Renn Miano

A big thank you to all at @livecollision (particularly the tireless @nonbinaryicon and Lynette!) who gave us the opportunity to try out a new idea last week in front of an audience. Our lovely audience members were much appreciated and taught us lots in the process ❤️💊 Thank you for coming! Photos by @fizzyallie ✨✨✨ (thank you too!)

OK twinnnnn. Such a blessing to have a friend/sibling like you. We laughed so hard and we literally can be ourselves together. Loves to smother me this one 😂 and let's me be a grump. Love you to the moon and back absolute legend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ @nonbinaryicon

Not only have we made a festival but we made a brochure too! 💜 A labour of love, we wanted a physical record of this most exceptional year so we produced a special edition brochure. Buy yours now (€5 p&p) and have it sent to your door! Available from next week, you can also pick up your brochure from select independent retailers in Dublin City centre. Brochure credits: Design - @bigo_agency Artists - Karen Miano, Kévin Coquelard Photography - Ellius Grace Styling - Shaylyn Gilheaney Make-up - Becky Lumsden Location - D-Light Studios

Belfast was as amazing as it was cold! I absolutely fucking adored the politics, the people and everything about @outburstqueerarts ! Couldn’t get myself to leave, so I promise to be back sooner than you know! Thank you @ruth.ellen.mccarthy for bringing us together, embracing the crazy, and adding more to the fire ♥️🔥♥️

The week that is in it as the legend Michael D.Higgins finishes his presidency, I want to share photos from the last Paddy’s day. It was such an honour and privilege to be invited to his last Paddy’s day celebrations for my contribution of Community Arts to Inclusion and Creativity in Ireland. It was such an incredible evening hearing him speak and celebrating with my peers for all the work we do in the arts. He always championed arts and culture and we massively thank him. ID: Image 1: Photo of a vibrant group of artists huddled in a group around President at the time, Michael D.Higgins. Image 2: Photo of Tobi, Tara, Tobi and Renn standing together all dressed up fancy and smiling in front of the Arás an Uachtaráin. Image 3: Photo of Eimear, Tara and Renn standing together all dressed up fancy and smiling in front of the Arás an Uachtaráin. Image 4: Photo of Tara and Renn posing with a bronze sculpture of Former President Mary Robinson. Image 5: Photo of Tara and Renn’s faces close up. Renn is making peace signs with their fingers and their big lovely eyes looking up towards Tara. Tara’s head is above Renn’s. They’re making a pouting face. Image 6: Photo of Eimear and Tara posing in front of a painting of Former President Mary Robinson. #dublin #ireland #arasanuachtarain #presidentofireland #communityarts #sociallyengagedart

summer ‘24 you will be missed 🌞🍦

Culture Night 2025 is almost here! Galway Arts Centre presents two very special events across its venues for Culture Night 2025. In the galleries at 47 Dominick Street as part of ‘The Air We Share’ exhibition, University of Galway Climate Scientist Dr. Liz Coleman will discuss the intersection of art and science in the exhibition and how the artists' projects reveal the impact of air pollution in innovative ways. There will also be a presentation of the technology used to monitor air quality across Westside and other parts of Galway City. Members of the public will be invited to offer their thoughts on the project, and shape how artists and scientists come together with the public to make change. Facilitated by artist Conor Burke 📌 47 Dominick Street 📅 19 Sept ⏰ 6.30pm FREE, no booking required * * * In Nuns Island Theatre, Galway Arts Centre presents ‘The Outside Voice’, an evening of conversation, music and performance curated by Kate Butler (DJ Softskills), hosted by Kate & Renn Miano. Featuring a bold mix of contemporary Irish trad music, experimental electronic sounds and cutting-edge hip-hop, showcasing some of Ireland’s most exciting musical talents, Katie Kim & Ellie Myler, Alyxis & Camiii 💥 📌 Nuns Island Theatre 📅 19 Sept ⏰ 9pm sharp! 📎 FREE - SOLD OUT, join the wait-list via booking link in bio Please note: Tickets guarantee admission only until capacity is reached. We advise arriving early to secure entry. Doors open before 9pm, and the event will commence promptly at 9pm sharp! Supported by The Arts Council’s Culture Night Late award & Galway City Council 'The Air We Share' is part of the Creative Climate Action initiative, funded by the Creative Ireland Programme and supported by Galway Arts Centre & project partners. Photo: Tom Flanagan Graphic: Sal/Goldmoth productions @culturenight @culturenightgalway @culture_galway @creativeireland @galwaycitycouncil @artsofficegalwaycity @universityofgalway #westsideresourcecentre @galwaycultureco @deptculturecommssport @deptcee @artscouncilireland @thisisgalway @galwayswestend

