A quick note – the language used in this piece (ie “Autistic person”) is identity-first, as is the preference of the group we worked with. Some groups prefer to use person-first language (ie “person with autism”). Read more about this topic here. St Patrick’s Day was extra special for us this year as it saw … Continue reading St Patrick’s Day Behind the Scenes
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Another Great Trip to Ballymena
Staff representatives from Waterford City and County Council along with founder of Meraki Marketing, Nuala Browne Tracey, travelled to Ballymena from February 18th to 20th for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s Creative Enterprise Week. Nuala was invited to give a talk to St. Louis Grammar School students about sustainability and the circular economy of … Continue reading Another Great Trip to Ballymena
A Few (Very Small!) Changes to Open Call Application Form
Ahead of our Open Call opening for applications in February, we wanted to make you aware of a few small changes to expect in our application form. Check out our video below for the full details: As promised, an earlier video outlining the general premise of the Open Call: https://thisiswaterford.ie/what-is-the-creative-waterford-open-call/ Our Open Call … Continue reading A Few (Very Small!) Changes to Open Call Application Form
Connecting Through Textiles Workshop Series
We're delighted to share the following workshop offerings, completely free of charge. They are part of the Creative Communities on a Shared Island initiative between Waterford City and County Council and Mid and East Borough Council and funded through Creative Ireland. Please see below for workshop details - to sign up or to ask any … Continue reading Connecting Through Textiles Workshop Series
Visitors from Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Mayor of Waterford City and County Council, Councillor Jason Murphy, welcomed a group of staff of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and community members involved in arts, crafts and heritage in Ballymena and surrounding areas on November 5th and 6th for an exchange study trip to Waterford. Representatives of Portlaw Heritage Society along with … Continue reading Visitors from Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
FULL VERSION of Waterford Walls Panel Talk!
Well, we've lost count of the amount of times people have asked "was it filmed?" about our events. So often, we only hear about something interesting after it occurs and can do nothing but kick ourselves for missing out... This time, we're able to very happily say YES! This fascinating panel talk from Waterford Walls … Continue reading FULL VERSION of Waterford Walls Panel Talk!
Throwback to Towers and Tales
Now that we're officially entering our final quarter of the year (seriously, how did this happen?!) we're getting nostalgic about some of our most enjoyable events of 2024. Today, we're reminiscing on the Solas Na Bealtaine Lantern Parade, one of our Open Call projects that had its moment to shine in May. Care to come … Continue reading Throwback to Towers and Tales
Tales of the Little Blue Flower – heritage exchange between Mid and East Antrim and Waterford
Portlaw Heritage Group and culture and heritage staff from Waterford City and County Council travelled to Ballymena in Mid and East Antrim as part of a two-day study trip in mid-September 2024. Creative Communities on a Shared Island funding provided the group with an opportunity for Waterford and Mid and East Antrim to develop and … Continue reading Tales of the Little Blue Flower – heritage exchange between Mid and East Antrim and Waterford
Good Grief Project
Good Grief is a series of fully funded creative workshops running in October and November 2024, aimed at people in their second year following a bereavement. Since opening participant recruitment for this project, the most common question we’re hearing is “why year two?” The answer to this is simple. When we began researching the idea … Continue reading Good Grief Project
Your Cruinniú na nÓg programme for 2024 has arrived!
How exciting -- our Cruinniú programme for 2024, carefully curated by a group of incredible young people, has arrived! Have a trawl through the pages below, and check out these handy booking links for some of the events. Our Eventbrite Cruinniú collection: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/cruinniu-na-nog-2024-3315489?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb Oh Sew Bold event: https://ohsewbold.ie/store/product/cruinni%C3%BA-na-n%C3%B3g-teen-refashion-workshop