events… POETRY DAY IRELAND 2018 LINE-UP 18 Apr25 Apr Poetry Day Ireland, Thursday, April 26th , Various Venues, Nationwide Poetry Day Ireland takes place on Thursday 26 April 2018 and the theme is Poetry Surprises! Whether you share a poem, read a poem, or programme your own event, everyone is…
Festival… OPEN SUBMISSION CALLING ALL WRITERS 3 Apr21 Apr Would you like the opportunity to have your piece on the big screen at Garter Lane Arts Centre this Summer? Modwords, a weekend long, city-wide festival, filled with original plays, spoken word,…
events… ESOTERIC PRESENTS NEIL FLYNN AT CENTRAL ARTS 31 Mar24 Feb Central Arts, April 14th at 9pm Esoteric Presents: Neil Flynn - 3 Hour Set (4th Birthday) on April 14th, 9pm at Central Arts Irish born, but Berlin dwelling, Neil Flynn…
Arts Council… OPEN CALL FOR POET AND COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE 16 Mar The deadline for submission of applications is Thursday 12 April 2018. In a new development for 2018, Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) has issued an open call to poets…
Art… BAROQUE MASTER PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH BRIAN SMYTH 16 Mar Adrian Cooke | Classical Art Atelier, Dunhill Ecopark, Co. Waterford, Friday 6th, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th April 2018 from 10.00am-5.00pm (each day) In this intensive 3-day workshop led by Brian Smyth…
General… NEW MUSIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER WITH MUSIC GENERATION WATERFORD 22 Feb Congratulations to Shauna McCullough the newly appointed Music Development Officer for Music Generation Waterford. Shauna comes to Waterford from Music Generation Cork, where she spent the past five years working…
Concert… CHRISTMAS IN BENILDUS 2 12 Dec St. Joseph and Benildus Church, Wednesday 20th December, 8.00pm Project Management presents Christmas in Benildus 2: An Evening of Music, Poetry and Reading on a Christmas Theme. The evening will include…
Art… PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP WITH ANNE MCDONNELL 9 Dec Greyfriars Municipal Art Gallery, Saturday the 16th of December, 1.30pm Fine Art Printmaker Anne McDonnell will facilitate a printmaking workshop for kids in the beautiful surroundings of the Waterford Municipal Art…
Art… EXHIBITION OPENING AT GARTER LANE 28 Oct Friday 3rd of November 2017 at 7pm Garter Lane Arts Centre invites you to the opening reception of ‘Waterford Art Group Annual Exhibition' Uisce; a group exhibition of seascapes'. The…
Concert… SEEMS LEGIT! 14 Jun Central Arts, July 8th @ 10pm Seems Legit! is back once again with a cracking line up. After the success of our launch party we bring you another feast of…
Arts Council… ARTS VENUE GRANTS AWARDED 12 Jan12 Jan €165,000 of funding from Waterford City & County Council was announced at the Plenary meeting held on Thursday evening January 12th. Despite financial constraints the support, and indeed the modest…
Art… WATERFORD HOMECRAFTS CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR 2 Nov Garter Lane Arts Centre Fri 25 Nov - Fri 23 Dec Explore the finest range of unique gift ideas handmade by local craftspeople, at the Waterford Homecrafts Annual Christmas Craft…
Garter Lane… TERESA DEVEY’S ‘WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN’ AT GARTER LANE 1 Nov4 Nov Wife to James Whelan by Teresa Deevy Garter Lane Arts Centre - Fri 11 Nov - Sat 19 November - 8pm It's the summer of 1930 in the town of Kilbeggan on…
Art… EVENTS AT GARTER LANE 27 Oct27 Oct Talking to Strangers by Michael Harding Garter Lane Arts Centre - Friday 25 & Sat 26 Nov - 8pm Michael Harding is one of Ireland's most distinctive writers and storytellers and his…
General… MY REAL LIFE – THEATRE ROYAL 30 Jun8 Aug Theatre Royal, every Thursday & Friday in July at 8pm. Theatre Royal presents Sing Street star Don Wycherley in the touching and entertaining My Real Life by Eoin Colfer. Wexford…
