Arts Council… Waterford Council Artist Bursary – Theatre Forum Waterford Gathering 16 Apr17 Apr Waterford City and County Council Artist Bursary - Theatre Forum Waterford Gathering Theatre Forum is delighted to be working with Waterford City and County Council Arts Office to offer a…
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 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…