St. Patrick’s Day 2025 we were invited to a reception hosted by @presidentirl and Sabina Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin to celebrate the contributions of community arts to inclusion and creativity. The theme was ‘Samhlaíocht agus an Náisiún - Imagination and the Nation’ A room full of incredible socially engaged artists and such high energy being celebrated was inspiring. Amazing to see community centred arts being celebrated.

INTRODUCING OUR “QUEER BY NATURE” YARD PARTY DJ’s 🪩 Madrid baby dj Rosita is a longtime radio curator with her thumb always on the pulse.  A bisexual advocate, genre SWITCHer, and freaky freak, she’ll be keeping it hot, heartfelt, and surprising at every turn. Be ready for some sexy and bouncy techno, belly-tingling electronics, and hugeee latin club moments that’ll have you re-downloading Duolingo.  —-b2b—- Ratts Tyrrell has been a familiar face in Dublin’s nightlife for the past three years.  Known for blending an eclectic mix of house, mashups, drum and bass, and dubstep, Any time spent with Ratts guarantees you to walk away thinking ‘that was certainly something’. Renn - Anti-disciplinary artist & mess maker based between the tropics and forever Renn Miano is a sound artist turned part time/post retired DJ and Ireland’s no 1. Dennis Rodman’s fan Born and bred in Lucan, Beano is heavily inspired by nineties and early naughties electronic music. Under his previous moniker he focused on producing and playing techno, but presently his selection has shifted towards rhythmic and transient soundscapes inspired by queer club culture and community. ——b2b—— Tadhg K loves a song and a dance their work spans live audiovisual installations, Live & DJ sets. Influenced by 90+00s houses and trance the pulse of their sets are cute, fun and infections xx *Closing Set* Ali is a Dublin-born dyke who brings the dance floor together with sexy, bassy selections and an emphasis on fun. She’s influenced by queer culture both past and present and calls on her knowledge of divas and dance music to bring euphoric and energetic moments to the party. ——b2b—— DJ Egg is a music selector and artist who has been steadily rising and creating communities on the dancefloor through the Irish and UK scenes for the past eight years. Well-established in the jungle and bass scene, they have married their passion for bass-heavy music with their long-standing involvement in grassroots queer culture, developing a signature sound that encompasses euphoric queer house and club music into their sets. Graphic labels - @kalab0y 🫶

Remembering Renn Miano's participatory peformance at Convergence festival where they challenged the contradictions of failure, identity and afro-futurism. Renn engaged with the audience, pulling members into their performance space to build the scene that hosted the issue they were tackling. The housing and cost of living crises They had people laughing and questioning about the reality we live in. Renn Miano is 1 of 4 of BMR aka BlackmagicRawr – they are an afrofuturist performance and movement sonic rooted trio who are based between Lucan, Dublin and Wicklow. They are also a sonic artist who’s practice focuses on reclamation of spaces, with an ongoing theme of rest and play and resistance. In between that they can be found by the sea or working as a creative producer with an array of talents through Field Arts. Or styling or writing or sensitivity reading. @nonbinaryicon @liamomaonlai @followers Photos @deej_fabyc_art

My beautiful babies always so grateful for your presence in my life. You are very special to me. This was my 30th we spent in Glasgow , eating, drinking,chatting shit. IT IS NOT MY BIRTHDAY RIGHT NOW IM 31 ALREADY BIRTHDAY IS IN OCTOBER 😂😂😂😂😂 #family #sisterhood #blackjoy

What an afternoon of performance - CON/p(art)y at The People’s Museum of limerick today- co hosted by @partyhereandnow and @live_art_ireland and featuring @cerberus_x3 @nonbinaryicon @shiranibolle_ @laurajaneallis and Slavek Kwi and a film excerpt by b.h Yael. A huge thanks to the great crowd who showed up and supported us and for the limerick weather gods for keeping the rain away.. #liveart #liveperformanceart #contemporaryperformanceart #artactions #partyhereandnow #liveartireland