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

Playful Streets with a Creative Twist

We've said before that if we're quiet, it's probably because we're scheming...and that was certainly the case over the past few months! Between finding out who this year's Open Call recipients are (more on that to come), to planning Cruinniú na nÓg, to dreaming up our own creative projects alongside our fabulous Culture & Creativity … Continue reading Playful Streets with a Creative Twist

Acting workshop with Brideview drama group in St Patrick's Hall, Tallow. Photos DGM Photography

Jenny Fennessy & Dylan Kennedy Amateur Drama Group Workshops

Early in 2022, Creative Ireland Waterford awarded funding to 12 creative projects in Waterford City & County. One of these successful projects was the Amateur Drama Group Acting Workshops with Jenny Fennessy and Dylan Kennedy. Jenny and Dylan from the Red ‘n Blue Theatre Company Waterford, set out to deliver acting workshops to amateur drama … Continue reading Jenny Fennessy & Dylan Kennedy Amateur Drama Group Workshops

Musician and craftsman Michael Vignoles teaching students how to make a Bodhrán at Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School in Waterford. Michael has been crafting Uilleann pipes and Bodhrán drums in his workshop in Claddagh, Galway for the past 25 years. Picture" Patrick Browne

Mercy Creative Arts Bodhrán Workshops

In September 2020, Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School in Waterford held the Mercy Creative Arts Bodhrán Workshops for 155 students. The bodhrán making workshop was facilitated by Michael Vignoles. Michael has been crafting uilleann pipes and bodhrán drums in his workshop in Claddagh, Galway for the past 25 years. After giving a brief history … Continue reading Mercy Creative Arts Bodhrán Workshops