The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon launches the new Dance policy Advancing Dance 2022-2025 | The Arts Council
Today the Arts Council launched its new Dance policy – Advancing Dance 2022-2025. This policy will increase the capacity of the dance sector in Ireland through action and investment. Implementation of the policy will lead to expanded opportunities for audiences and artists across Ireland to engage with dance while extending our reach internationally. The vision underpinning the policy is for…
The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from traditional artists of distinction for the role of Traditional Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2023 | The Arts Council
The Traditional Artist in Residence, based in the Department of Music in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences, is designed to provide a traditional artist (traditional musician, singer, dancer, story-teller or practitioner of the oral arts such as agallamh beirte and lúibíní) with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students…
Arts & Culture Coordinator opportunity at Pavee Point, closing date 2 Nov 2022 | The Arts Council
As part of an Arts Council partnership with Pavee point Traveller and Roma Centre, a new national role of Arts and Culture Coordinator, based at Pavee Point, is being re-advertised. This role will be key to the delivery of the Partnership’s programme of work over an initial 3 year period, and offers an exciting opportunity for someone with the relevant skills and…
Arts Council Announces Over €3.2m Funding to Artists Through Agility Awards | The Arts Council
The Arts Council has today announced the successful recipients of Round 2 of our Agility Award for 2022. There was a total of 683 successful participants bringing the total number of successful participants to 1,313 across the 2 rounds this year. The Agility Award supports individual artists and arts workers at any stage in their careers. The Agility Award grant…
President Michael D. Higgins presents Colm Tóibín with Laureate medal ahead of his inaugural lecture as the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024 | The Arts Council
Today at Áras an Uachtaráin, President Michael D. Higgins presented novelist, short story writer and poet Colm Tóibín with the Laureate medal, in recognition of his appointment as Ireland’s third Laureate for Irish Fiction. Colm Tóibín’s three-year term began in January of this year, and he took over the laureateship from Sebastian Barry, who followed inaugural Laureate Anne Enright. The…
Aosdána Elects New Member at its 41st General Assembly | The Arts Council
Today, Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland, elects 1 new member at its annual General Assembly in O’Reilly Hall, UCD Belfield. The newly elected member is Jesse Jones and brings the membership to 250 members. At the meeting, members expressed their deep sadness at the deaths of former members: in 2019 Micky Donnelly; Ciaran Carson; Ulick O’Conor; Tom…
The Arts Council launches ‘Live Is…’, a National Advertising Campaign to Engage Audiences with the Joy of Live Performance | The Arts Council
Arts Centres, theatres, and all types of arts centres have seen reductions in audience attendance since the Covid 19 pandemic. Research shows that attendance is around 20% below pre-Covid levels. The Arts Council is delighted to announce a national advertising campaign, reminding audiences of the joy and excitement that comes with attending live arts performances. The campaign, Live Is, reminds…
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins honours poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin | The Arts Council
President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins presided at a ceremony this morning, Thursday 17th November, to mark the election of poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin as Saoi in Aosdána. The honour of Saoi is bestowed for singular and sustained distinction in the arts and, this afternoon, the President presented Eiléan with the symbol of the office, a gold Torc. The ceremony…
Watercolor Painting Workshops and Classes
“Atelier Provence and Barcelona Art Tour 2024” June 25 – July 6, 2024 A unique art workshop/art tour open to artists of all levels and media (oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). Seven days of plein-air painting, art history/theory lectures, and gastronomy in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence followed by four days visiting Barcelona’s top art sites and enjoying Catalan cuisine. The price…
Arts Council launches exhibition celebrating 60 years of our Collection at Uillinn | The Arts Council
The Arts Council is delighted to announce that our Director Maureen Kennelly will launch an exhibition celebrating 60 years of the Arts Council Collection at Uillinn on Thursday 24 November at 3.00pm. The exhibition presents a selection of work by seventeen artists, from the collection who are based in or connected with Cork, going back over 60 years, celebrating the…
Watercolor Painting Workshops and Classes
“Atelier Provence and Barcelona Art Tour 2024” June 25 – July 6, 2024 A unique art workshop/art tour open to artists of all levels and media (oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). Seven days of plein-air painting, art history/theory lectures, and gastronomy in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence followed by four days visiting Barcelona’s top art sites and enjoying Catalan cuisine. The price…
The Arts Council and UCC welcome Maximilian Le Cain as the newly appointed Film Artist in Residence for 2023 | The Arts Council
The Film Artist in Residence role, based in the School of Film, Music and Theatre, is jointly funded by the Arts Council and UCC. It is designed to provide a film artist of distinction with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment, while offering students and staff of Film & Screen Media the opportunity to engage with a…
