ARTS OPPORTUNITY – ACT WATERFORD
ACT Waterford is an interdisciplinary project which brings together Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in an exciting project funded by Creative Ireland Climate Action fund. Five different communities in … Continue reading
WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2021
Waterford City, Thursday October 21st to Sunday 24th 2021 Thursday 21st Oct: Waterford Writers Weekend Schools Event 9:00 am. Online event. Click here for info. Explore Haiku poetry and celebrate … Continue reading
WINNER OF THE MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2021 ANNOUNCED
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. … Continue reading
DUNGARVAN – POETRY TOWN!
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 … Continue reading
DUNGARVAN ART TRAIL – THE VERTIGO PROJECT
Dungarvan Town from the 7th of May to September Running from May through to September 2021, in various shop windows, the Arts Centre and Library throughout the coastal town of … Continue reading
GRANT: TED AND MARY O’REGAN 2021 ARTS BURSARY
Applications are now being invited for the seventeenth annual Ted & Mary O’Regan Arts Bursary. The Bursary was inaugurated in 2005 to honour the memory of a couple who made … Continue reading
SPRAOI LUNCH FEST FOR DUNGARVAN
Award winning Waterford Spraoi will perform Lunch Fest in Dungarvan on Saturday next, December (5th). Coinciding with retail business re-openings ten Spraoi street performers plan to add a little magic, … Continue reading
MUSIC GENERATION WATERFORD NEWS
Music Generation Waterford has been extra busy over the last couple of weeks successfully migrating their tuition and workshops to an on-line basis. Through the use of their Facebook presence … Continue reading
POSTPONED MODWORDS – FOUR WEEK WRITING WORKSHOP
Waterford Gallery Of Art – Saturdays, March 28th – April 25th 2020 at 2:30pm – 4:30pm In the lead up to Poetry Day Ireland, Modwords and Waterford Gallery Of Art … Continue reading
THE TYRONE GUTHRIE CENTRE ALLOCATION 2019
Co. Waterford Artists supported with Residential Bursaries. The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce the recipients of the bursaries to attend The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, … Continue reading
SUMMER SOLSTICE SPOKES WITH FRANKIE GAFFNEY
Upstairs Phil Grimes Pub, Friday 21st June at 8pm. The 2019 Summer Solstice Spokes takes place on 21st June with special guest Frankie Gaffney who will talk about language and … Continue reading
MUSIC GENERATIONS’ OPEN CALL TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Music Generation Waterford was established in January 2018 and commenced programming in September 2018. Since then we have established successful partnerships with 11 primary schools across Waterford City and County … Continue reading
TIME TO WRITE WITH LANI O’ HANLON – A THREE DAY WRITING RETREAT
Closing Date – 12:00pm Monday 27th May 2019 The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is offering Waterford Writers’ the opportunity to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat in … Continue reading
ALZHEIMER’S TEA DAY – SO IT’S NOT FORGOTTEN!
The final tally on the proceeds raised for the Alzheimer’s Tea Day here in Waterford City & Co. Council was €1,162.28 (some tickets were returned unsold). We are absolutely thrilled … Continue reading
DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY – OPEN CALL: CREATIVE IRELAND GRANTS 2019
Deadline – May 24th 2019 at 4pm Creative Ireland Waterford announces Open Call grants 2019 for creative and cultural projects. Waterford City and County Council launches its Creative Ireland Open Call … Continue reading
WATERFORD FILM CENTRE – BECOME A MEMBER
Waterford Film Centre is an audio-visual arts co-op supported by Waterford City and County Council. We are dedicated to encouraging and supporting film production in the city and county. WFC … Continue reading
POETRY DAY AT CAPPOQUIN LIBRARY
Carnegie Free Library, May 2nd 2019 at 7:30pm Readings by: Lismore poet Alan Murphy & Cappoquin’s own David O’Sullivan Display of poetry by local school students and the winners of … Continue reading
CITIZENS’ DIALOGUE AT DUNHILL: REVITALISING RURAL IRELAND
Dunhill Ecopark, Ballyphilip, Waterford. Monday 13 May 2019 7:00pm – 9:00pm Citizens’ Dialogue: Revitalising Rural Ireland – Empowering Communities through Social Enterprise The Europe Direct, Waterford Information Centre in partnership … Continue reading
DESIGN CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! BY WIT STUDENTS