Arts Council… POSITION VACANT: VISUAL ARTS & OUTREACH MANAGER – GARTER LANE 10 May13 May Closing Date Friday May 13, 2016. Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford is recruiting a Visual Arts & Outreach Manager (f/t). The Visual Arts & Outreach Manager will have responsibility for…
Garter Lane… CORNER BOYS IN GARTER LANE 9 May23 May Fri 20 May, 20.00 Following their sell out tour with Lucinda Sly, Mend & Makedo Theatre Co return with Corner Boys, written by John MacKenna and directed by Marian Brophy.…
General… OKLAHOMA IN THE THEATRE ROYAL 19 Apr13 May Theatre Royal, Waterford - May 3rd to 7th - 8pm Following their sold out award winning production of Carousel last year, Waterford Musical Society returns with another Rodgers and Hammerstein…
Art… IMMERSIVE VR EDUCATION – A TALK AT SOMA 24 Feb23 Feb Soma Contemporary Gallery, March 2nd, 6pm, Tickets €5 at the door. Soma's 9Lives series of talks presents Immersive VR Education : A presentation by David Whelan, C.E.O of Immersive VR Education…
General… ECLECTIC EVENTS AT CENTRAL ARTS 22 Feb19 Feb LOVE YOUR VOICE 2 9th March – 13th April Love your Voice returns to Central Arts. After the success of the last course of workshops this run will include…
Film… 10TH ANNIVERSAIRY SEASON OF LIVE OPERA BROADCASTS SCREENED AT ODEON WATERFORD 19 Sep19 Sep Direct from the Metropolitan Opera in New York The ODEON Waterford presents ‘Live in HD’, the anniversary season of ten operas live from the Metropolitan Opera in New York, which…
General… WATERFORD INTERGENERATIONAL GROUP PRESENTS ‘GLIMPSES’ DIRECTED BY MARTINA COLLENDER 10 Sep10 Sep ‘Glimpses’, a One Act Play, will be performed by the Waterford Intergenerational Group under the directorship of Martina Collender, on Friday 11th September at 5pm and Sunday 13th September at…
Arts Office Projects… TENDERS SOUGHT: A NEW ARTS PLAN FOR WATERFORD 31 Jul15 Sep Waterford City & County Council is developing a new Art Plan for 2016 – 2021 and is seeking Tenders from suitably experienced consultants to work closely with the County’s Arts…
Arts Office Projects… PROFESSIONAL 2 DAY BLACKMAGIC ‘URSA’ FILM TRAINING WORKSHOP JULY 24 & 25 13 Jul24 Jul Waterford Arts Services has procured the highly rated 4K Blackmagic Ursa Camera for filmwork. In association with FilmLAB we are running a 2 day hands-on intensive Camera course designed to…
Exhibition REFRACT: CONTEMPORARY GLASS DESIGN AND MASTERS OF THE GLASS EXHIBITION 4 Jun19 Jun REFRACT: Contemporary glass design. Traditional techniques. Curated by Róisín de Buitléar. City Hall Waterford City 28th of May - 19th of September Monday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm. ID2015 Celebrating…
Arts Office Projects… TRAINING: WATERFORD NEW ARTS GRANTS APPLICATION PROCESS 9 Dec17 Dec OILIÚINT: PROISÉAS IARRATAIS DO DHEONTAIS NUA EALAÍON PHORT LÁIRGE (Cliceáil Link) Waterford City & County Council has organised training sessions for the new online arts grants application process. The application process…
Arts Office Projects… THE ARTS OFFICER’S ANNUAL BRIEFING 17 Nov21 Dec Greyfriars Municipal Gallery 17.30 - 19.30 December 18th. Do you want to know what's on the arts books for 2015, or the state of the arts or what's happening with…
Exhibition ‘PERSONAL SPACE’ AT THE HIVE GALLERY 13 Aug8 Sep 28TH AUGUST - 4TH SEPTEMBER 2014 Exhibition opening Thursday 28th August, 7pm Hive Emerging presents its final exhibition for its Summer Program, 'Personal Space'. This show will open on the…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Exhibition DREAMMIRROR: JEFFREY GORMLY EXHIBITS AT WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL 6 Jan dreamMirror is an exhibition of artworks by Jeffrey Gormly artist-in-residence with WHAT (Waterford Healing Arts Trust) that will go on display in Waterford Regional Hospital on 14th January. Jeffrey is…
Exhibition ACRO STUDIOS OPENING EXHIBITION 7 Dec8 Dec Acro Studios are delighted to announce the opening of their exhibition taking place on December 5th, 7pm at 15 Bailey's New Street Acro is an exciting, new studio/exhibition space accommodating…
