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15 Jan27 Jan
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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…

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15 Jan7 Feb
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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…

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WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2025 – WINNERS ANNOUNCED

The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce the winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2025.…

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WATERFORD CLOTHES SWAP, WEDNESDAY 15TH OCTOBER AT CENTRAL LIBRARY AT 5PM – FREE EVENT

7 Oct7 Oct
Come along and upgrade your wardrobe! Step away from fast fashion and exchange your clothes for something new to you!   Book your FREE Spot: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/waterford-clothes-swap-tickets-1701185103439   Europe Direct Waterford, Waterford…
Arts Council…

YOUNG WATERFORD PLAYWRIGHT AWARD 2025

7 Oct
YOUNG WATERFORD PLAYWRIGHT AWARD 2025 An exciting once-off opportunity for young local writers was revealed this week with news of the Young Waterford Playwright Award 2025. Announcing the Award, valued…
Arts Council…

C.P.D – FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH EAMONN MAXWELL

7 Oct
C.P.D – FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH EAMONN MAXWELL    Thu 30th Oct 10am – 12pm Online via Zoom Free, but booking essential   This workshop will give artists insights into how…
Artist's Gallery…

OPEN CALL: GOMA WATERFORD’S 8TH ANNUAL WINTER EXHIBITION 2025

3 Oct
GOMA Gallery of Modern Art. Wednesday 15th October 2025 at 5pm. GOMA Gallery of Modern Art Waterford invites submissions for our annual winter exhibition of Fine and Applied Arts. We…
Poetry

SPEAK YOUR TRUTH PRESENTS THE POETRY LOUNGE AT WGOA 27 SEPT 2025 2PM

26 Sep
Speak Your Truth Presents The Poetry Lounge Hosted by Ger Duffy Presented in association with Poetry Ireland Saturday 27th September, 2:00-4:00pm With Luke Morgan, author of Blood Atlas (Introduced by…
Artist's Gallery…

BREAKING THE PATTERNS

26 Sep
Breaking the Patterns Exhibition Opening of Emerging Irish and European Artists GOMA Gallery, 6/7 Lombard Street, Waterford. Launching Saturday 11th  October 2025,  6pm - 8pm   Exhibition runs 11th – 25th October |…
Waterford Writers Weekend

WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2025

19 Sep27 Oct
Waterford City and County Council is pleased to present the programme for the Waterford Writers Weekend 2025. With support from the Arts and Library Services there is a range of…
Art…

VOXES AND VALVES AT CATHEDRAL SQUARE

17 Sep
Culture Night Waterford is happening THIS FRIDAY 19th September 🕺🕺💃💃 And as part of Culture Night, we are delighted to announce that 'Vox & Valves' is coming back, for one…
Arts Awards…

FREE OLD IRON WORKS WALKING TOUR WITH JAMES DOHERTY ON CULTURE NIGHT

17 Sep18 Sep
Free Walking Tour with James Doherty reflecting on the Old Iron Works of Waterford City. Not to be missed. 7.30pm Starting point Tracy's Hotel 19/09/25
Arts Council…

WATERFORD MARITIME WALKING TOUR WITH JOHNNY CODD FOR CULTURE NIGHT

17 Sep
Waterford City is steeped in unique maritime history. Ever wondered why there are three ships on the city crest, who was the local hero on Titanic, why do some Canadians…
Art…

HISTORY OF DUNGARVAN ON CULTURE NIGHT

17 Sep
Tá Dún Garbhán le Gaeilge agus Iarsmalann Contae Phort Láirge ag teacht le chéile chun Oíche Chultúir den scoth a offráil! Beidh cainteoirí an ag labhairt faoi stair chaomhnú na…
Art…

CURIOUS STATE PERFORMS SCISSORS & COMB ON CULTURE NIGHT

17 Sep
Come see Curious State perform Scissors & Comb on Culture Night, Friday Sept 19th at 6pm and 7.45pm. Culture Night Waterford We invite you to the Theatre Royal Waterford to…
Education

