FILM – HOTEL SALVATION
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Friday September 11th 2020 at 7:30pm Garter Lane is delighted to showcase a specially selected film ‘Hotel Salvation’ on Friday Sep 11th at 7.30pm. “This beautifully … Continue reading
COMEDY – NEIL DELAMERE: PICK N MIX
Central Arts, Saturday 5th September 2020 at 8:00pm Neil Delamere – Pick N Mix – some old, some new, and plenty of messing! Presented in compliance with social distancing regulations. … Continue reading
BERNADETTE DOOLAN IN CONVERSATION WITH AOIBHIE McCARTHY
GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Saturday 29th of August 2020 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Free event. Booking Essential Booking: tiny.cc/bernadettedoolantalk Due to covid-19 restrictions limited places are available … Continue reading
QUAKER TRAIL LEAFLET
The Quaker Trail has been developed by Waterford Cultural Quarter to highlight important sites relating to the industrial heritage of the Quaker community in the O’Connell Street area of Waterford … Continue reading
STORIES FROM LISMORE AND BEYOND
Artists and participants include: Dervla Baker, Lee Behegan, Ella Bertilsson, Stephen Brandes, Susan Buttner, Clashmore Chairs, Carol Anne Connolly, Cronan Creagh, Fanny Currey, Francis Edmund Currey, Lucien Freud, John Graham, Breda Geoghegan, Elaine Grainger, Austin Hearne, Paul Henry, Michele Horrigan, Fiona Kelly, Valerie Lee, Victoria William Ley, Heather and Ivan Morison, David Nash, Peter Nash, Dennis McNulty, Katie Nolan, Deirdre O’Mahony, Alison Pilkinton, The Quiet Club, Philip Quinn, Jim Ricks, Ciara Roche, Carolyn Sergeant, Angie Shanahan, Emma Tennant, Aram Wahhoud, Louise Wallace – and many more
WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2020
closing date- Wednesday 12 PM 16th September 2020 The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce details of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2020. The Waterford Poetry … Continue reading
BRONZE CASTING WORKSHOP WITH HELLE HELSNER
BRONZE CASTING (and other metals) WORKSHOP A two day workshop 26th -27th August. exploring bronze Casting (and other metals). Cost €150, light lunch provided on the day. Booking essential as … Continue reading
EXHIBITION – THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME BY BERNADETTE DOOLAN – GOMA
GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, 30th July – 26th September 2020 Wednesdays to Saturdays 12.30 – 5.30pm Award winning Irish artist Bernadette Doolan explores the fragility of identity in the … Continue reading
WRITING BURSARIES AWARDED FOR ARDMORE WRITERS RETREAT
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 … Continue reading
VIRTUAL TOURS OF A SELECTION OF GREAT ART GALLERIES
The following is a selection of art galleries around the world that offer virtual tours from the comfort of your home. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Explore the wonders of … Continue reading
DR. ERIC SWEENEY R.I.P.
The composer and former head of Music at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Dr. Eric Sweeney, has passed away he was 72. A member of Aosdána he also served on … Continue reading
CREATIVITY & CHANGE SPECIAL PURPOSE AWARD
Application deadline 18th August The Creativity & Change post-grad programme is for anyone interested in how creative engagement can nurture global citizenship and empathic action around global justice themes. It … Continue reading
RECIPIENTS OF THE 2020 CHILDREN’S BOOKS IRELAND AND TYRONE GUTHRIE CENTRE BURSARY AWARDS FOR MID-CAREER CHILDREN’S BOOKS ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
Children’s Books Ireland and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre are pleased to announce Ashling Lindsay, Shona Shirley McDonald, Nicola Pierce, Margaret Anne Suggs and Máire Zepf as recipients of the 2020 … Continue reading
BEST FOOT FORWARD DANCE CLASSES
Garter Lane, Thursday 16th, 23rd July 2020 at 2:30pm – 3:30pm Garter Lane are delighted to announce that a series of dance classes for older people will resume in July … Continue reading
EXHIBITION – WHEN THE WIND BLOWS BY OISIN BURKE
GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Wednesday 15th July 2020, 12:30pm – 5:30pm When the Wind Blows | Oisin Burke Oisin’s exhibition will be running until the 22nd of July (one … Continue reading
BAZ ASHMAY WANTS YOU! APPLICATIONS FOR ‘WINGMAN’ NOW CLOSED
Baz Ashmay is looking for people to take part in the new series of his hit TV show Wingman! He is keen to find a young creative (a photographer, painter, … Continue reading
WRITING BURSARIES FOR ADMORE WRITERS RETREAT
Writing Bursaries available for Ardmore Writers Retreat The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is offering Waterford Writers’ the opportunity to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat in Ardmore, … Continue reading
