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…
General… 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…
theatre 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,…
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…
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.…
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…
General 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…
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…
Musical… SONGS I WISH I’D SUNG AT THEATRE ROYAL 9 Jun9 Jun 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…
General RAIDIO NA GAELTACHTA BROADCASTING LIVE FROM DUNGARVAN THIS FRIDAY 8 Jun18 Jun 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 8 Jun9 Jun 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…
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… 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…
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…
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…
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…
General FILM OFFALY SHORT FILM AWARD – NOW OPEN 10 May22 Jun 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…
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… OPEN CALL: WATERFORD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 4 May22 Jun 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…
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…
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 Mar9 Jun 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…
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…