Articulating Boundaries, a CPD workshop for artists working in health settings, Réalta Centre for Arts + Health, UHW 10/10/2025, 9.30am–1pm

15 Sep
Booking is now open for Articulating Boundaries, a CPD workshop for artists working in health settings. Led by artist and art therapist Lucy Hyland, this in-person workshop takes place at…
Exhibition

‘THE SEA AROUND US’ – NEW WGOA EXHIBITION OPENS 6PM CULTURE NIGHT 19 SEPTEMBER

13 Sep15 Jan
The Sea Around Us is a thematic group exhibition showcasing artwork from the Waterford Art Collection as well as loans, commissions and open call submissions inspired by our relationship with…
Creative Ireland

CULTURE NIGHT IS COMING!

13 Sep23 Sep
Culture Night 2025 WATERFORD CITY & SUBURBS Waterford Digital Story Trail: 6pm - midnight: 15 different stops that allow visitors to immerse themselves in audio tales and epic visuals brought…
Art…

ARTIST Q&A DEIRDRE FROST AND KATIE O’GRADY

12 Sep
Join artist Deirdre Frost and curator Katie O’Grady on 17th September 1–2pm at GOMA Gallery Waterford for a lunchtime Q&A about Deirdre’s practice and her most recent body of work, 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩:…
Culture Night 2025

CULTURE NIGHT AT TRAMORE LIBRARY, 5PM FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2025

12 Sep
Culture Night – Tramore Library 5pm Event below will be followed by music from Comhaltas.  See you in Tramore. Tramore Writers Group are launching their New Broadsheet in Tramore Library…
Open Call

Open Call for Artists: Réalta Arts + Health Research + Development Residency 2025

11 Sep
Réalta, the national resource organisation dedicated to developing arts + health in Ireland, has issued an open call to artists of all arts disciplines to submit proposals for its Arts…
Culture Night 2025

Observing Faith: Waterford – John Foley Photographic Exhibition for Culture Night 6PM September 19

11 Sep
Observing Faith: Waterford Photographic exhibition of works by John Foley from the ongoing, Creative Ireland funded, 'Observing Faith: Waterford' project. This project seeks to explore the variety of communities and…
Culture Night 2025

Observing Faith: Waterford – The Invisible Made Visible, Culture Night 6-9 PM 19 September

11 Sep11 Sep
Observing Faith: Waterford – The Invisible Made Visible: A free public participation art event, all welcome. Come and join us on Culture Night for a collective tile making workshop. Bring…
Literature

Serpent’s Hiss by Darragh O’Dempsey for Culture Night at Ardkeen Library

3 Sep
Darragh O'Dempsey is an eighteen-year-old writer from Waterford. Earlier this year, he announced and released his debut poetry anthology, The Serpent's Hiss. The collection captures intimate snapshots of memories and…
Art…

CULTURE NIGHT 2025 AT GOMA

2 Sep13 Sep
GOMA Gallery of Modern Art - Friday 19th September from 5pm to 10pm. There will be a range of free events for art and culture lovers! Visitors will have access…
Exhibition

‘GERHARDT GALLAGHER: BEQUEST’ AT THE OLD MARKET HOUSE ARTS CENTRE DUNGARVAN

26 Aug13 Sep
Join us at 3pm on Saturday 30 August to celebrate, ‘Gerhardt Gallagher: Bequest’. Waterford City and County Council and the Waterford Arts Office are delighted to invite you to, ‘Gerhardt…
Exhibition

MÓR ARTISTS COLLECTIVE: BENEATH THE LAYERS AT THE OLD MARKET HOUSE ARTS CENTRE DUNGARVAN

26 Aug13 Sep
Join us at the Old Market House Arts Centre Dungarvan, 3PM on Saturday 30 August, to celebrate, ‘Mór Artists Collective: Beneath the Layers’. The Old Market House Arts Centre Dungarvan…
Arts on line…

