• CHILDREN’S FESTIVE CRAFT WORKSHOP

    Goma Gallery of Modern Art.  Saturday 7th December.  11.00 to 1.00 pm. Get ready for some Festive Fun!!!  Join us at GOMA Waterford for a Children’s Festive Craft Workshop led by artist Ben Hennessy! Perfect for kids aged 7–12, this workshop will spark creativity and festive cheer as young artists make their own seasonal masterpieces […]

  • LINOPRINT CHRISTMAS CARD WORKSHOP

    GOMA Gallery of Modern Art.  8th December 2024.  2.30 – 4.30 pm COST:  €10 Join GOMA studio artist Anne McDonnell for a relaxing Sunday afternoon spent making your own unique relief linoprint Christmas card. All materials for the class will be provided but please bring an image that you would like to use as inspiration. […]

    €10.00
  • EXHIBITION: HOW TO TELL A HAWK FROM A HANDSAW: Abstract Art from the Waterford Art Collection

    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

    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 […]

  • EXHIBITION: Robert Jackson, ‘As Below so Above’ at WGOA

    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’ – JOESEPH HEFFERNAN

    ‘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 […]

  • National Drawing Day 2026

    Waterford Gallery of Art Waterford Gallery of Art 31-32 O’Connell St,, Waterford, Ireland

    Come and join us to celebrate National Drawing Day May 16th with a fun and free drop in workshop. Pop in and create your own still life drawing using a […]

    Free
  • CREATIVE PRACTITIONER CALL OUT

    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 Poetry Lounge

    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!

  • Bloomsday Waterford

    Bloomsday Waterford Celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses Join us for a day of walking, reading, music and film inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses. Experience Bloomsday in Ireland’s oldest city with events across Waterford celebrating literature, culture and performance.   SCHEDULE:   11:00 – 12:30 WALKING TOUR Starting at Bishop’s Palace and including refreshments at Granville Hotel […]