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 […]
Tipperary artist Julia Mitchell shortlisted for competition at National Gallery of Ireland
A Tipperary artist has been shortlisted for this year’s Zurich Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of Ireland. Julia Mitchell’s work Knight of Kilcooley Abbey will be on display at the Gallery later this year. From hundreds of entries, 24 artists made it through to the final stage of the Zurich Portrait Prize, while 20 young artists […]
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 […]
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 […]
Animate The {Culture} Night with Nenagh Arts Centre
Nenagh Arts Centre is set to animate the street for Culture Night, projecting work from students of the Digital Animation course in Clonmel onto the outside of the building from 7.30pm on Friday 18th. Head to Nenagh Arts Centre this Culture Night as vibrant projections add colour to the exterior of the building with a […]
Real books for dozens of children in Tipperary as Arts Council says Culture Night is for all
Children in a Direct Provision centre in Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary will receive a gift package of new books by leading Irish authors as part of an Arts Council initiative to ensure that as many people as possible can experience Culture Night (18th September). Encouraging all parents to participate with their children, the government agency for […]
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 […]
Austin McQuinn – Hypercarbon – A solo exhibition commissioned by The Source Arts Centre Thurles
Visual artist and writer Austin McQuinn lives and works on Slievenamon, in South Tipperary. He has had solo exhibitions and performances at DCP, San Francisco, Project, Dublin and Butler Gallery and Kilkenny Castle. His work is held in public and private collections in Ireland, UK and USA. He committed to working at the intersections of […]
