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…
Arts Opportunity… GRANTS FOR WORKING MUSICIANS, DJS & TECHIES 20 Feb2 Mar Waterford musicians and performers encouraged to apply for Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme 2022 (MEBAS 2022) Following the announcement by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and…
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… ‘SIGNALS & CIRCUITS’ SCREENING AT GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE 7 Oct7 Oct Aemi, an organisation that supports and exhibits artists' moving image and experimental films, are excited to announce their upcoming, in-person screening of the touring programme 'Signals & Circuits'. The screening…
Art… AFTER SCHOOL WITH GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE 27 Sep27 Sep There will be an after school exploring studio techniques and materials with Aimee Roche in the Garter Lane Arts Centre. The series of workshops will be held over four weeks,…
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.…
Art… JAPANESE BLACK INK PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS ONLINE PROGRAM: WINDOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT 15 Sep Online event. Enrolment Window Open Now through midnight on the 17th of September 2021 Learn brushstrokes and techniques for painting grasses, flowers, trees, mountains and landscapes in this online blended…
Art… LAST WEEK AT GOMA: PINEAPPLE PIECES BY EMMET BRICKLEY 19 Aug5 Oct Coming down on October 3rd. Emmet Brickley weaves figures and environments together, reflecting an organised interplay of viewing, memory, and intuition. Ambiguity and fragmentation are strategies in his work, collapsing…
Art… CALL FOR ENTRIES TO THE RADHARC AWARDS 2021 17 Aug17 Aug As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the Radharc Awards Committee is continuing to prepare for a very special Radharc Awards 2021 Presentation Lunch this October, with all necessary pandemic precautions in place.…
Art… POET LAUREATE FOR DUNGARVAN ANNOUNCED 17 Aug17 Aug Fógraíonn Éigse Éireann, Poetry Ireland Ríon-Éigeas do Dhún Garbhán, Co Phort Láirge mar chuid de thionscnamh Bhaile na hÉigse Poetry Ireland has today, 17th August 2021, announced the names of…
Arts on line… THE WAXED LEMON SUMMER WORKSHOP SERIES 17 Aug Continuing the series of The Waxed Lemon Summer Workshops, the following literature and writing workshops will take place over the next few weeks: “How to Submit your Writing to Literary…
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 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…
Arts Office Projects… QUEER VISION AT PRIDE OF THE DÉISE – OPEN NOW FOR SUBMISSIONS 7 May9 Jun June 4th 2021 - An online festival at https://www.facebook.com/DeisePride Queer Vision Film Festival celebrates LGBTQIA+ storytelling. Based in a Pride Festival in Waterford City, Ireland, the exciting programme of short…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS BURSARIES 2021 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 8 Feb16 Mar Waterford City & County Council in partnership with the ArtLinks partners in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford is pleased to announce that they are currently accepting applications for the Professional and…
Arts Grants… TUGANN COMHAIRLE CATHRACH AGUS CONTAE PHORT LÁIRGE CUIREADH D’IARRATAIS AR DHEONTAIS CHLEACHTAIS EALAÍON NA BLIANA 2022 1 Jan15 Sep Sprioc-am: Dé hAoine, an 8 Deireadh Fómhair ar 5 i.n. Tabhair faoi deara: Comhairlímid duit d'iarratas a chur faoinár mbráid dhá lá roimh an sprioc-am. Tar éis an aiseolais ó…
Art… ARTS PRACTICE GRANT APPLICATIONS CLOSED 29 Sep7 Oct Arts Practice Grant applications are now closed. 07/10/2019 Waterford City & County Council are inviting applications for Arts projects for 2020 . This year the Arts Practice Grants application…
Concert… IRISH SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA AT THE WIT ARENA! 12 Sep12 Sep The Symphony Club of Waterford are delighted to welcome back The Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra to Waterford on Sunday 15th September, 7.30 pm at the WIT ARENA. Directed by Scottish…
Exhibition… MICHAEL KEMPSON: CHILD’S PLAY 19 Jul Garter Lane Arts Centre, Thursday June 28th - Saturday August 25th at 11:00am to 5:30pm Garter Lane Arts Centre presents Child’s Play, an exhibition by Australian artist Michael Kempson. Michael Kempson…
