Art… UNA SEALY, RHA AWARDED PORTRAIT COMMISSION FOR WATERFORD 11 Dec16 Jan Waterford City & County Council and the Office of Public Works (OPW) recently held a portrait commission under the Per Cent for Art Scheme. In Phase 1 of this project,…
Art… THE IRISH DRESSER AND FOLKLORE CALENDAR – NEW PROJECT BY MICHAEL FORTUNE 5 Dec16 Jan Artist/folklorist Michael Fortune from folklore.ie has just produced this gorgeous calendar for 2021. Fifteen colourful images of kitchen dressers accompanied by stories relating to the dresser’s owner, origin and contents…
Art… EXHIBITION – TRANSCENDING ANNIHALATION 2 Dec16 Jan Opening Thursday the 10th December 2020 (booking for opening reception essential) Runs Thursday 10th December 2020 - Saturday 16th January 2021 Transcending Annihilation An exhibition by a selection of graduates…
Art… JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE PROGRAM 12 Nov2 Dec Online event. Enrolment Window Opens Sunday 15th November - Monday 30th November 2020 Learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes in this online blended learning…
Art… ART OF THE PEOPLE AT CENTRAL LIBRARY 2 Oct Waterford Central Library, Monday 5th October - 29th 2020 Art of the People celebrates Waterford art making and art makers. Presented in the windows of Waterford City & County Council’s…
Art… ALLA PRIMA PORTRAIT WORKSHOP – TONY ROBINSON, ARTFORM 1 Oct1 Oct Artform, Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th October 2020 at 10:00am The alla prima oil portrait is painted directly from the live model, wet in wet. In the manner of Frans…
Art… RIBBON OF LIGHT – AN EXHIBITION BY CORINA DUYN AND ANNA MOORE 1 Oct Blackwater Valley Arts Centre, Sunday 4th October until Sunday 29th November 2020 Opening times: Wednesday to Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm | Sunday 11:00am - 5:00pm ‘Ribbon of Light’ is an…
Art… BRIAN KENNEDY 2 Sep Theater Royal- Saturday 5th September at 8:00 pm - Fee: €26.00 Brian Kennedy is one of Ireland’s most inspired and revered ambassadors of music. Originally from Belfast, Brian remains one of…
Art… BIRDS OF BURDEN & MUFASA 2 Sep Theater Royal, Friday September 4th 2020 - 8pm. Fee: 16€ To book your ticket please click here Theater Royal The Mall, Waterford Phone: (051) 874 402
Art… WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL- 3 DAYS TILL FINAL DEADLINE 2 Sep Dead line Friday 4th September 2020 more information and how to submit please click here
Art… BERNADETTE DOOLAN IN CONVERSATION WITH AOIBHIE McCARTHY 27 Aug27 Aug GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Saturday 29th of August 2020 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm. Free event. Booking Essential Booking: tiny.cc/bernadettedoolantalk Due to covid-19 restrictions limited places are available…
Art… WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2020 14 Aug15 Aug closing date- Wednesday 12 PM 16th September 2020 The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce details of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2020. The Waterford Poetry…
Art… EXHIBITION – THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME BY BERNADETTE DOOLAN – GOMA 2 Aug29 Sep GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, 30th July - 26th September 2020 Wednesdays to Saturdays 12.30 - 5.30pm Award winning Irish artist Bernadette Doolan explores the fragility of identity in the…
Art… EXHIBITION – WHEN THE WIND BLOWS BY OISIN BURKE 14 Jul GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Wednesday 15th July 2020, 12:30pm - 5:30pm When the Wind Blows | Oisin Burke Oisin's exhibition will be running until the 22nd of July (one…
Art… BAZ ASHMAY WANTS YOU! APPLICATIONS FOR ‘WINGMAN’ NOW CLOSED 13 Jul8 Sep Baz Ashmay is looking for people to take part in the new series of his hit TV show Wingman! He is keen to find a young creative (a photographer, painter,…
Art… CAPPOQUIN MARKET HOUSE CRAFTWORKS OPENS 10 Jul29 Jul 10.00am to 5.00pm Tuesday to Sunday. Having successfully been involved in a temporary studios and shop, "The Lismore Craft Collective" in 2014, Len Canton (leatherwork), Joan Casey (mosaic & felt)…
Art… SLIGO IS LOOKING FOR A PUBLIC ART PROJECT MANAGER 28 Apr28 Apr Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for inclusion on a panel for the position of Public Art Project Manager (Temporary Contract Post). Application forms, details of qualifications and full…
Art… ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES €1M GRANT SCHEME FOR NEW DIGITAL WORKS 16 Apr16 Apr The Arts Council is launching a €1 million scheme to enable artists to make new, original, digital work during the Covid-19 crisis. They are also creating a new digital platform…
Art… WATERFORD GALLERY OF ART 14 Apr20 Apr One of the hidden gems of the Irish art world, offering a fascinating view of Irish painting in the first half of the twentieth century. The Collections of the…
