STORY TIME FOR STARTING SCHOOL Drop in to Waterford Central Library for a fun story time for school starters, pick up your free little bag of books and get your face painted before you…
Children's activities… STORY TIME FOR STARTING SCHOOL 17 Aug17 Aug Waterford Central Library Saturday 20th August 2022 11am - 12pm Drop in to Waterford Central Library for a fun story time for school starters, pick up your free little bag…
Artlinks… ARTLINKS BURSARIES AWARDED 13 Apr30 Apr Artlinks 2022 : Bursaries Awarded The Artlinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford is pleased to announce that it has awarded over €70,000 to…
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…
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…
General… BEALTAINE WRITING WORKSHOPS 25 Apr8 May Waterford City and County Libraries Free writing workshops during May at Tallow, Cappoquin, Dungarvan and Lismore libraries. To book your place please contact your local branch or email us on JLoughran@waterfordcouncil.ie. Places…
Arts Opportunity… ‘TIME TO WRITE’ WITH LANI O’HANLON 17 May22 May Friday 17th to Sunday 19th August 2018, Ardmore, Co. Waterford Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is offering Waterford Writers’ the opportunity to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat…
Art… “MAINIE, EVIE, MARY AND GRACE” EXHIBITION IN GREYFRIARS! 25 Jul3 Oct Last couple of weeks to catch “MAINIE, EVIE, MARY AND GRACE - The Women Who Led the Modern Movement in Irish Art” Curated by artist Ben Hennessy, this exhibition tells…
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…
Arts Opportunity… MOLLY KEANE RETREAT APPLICATION 2017 27 Jun18 Jul Closing date: Monday 17th July 2017 Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is offering Waterford Writers’ the opportunity to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat Week in Ardmore, Co.…
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…
Arts Council… DUNGARVAN BRASS BAND – AWARDS NIGHT CONCERT 7 Jun Town Hall Theatre Dungarvan, June 19th, 7.15pm - 8.30pm On Monday June 19th, at the Town Hall Theatre Dungarvan, members of Dungarvan Brass and Youth Bands will come together to…
Arts Council… WATERFORD POETRY PRIZE 2017 25 Apr28 Apr The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce details of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2017. The Waterford Poetry Prize is open to all writers currently living…
Arts Opportunity… TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR WATERFORD MUSICIANS 11 Jan Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan Thursday 26th January from 10am to 12.30pm The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to offer an opportunity to musicians to…
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,…
Arts Council… BOOZE BLAA’S & BANTER! 28 Oct29 Oct Jordan's Bar, The Quay Waterford, Sat 29th Oct, Begins @ 9am Kick off your bank holiday weekend tomorrow with the annual Hootenanny in Jordan's Bar, on The Quay's Waterford. Starting at…
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…
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… KENNY MORRIS AT HIVE GALLERY, WATERFORD 15 Nov30 Nov Pearl Diver: Kenny Morris’s solo exhibition continues in Hive Emerging Gallery at 25 Michael Street, Waterford until November 29. Morris’s exhibition is a dramatic return to form by the enigmatic…
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… 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…
General FUND-IT TARGET REACHED FOR NEW STREET GARDENS 4 Jun6 Aug UPDATE: New Street Gardens would like to thank all of those who contributed to the recent Fund-It campaign. The Gardens are up and running, but if you would still like…
Arts Office Projects… ART ON WATERFORD’S RAILINGS 28 May4 Jun Be part of a spectacular open air art exhibition! Calling all artists to get involved in colouring the city streets during the summer months by joining Art On The Railings.…
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…
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… 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… 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…
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… THE BACKSTRAND IN CONCERT 5 Mar11 Mar POET, COMPOSER & PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM Sunday 9th February at 12:30 pm Following their widely praised concert Watersong at the museum early last year poet Mark Roper,…
