Artist and writer Corina Duyn marked Arts in Nursing Homes Day on 16 May 2025 with the launch of the paperback edition of her most recent publication, In Bed I Cut Words. A powerful and poignant body of work, the book is the latest in Corina’s ongoing artistic response to life with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), … Continue reading Corina Duyn Launches Paperback Edition of In Bed I Cut Words on Arts in Nursing Homes Day
We're so excited to share some of our Cruinniú na nÓg plans with you! Check out our programme below for creative opportunities you can book or attend. All are absolutely FREE!
The Open Call this year was extraordinarily competitive. Our panel of external adjudicators were blown away by the standard of applications – the collaborations were innovative, the ideas were practical, and creativity pulsed through every single one of them. It’s safe to say, we were very glad not to be responsible for deciding on this … Continue reading Open Call Results 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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