Project Arts Centre, Contemporary art gallery and cultural center in Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland

Project Arts Centre is a multidisciplinary arts facility in Temple Bar that presents contemporary exhibitions, theatre, dance, and music performances across interconnected spaces. The building contains a main theatre, a smaller cube venue, and gallery areas designed to accommodate both large productions and artist development work.

Project Arts Centre was founded by Jim FitzGerald and Colm O'Briain in 1967, after a three-week festival at the Gate Theatre in 1966, making it Ireland's first multidisciplinary arts centre. It occupied several premises before opening in a converted factory on East Essex Street in 1975. That building was demolished in 1998, and a purpose-built replacement with two auditoriums, a gallery and a bar opened on the same site in 2000.

The centre's name comes from its founding as "Project" in 1967, and it has hosted the Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Dublin Dance Festival and Dublin Writers Festival. Long associated with Rough Magic Theatre, it has often drawn controversy; in 2018 street artist Maser painted a Repeal the 8th mural that the government pressed the centre to cover over.

The centre sits on East Essex Street in Temple Bar, with two auditoriums, a gallery and a bar in the building opened in 2000. Enter from the street side; the gallery and bar are on the ground level and the auditoriums are reached inside. Programming changes often, so confirm what is on before travelling.

The centre runs a dedicated artist programme that provides working space and time for creators to develop and test new work before public presentation. This focus on nurturing emerging artistic practice sets it apart as more than just a venue.