Art… THE KILDARE GALLERY CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION 30 Mar The Kildare Gallery is running a fab free online children's open art competition in response to the Covid-19 crisis to encourage artistic creativity, originality and self expression. The competition has…
Art… FREE SPORT COLOURING BOOK FOR CHILDREN 24 Mar We at waterfordarts.com are looking out for fun arts activities during the Covid-19 crises. We noticed that the good people at the journal.ie and the 42.ie have made their fab…
Art… VIRTUAL TOURS OF FAMOUS MUSEUMS AND WATERFORD TREASURES WLR FM SLOT 23 Mar8 Apr Please note - not all Links are not working presently. Going into a self-quarantine can have many complex issues and complications beyond having enough food and supplies for two weeks.…
Art… LISMORE CASTLE ARTS 2020 PROGRAMME POSTPONED 19 Mar19 Mar Statement from Lismore Castle Arts: "In light of increasing concerns relating to COVID-19, and in order to protect our staff, artists and visitors, Lismore Castle Arts is postponing our Light…
Art… **POSTPONED** EXHIBITION – KAYE DONACHIE AT ST. CARTHAGE HALL 14 Mar19 Mar St. Carthage Hall, 29th March – 24th May 2020. Preview Saturday 28 March 3:00pm - 6:00pm In light of Covid-19 outbreak, this exhibition has been postponed until further notice. Kaye…
Art… **POSTPONED** LIGHT AND LANGUAGE AT LISMORE ARTS 14 Mar19 Mar Lismore Castle Arts, 29th March - 11th October 2020. Preview Saturday 28 March. In light of Covid-19 outbreak, this event has been postponed until further notice. Nancy Holt was an…
Art… CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: VISUAL ARTS MENTOR/ CURATOR FOR LAOIS ARTHOUSE COLLECTIVE 12 Mar15 Apr Closing date: Tuesday 14th April, 4:00pm Laois County Council Arts office in association with Creative Ireland Laois call for submissions For Laois Arthouse Collective – Laois Arthouse, Stradbally - Visual…
Art… JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING FOUR-WEEK COURSE FOR BEGINNERS 12 Mar Coastguard Cultural Centre, Thursday afternoons 2:00pm - 4:00pm: 2nd April (start date), 16th, 23rd & 30th April 2020 Sumi-e: Japanese Black Ink Painting is a unique art form using only…
Art… (CANCELLED) ROGUE EXHIBITION – IT’S NEVER TOO LATE 7 Mar13 Mar The Rogue Gallery and Studios, Thursday 12th March 2020 at 7:00pm Exhibition “It's Never too Late” celebrates the many beautiful paintings and drawings created by the Rogue's hard working amateur…
Art… EXHIBITION POSTPONED – GOMA: WHEN THE WIND BLOWS BY OISÍN BURKE 7 Mar18 Mar GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Exhibition opening Thursday 5th March 7pm. Runs 5th March - 4th April 2020 GOMA Invites you to the opening reception of When The Wind Blows,…
Art… KEVIN CAHILL : FRONT OF HOUSE EXHIBITION 4 Mar10 Jan Garter Lane, from 18th till 29th of March 2020 at 1.30 pm. A native of Waterford and recent graduate of Waterford Institute of Technology, Kevin will have his first solo…
Art… CELEBRATE SPRING WITH FLOWERS – SHEVAUN DOHERTY, ARTFORM 1 Mar14 Feb Artform School of Art, Saturday 14th – Sunday 15th March 2020 at 10:00am This spring for the first time, Shevaun Doherty Botanical Artist is coming to Artform School of Art…
Art… OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS – HSE SOUTH EAST ACUTE HOSPITALS PUBLIC ART PANEL 2020-2021 25 Feb23 Mar The closing date for the receipt of applications is 23 March 2020. Open Call for artists for HSE South East Acute Hospitals Public Art Panel 2020-2021 Waterford Healing Arts Trust,…
Art… DEADLINE TODAY: ARTS OPPORTUNITY – “A BETTER PLACE” AT WATERFORD HEALING ARTS TRUST 25 Feb11 Mar Deadline: Tuesday 10th March 2020 at 5pm Waterford Healing Arts Trust invites artists to submit proposals to make UHW “A Better Place” Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) has announced an…
Art… DRAWING AND PAINTING THE FIGURE – WILLIAM A. NATHANS, ARTFORM 24 Feb26 Feb Artform School of Art, Monday 9th – Wednesday 11th March 2020 at 10:00am This course takes its lead from the Old Masters. Students will work directly from the posed life…
Art… GOMA : STUDIO SPACES AVAILABLE 21 Feb6 Mar Closing Date 5th March 2020. GOMA is seeking studio applications for their Park Road Studios, a recently acquired second building which is an industrial unit located across from the…
Art… SENIOR PAINTING/ DRAWING WITH ALFONSO SANTONI 19 Feb The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Tuesday 25th February 2020 at 7:00pm Join our wonderful senior painting and drawing classes with World-renowned Alfonso Santoni. Learn to paint and draw, or even…
Art… WORKSHOP – ALLA PRIMA PORTRAIT: TONY ROBINSON, ARTFORM 5 Feb Artform, Friday 14th – Sunday 16th February 2020 at 10:00am Course Date: 14th – 16th February 2020 Location: Artform School of Art Dunmore East, Co. Waterford Medium: Oils (or pastel…