Arts Office Projects… EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR SUMMER CITY PROGRAMME 28 Apr6 May Waterford City & County Council is putting together the final elements for the Waterford Summer City Programme and is looking for Expression of Interest for specific areas within the programme. These…
Arts Office Projects… 2015 ARTS PRACTISE, AUDIENCE, VENUE & ARTLINKS GRANTS NOW CLOSED 1 Feb14 Apr Deontais Ealaíon Chomhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge (Cliceáil Link) Waterford City & County Council Arts Grants 2015 ARTS PRACTISE, AUDIENCE, VENUE & ARTLINKS NOW CLOSED --------------------------------------------------------------- Waterford City and County Council…
Arts Office Projects… SOMA (SCG) CHRISTMAS SHOW OPEN 6 Dec21 Dec Until; December 20th. Opening times Wednesday - Saturday 1pm - 5:30pm. SCG is happy to announce this years Christmas Holiday Exhibition including artists from Soma Studios, Hive Emerging Studios, Skapari…
Arts Office Projects… RUTH AHERN, ARTIST, MOTHER, WIFE AND FIERCE SOCCER ACE 4 Dec4 Dec Ruth was one of the first wave of professional young artists I met when I came to Waterford. She had a great glint in her eye, a dazzling smile and…
Arts Office Projects… MEMORIAL TO ‘THE BOY SOLDIER’ UNVEILED IN WATERFORD 28 Oct7 Nov A memorial to “The Boy Soldier”, Private John Condon, was unveiled at a special ceremony on Sunday May 18th with both Mayors of the City and County in attendance. Despite…
Performance BUSY OCTOBER IN THE THEATRE ROYAL 9 Oct21 Oct October is a busy month in the Theatre Royal with a whole lot of Events and Activities culminating in the grand spectacle of The Phantom of the Opera. JONATHAN HARKER…
Arts Office Projects… WATERFORD GHOST STORY FESTIVAL UPDATE 13 Sep8 Oct The Ghost Story festival would like to thank everyone who has helped us with stories, information and offers of work. Unfortunately we are going to have to postpone the festival…
Exhibition ‘THIRTY’ A VISUAL CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE 21 Aug7 Nov As part of Waterford’s 1100th birthday and Garter Lane Arts Centres thirtieth anniversary, ‘Thirty’ will present a moving visual celebration and fond look back featuring thirty renowned artists and friends…
Arts Office Projects… PAINTED CITY TO RETURNS TO GREYFRIARS! 20 Aug8 Sep Due to popular demand Painted City has returned to Greyfriars Municipal Gallery. Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm - Admission FREE The exhibition, featuring views of Waterford, is now also…
Arts Office Projects… DUNGARVAN TOWN HALL THEATRE PUBLIC MEETING 18 Aug8 Sep Your Theatre Your say… Waterford City and County Council invite you to get involved with the future of Dungarvan’s very own Theatre. We want to hear what you want to…
Performance WATERFORD YOUTH ARTS ‘CRUCIBLE’ IN GARTER LANE 7 Aug3 Sep Waterford Youth Arts in association with Garter Lane Arts Centre presents The Crucible by Arthur Miller - August 23rd to 30th - 7.30pmThe Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts in…
Performance THE INVADER GOES TO WEXFORD 26 May3 Jun After its phenomenal opening in Waterford over the weekend, the spectacular new opera The Invader comes to the Wexford Opera House for one night - this Friday May 30th. Created…
Arts Opportunity… TED & MARY O’REGAN BURSARY 24 May4 Jun Deadline May 30th. The Bursary was founded to honour the memory of Ted and Mary O’Regan, a couple who made a lasting contribution to the artistic life of Waterford. The…
Performance BE PREPARED TO BE INVADED – MAY 23 & 24 7 May26 May The Invader opens in Waterford on May 23rd - the world premiere of a new Irish Opera created by Eric Sweeney and Mark Roper, directed by Ben Barnes for Theatre Royal…
Film… THEATRE ROYAL JUNE EVENTS 3 May3 Jul The Summer is here and the Theatre Royal are really getting into the swing of things with shows and events that has something for everyone! THE FULL IRISH MONTH/ THE…
Arts Office Projects… THE BUNNY COLLECTIVE AT SOMA CONTEMPORARY GALLERY 28 Apr7 Jul Please note - exhibition now closed From May 8th - June 7th 2014, Soma Contemporary Gallery Waterford The Young-Girl's Gaze explores how young women exist online, and how the internet can…
Arts Office Projects… ASLAN DUO POSTPONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER 27 Apr6 Aug Concert postponed to a later date This Friday the Summer In The City programme is launched in John Roberts Square featuring the dynamic Aslan Duo of founder members Billy McGuinness…
Exhibition WAKING UP IN WATERFORD – PAUL BOKSLAG AT THE WRH 27 Apr28 Apr The Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) presents Waking Up in Waterford, an exhibition of papercuts by artist Paul Bokslag. The Waking Up in Waterford exhibition explores the artist’s unexpected experience of…
Arts Office Projects SEÁN DUNNE YOUNG WRITERS AWARDS & WINNING ENTRIES 2 Apr7 Apr UPDATE: LINKS TO WINNING ENTRIES NOW ADDED This year the Sean Dunne Young Writers winning entrants are: Noel O’ Regan a 28 year old writer from Tralee in County Kerry…
