Exhibition… ‘WHERE OXLIPS AND THE NODDING VIOLET GROWS’ – JOESEPH HEFFERNAN 16 Apr16 Apr ‘where oxlips and the nodding violet grows’ | Joseph Heffernan Exhibition dates: 9 May–6 June 2026 Official opening reception Saturday 9 May 4–6pm. No invitation needed, all very…
Exhibition… PROJECT SPACE: TEMPORALITY 16 Apr pROject spAce: TEMPORALITY Exhibition dates: 27 April – 2nd May 2026 Official opening reception Wednesday 29 April 2026, 6–8pm. No invitation needed, all very welcome. pROject spAce:…
Exhibition… GOMA GROUP EXHIBITION – SANCTUM 11 Mar11 Mar SANCTUM | Group Exhibition Featuring work by Sam Comerford, Fionn Mac Tiomáin, Rónán Ó Raghallaigh, Lara Quinn, Zuzanna Romańska, Milan Zientara Curated by Anna Jeznach and Ciara Magee, the awardees…
Exhibition… “THE SOFT ANIMAL OF YOUR BODY”- JEN WADE EXHIBITION 24 Feb GOMA Waterford is delighted to present The Soft Animal of Your Body, a solo exhibition of paintings by Jen Wade. Join us for the launch on Saturday 28 February, 6–8pm.…
Film… FRENCH FILM NIGHT AT WGOA, MARCH 11 – ‘EN FANFARE’ 10 Feb10 Feb French Film Night with Waterford St. Herblain Cultural and Language Exchange continues at Waterford Gallery of Art this March! Film: 'En Fanfare' ('The Marching Band') "Acclaimed conductor Thibaut has leukemia…
GOMA… FREE CYANOTYPE WORKSHOP WITH PATRICK PENNEY 10 Feb Workshop | Cyanotype with Patrick Penney – Wednesday 11 February 2026, 1–3pm Free art-making workshop at GOMA Waterford! Join artist Patrick Penney for a hands-on cyanotype workshop this Wednesday 11…
Art… ‘ARE YOU FEELING WELL?’ THE WELL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND WELLBEING 28 Jan Are you feeling well? Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2026 launches exciting lineup – lots of FREE arts events Music, art, dance/theatre, poetry, film and stories to lift people’s…
Exhibition… SHAPESHIFTING – GOMA GRADUATE AWARD EXHIBITION 2026 27 Jan Shapeshifting | GOMA Graduate Award Exhibition 2026 Danny Foley, Tanja Novacic and Patrick Penney 29 January – 21 February 2026 Opening Reception: Thursday 29 January | 6–8pm Location: GOMA Gallery,…
On-Line… FREE ‘HELIUM – INSPIRING LIFE THROUGH ART’ 23 Jan Online Workshops Bookings are now open for our FREE Online Spring workshops for children and young people with long-term physical health conditions. Distance Creates Spring Saturdays – Online(Ages 6–8) Workshop Dates: 7, 14, 21,…
GOMA… OUR DEPEST APOLOGIES – LUNATRACKTORS 10 Dec Our Deepest Apologies | Lunatraktors 10th–24th January 2026, GOMA Waterford Lunatraktors are a performance art duo disguised as a folk band, obsessed with decolonisation, non-dualism, speculative folklore, queering tradition,…
Exhibition… GOMA’S 8TH ANNUAL WINTER EXHIBITION 3 Dec GOMA Gallery of Modern Art is delighted to invite you to GOMA Waterford’s 8th Annual Winter Exhibition, officially launching on Friday 5 December 2025, 6–8pm. Our Annual Winter Exhibition is…
GOMA… GIG AT GOMA: BASCIVILLE SUPPORTED BY IVORY TUSK 12 Nov Basciville, an indie-folk-rock duo consiting of Cillian and Lorcan Byrne are coming to GOMA Waterford on Thursday 27th November at 7.30pm! Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to see…
Exhibition… FIRST-PERSON | EXHIBITION BY ISABEL ENGLISH 29 Oct Exhibition opening Saturday 1st November 2025, 4–6pm, GOMA Waterford | All welcome! Through the combined mediums of photography, textile, and sculpture, artist Isabel English extends from the literary genre of…
Art… YES, BUT DO YOU CARE? A TOUR OF AUDIO-VISUAL ART WORK BY MARIE BRETT 17 Oct YES, BUT DO YOU CARE? A tour of audio-visual art work by Marie Brett from IMMA's national collection. Acclaimed visual artist Marie Brett is bringing her tour of 𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘋𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦? to GOMA…
Artist's Gallery… OPEN CALL, 2ND ANNUAL POETRY COMPETITION 7 Oct THE SECOND ANNUAL WATERFORD COMPETITION Announcing the return of the annual waterford competition. The competition was launched in 2024 to promote and establish a new, unique, poetry format – the…
Arts Awards… CIARA O’CONNOR AND CRISTÍN LEACH IN CONVERSATION AT GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE 7 Oct7 Oct Event: Ciara O’Connor and Cristín Leach in conversation at Garter Lane Arts Centre Date: 9th October (Thursday) Time: 11.30 am Duration: 45 minutes/1 hour Fee: Free Venue: Garter Lane Theatre Booking: Details below Link: https://garterlane.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173662831/events Website link: https://garterlane.ie/events/c-p-d-ciara-oconnor-in-conversation-with-cristin-leach/ About Ciara…
Waterford Libraries… WATERFORD CLOTHES SWAP, WEDNESDAY 15TH OCTOBER AT CENTRAL LIBRARY AT 5PM – FREE EVENT 7 Oct7 Oct Come along and upgrade your wardrobe! Step away from fast fashion and exchange your clothes for something new to you! Book your FREE Spot: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/waterford-clothes-swap-tickets-1701185103439 Europe Direct Waterford, Waterford…