Sixteen students from Waterford Institute of Technology’s year 4 BA (Hons) Design and Visual Communication put forward entries for the Waterford Cultural Quarter Design Challenge Competition. The results of which were on display … Continue reading
THE WATERFORD INTERNATIONAL PIANO DAY 2019
Waterford International Piano Day March 29th 2019 with Emotion in Motion Waterford for the third consecutive year joins the world wide Piano Day events on the 88th day of the … Continue reading
WATERFORD ARTLINKS BURSARIES AWARDED
The Artlinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford has awarded over €60,000 to artists in the South East. Supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle … Continue reading
WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS 2018
The 12th Waterford Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday ( 2nd Dec) to a packed house and was a great success! Filmmakers, writers and guests traveled from USA, UK, Europe … Continue reading
WINNERS OF THE WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2018
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council announced the winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2018 at the launch event of the Waterford Writers Weekend at the Imagine … Continue reading
WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2018
Waterford City, Friday Oct 26th to Sunday Oct 28th Waterford Writers Weekend celebrates the art and the craft of writing. This festival, devised and funded by the Library and Arts … Continue reading
WELL FESTIVAL 2018
Monday 8th of Sept to Sat 13th Oct 2018 Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing has just announced its programme for 2018, taking place Monday 8 to Saturday 13 October, … Continue reading
SUMMER SING OUT HITS WATERFORD!
Garter Lane, Monday July 30th to August 1st, 11am to 3pm and ALL over the City! Experiencing Waterford City SprÓg Festival with Music Generation Waterford in a whole new way … Continue reading
4TH ANNUAL SUMMER COLLECTION @ GALLERY 20TEN
Gallery 20ten, 13th July to 8th September 2018, Wednesday to Saturday 1pm to 5pm Gallery 20ten presents their 4th annual summer collection. This exhibition features artists: Michaela Back, Blawnin Clancy, … Continue reading
SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARTS PROGRAMME 2018/2019
The closing date for receipt of submissions is 12 noon on Monday 23rd July 2018. Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is now accepting expressions of interest from groups … Continue reading
GLOBAL INTEREST FOR THE 12TH WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL
Fri 30th Nov to Sun 2nd Dec 2018 The 12th Waterford Film Festival is currently open for submissions! Since opening for Films and Scripts in April, the festival has all … Continue reading
ANNE O’LEARY WINS MOLLY KEANE CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2018
Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is pleased to announce that the winner of the national Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2018 is Anne O’ Leary from Glanmire, Co. … Continue reading
TEEN VOCAL CAMP 2018
Blackwater Community College, June 27 – 29, 11am to 3pm daily. Music Generation Waterford invites teenagers to get involved in an exciting three day popular vocal camp from June 27th … Continue reading
DANCE, ENVIRONMENT & THE OUTDOORS WORKSHOP
Garter Lane Arts Centre, 26th May 2018, 10-2pm Price: €15 Come & join the new Waterford Dance Artist-in-Residence Dee Grant in an inspiring professional development workshop experience for dancers & … Continue reading
TRADITIONAL ARTS BURSARY AVAILABLE FOR WATERFORD
The Closing Date for receipt of applications is 12 noon on Monday 14th May 2018. Blas International Summer School of Irish Traditional Music and Dance is an internationally accredited … Continue reading
PIANO DAY 2018
Various venues, Waterford City, 29th and 30th of March Piano Day 2018 – 88 Keys for Two Days Waterford joins worldwide Piano Day celebrations held on the 88th day of … Continue reading
CREATIVE IDENTITIES
Garter Lane Arts Centre, Monday 23rd Oct – 7:30pm to 9pm ‘Creative Identities’ has been developed in collaboration with Garter Lane Arts Centre and is partnered by IDI, (Institute of designers in Ireland), … Continue reading
FOCUS GROUP MEETING FOR MUSIC GENERATION THIS THURSDAY IN DUNGARVAN
…Do you want every child to have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument? Would you like to see music tuition brought out to every area in Waterford City and County?…
WATERFORD ARTS GRANTS AWARDED!
The Waterford City & County Arts Practice Grants were passed at the March Plenary meeting of the Council on Thursday 9th. In all €83,500 was awarded with another €6,300 to … Continue reading