ONLINE WORKSHOPS | INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING

19 Jul
Online Events. Tuesday 5th August 2025 or Monday 11th August 2025.  10 am - 1 pm In these live online Half-Day Workshops, beginners will be introduced to the Art of Black Ink…
Catalogue Launch…

CATALOGUE LAUNCH: THE SCORE & OTHER WORKS BY JAMES L. HAYES

19 Jul26 Aug
Saturday 19th July, 2025. 1-2 pm.  Goma Gallery of Modern Art. To coincide with his curent exhibition 'The Score & Other Works', curated by Peter Power, artist James L. Hayes…
Workshop

OBSERVING FAITH: WATERFORD

7 Jul
Funded by Creative Ireland, this project seeks to explore the variety of communities and groups within Waterford who are inspired creatively, and in their everyday lives, by their religious and…
Book

CATALOGUE LAUNCH: THE SCORE & OTHER WORKS BY JAMES L HAYES AT GOMA

7 Jul
𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 & 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘓 𝘏𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘴 1–2pm Saturday 19 July — GOMA Waterford. Free event, no booking necessary. All welcome! To coincide with his current exhibition…
Exhibition

TO BE SPAT BACK OUT – GOMA GROUP EXHIBITION OPENS 26 JULY 4-6PM

7 Jul13 Sep
To be spat back out Bassam Issa Al-Sabah, Jennifer Mehigan and Caoimhín Gaffney Officially launch at GOMA Waterford on Saturday 26 July, 4–6pm. All are welcome to attend.  To be…
Arts Awards…

WATERFORD ARTS PRACTICE GRANTS ARE NOW CLOSED

2 Jul21 Oct
Tá Iarratais ar Dheontais do Chleachtas Ealaíon agus do Speisialtóirí ag dul beo an tseachtain seo. Spriocdháta 3 Deireadh Fómhair ag 4pm. Cliceáil ar Treoirlínte. Arts Practice & Specialist Grant…
Open Call

OPEN CALL : ‘THE SEA AROUND US’ WGOA PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

30 Jun21 Oct
Calling all photographers! To coincide with the Waterford Gallery of Art’s next major exhibition, ‘The Sea Around Us’, we are looking for your photographs of the sea, coast, beaches and quaysides…
Exhibition

‘THE HAPPY MEDIUM’ BY DARRAGH LYONS AT THE OLD MARKET HOUSE ARTS CENTRE

25 Jun13 Sep
New exhibition now open now at the Old Market House Arts Centre in Dungarvan until mid-August 2025 'The Happy Medium' by Darragh Lyons Darragh Lyons is a visual artist living…
Workshop

JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE PROGRAM

6 Jun26 Jun
Online events. Enrolment Window Open Now through 19th June 2025. Learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes in this online blended learning program for beginners.…
Exhibition

THE SCORE & OTHER WORKS BY JAMES L HAYES

6 Jun26 Jun
  Official launch: Saturday 14 June 6–8pm, GOMA Waterford. All welcome! Exhibition runs: Sat 14 June – Sat 19 July 2025 GOMA Gallery of Modern Art in Waterford City is…
Workshop

JUNE: ONLINE WORKSHOPS – INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING WITH KAREN COLBERT

6 Jun26 Jun
Online Workshops| Introduction to Japanese Black Ink Painting with Karen Colbert Online Events. Registration Open. In these live online Half-Day Workshops, beginners will be introduced to the Art of Black…
Workshop

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP – JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING AT BRÚ BORÚ CULTURAL CENTRE, CASHEL – JULY 12

6 Jun26 Jun
In this One-Day Sumi-e Workshop for Beginners, participants will learn brushstrokes and techniques used for painting grasses, flowers, trees and mountains. Sumi-e is the Japanese word for the Art of…
Poetry

WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2025

6 Jun5 Mar
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce that entries are now being accepted for the Waterford Poetry Prize 2025. The Waterford Poetry Prize is open…

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