Arts Office Projects… VIKING VOICES AT CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL 13 Mar21 Mar Christ Church Cathedral was the location for a unique celebration of Waterford’s Viking history at 11am on Friday 21st March. Students from five secondary schools performed twelve original compositions based…
Arts Office Projects… ARTS GRANT AWARDS ANNOUNCED 11 Mar11 Mar At its monthly meeting, on Monday March 10, Waterford City Council approved the expenditure of €235,000 on Arts Grants and Venue Programmes. The motion was proposed by Clr. Mary Roche…
Performance POETRY IN MOTION AT GARTER LANE 11 Mar Speaking through the Language of Dance Sunday 23 March, 12 noon, Garter Lane Theatre. Tickets: €8 (€5 Garter Lane Friends & concs). A Moving Experience Embodied Text An Invitation to Dance!…
Exhibition ADRIAN COOKE – CLASSICAL DRAWINGS AT AOIFE’S 11 Mar11 Mar Classical Drawings: Portraits and Master Copies by artist, Adrian Cooke, The exhibition features master copies from Charles Bargue’s Cours de Dessin - a renowned 19th-century drawing course, practised by many…
General… THEATRE ROYAL MAY EVENTS 10 Mar26 May May is a busy month in the Theatre Royal with lots to offer for all the family including the World Premiere of The Invader! THE INVADER Thursday 22 to…
Exhibition… ANIMATED COMMUNITY AT CHRIST CHURCH 7 Mar7 Apr Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, Saturday 5th April from 2pm. ANIMATED COMMUNITY: Celebrating the power of the arts in our lives Come and see, hear, touch, taste, listen, move, laugh, sing…….be moved and…
Arts Office Projects… PAOLA CATIZONE IN SOMA CONTEMPORARY GALLERY 6 Mar13 Mar An exhibition of drawings, video and performance by Paola Catizone Exhibition runs from 7th March - 29th March "Drawing is not a window on the world but a device for…
Arts Office Projects… LAST FEW DAYS EXOTICA IN GREYFRIARS 5 Mar21 May Exotica: Greyfriars Municipal Gallery until May 18th - Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am to 5pm. Sunday 1pm - 5pm Waterford's municipal collection is often viewed as being largelly composed of traditional…
Arts Office Projects… WATERFORD’S WRITERS’ WEEKEND MARCH 20TH – 23RD 5 Mar31 Mar The Waterford Writers Weekend 2014 celebrates the art and the craft of writing. This lively weekend is filled with workshops, readings and debates designed to engage and delight audiences. Based…
Arts Office Projects… DEADLINE 4PM – FRIDAY, FEB 14. 13 Feb5 Mar The deadline has now passed. The 2014 Arts Grants submission process is now closed. _________________________________________________________ The Arts Grant applications system is now closed The grants are under three headings: Production…
Exhibition EXHIBITING IN GARTER LANE… 30 Jan5 Mar Garter Lane Arts Centre is delighted to announce two exhibitions, in the main gallery ‘tenmileradius’ by Waterford born artist John O Regan and ‘From the Studios’ featuring Garter Lanes current…
Performance JIM NOLAN’S DREAMLAND PREMIERES IN GARTER LANE 29 Jan5 Mar Dreamland by Jim Nolan Previews: February 7th,8th and 10th Opens Tuesday February 11th and runs to March 1st. 8pm 1934, a rural pub in a village on the south coast…
Arts Office Projects… SEÁN DUNNE YOUNG WRITERS’ AWARDS 19 Jan3 Feb The closing date for 2014 entries has passed. __________________________________________________________________________________ Get out your pens and pencils and start writing - You have until Friday at 5.30 pm to get your entries…
Performance FINGHIN COLLINS TO PLAY RHAPSODY IN BLUE IN WATERFORD 15 Jan14 Feb February 8th, 20.00, Christ Church, Waterford Internationally renowned pianist Finghin Collins will team up with Waterford Concert Orchestra (WCO) this February to play the very popular Rhapsody in Blue by…
Arts Opportunity… INTRODUCTION TO ART PRINTMAKING (COURSE) 15 Jan Martin Fahy at Southpaw Studio is running an 'Introduction to Art Printmaking' course this month covering all the major aspects in this exciting form of graphic reproduction. The course will…
Performance MADRIGALLERY FOR MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM 8 Jan29 Jan SUNDAY 26th JANUARY 12.30pm First up for the Sunday lunchtime concert series at the Medieval Museum in 2014 is Madrigallery. Under the inspired direction of Kevin O’Carroll, Madrigallery have spread their artistic…
Performance VIENNA MOZART TRIO FOR WATERFORD’S LARGE ROOM 8 Jan29 Jan On Wednesday January 22nd one of Austria’s foremost chamber music ensembles the Vienna Mozart Trio will open the 72nd Spring season of Waterford Music, the international chamber music concert series…
General A TALE OF TWO CATHEDRALS 8 Jan29 Jan On January 25th and 26th Waterford will celebrate its unique Twin Georgian Cathedrals, and the birth three hundred years ago (on January 26th 1714) of the designer of both cathedrals,…