The Complex Dublin

In response to the public letter from Minister Jack Chamber's office, suggesting that space could be made available by DCC in the Digital Hub, no such offer or communication has been made to The Complex. It closed up in Arran Street last Friday and is now homeless.

The news nobody who loves this city wanted - The Complex Dublin has closed.

As its Artistic Director/CEO .fielding so rightly says, “The loss of The Complex represents a failure of cultural policy, accountability, and long-term planning within the public system.

Our efforts have also been frustrated by an inflexible landlord, focused exclusively on achieving vacant possession, to maximize the redevelopment value of the site.

This outcome stands in direct contradiction to stated commitments to support Irish arts, cultural employment, and equitable access to cultural life in Dublin.”

We wish Vanessa, all the team and everyone associated with the work of The Complex over the years all the very best as they embark on the next chapter.

For the city we love, and the arts scene it claims to foster, the question is where to next? A question it’s in everyone’s interest to find the answer to, and urgently.

https://www.totallydublin.ie/arts-culture/arts-culture-features/the-outcome-nobody-who-cares-about-this-city-wanted-the-complex-has-closed/