time through the lens of art, creativity, and community.
Coinciding with our 2025 programme, IMMA is also thrilled to share that it has officially signed up to Culture Declares Emergency, becoming the first major cultural institution in Ireland to do so. This global movement calls on the cultural sector to respond to the climate and ecological crisis with urgency, imagination, and solidarity.
Our Impact Report
Earth Rising sparks climate conversations and actions through the power of art and creativity. Each year, the festival evolves as a bold civic experiment – a space where audiences, artists, thinkers, makers, and doers come together to explore ideas, imagine solutions, and take action in radically creative and hopeful ways.
By creating a welcoming, regenerative space that supports direct climate action and immersive learning, Earth Rising aims to be both an ally and catalyst within Ireland’s climate movement – helping shape a more sustainable and just future for generations to come.
This Impact Report isn’t just a snapshot of festival numbers – it reflects how IMMA is moving beyond performative sustainability, embedding systems thinking and using culture as a real driver of change.
Download the full Earth Rising 2024 Impact Report here.
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