Minister Catherine Martin announces €2.7 million to support the promotion of Irish arts globally
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., announced funding of almost €2.7 million by Culture Ireland for the promotion of Irish arts globally in 2023. The funding is to support Irish artists, arts organisations and Irish cultural centres abroad to present events covering circus, dance, film, literature, music, theatre […]
Call for Entries for Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2023
The countdown is on for entries to the Fresh International Film Festival 2023 Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Could you be the next Fresh Film alumni to be Oscar nominated? Deadline for entries: Friday January 20, 2023 Entry details and forms here: Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2023 For almost three decades, […]
New report highlights positive health and wellbeing impacts of arts and creativity in later life
Arts and creativity has an important role to play in health and wellbeing in later life and can help improve physical, psychological, and social health and wellbeing in older adults, a new report published by the Institute of Public Health (IPH) has found. The report, ‘Arts and Creativity in Later Life: Implications for Public Health […]
Bealtaine Festival brings arts celebrations to nursing homes this Friday
Nursing homes will be celebrating the creative talents of residents this coming Friday, 21st May, through the inaugural National Arts in Nursing Homes Day. The initiative is part of Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival and is taking place in partnership with Nursing Homes Ireland. Nursing home residents have been busy creating artworks to display as part […]
Calling artists and community arts organisations to apply for funding
The second round of the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund, in partnership with Business to Arts, has been launched with a call for artists and arts organisations to apply for funding. The all-island Begin Together Arts Fund will make a total of €1 million in arts funding available over three years, awarded to projects that […]
Creative Climate Action fund launched by Minister Catherine Martin
Today Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin TD launched Creative Climate Action on behalf of the Creative Ireland Programme in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. This new fund invites local authorities and creative practitioners to put their skills of engagement to the cultural challenge of […]
Two new degree courses provide golden opportunity for design and crafts students
The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) has announced an exciting new partnership with Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) that will see the creation of two new degree courses for students. The redesign and further development of the DCCI courses in Ceramics Skills & Design and Jewellery and Goldsmithing Skills & Design will mark a […]
Leading international and local artists capture the magic of Birr Castle Demesne
As part of their 400-year celebrations of the Parsons Family living at Birr Castle Demesne, Lord and Lady Rosse of Birr Castle are delighted to host the 2020 “Through the Artist’s Eye at Birr Castle Demesne” Exhibition taking place now for six weeks at Birr Castle Demesne and also available to view online. The Exhibition will […]
FilmOffaly Professional Development Scheme – Offaly Writers and Film Professionals
FilmOffaly are searching for emerging Offaly writers and filmmakers to take part in a Professional Development Programme. The program aims to support writers of natural talent with unique and original voices by providing them with an insight into writing for Film, Television and Screen media along with an overview of the film industry from a […]
Top independent film producer, Alicia Van Couvering, joins Film in Limerick for online masterclass
Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick is delighted to announce that top American, independent film producer Alicia Van Couvering will join us Wednesday 29th April at 4pm for a free online film masterclass on creative producing. The masterclass is the latest in the Wednesday Workshops series and is open to anyone in the Mid-West with […]
