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WATERFORD RECIPIENT OF PLATFORM 31 ARTIST DEVELOPMENT SCHEME ANNOUNCED

Platform 31 is a nationwide artist development scheme by the 31 Local Authority Arts Offices, in collaboration with the Arts…

SUMMER ART CAMPS AT GOMA

GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, 4 to 8 July & 11 to 15 July 2022 GOMA Waterford will run two…

ARTLINKS BURSARIES AWARDED

Artlinks 2022 : Bursaries Awarded The Artlinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford is…

Art…

STILL TO COME THIS SUMMER IN THE CITY

23 Jun

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays Aug 5th to July 24th 2022 Friday June 24th Monkey Harris [4pm - 6pm, John Robert’s Square]TBA Friday Night Churchyard Sessions [7pm, Viking Triangle] Saturday June…

MEET THE MAKER – FRANK CULLINANE (FEENE LEATHERS)

Why not head along to the Waterford Gallery of Art for the last day of the beautiful ‘Designers & Makers’ exhibition and find out how to make a leather bag…

BITING LIGHTNING | SHANE O’DRISCOLL’S NEW EXHIBITION AT GOMA

9 Jun

GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, 9 June - 23 July 2022 This exhibition is a collection of pieces created in the last year, ranging from hand printed works to sculptural…

RECIPIENT ANNOUNCEMENT ARTLINKS COLLABORATION AWARD 2022

The Artlinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s ArtLinks Collaboration Award are County Waterford based…

Art…

GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS CURATED BY SIMONE ROCHA AT LISMORE CASTLE ARTS

Lismore Castle Arts 2nd April - 30th Oct 2022 girls girls girls is a major new group show curated by the celebrated Irish fashion designer, Simone Rocha. Simone Rocha is a…

Art…

KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – YOUTH ARTS

1 Jul

Deadline August 2nd 2022 Kilkenny Arts Office, Ossory Youth & the Drum Youth Centre invite applications from suitably qualified visual artists to undertake a residency in these two city-based youth…

Art…

ACTION ART ACTIVITY WITH LORENZO THE PIG

29 Jun

Garter Lane Courtyard - 6th July - 15:00 to 16:00 6+ years Help give Lorenzo, the Waterford Gallery of Art’s resident pig, a new action-art inspired coating with paint activities…

BACKSTAGE@THEROYAL PRESENTS ASHLEY SHEEHAN & ORAN BYRNE

29 Jun

Theatre Royal, 15th July, 8.30pm Ashley Sheehan has spent the lockdown writing and recording what will be the sixth studio album under the banner of Fighting Spiders. The album is…

CHAPTERHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (OPEN-AIR GARDEN THEATRE)

24 Jun

Curraghmore House & Gardens Sunday 26th June, 2022 4pm Take a step back in time as we meet Elizabeth Bennett and her sisters. Whilst their interfering mother engineer’s various courtships,…

music

BACKSTAGE@THEROYAL PRESENTS DEAFMONKEY, WOODY AND AMATEUR PHARMACY

23 Jun

Theatre Royal, 9th July, 8.30pm DEAFMONKEYdeafMONKEY return to kick off the July 2022 series of Backstage@TheRoyal with their high energy, guitar-driven brand of indie rock with a slice of pop.…

Artist's Gallery…

GOMA ARTIST TALK WITH SHANE O’DRISCOLL

22 Jun

Saturday 25th June at 2pm. Admission Free. Irish artist Shane O'Driscoll will give a presentation about his work, processes and influences in the artwork created for the Biting Lightning exhibition…

Comedy

DEIRDRE O’KANE – DEMENTED

18 Jun

Theatre Royal, 8th July 2022, 8pm There’s a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh, and funny woman Deirdre O’Kane has well and truly reached it. Catch…

Art…

ENGRAMS | GOMA STUDIOS ARTISTS @ THEATRE ROYAL

9 Jun

Theatre Royal, 16 June to 27 August 2022 An Engram is a physical trace of memory within the brain...ENGRAMS is an exhibition of works from the GOMA studio artists and…

SONGS I WISH I’D SUNG AT THEATRE ROYAL

Theatre Royal, Friday 17th June 2022 at 8pm Bridgerton & Derry Girls star Jamie Beamish returns to the Theatre Royal stage where he first started 30 years ago to sing…

RAIDIO NA GAELTACHTA BROADCASTING LIVE FROM DUNGARVAN THIS FRIDAY

The Old Market House Arts Centre, Friday 10th June 2022, 12:10 - 1:00pm Beidh an Saol Ó Dheas ag craoladh beo ó Ionad Ealaíon Seanteach an Mhargaidh, Dún Garbhán Dé hAoine…

Comedy

NINA CONTI THE DATING SHOW

8 Jun

Theatre Royal, 08th June, 8pm 2022 British Comedy Award winner Nina Conti is currently touring the UK to critical acclaim with her new hour The Dating Show and is preparing…

Arts Opportunity…

TRADITIONAL ARTS BURSARY AVAILABLE FOR WATERFORD

Blas International Summer School of Irish Traditional Music and Dance is an internationally accredited summer school hosted annually by the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance and set on…

Community Arts Pracice…

S.E.A Art Group Tramore, Summer Exhibition

31 May

Open 3rd June (7pm-9pm); 4-6th June (1pm - 7pm) S.E.A Art Group Tramore, was established in August 2021. We are a group of local artists who meet once a week…