CAPPOQUIN MARKET HOUSE CRAFTWORKS OPENS
10.00am to 5.00pm Tuesday to Sunday. Having successfully been involved in a temporary studios and shop, “The Lismore Craft Collective” in 2014, Len Canton (leatherwork), Joan Casey (mosaic & felt) … Continue reading
ONE MILLION STARS TO END VIOLENCE
Inspired by Dr Martin Luther King Jnr’s words of ‘being light and love in our communities’, Art Therapist Siobhan McQuillan is inviting people from all over Ireland to weave stars … Continue reading
WATERFORD POET WINS 2020 FISH PUBLISHING POETRY PRIZE
Waterford Poet Peggy McCarthy has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Fish Publishing Poetry Prize 2020 for her piece – ‘Father’. Billy Collins who judged the the contest … Continue reading
‘CREATIVE WATERFORD’ GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
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 … Continue reading
IRISH MUSIC EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
A new fund has been set-up to assist Irish music creators currently experiencing financial need. The fund set-up by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO), the Irish Recorded Music Association … Continue reading
SCREEN IRELAND ANNOUNCES SUPPORT MEASURES FOR CREATIVE SCREEN INDUSTRY
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has announced a series of new measures to support production companies and creative talent, across feature film, TV drama, animation and documentary in Ireland. Responding to the … Continue reading
ARTISTS – COMMUNICATION WEBINAR WITH EMMA DWYER ON THURSDAY 11th
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 … Continue reading
SLIGO IS LOOKING FOR A PUBLIC ART PROJECT MANAGER
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for inclusion on a panel for the position of Public Art Project Manager (Temporary Contract Post). Application forms, details of qualifications and full … Continue reading
BEALTAINE FESTIVE LINKS
Though Bealtaine was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – Age & Opportunity (the people behind the festival) have come up with a brilliant list of links and online … Continue reading
POETRY DAY WATERFORD RECORDINGS ONLINE NOW!
Poetry Day Waterford was a unique festival of poetry and spoken word with interludes of music. Unique, not just because of the depth and breadth of the programme – but … Continue reading
FREE ON-LINE CIRCUS WORKSHOPS
In response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and its requirement that young people stay at home with their families Core Creations has moved its youth workshops online. Even better they are … Continue reading
ARTS COUNCIL MESSAGE
Maureen Kennelly, the director of the Arts Council, has described the disruption, brought about by the Covid-19 Virus as deeply unsettling. She said the arts sector has lost 19,000 days … Continue reading
MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2020
Closing Date Friday 1st May 2020 at 12:00pm. Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is currently accepting entries for the Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2020. They wish to … Continue reading
GARTER LANE CALL-OUT FOR ARTISTS FOR ONLINE INCUBATOR FOR THEATRE & YOUNG AUDIENCES
Theatre work opportunity
CHILDREN’S WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS RESIDENCY BURSARY
Deadline 4pm, Tuesday, June 2. Waterford City & County Council is supporting a bursary for a Children’s Writer or Artist for a week-long residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in … Continue reading
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT FROM YOUTH WORKERS FOR TEMPORARY DEPLOYMENT TO RESIDENTIAL CENTRES FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) are seeking expressions of interest from Youth Workers for temporary deployment to residential centres for children and young people. These essential services are … Continue reading
GARTER LANE’S ARTS RESOURCES INITIATIVE
Garter Lane Arts Centre has created a Resources Page on its website. While it is in its infancy stages at the moment, Garter Lane urges all to take a look … Continue reading
ONLINE PERFORMANCE & PRESENTATION GRANTS
FACEBOOK Ireland with Culture Ireland and have come together to support and present live presentations by Irish artists (in English or Irish) to ensure that the arts continue to be … Continue reading
ARTS COUNCIL ANNOUNCES €1M GRANT SCHEME FOR NEW DIGITAL WORKS
The Arts Council is launching a €1 million scheme to enable artists to make new, original, digital work during the Covid-19 crisis. They are also creating a new digital platform … Continue reading
‘FOUR RIVERS’ THEATRE RECRUITMENT CALL
Four Rivers is a new theatre initiative for the South East. Headed up by Director Ben Barnes and Producer John O Connell, Four Rivers (working in association with the Theatre Royal … Continue reading