events… BEALTAINE FESTIVAL FINALE 4 Jun Waterford Central Library, Wednesday June 5th 2019 at 3:30pm Enjoy a performance from the Bealtaine Choir & The Solas Centre's Men' s Choir, and listen to readings produced from the…
Concert… MUSIC – CHRISTY MOORE 4 Jun Theatre Royal Waterford, June Friday to Saturday 7th & 8th, 8 pm to 10 pm Following two sold out shows in 2018, Christy is heading back to Waterford for two…
General… ONE DAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS 3 Jun28 May Curraghmore House, Saturday June 15th 2019 at 9:00am – 5:00pm Curraghmore House, Friday July 12th 2019 at 9:00am – 5:00pm Curraghmore House, Sunday August 11th 2019 at 9:00am – 5:00pm…
General… DRUMMING WORKSHOP WITH RSAG 3 Jun29 May Central Arts, Saturday June 15th 2019 at 2:00pm Cruinniú na nÓg presents a drumming workshop with multi-instrumentalist RSAG (Rarely Seen Above Ground) aka Jeremy Hickey has gained a reputation as…
General… THE ROGUE ELEPHANT OUTSIDE THE ROOM 3 Jun21 May The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Saturday 15th June at 3pm to 5pm The Rogue Elephant Outside the Room is a interactive and immersive workshop based upon the fun of creating…
General… LAUNCH: BIRTH METAL A POETRY PAMPHLET 3 Jun21 May The Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Saturday 15th June at 7pm The Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms is delighted to advise you that one of our members in the Waterford Writers group…
Festival… DUNMORE EAST FOOD FESTIVAL 2 Jun25 Jun Dunmore East, Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd June Dunmore East Festival of Food, Fish & Fun promises a weekend full of family fun, great food and live entertainment with…
Festival… MUSIC – KONNECT FESTIVAL 2 Jun25 Jun Tramore Racecourse, 22nd June 2019, 2:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Following on from the roaring success of last years Konnect Festival, the second installment of the festival is nearly upon…
General… TALK/ MUSIC – CHARLIE PIGGOTT 2 Jun28 May Lismore Heritage Centre, Saturday June 15th 2019 at 12:30pm Charlie Piggott: A talk of musical travels with one of the founding members of the music group De Danann. Part of…
General DEFINITION – Voluntary/Amateur: 1 Jun16 Aug Groups or Individuals/ Artist that engage in an arts activity for the love of the artform or as a pastime rather than as a profession. If you are a group…
General DEFINITION – Professional: 1 Jun16 Aug Companies/Artists/Collectives who engage in an arts activity for a source of livelihood and who are the principal personnel in the creative process resulting in a work of art. If you…
General DEFINITION – Arts Organisations: 1 Jun16 Aug Not-for-profit professional arts organisation that either concentrates on professional arts activities (e.g. Theatre, Film) or utilises professional arts practice in a community or social setting (e.g. Youth Arts, Arts in…
General Professional Project Grants 1 Jun16 Aug These grants are for the Professional arts strata and would include professional arts organisations, arts service companies, professional artist and professional arts collaborations. These grants are for specific artistic projects…
General Voluntary/Amateur Arts Grants 1 Jun16 Aug These grants are for the Voluntary/Amateur strata and would include, for example, Marching Bands, Amateur Drama Organisations, secular Choirs, Amateur Visual Arts Cooperatives, Volunteer Concert providers, Amateur Writing Groups etc.…
General Rural Artist’s Grants 1 Jun16 Aug The development of Rural Arts is to ensure accessibility to the arts for artists and audiences. It was identified as a specific need in the Waterford City & County Arts…
Film… Screenwriter & Producer Team Grant (Film) 1 Jun13 Sep This is a two stage grant scheme – a partnership between a Screenwriter and a Producer and Waterford City & County Council with the hope of making great films and…
General Playwright & Producer Team Grants (Theatre) 1 Jun13 Sep This two stage grant scheme is part of the Theatre Programme of the Arts Service. We see this as a partnership between a Playwright and a Producer and Waterford City…
General Critical Friends Report 1 Jun19 Aug This is a one page report that one of your peers writes-up in a way that is useful for your practice. It should remark on what you have done, and…
