The Creative Space @ CMC

The Creative Space, located on the ground floor of the Contemporary Music Centre, is now available for booking on an expanded basis.

What is the Creative Space @ CMC and who can use it?

Situated on the ground floor of the Contemporary Music Centre building on Dublin city’s historic Fishamble Street, the CMC Creative Space is a welcoming, open room. Primarily intended for practitioners connected to contemporary classical music (“new music”) on the island of Ireland, the Creative Space functions within the CMC’s mission to support such artists. Furnished with a baby grand piano, and a hi-spec audio monitor rig, the space is there to offer a crucible for creative development and growth: be it in the form of workshops, rehearsals, meetings, or simply solitary study and craft.

What facilities and equipment are available?

  • Baby grand piano
  • Studio monitors and sub-woofer 
  • Mixer and audio interface (Bluetooth and stereo minijack inputs available)
  • CD player 
  • 4 x microphone stands
  • 4 x dynamic microphones*
  • 2 x condenser microphones*
  • 4 x music stands
  • Projector 
  • Projection screen
  • Table
  • 20 x chairs
  • Flip chart
  • 2 x up-lighters
  • Tea / coffee facilities
  • Wi-fi and ethernet internet access

*NB microphones are not provided by default and must be requested at time of booking. 

The CMC Creative Space is wheelchair accessible. Please see information on access below.

Standard use

The CMC Creative Space is available to book for standard use, free of charge, up to 12 weeks in advance. Typically, "standard use" slots are 3 hours in duration, within business hours, Monday-Thursday. To qualify for standard use, the user must provide details of their project, and explicitly state how the use connects to contemporary classical music ("new music") on the island of Ireland. For a standard use the maximum number of persons occupying the space is 4. Details of the number of persons attending for the slot must be given at time of booking. "Standard use" bookings are considered as "dry hire" – a single designated staff member will be available in the building, but it is not possible to provide any ongoing support (technical or otherwise) during the booking. 

To view bookable slots, and to make a booking for a standard use, please go to our booking service provider HERE and follow the steps.

Special use

“Special uses” refer to bookings that fall outside the terms set out for standard use above, and may incur a charge for the use, invoiced and payable in advance. The CMC welcomes enquiries for such uses, and will consider possibilities for facilitation on a case-by-case basis. All enquiries for special uses should be directed to gsholdice@cmc.ie.

Access

The CMC Creative Space is located on the ground floor of the Contemporary Music Centre at 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin, D08T2W9. Entry is via CMC's front door up a short series of stone steps.

Step-free access to the Creative Space is through the wooden exterior gate on Fishamble Street, next door to the front door of the Centre on 19 Fishamble Street. Through the gate, is a wheelchair accessible ramp leading to the side entrance door of the Centre. CMC is equipped with an accessible, independent-use W/C toilet on the ground floor. There is no hoist facility available. If you require step-free/wheelchair access to the Creative Space, please let the CMC team know when making your booking enquiry.