This exhibition presents a selection of both historic and newly acquired abstract artworks from the permanent Waterford Art Collection. Alongside artworks can also be found archival information, newspaper cuttings, and descriptions from the artists themselves, as well as critique by a cross-section of individuals invited and interested in demystifying this still often divisive visual language. […]
Outlandish by Owen de Forge Garter Lane Gallery 24th Feb – 23rd May Open Times : Tues – Sat, 11am-5:30pm Free Admission Owen de Forge’s body of work in this exhibition spans painting, sculpture photography and drawing to meditate on themes of community, perception, ecology and the subconscious. The sculptural pieces were created under the […]
Waterford Gallery of Art is delighted to present ‘as below, so above’, a solo exhibition of new and recent paintings by Robert Jackson. Launching 6pm on 26th February, this free exhibition runs until 20 June 2026. Robert Jackson is a painter and printmaker based in Fife, Scotland. Jackson spent his early years in Waterford and […]
‘where oxlips and the nodding violet grows’ | Joseph Heffernan Exhibition dates: 9 May–6 June 2026 GOMA Joseph Heffernan is an Irish artist based in Backwater Artist Studios, Cork. Working across painting, drawing, text and assemblage/installation his practice is concerned with identity, rituals, performance and how memory is constructed. Heffernan’s sculptural work uses […]
CREATIVE PRACTITIONER CALL OUT Creative practitioners with a broad range of creative practices, all are welcome! Drama, music, glass maker, visual arts, weavers, environmental, archaeologists, baker… WE WANT YOU!! Closing Date: 5th June
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the Waterford Poetry Prize 2026. This competition is open to all writers currently living on the island of Ireland. This prize has emerged from the influence of the late Waterford writer Seán Dunne whose poetry continues […]
Speak Your Truth presents The Poetry Lounge Hosted by Ger Duffy With Karen Downs-Barton, Minx (moderated by Ger Duffy), Kerrie Hardie, We Go On (moderated by Colette Colfer), and Eoin Deverux, Gardening Leave (moderated by Cathy Conlon) Free Event Saturday 23rd May, 2:00-4:00pm Waterford Gallery of Art, O’Connell Street, Waterford Visit www.poetryireland.ie for more details!
