Art… OPEN CALL: EXHIBITION PROPOSALS FOR GOMA’S 2027 PROGRAMME 5 Nov OPEN CALL: EXHIBITION PROPOSALS FOR GOMA'S 2027 PROGRAMME Deadline for submissions: 5pm, Tuesday 18th November 2025 GOMA Waterford is excited to announce an open call for exhibition proposals for available…
Art… OPEN CALL: GOMA WATERFORD EMERGING CURATOR AWARD 2026 5 Nov OPEN CALL: GOMA WATERFORD EMERGING CURATOR AWARD 2026 Deadline for applications: 18th November 2025 at 5pm GOMA Gallery of Modern Art Waterford is inviting applications for our 2026 Emerging Curator…
Arts Awards… CIARA O’CONNOR AND CRISTÍN LEACH IN CONVERSATION AT GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE 7 Oct7 Oct Event: Ciara O’Connor and Cristín Leach in conversation at Garter Lane Arts Centre Date: 9th October (Thursday) Time: 11.30 am Duration: 45 minutes/1 hour Fee: Free Venue: Garter Lane Theatre Booking: Details below Link: https://garterlane.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173662831/events Website link: https://garterlane.ie/events/c-p-d-ciara-oconnor-in-conversation-with-cristin-leach/ About Ciara…
Arts Council… C.P.D – FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH EAMONN MAXWELL 7 Oct C.P.D – FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH EAMONN MAXWELL Thu 30th Oct 10am – 12pm Online via Zoom Free, but booking essential This workshop will give artists insights into how…
Art… VOXES AND VALVES AT CATHEDRAL SQUARE 17 Sep Culture Night Waterford is happening THIS FRIDAY 19th September 🕺🕺💃💃 And as part of Culture Night, we are delighted to announce that 'Vox & Valves' is coming back, for one…
Art… CURIOUS STATE PERFORMS SCISSORS & COMB ON CULTURE NIGHT 17 Sep Come see Curious State perform Scissors & Comb on Culture Night, Friday Sept 19th at 6pm and 7.45pm. Culture Night Waterford We invite you to the Theatre Royal Waterford to…
Arts Council… POETRY DAY TODAY! 2025 PROGRAMME 16 Apr6 May POETRY DAY LINE UP May 1st Poetry Day in Waterford will see and hear poets give exclusive readings in the City and County. This year the guest curator is non…
Waterford City and County Council WATERFORD ARTS PLAN – PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS 2025 16 Jan26 Feb Waterford Arts Plan - Public Consultations 2025 The Arts Service of Waterford City & County Council is preparing a new Arts Plan for Waterford. To give the general public, artists…
Arts Awards… ARTS GRANTS ADVICE SESSIONS THIS FRIDAY 10 Oct4 Nov Arts Grant session/talk through for Arts Practice Grants are happening this Friday - November 1st in the Waterford Gallery of Art. These sessions are being conducted by Arts Officer Conor…
Arts Office Projects… EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT FOR SAMHAIN FESTIVAL, WATERFORD 2024 & 2025 7 Aug20 Aug Waterford City & County Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for the 2024 and 2025 Samhain Halloween Festivals. The festivals are being run in partnership with Fáilte Ireland and the…
Arts Office Waterford… ALL IRELAND POETRY SLAM FINAL 2023 28 Sep19 Mar Bank Lane Waterford. Thursday 12th October 2023 at 8.00pm The Munster Final of the All-Ireland Spoken Word Poetry Slam will take place in Bank Lane, Waterford on Thursday Oct 12th!…
Arts Grants… WATERFORD ARTS GRANTS APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED 6 Jul12 Oct 2024 Waterford Arts Practice Grant applications close on Monday October 9th at 3PM sharp. Waterford Arts Practice Grants include Rural Arts Grants and Specialist Arts Grants (Screenwriter/Producer and Playwright/Producer), as…
General… NEW LIBRARY LIFE PODCAST FROM WATERFORD LIBRARIES 31 Jan31 Jan The new Library Life Podcast from Waterford Libraries will look at all the things Irish Libraries have to offer from free membership to activator poles, helping to meet the needs of our local…
Arts Office Projects… WINTER SOLSTICE FIREDANCE 2022 15 Dec21 Dec The Millennium Plaza, December 21st 2022 from 6:30pm Fireworks & Rock n Roll With Special guests: The Bellefords at 7pm, Alan Power & The Aftershocks at 8pm And fireworks by…
music… SONGS OF STILLNESS WINTER POETRY READINGS IN ARDMORE 16 Nov14 Dec The Molly Keane House 8th December 2022 7:30pm to 9pm Readings from Sean Phobal poet Lani O'Hanlan and guest poet Mark Roper reading from his new collection 'Beyond Stillness'. With…
Arts Office Projects… WINNERS OF THE WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2022 ANNOUNCED 9 Nov12 Nov The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce the winners of the national Waterford Poetry Prize 2022. Ian Hickey overall winner of the Waterford Poetry Prize…
