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 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…
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… 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…
Art… MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SCHEME NOW OPEN 8 Oct Creative Ireland has announced that the Music Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS), from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, is now open for applications from 1pm…
Art… DEADLINE PASSED: WE ARE LOOKING FOR A VISUAL ARTS COORDINATOR 3 Oct5 Nov Deadline November 4th, 4pm. Waterford City & County Council are looking for a Visual Arts Coordinator on a three year temporary contract. The position is at the G5 scale. The…
Art… PRODUCTION WRAPS ON THE FUNERAL PATH 24 Sep Production has just wrapped on The Funeral Path, a short black comedy set in County Waterford in 1825. The film is a recipient of the 2021 Screenwriter and Producer Grant…
Art… WINNER OF THE MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2021 ANNOUNCED 17 Sep23 Sep The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council, is pleased to announce that the winner of the national Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2021 is Patrick Holloway, Carrigaline, Co. Cork.…
events… WATERFORD HARVEST FESTIVAL 2021 1 Sep13 Sep Various Venues across Waterford, Monday 6th September to Sunday 12th September 2021 Showcasing Waterford's Best Places to Eat, Drink, Explore & Enjoy – Harvest Festival returns for 2021 in a…
Artist's Studio… 2022 ARTS PRACTICE & VENUE GRANTS 8 Aug1 Apr Voluntary/ Amateur Grants 2022 Grant Recommendation De La Salle Scout Pipe band, C/O Pat Murphy. Annual programme €1,600 City Of Waterford Brass band C/O Michael Doody, Annual programme €1,600 Dungarvan…
Arts Office Projects… ANSEO WATERFORD: 2 DAY CELEBRATION OF WATERFORD PEOPLE AND PLACE 5 Aug17 Aug ANSEO Waterford is a celebration of Waterford’s people and place across ARTS | MUSIC | CULTURE. This strictly ticketed live event includes MUSIC MAKERS + CREATORS, through on-stage performance PLUS…
Arts Council… DUNGARVAN – POETRY TOWN! 29 Jul22 Sep Poetry Ireland announces Dungarvan as one of 20 ‘Poetry Towns’ across Ireland The announcement was made by Poetry Ireland as part of the Poetry Town, initiative, which will see more…
Art… SPRAOI FAOIN SPÉIR – MICHAEL STREET SCULPTURE 8 Jul13 Aug Following a national competition Spraoi and Waterford City and County Council have successfully attracted €59,022 of In The Open – Faoin Spéir funding to Waterford from The Arts Council. The…
Literature… ‘OUTLASTING’ – LITERATURE PROJECT LAUNCH FOR WATERFORD 20 May4 Jun The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new literature project by writer Sylvia Cullen, originally from Lismore, Co. Waterford. Centred…
Arts Grants… BURSARIES AVAILABLE TO WATERFORD MUSICIANS TO ATTEND VIRTUAL BLAS 2021 19 May28 May The Closing Date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Friday 28th May 2021. Traditional Arts Bursary Available for Waterford Blas International Summer School of Irish Traditional Music and…
Arts Council… POETRY DAY WATERFORD! 28 Apr30 Apr Thank you to everyone who attended and/or participated in Poetry Day Waterford: Here are the links, we have so far, for events that happened: Poetry Day Waterford Launch 100 Years…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS 2021 : BURSARIES AWARDED 10 Apr7 May The Artlinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford is pleased to announce that it has awarded over €60,000 to artists in the South East.…
Arts Grants… GRANT: TED AND MARY O’REGAN 2021 ARTS BURSARY 6 Apr29 Apr Applications are now being invited for the seventeenth annual Ted & Mary O’Regan Arts Bursary. The Bursary was inaugurated in 2005 to honour the memory of a couple who made…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS COLLABORATION BURSARY 2021 – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 16 Mar29 Apr Closing date for applications is Monday 26 April 2021 at 4:00pm Waterford City & County Council in partnership with our ArtLinks partners in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford County Councils’ is…
Art… ARTS OPPORTUNITY – CALLING ALL CREATIVES 22 Feb8 Mar March 1st 2021: Deadline for submissions Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) is currently seeking expressions of interest from the creative community in the South East for two projects. Project 1 -…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS BURSARIES 2021 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 8 Feb16 Mar Waterford City & County Council in partnership with the ArtLinks partners in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford is pleased to announce that they are currently accepting applications for the Professional and…
Arts Grants… TUGANN COMHAIRLE CATHRACH AGUS CONTAE PHORT LÁIRGE CUIREADH D’IARRATAIS AR DHEONTAIS CHLEACHTAIS EALAÍON NA BLIANA 2022 1 Jan15 Sep Sprioc-am: Dé hAoine, an 8 Deireadh Fómhair ar 5 i.n. Tabhair faoi deara: Comhairlímid duit d'iarratas a chur faoinár mbráid dhá lá roimh an sprioc-am. Tar éis an aiseolais ó…
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,…
events… SPRAOI LUNCH FEST FOR DUNGARVAN 2 Dec11 Dec Award winning Waterford Spraoi will perform Lunch Fest in Dungarvan on Saturday next, December (5th). Coinciding with retail business re-openings ten Spraoi street performers plan to add a little magic,…
Arts Office Projects… WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED ONLINE TODAY AT 15.15 23 Oct27 Oct Waterford Writers Weekend is online this year owing to the current restrictions. Thanks to everyone who entered the Waterford Poetry Prize 2020 and we are delighted to have had Colm…
culture night… CULTURE NIGHT RE – IMAGINED! 17 Sep21 Sep Friday September 18th 2020 Waterford Welcome to Waterford City & County Culture Night 2020 Official Brochure - Culture Night 2020 Pages This year Waterford will push upon all boundaries and…
Arts Office Projects… WRITING BURSARIES AWARDED FOR ARDMORE WRITERS RETREAT 27 Jul15 Aug The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council has announced the recipients of bursaries to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat in Ardmore, Co. Waterford. In receipt of full bursaries…
Arts Grants… ‘CREATIVE WATERFORD’ GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED 7 Jun10 Jun Sixteen grants have been allocated to a range of community groups, organisations and individuals from the Creative Waterford programme funding scheme. Katherine Collins, Creative Waterford Coordinator said of the 73…
Arts Office Projects… ARTISTS – COMMUNICATION WEBINAR WITH EMMA DWYER ON THURSDAY 11th 8 May18 Jun Jun 11th | 3:00 pm | Free event but booking in advance advised The internet is making it easier for artists to network and reach new audiences both on and…
