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Workshop | Experiment with Acrylics with Margaret Farrell at Schoolhouse for Art
Dates: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th July @ 10am – 4pm Led by Margaret, an experienced teacher, we will try out a variety of fun techniques to help us loosen up creatively. Together, we will explore colour and texture and try out a variety of mark making tools. Experiment with palette knives and discover the…
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Opportunities for Writers – Eat the Storms podcast
Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast, available on 12+ platforms, hosted and produced by Irish poet Damien B Donnelly, provides a space for international voices. The podcast is a platform for diversity of theme, accent and experience with submissions open to everyone from award-winning poets to spoken word performers. Submissions require an audio recording (max…
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A Human Voice | Lee Shanahan at Unit 28 MacDonagh Junction
26/05/2022 – 25/06/2022 – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Unit 28 MacDonagh Junction, Hebron Rd, Highhays, , Kilkenny A solo show of poetic and bold works from emerging Kilkenny painter Lee Shanahan The Kilkenny Arts Office Emerging Curator Development Programme is delighted to announce a solo show of work by emerging Kilkenny artist, Lee Shanahan entitled A…
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Moving Artworks and Creative Goods to and From Great Briton & Northern Ireland
Following on from the VAI Having an Exhibition or moving artwork post Brexit event back in March, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland have commissioned training for artists and creatives operating under the NI Protocol post EU exit. Delivered by the Trader Support Service, this event targets artists moving artwork and cultural goods out of or into Northern Ireland in…
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Kim McAleese appointed as Director of Edinburgh Art Festival
From Edinburgh Art Festival: The UK’s largest annual festival of visual art is delighted to announce Kim McAleese as its new Director. She takes up the position ahead of the 18th edition of the festival, which returns from Thursday 28 July to Sunday 28 August 2022. Founded in 2004, Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) is the platform for the…
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Beir Bua Press Anthology 2021
The anthology of Beir Bua Press 2021 from all of the collections we published. 30% from each sale will go to Féileacáin Ireland. PREVIEW AND A BEHIND THE SCENES A selection of three poems form each colleciton: WORD/PLAY by Helen Bowie Bloods Dream by James Knight Thrills and Difficulties Being a Marxist Poet in 21st…
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The Moth Short Story Prize
Deadline: 30 Jun 2022 The Moth Short Story Prize 2022 is now open for submissions. Three winning stories will be featured in the autumn issue of The Moth, an international art and literature magazine based in Ireland. This year’s judge is Sarah Hall, the prizewinning author of three short story collections and six novels, her most…
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Michael Hartnett Poetry Award Competition
Deadline: 17 Jun 2022 The Michael Hartnett Poetry Award will be opening for submissions in late April for their 2022 poetry competition. This year, the award will be for collections of poems in English. The award will be made to the winning poet on the basis of a third, or subsequent book of poetry, published in the…
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University of Limerick – Creative Writing Festival 20-22 May 2022
VENUE: IRISH WORLD ACADEMY OF MUSIC & DANCE A highlight of early summer for all readers and book lovers, the UL Creative Writing Festival returns, featuring a stellar line-up of international, award-winning writers: including Roddy Doyle, Kit deWaal, Kevin Barry, Lisa McInerney, Danielle McLaughlin, Donal Ryan, Joseph O’Connor, Louise Kennedy, Sebastian Barry, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald,…
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Open Call | Public Art Commission for Carlow Town
Application Deadline – 19 May 2022 Carlow County Councils Public Art Working Group invite Artists to tender for this new Public Art Commission that will be managed by the Arts Service of Carlow County Council. They wish to commission an artist(s) under the Fáilte Ireland Developed & Emerging Destination Towns Capital Investment Programme (2019). This…
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