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10 Apr

Jane Morrow in Conversation at Garter Lane Arts Centre

Garter Lane Arts Centre in Collaboration with Waterford Gallery of Art are delighted to offer a talk by Curator, Writer…

13 Mar

Waterford ArtLinks Bursaries Awarded

The ArtLinks partnership of local authorities Arts Offices in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford is pleased to announce that it…

22 Feb

Two new exhibitions at WGOA: ‘100 Years of the FNCI’ & ‘Prints and Drawings’

100 Years of the FNCI 14th February 2024 – 13th July 2024 2024 marks the one-hundredth year of the founding of the…

Art…

ARTS AND DISABILITY CONNECT SCHEME

Arts and Disability Connect includes Mentoring, Training, New Work, and Research and Reflection awards for individual artists with disabilities. The Arts and Disability Connect scheme is designed to support artists…

Art…

NEW SAMPLE CONTRACTS AVAILABLE FOR PERFORMING ARTS SECTOR

Theatre Forum is committed to promoting good employment practices in the performing arts. For many years, members have been able to download and adapt sample contracts for their production, so…

GOMA

Lines of Flight, Manal Mahamid at GOMA, 27th April – 2nd June

16 Apr

"Lines of Flight" Manal engages deeply with the intricate landscapes of mapping, navigation, and the transcendence of imposed borders, underpinned by the philosophical framework of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's concept…

Book

BOOK LAUNCH – ‘WHAT FROST DOES UNDER A CRESCENT MOON’

13 Apr

Come and celebrate the Irish launch of K. S. Moore’s debut poetry collection: ‘What frost does under a crescent moon’, at The Book Centre, Waterford, from 6 pm on Friday…

THE AIB PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024 EXHIBITION

12 Apr

Ireland’s stories in images for 2023 will continue its nationwide tour at Waterford Central Library on the 22nd April 2024 when the AIB Press Photographer of the Year Award exhibition…

Poetry

POETRY DAY IRELAND AT THE OLD MARKET HOUSE ARTS CENTRE, DUNGARVAN

10 Apr

The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is pleased to present a free Poetry Day Ireland event on Thursday 25th April 2024 in the Old Market House Arts Centre,…

Artist's Studio

GOMA STUDIO SPACE RENTAL

9 Apr

GOMA is seeking studio applications for their Park Road Studios, Located in an industrial unit across from the People’s Park.Studio rental is €100 per month inclusive.Park Road Studios are within…

GOMA

Resilience & Empowerment through Collective & Creative Processes at GOMA

26 Mar

Booking link http://tiny.cc/CollectiveCreative Saturday 6th April 2-4pm Free Location GOMA Gallery 6/7 Lombard Street. Drawing from the main concepts underpinning the current exhibition Burn the Witch, Still I Rise, curated by Simon Fennessy Corcoran,…

Arts Opportunity

The Sir William Orpen Prize

22 Mar

‘Ready to Start’ The prestigious, new Sir William Orpen Prize will offer a first prize of £5,000 to the artist whose self-portrait best expresses a moment of considered, meaningful reflection…

Creative Network

Creative Coffee Morning at Luca Records & Decks

19 Mar

Thursday 21st March @grumblemouse & Luca Records & Decks will be hosting a Creative Coffee Morning in-store. It's a coming together of creative minds. Pop down, have a coffee and a chat.…

Waterford Gallery of Art

Free St Patrick’s Day Art activities at WGOA

Join us this Saturday 16th March for free St Patrick’s Day activities in the galley. - Make a real shamrock pin badge- Design your own snake inspired poster- Paint on…

General

SPEAK THE TRUTH POETRY EVENT

This Saturday 9th March 2 - 4pm at the Waterford Gallery of Art: Speak Your Truth presents: The Poetry Lounge Hosted by Ger Duffy Speakers include: Catherine Ronan “Elemental…

GOMA

Spring Art Camp for Children at GOMA

Spring Art Camp for Children 25th -29th March 11AM - 4PM 7-12 YEARS Spring Art Camp for Children @ GOMA with GOMA Studio ArtistsGOMA will run a creative spring camps this…

Official Launch of Garter Lane’s Studio Artists Exhibition at The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan

You are welcome to the Official Launch of selected works by Garter Lane's Studio Artists in The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan on February 24th at 2 pm. Light refreshments…

Bursary

BLAS TRADITIONAL MUSIC BURSARY

The Arts Office, Waterford City & Co. Council is offering Waterford practitioners a bursary to attend the Blas – Traditional Music Summer School in the University of Limerick. Closing date…

Safe to Create – Active Bystander Training Workshop

20 Feb

Safe to Create is hosting another round of In-Person Active Bystander Training Workshops across the country this spring, due to demand following our sessions last autumn. Bystander training is an effective way to empower people…

HOW TO WRITE AN ARTIST STATEMENT WITH JENNIE TAYLOR

19 Feb

Date: Saturday 24th February Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre (Rehearsal Room) Time: 11:00 AM- 13:00 PM Info: This workshop will focus on how to write an artist statement. We will look at…

Art…

GOMA GRADUATE AWARD EXHIBITION 2024: CONVERGENCE

8TH FEBRUARY – 3RD MARCH 2024. OFFICIAL OPENING SATURDAY 10TH FEBRUARY 2024 AT GOMA WATERFORD, 4PM–6PM. Caroline Bowles and Maia De Faveri . Each year GOMA aims to highlight the wealth…

Art…

MOVEMENT PAINTING PERFORMANCE ¦ CAROLINE BOWLES AND HARU

3 Feb

Goma Gallery of Modern Art Waterford. Saturday 17th February at 1.00 p.m. “The embodied act of painting, touching in just enough to capture the figure in movement, allowing them to emerge…

GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN OPERATION.