General SIGNING-UP TO LICENCES.IE (WALKTHROUGH) 1 Jun29 Aug The key advantage of registering with licences.ie is that it keeps your base details on-line. Please ensure that the person who is applying for a grant this year is the…
Arts Grants… ARTS PRACTICE GRANT TUTORIAL 1 Jun12 Sep 1) READ THIS FULLY 2) SIGN-UP TO WWW.LICENCES.IE AND THEN LOG-IN. GO TO WATERFORD COUNCIL AND OPEN THE ARTS PRACTICE GRANT APPLICATION 3) IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL ARTIST (E.G.…
General 2020 DRAMA GRANT INDICATIVES 1 Jun26 Aug This is to give you an indication of the amount you should consider when applying Amateur Drama Standard Play production (must have at least 5 performances) €600 towards royalties –…
General… THE HAIBUN JOURNAL SEEKS CONTRIBUTORS 31 May31 May A new print journal of haibun was launched in Ireland in April of this year, the only dedicated haibun journal in print form at this time. The editors include: Sean O’Connor…
Art… WORKSHOP – COME PRINT WITH ME 31 May28 May GOMA Contemporary Art Gallery, Saturday June 15th 2019 at 12:00pm Cruinniú na nÓg presents local artist and arts facilitator Anne McDonnell opens the doors to her studio and invites you…
General… MUSIC – FREDDIE WHITE 31 May28 May Coastguard Cultural Centre, Friday June 14th 2019 at 8:00pm Tramore welcomes Freddie White back to the Coastguard Centre following his sell-out show in 2017. Freddie has long been synonymous with…
Arts Opportunity… WCCC19/130 PROJECT ASSISTANT FOR CREATIVE IRELAND (WATERFORD) 30 May30 May Waterford City and County Council seeks a service provider to provide services from a suitably qualified and experienced individual to assist with the roll-out of the Creative Ireland programme in…
Exhibition… EXHIBITION: “STOP THE MOTION” 30 May Garter Lane, A Little Room, Tuesday June 4th at 6 pm This month, Waterford Young Arts Critics are the resident artists in A Little Room Developmental space in Garter Lane…
Art… EXHIBITION AND TALK – NIAMH O’MALLEY 30 May30 May Lismore Castle Arts: St Carthage Hall, Sunday 2 June - Sunday 25 August 2019 Preview: Saturday 1st June, 4 - 6pm, In-conversation with the artist and Isobel Harbison, 3.30pm Lismore…
General… WATERFORD TREASURES MAY TALK – DR ALISON FITZGEARLD 29 May Medieval Museum Waterford, Thursday 30th May 2019 at 7:30pm Waterford Treasures - Three Museums in the Viking Triangle has the pleasure of inviting you to a talk by Dr Alison…
General… THE LION KING – RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE 29 May Theatre Royal Waterford, Saturday 1st June 2019 at 7:00pm Centre Stage School of Ballet & Performing Arts presents: Lion King: Rumble In The Jungle at Theatre Royal. Students from 3…
Concert… MUSIC – SABRINA PIGGOTT 29 May29 May Merry's Bar, Lower Main Street, Monday 3rd June & doors open at 8:30 p.m. Sabrina's songs are full of a sense of open space and possibilities as Sabrina is an…
General… MUSIC – REPUBLIK & FACTORY PRESENT WARREN & KENNO 28 May28 May Factory, Sunday June 2nd 2019 at 10:30pm RePublik Music and Factory team up to bring you a night of local talent when residents Warren & Kenno headline the main room.…
Garter Lane… PLAY – THE LOST SAPPHIRE 28 May29 May Garter Lane Arts Centre, Thursday May 30th 2019 at 8:00pm The city of Agrabah has been thrown into dismay. A sand dragon has cast a spell over the townspeople and the…
General… MUSIC – FREDDIE WHITE 28 May28 May Coastguard Cultural Centre, June Friday 14th at 8 pm Freddie White has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. Whether interpreting songs by his favourite writers, such as Randy Newman,…
Education… SPOKEN WORD – TIDE LINE 27 May27 May Cheekpoint Quay, Saturday 8th June at 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. This event will be hosted by Waterford Harbour Tides & Tales and to celebrate the fifth year of the blog tidesandtales.ie everyone…
Choir… MUSIC – TRINITY GOSPEL CHOIR & FRIENDS 27 May4 Jun Christ Church Cathedral, Thursday 30th May at 7:30 p.m. Trinity Gospel Choir & Friends will be holding a free concert in aid of Focus Ireland at 7:30 p.m. in…
General… BLACKWATER VALLEY OPERA FESTIVAL 2019 27 May4 Jun Lismore Castle, Tuesday 28th May - Monday 3rd June at 6:00 p.m. The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary this year. The festival will host opera in…
Art… WIT VISUAL ART & GRAPHIC DESIGN DEGREE SHOW 27 May10 Jun WIT College Street Campus, Tuesday June 3rd - 7th. Students and staff from BA (Hons) in Visual Art and the BA (Hons) Design in Visual Communications showcase their final year…
