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…
crafts… 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…
Garter Lane… SPRING AWAKENING 11th-14th MAY AT GARTER LANE 12 May19 May 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 12 May12 May 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…
Comedy… 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…
Film… 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…
General FILM OFFALY SHORT FILM AWARD – NOW OPEN 10 May 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 6 May6 May 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…
General… BACKSTAGE@THEROYAL PRESENTS YOUTH ARTS LIVE FEATURING THE BLACK ROSES & ERIC STAN AND THE RACCOONS 6 May Theatre Royal 20th May 8:30pm The Black Roses are a five-piece metal band from Waterford, made up of lead singer Megan Jacob, guitarists Jack D. and Oisín McGrath, bassist Ronan…
Exhibition… LAST CHANCE TO SEE! THE WATERFORD GALLERY OF ART’S CURRENT EXHIBITION FINISHES MAY 7TH 2022 5 May12 May 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…
theatre HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ALICE | AT THE THEATRE ROYAL | FROM THE 12-14TH MAY 4 May19 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 4 May4 May 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 4 May 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 3 May12 May 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…
crafts… WATERFORD DESIGNERS AND MAKERS EXHIBITION AT THE WATERFORD GALLERY OF ART 30 Apr30 Apr Waterford Designers & Makers Exhibition 2022 Showcasing the excellence of all craft disciplines designed and made in Waterford Waterford City and County Council’s Creative Ireland Programme in association with Waterford…
Poetry… 28th-29th APRIL: POETRY DAY EVENTS IN WATERFORD 2022 26 Apr4 May Soundings Poetry Waterford Conference Venue: Christ Church Cathedral Waterford Thursday 28th & Fri 29th April 2022 Admission: Free Open to all 11 poets from all over Ireland read their…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS BURSARIES AWARDED 13 Apr30 Apr Artlinks 2022 : Bursaries Awarded The Artlinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford is pleased to announce that it has awarded over €70,000 to…
Arts Grants… THE BASIC INCOME FOR THE ARTS (PILOT) SCHEME IS OPEN! 12 Apr12 May The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will run over a 3-year period (2022 – 2025). It is described as a transformative initiative to support the arts and creative…
Art… KEN O’NEILL’S ‘JUDGEMENT CALL’ – A NEW EXHIBITION AT THE COASTGUARD 1 Apr The Tramore Coastguard Cultural Centre, April 3rd - 30th 2022 The Coastguard Cultural Centre presents a new exhibition by Tramore based artist Ken O'Neill. 'Judgement Call' will be available to…
Art… THE AGE OF REASON/UNREASON – A GROUP EXHIBITION BY NA CAILLEACHA 31 Mar Garter Lane Arts Centre 31st March - 30th April 2022 A group exhibition by Na Caileacha. Official Opening: Thursday March 31st at 5:30pm Image: https://www.facebook.com/garterlaneartscentre/photos/ Garter Lane Arts Centre, O'Connell…
Art… GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS CURATED BY SIMONE ROCHA AT LISMORE CASTLE ARTS 31 Mar3 Apr 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…
Concert… UKRAINE CRISIS APPEAL CONCERT AT THE CCC TRAMORE 25 Mar25 Mar Coastguard Cultural Centre Tramore, 8th May 2022, 7pm Booking: www.eventbrite.ie/e/a-ukraine-crisis-appeal-concert-tickets- Tickets €20+fee All proceeds to go to the Irish Red Cross. Coastguard Cultural Centre, Love Lane, Tramore Web: http://www.coastguardculturalcentre.ie/
Art… CREATIVE IRELAND -THIS IS ART- COMPETITION 25 Mar25 Mar Closing date for entries 1st May 2022 This is Art! is an exciting new online art competition created in partnership between RTÉ and the Creative Ireland Programme, aimed at young…
Garter Lane… REMOTE | WATERFORD YOUTH ARTS PRESENTS | THEATRE AT GARTER LANE 23 Mar Garter Lane, 20th & 21st April 2022 at 8pm Directed by Deirdre Dwyer. Written by Stef Smith Seven teenagers' lives all intertwine over the course of a single evening as…
music… MAKE MUSIC WITH MUSIC GENERATION WATERFORD AND GOMA GALLERY 23 Mar23 Mar Goma Gallery, Tuesdays 6:15pm - 7:45pm starting week 29th March 2022 Make Music @ Goma Gallery of modern Art Waterford is a new partnership project between Music Generation Waterford and…
Art… LISMORE & WEST WATERFORD ARTS GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST POETRY MEETING DATE 16 Mar The Marine Bar Dungarvan, Monday 21st of March 2022 at 7:30pm A new arts troupe ‘Lismore & West Waterford Arts Group’ (LWWAG) is hosting its first post pandemic poetry evening on Monday…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS COLLABORATION AWARD 2022 – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 7 Mar4 May Closing Date April 19th 2022 at 5pm The ArtLinks partners in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford local authorities are pleased to announce that they are currently accepting applications for the…
Arts Grants… 2022 Arts Practice Grants 6 Mar1 Apr The Arts service would like to apologise for the delay in publishing the successful applicants for the Arts Practice Grants. Letters with Terms and Conditions will be sent out shortly. Letters…
Community Arts Pracice… EASTER SUNDAY CRAFT MARKET AT THE HAVEN 6 Mar25 Apr The Haven Hotel, Sunday 17th April 2022 at 12pm The Haven Marketeers will be back in the marquee on Easter Sunday. Open 12 noon until 5pm with some new stalls…
Arts on line… BREAKING GROUND WITH ANDREW MACKLIN 5 Mar7 Mar 6 week on line webinar starting on Sunday 6th March at 19:00 Breaking Ground 2 with Andrew Macklin Following the success and interest in Breaking Ground in 2021, we have…
Exhibition… LIFE IS A DREAM WIT 5TH YEAR ARCHITECTURAL STUDENTS EXHIBITION 2 Mar Garter Lane 21st Feb until March 15th 2022 Life is a Dream: Architecture between ethics and politics. An exhibition of work by 5th year Architectural students, Department of Architecture &…
General… MUSIC – BRIAN DOWNEY’S ALIVE AND DANGEROUS 2 Mar The Haven Hotel, Saturday, March 12th 2022 at 7:30pm Brian Downey on drums needs no introduction..... Hailing originally from Dublin, Brian enjoyed his first taste of success in Ireland with…
Arts Office Projects… THE FOOLHARDY COMEDY FESTIVAL IN WATERFORD 28 Feb3 Apr PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE DOOR Download the Foolhardy Schedule 01042022 The Foolhardy - Festival of Comedy and Commedia continues today with talks, workshops and lots and lots of comedy. Curated…
Art… SEIKO HAYASE – ARTIST TALK AT GOMA 27 Feb25 Apr GOMA Gallery, 2nd April 2022 2pm Admission Free. Make a date in your diary to come and hear the Japanese artist Seiko Hayase speak about the process of her work…
Book… NEON HEARTS AND THE ANGRY MOB – WAYNE POWER’S LATEST POETRY COLLECTION 25 Feb7 Mar Love in a time of lockdowns could be one way of describing this latest volume of poetry from Wayne Power – a worthy follow-up to his debut collection, Everyone’s…