Imagine Arts Festival… WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE WINNERS 2022 28 Oct9 Nov Imagine Arts Festival, Friday 28th October 2022, 7pm The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce the winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize at the Waterford…
Poetry… POETRY AS COMMEMORATION – FREE WORKSHOPS IN CENTRAL LIBRARY 28 Oct12 Nov Central Library Waterford, 11th & 18th November 2022 11am - 1pm Two free workshops will take place in Central Library, in association with Waterford City & County Archivist, Joanne Rothwell,…
Arts Office Projects… WINNER OF THE MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 28 Sep Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is pleased to announce that the winner of the national Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2022 is Bernadette Furlong, Caim, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford…
Festival… SUMMER IN THE CITY 2022: THE LAST HURRAH 26 Aug31 Aug Waterford City, 26th to the 28th August 2022 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordSITC
Arts Opportunity… DEEPENING IN THE LANDSCAPE WITH LANI O’HANLON- BURSARIES AVAILABLE 29 Jul29 Jul Deadline for entries: Monday 8 August 2022 at 12 noon. The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is offering non – residential bursaries to Waterford writers to attend ‘Deepening…
Art… RECENT WORKS: DONATIONS, ACQUISITIONS, COMMISSIONS AT WATERFORD GALLERY OF ART 22 Jul8 Sep The Waterford Gallery of Art, 21st July to 3rd Sept 2022 'Untitled Portrait of a Woman' by Frances Kelly A new free exhibition launches this summer at the Waterford Gallery…
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… 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…
Arts Grants… TUGANN COMHAIRLE CATHRACH AGUS CONTAE PHORT LÁIRGE CUIREADH D’IARRATAIS AR DHEONTAIS CHLEACHTAIS EALAÍON NA BLIANA 2023 5 May30 Aug Sprioc-am: Dé hAoine, an 3 Deireadh Fómhair ar meán lae. Tabhair faoi deara: Comhairlímid duit d'iarratas a chur faoinár mbráid dhá lá roimh an sprioc-am. Tar éis an aiseolais ó…
Artlinks… GUIDELINES & CRITERIA – 2023 WATERFORD ARTS PRACTICE GRANTS 5 May30 Aug Please take your time to read the guidelines before applying for a grant. Waterford City & County Council aims to financially assist artists, arts groups and arts organisations. Priority will…
Arts Opportunity… MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2022 DEADLINE – 22ND JUNE 4 May23 Jun 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…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS BURSARIES AWARDED 13 Apr10 Nov 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… 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…
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 | WORLD IN BETWEEN | CONNECT 5 AWARDEE | EXTENDED 2 Feb4 May Seiko Hayase | World In Between | Connect 5 Awardee GOMA Waterford, Thursday 17th February – 30th April 2022 GOMA’s Connect 5 Awardee - Born in Shiga, Japan in…
Art… WELL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND WELLBEING 2022 26 Jan26 Jan Monday 7th to Saturday 12th February 2022 Fancy a lift?, Doodling for Wellbeing and Small Acts are some of the highlights of this year’s Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing. Taking…
Arts Council… SEE THE SKYDANCE FIREWORKS FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOUSE! 20 Dec22 Dec The organisers of the Winter Firedance have announced that you will be able to observe the Fireworks from the comfort of your own home. Working with a specialist Dublin Company…
Arts Office Projects… MISSED OUT ON TICKETS FOR THE WINTER FIREDANCE? VOLUNTEER! 18 Dec Volunteers needed! Are you available to steward 5pm - 9pm ish Tuesday 21st December? It will involve, popping on a high vis (which you will get to keep), keeping an…
Art… THE WATERFORD WINTER FIREDANCE – SOLSTICE 2021 9 Dec22 Dec The Waterford Winter Firedance is six specially curated concerts, exhibitions and displays spread across the County. Each is organised separately and each will have the culmination of a local fireworks…
Arts Opportunity… ARTS OPPORTUNITY – ACT WATERFORD 1 Dec26 Jan ACT Waterford is an interdisciplinary project which brings together Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in an exciting project funded by Creative Ireland Climate Action fund. Five different communities in…
Arts Office Projects… EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT: WATERFORD WINTER FIRE DANCE – LOCAL LIVE PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMING SCHEME 5 Nov17 Nov The Arts Service of Waterford City & County Council is looking for Expressions Of Interest for a series of Performance Events surrounding the forthcoming Winter Solstice. The scheme is aimed…