Children's activities…

CRUINNIÚ NA NÓG -WORKSHOPS AT THE WATERFORD GALLERY OF ART

Willow Fish Lantern Making Workshop 11th June 2022 12.00pm - 1.30pm, Waterford Gallery of Art.Make your own fabulous Willow Fish Lantern using traditional materials and techniques. Create and decorate a fish…

Local Authority Arts…

DRAMA LEAGUE OF IRELAND SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 Bursary

26 May

Closing date: Wednesday 8th June 2022 Drama bursaries available for Drama League of Ireland Summer School 23rd -30th July 2022 at University of Limerick. The Arts Office, Waterford City &…

Art…

-THE SECRET GARDEN – OPEN SUBMISSION SHOW AUGUST 2022

20 May

'The Secret Garden' at Grennan Mill, Thomastown open call for visual artists- August 2022. Three Arts Festivals run concurrently in Kilkenny in August 2022: Kilkenny Arts Festival, AKA Fringe and…

FILM SCREENING -PISSARRO- Father Of Impressionism

20 May

Pissarro Father Of Impressionism - Film screening Thursday 19th May 2022 at Garter Lane. Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of…

FIRE & FIBRE | CERAMICS AND TAPESTRIES | MARKET HOUSE CRAFTWORKS

20 May

https://www.facebook.com/markethousecraftworks/ Market House Craftworks 20th May - 11th June 2022 10am - 5pm: Weds - Sat to 28th May. 10am - 5pm: Tues - Sat from 1st June The Square,…

Arts Opportunity…

ENTER THE 2022 ALLINGHAM POETRY AND FLASH FICTION COMPETITION

19 May

Deadline: 16th Sept 2022 The 2022 Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competition is open for entries! Writers worldwide are invited to enter flash fiction pieces up to 700 words, and…

BEALTAINE CRAFT WORKSHOPS CELEBRATING CREATIVITY IN OLDER AGE

13 May

The Arts Office, Waterford City & Co. Council in association with Waterford Libraries is pleased to host a series of craft workshops in residential and day care settings in Waterford…

Art…

COLD HAS A VOICE-AN EXHIBITION BY BETTINA NORTON

13 May

Tramore Coastguard Cultural Centre Sunday 1st - 31st May 2022 2.30pm - 4pm An exhibition of oil seascapes by Kilkenny artist Bettina Norton. Exhibition opening Sunday 1st May 2022 2.30pm…

Art…

NEW MENTORING PROGRAMME FOR WATERFORD’S VISUAL ARTISTS

12 May

The deadline for receipt of online applications is 23.59 on 18th May 2022. The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce details of the Big Look…

SPRING AWAKENING 11th-14th MAY AT GARTER LANE

Garter Lane Wednesday 11th - Saturday 14th May 2022 It sees a group of teenagers – silenced and controlled by a censorious society – discover a new world of feeling…

Film

AN CAILÍN CIÚIN

In Waterford Omniplex May 12th 2022 AN CAILÍN CIÚIN ( The Quiet Girl) written and directed by Colm Bairead and produced by Cleona Ní Chrualaoi of Inscéal . The film was funded by…

OLIVER CALLAN – CALLAN’S KICKS AT THEATRE ROYAL

12 May

Theatre Royal, 21st May, 8.00pm Impressionist Oliver Callan brings his award-winning Callan’s Kicks comedy show to life on stage for the first time in five years with a huge cast…

BOOK NOW! EOS Screening: Pissarro Father of Modern Impressionism – Garter Lane

11 May

Without Camille Pissarro, there is no Impressionist movement. He is rightfully known as the father of Impressionism. It was a dramatic path that Pissarro followed, and throughout it all he…

FILM OFFALY SHORT FILM AWARD – NOW OPEN

Closing date: Thursday 2nd June at 3pm The FilmOffaly Short Film Award 2022 is now open. This funding initiative aims to foster creative and resourceful filmmaking in Co. Offaly. We…

Art…

NEW PERFORMANCE SPACE COMES TO LIFE THANKS TO LOCAL DUNGARVAN STUDENTS

Waterford City and County Council enlisted The Walls Project (the company behind Waterford Walls) to work with students in four Dungarvan secondary schools to create these murals for the new…

LAST CHANCE TO SEE! THE WATERFORD GALLERY OF ART’S CURRENT EXHIBITION FINISHES MAY 7TH 2022

The Waterford Gallery of Art, 5th, 6th and 7th of May 2022 The Waterford Gallery of Art's current exhibition is seeing it's final days this week to make way for…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ALICE | AT THE THEATRE ROYAL | FROM THE 12-14TH MAY

Theatre Royal Waterford, 12-14 May 2022, 8pm Directed by Jim Nolan, ‘Happy Birthday Dear Alice’ is Bernard Farrell’s much-loved and hilarious comedy on the efforts of a dysfunctional family to…

Arts Opportunity…

MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2022 DEADLINE – 22ND JUNE

Deadline: 22nd June 2022 at 12 noon. Since 1998 the Arts Office has been running this national annual Creative Writing Award to celebrate the rich literary life of the late…

Arts Opportunity…

OPEN CALL: WATERFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022

The Waterford International Film Festival is Waterford’s premiere film festival that showcases the works of national & international filmmakers & artists. In 2022 the festival will be celebrating its 16th Annual…

Arts Opportunity

OPEN CALL: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WATERFORD

WHAT invites artists of all arts disciplines to apply to be Artist in Residence at UHW Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) has issued an open call to artists of all…

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