Exhibition… PJ LYNCH: PILGRIMS, PRINCESSES AND BEARDY OLD MEN 19 Jul19 Jul Garter Lane Arts Centre, Saturday June 28th - Saturday August 11th at 11:30am - 5:30pm Internationally acclaimed children’s book illustrator and former Laureate na nÓg (Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature)…
Exhibition… ART ON THE RAILINGS WATERFORD 13 Jul Viking Triangle, Waterford, Saturday August 4th, Saturday August 25th and Saturday September 8th at 11:00am - 4:00pm Be part of a spectacular open air art exhibition! Calling all artists to…
Art… BOOZE, BLAAS ‘N’ BANTER 20 Oct Jordan's Bar, Saturday October 28th, 9:00am to 1:00pm It is the time of year once again to baton down the hatches and open the ears and the gobs for this…
General… DRUM CIRCLE CLASSES 13 Oct13 Oct Brigid’s Gallery, Ardmore, Co. Waterford Thursdays from Nov. 9th to Dec. 14th - 7pm to 8.10pm Drums are provided but places are limited. €60 for 6 sessions – pre…
Arts Opportunity… WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 14 Jul21 Aug Call For Submissions! The Late and Final Deadline is Aug 18th. Short films and scripts wanted! Enter online at www.waterfordfilmfestival.net Fee to enter is €20 per project. The film festival…
Art… SECONDARY SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAMME OPPORTUNITY 27 Jun Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is now accepting expressions of interest from groups and/or individuals to deliver a strand of their Secondary School Arts Programme for the school…
Art… WITHOUT THE WORDS 4 Jun13 Jun Illustrator's Ireland Garters Lane Art Centre, June 17th - Aug 26th @ 2.30pm Without the Words is an exhibition inspired by a line from Emily Dickinson’s well-loved poem Hope is…
Book… ‘IN OTHER WORDS’ BOOK LAUNCH 16 May19 May Greyfriars Municipal Art Gallery, Thursday May 18th @ 5pm - 7pm WCFE Creative Writing Class Book Launch. Enjoy an evening of Waterford College of Further Educations groups creative writing and help in the celebration…
Art… ‘LúAC IN THE LIBRARY’ – EXHIBITION OPENING 19 Dec19 Dec Waterford City Library, exhibition opening - January 4th @ 6pm LúAC Artist Collective will be exhibiting their first exhibition of 2017 which will include, painting, photography and sculpture. LúAC is a Waterford based art collective comprising of Ailise O'Neill,…
Demonstration… SPOTLIGHT EXPERIENCE THE FUTURE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC 21 Nov24 Nov Central Arts Centre, December 10th @ 10pm Presented by Central Arts & BPM Junction. Spotlight: Experience the future of electronic music. The event that gives electronic musicians and music lovers…
Art… LIFE DRAWING AT G.O.M.A. (formerly Soma!) 16 Nov16 Nov SOMA Contemporary Gallery, Nov 23rd and Nov 30th - 6:30pm Life drawing facilitated by Johnathan Frisby Own materials required Only 12 spaces per class - booking essential Classes: €15 Booking:…
Garter Lane… WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN BY TERESA DEEVY 21 Oct Garter Lane Arts Centre, Fri Nov 11th - Sat 19th @ 8pm Wife to James Whelan by Teresa Deevy It's the summer of 1930 in the town of Kilbeggan on the…
Comedy… FROM EDEN BY STEPHEN JONES 20 Oct29 Oct Garter Lane Arts Centre, Fri 28 & Sat 29 Oct @ 8pm From Eden is a tender, comic drama about two lost individuals - Alan and Eva - who find…
General IMAGINE ARTS FESTIVAL, ‘SWEET ECHOES OF THE SINGERS GONE’, Waterford Dramatic Society 19 Oct Waterford Dramatic Society at the Imagine Festival presents 'Sweet Echoes of the Singers Gone' A 1916 miscellany of poetry, songs, dramatic and other readings around the Easter Rising and World…
Arts Opportunity… WATERFORD HEALING ARTS TRUST (WHAT) 1 Oct WHAT is inviting applications from suitably qualified people to join a panel of musicians to perform for and with patients of University Hospital Waterford as part of our monthly Healing…
music… LOVE YOUR VOICE 28 Sep4 Oct Central Arts, 12th October 7:00pm Love your voice is a singing creative workshop where you can explore and get to know your voice in a safe encouraging environment. Love your…
Dance… SUMMER DANCE RECITAL AT GARTER LANE 22 May23 May Summer Dance Recital Garter Lane Theatre, Sat 28 May, 19.30 A Place of Dance and Performing Arts celebrate their end of year Summer Dance Recital 2016. Students as young as…
