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Laois is a county of quiet natural beauty. It has a wide diversity of scenery ranging from the Slieve Bloom Mountains to the rich farmland that covers much of the county. There are extensive forests in the county and within a mile of several of the main roads there are bogs and tracts of peat […]

This summer First Music Contact worked in collaboration with Age & Opportunity to survey professional musicians aged 50 & over, working in Ireland, to assess their needs and to hear about their experiences as they move forward in their careers. One of the main areas of professional development that emerged from this survey was the […]

The Arts Office of Louth County Council will hold 3 information sessions on the grant funding that will be available in 2024. Each session will cover the funding that will be available through the Art Office and through the Creative Ireland Louth programme. Spaces on each session are limited so please email your interest to arts@louthcoco.ie and […]

31% of new music commissions between 2004 and 2019 went to women. THE JOURNAL OF MUSIC A new report on commissioning opportunities for composers has called for a ‘significant cultural change’ in the commissioning of contemporary music on the island of Ireland due to a ‘marked gender imbalance’. A total of 784 new music commissions over […]

On November 8th and November 22nd – Festival in a Van will deliver two seminars with speakers who took part in both projects (Vital Signs On the Road & Songlines 2023) discussing the challenges and sensitivities around this line of work and key learnings from both projects, as we wrap up our 2023 activities and work to share […]

Composers are invited to submit new choral works by 8 December. Cork International Choral Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2023 Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition. The competition is aimed at composers born, or resident, in Ireland and offers a cash prize in addition to the Seán Ó Riada trophy. The winning composition will be […]

We want to hear about your interest in film, movies, TV, and all things big and small screen. Share your interests and viewing habits as part of a major European research project by filling in this brief one minute survey. IADT (Institute of Art, Design and Technology) and Munster Technological University (MTU) are joining forces […]

This one-week CFA at NCAD intensive programme will equip you with new technical and production skills and to allow you to examine the social, cultural and technical aspects of digital media. New Platforms for Artists provides an opportunity for creative practitioners to capture and share their work via digital channels that are increasingly important to […]

CFA at NCAD’s ‘Professional Certificate in Sustainable Exhibition Making’, provides cultural producers with tools to implement climate change solutions across different scales of exhibition-making activity.  The programme is aimed at artists, curators and cultural workers wanting to affect and implement climate solutions within their practices, studios and exhibition infrastructures. 5 days over 4 weekends: The […]

Kerry County Council, co- funded by the Arts Council and supported by Creative Ireland, invites applications from writers, dancers, film makers and visual artists for a 4 year Artist in Residency Panel. The panel will remain active for 4 years from the date of selection. Literature, Film, Dance and Visual Art are the focus areas […]