8 Jan

A momentous year for Garter Lane Arts Centre as it celebrates 40 years in operation. Garter Lane Arts Centre was officially opened by actor Niall Tóibín in 1984 at No.…

writing

Spirited Voices Open-Call

2 Jan

Spirited Voices welcomes writing that relates to hope creativity or courage. Read more: https://kathryncrowley.eu/open-call-poetry-flash-fiction-memoir-and-prose/ Here is the news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KCtweeting/status/1738599611915186246/photo/1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1620685775451963&set=a.217924612394760

Artist's Gallery…

OPEN CALL | EXHIBITION PROGRAMME 2025/26

22 Dec

GOMA GALLERY OF MODERN ART. DEADLINE – 18TH of January 2024 AT 5PM GOMA Gallery is currently welcoming submissions for available dates in its 2025/2026 programme. The programme is open to…

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…

Art…

COLLAGE WORKSHOP | CIARAN BOWEN

22 Dec

Goma Gallery of Modern Art. Saturday 20th January 2024 1–3PM Take part in our first workshop of 2024! This collage workshop will be led by Wexford-based visual artist Ciaran Bowen, whose…

WORKSHOP | ADULT CONFIDENCE AND IMAGINATION BUILDING

22 Dec

Goma Gallery of Modern Art. Saturday 27th January 2024. 2.00 p.m., to 4.30 p.m. What are the stories we tell about ourselves, and are they still useful? Can we begin…

Arts Office Projects

FÉILE GRIANSTAD is coming to Dungarvan on Thursday December 21, 2023

Working with the talent behind the Winter Firedance - Féile Grianstad is the beginning of a new journey for Dungarvan which will see it positioned as the place to be…

GOMA

GOMA For Gaza Fundraiser

GOMA Waterford will hold GOMA For Gaza Fundraiser on Saturday 16th December, a day of art and music events aimed at raising awareness and funding to aid civilians in Gaza.…

GOMA

GOMA FOR GAZA: OPEN CALL

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…

Artlinks Bursaries 2024 – NOW OPEN

The ArtLinks partners in Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford local authorities are pleased to announce that the Professional and Emerging ArtLinks Bursary Awards 2024 are now open for applications. These…

Workshop

Children’s Christmas Craft Workshop with Jennie O’Neill

This workshop with artist Jennie O'Neill will focus on painting and printing wrapping paper with unique festive designs – right in time for Christmas! Jennie will also guide participants through…

GOMA’S 7th ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION

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…

Workshop

LINOPRINT CHRISTMAS CARD WORKSHOP

28 Nov

Join GOMA studio artist Anne McDonnell for a relaxing Sunday afternoon spent making your own unique relief linoprint Christmas card! All materials for the class will be provided but please bring…

Arnold & Hilda: ‘The Life and Work of Arnold Marsh and Hilda Roberts’ at WGOA

28 Nov

A celebration of the life and works of Arnold Marsh and Hilda Roberts (HRHA) and their lasting influence within the arts and education in Waterford. This exhibition coincides with the…

Art…

ALGINATE CASTING WORKSHOP WITH SEIKO HAYASE AT GOMA WATERFORD

29 Oct

Goma Gallery of Modern Art. Saturday 18th and Saturday 25th November 2023 from 11:00 a.m., to 1pm. Seiko Hayase is a multidisciplinary artist based in Cork. She was part of…

Art…

LINO PRINTING WORKSHOP WITH GILLIAN O’SHEA

26 Oct

Goma Gallery of Modern Art Saturday 11th November 2 - 4 pm Gillian O'Shea's solo show 'all flesh' (14 October – 25 November 2023, GOMA Waterford) is inspired by her…

General

WASHED OUT

23 Oct

Washed Out Washed Out is a 5-piece band hailing from Waterford, they take influence from a wide variety of styles including mid 60s soul, late 90s soft rock and local…

General

ALIENSINCAVES

The fab four piece from waterford ‘aliensincaves’ have struck the alternative scene by storm. What was once a solo project under lead singer Oscar ‘Ozzie’ Ó Chinnéide now has merged…

General

LITHIUM LOUNGE

Lithium Lounge Lithium Lounge are a punk trio from Waterford City, driven by 90s rock icons the band successfully delivers raw live sound, infectious rhythms and catchy melodies in every…