Arts Council… C.P.D – FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH EAMONN MAXWELL 7 Oct C.P.D – FUNDING APPLICATIONS WITH EAMONN MAXWELL Thu 30th Oct 10am – 12pm Online via Zoom Free, but booking essential This workshop will give artists insights into how…
Artist's Gallery… BREAKING THE PATTERNS 26 Sep Breaking the Patterns Exhibition Opening of Emerging Irish and European Artists GOMA Gallery, 6/7 Lombard Street, Waterford. Launching Saturday 11th October 2025, 6pm - 8pm Exhibition runs 11th – 25th October |…
Art… VOXES AND VALVES AT CATHEDRAL SQUARE 17 Sep Culture Night Waterford is happening THIS FRIDAY 19th September 🕺🕺💃💃 And as part of Culture Night, we are delighted to announce that 'Vox & Valves' is coming back, for one…
Arts Awards… FREE OLD IRON WORKS WALKING TOUR WITH JAMES DOHERTY ON CULTURE NIGHT 17 Sep18 Sep Free Walking Tour with James Doherty reflecting on the Old Iron Works of Waterford City. Not to be missed. 7.30pm Starting point Tracy's Hotel 19/09/25
Arts Council… WATERFORD MARITIME WALKING TOUR WITH JOHNNY CODD FOR CULTURE NIGHT 17 Sep Waterford City is steeped in unique maritime history. Ever wondered why there are three ships on the city crest, who was the local hero on Titanic, why do some Canadians…
Art… HISTORY OF DUNGARVAN ON CULTURE NIGHT 17 Sep Tá Dún Garbhán le Gaeilge agus Iarsmalann Contae Phort Láirge ag teacht le chéile chun Oíche Chultúir den scoth a offráil! Beidh cainteoirí an ag labhairt faoi stair chaomhnú na…
Art… CURIOUS STATE PERFORMS SCISSORS & COMB ON CULTURE NIGHT 17 Sep Come see Curious State perform Scissors & Comb on Culture Night, Friday Sept 19th at 6pm and 7.45pm. Culture Night Waterford We invite you to the Theatre Royal Waterford to…
Art… ARTIST Q&A DEIRDRE FROST AND KATIE O’GRADY 12 Sep Join artist Deirdre Frost and curator Katie O’Grady on 17th September 1–2pm at GOMA Gallery Waterford for a lunchtime Q&A about Deirdre’s practice and her most recent body of work, 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩:…
PAPER MAKING WORKSHOP WITH SÉAMUS O’BRIEN AT GOMA Thursday 14th November 2024. 11am–1pm FREE Learn the relaxing art of paper making in this workshop with GOMA studio artist Séamus O’Brien as part of Science Week. In this workshop participants…
Artist's Gallery… PAPER MAKING WORKSHOP WITH SÉAMUS O’BRIEN AT GOMA 8 Nov Thursday 14th November 2024. 11am–1pm FREE Learn the relaxing art of paper making in this workshop with GOMA studio artist Séamus O'Brien as part of Science Week. In this workshop…
General IRISH YOUTH BAROQUE ORCHESTRA CONCERT 27 Jun IRISH YOUTH BAROQUE ORCHESTRA CONCERT AT CITY HALL, WATERFORD Location: Dr Mary Strangman Room, City Hall, Waterford Time: 7.30 pm The Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra consists of some of Ireland’s…
Garter Lane Jane Morrow in Conversation at Garter Lane Arts Centre 10 Apr29 Apr Garter Lane Arts Centre in Collaboration with Waterford Gallery of Art are delighted to offer a talk by Curator, Writer and Researcher, Jane Morrow on her practice and projects as…
NEW HORIZON | CIARAN BOWEN. OFFICIAL LAUNCH Goma Gallery of Modern Art. 13th January 2024 10TH JANUARY – 4TH FEBRUARY 2024 Official opening: Saturday 13th January at 4pm, GOMA 6 Lombard Street Waterford Ciaran Bowen’s current body of…
Art… NEW HORIZON | CIARAN BOWEN. OFFICIAL LAUNCH 22 Dec Goma Gallery of Modern Art. 13th January 2024 10TH JANUARY – 4TH FEBRUARY 2024 Official opening: Saturday 13th January at 4pm, GOMA 6 Lombard Street Waterford Ciaran Bowen’s current body of…
GOMA GOMA FOR GAZA: OPEN CALL 6 Dec5 Dec GOMA Waterford is calling out to artists and designers to give their time to design 'Posters for Palestine'.GOMA Waterford will hold fundraising events on Saturday 16th December 2023 to raise aid…
Exhibition GOMA’S 7th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION 28 Nov11 Dec GOMA Gallery of Modern Art is delighted to invite you to its 7th Annual Members Exhibition - official opening on 1st December 6-8pm GOMA’s 7th Annual Members Exhibition is an…
ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOP WITH GER KENNEDY Goma Gallery of Modern Art. Saturday 21st October from 11.00am to 2.00pm In this workshop you will learn a little about encaustic painting. This is a method of painting using…
Art… ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOP WITH GER KENNEDY 12 Oct19 Mar Goma Gallery of Modern Art. Saturday 21st October from 11.00am to 2.00pm In this workshop you will learn a little about encaustic painting. This is a method of painting using…
CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES Goma Gallery of Modern Art. From 14th October – 2nd December 2023 GOMA has a new series of children’s art classes starting up this October! Classes are suitable for children…
Art… CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES 23 Sep19 Mar Goma Gallery of Modern Art. From 14th October - 2nd December 2023 GOMA has a new series of children's art classes starting up this October!Classes are suitable for children aged…
