Dancer in Residence and the Bill and Fred School Shows

Dancer in Residence and the Bill and Fred School Shows

Elysia McMullen and Luisa Schmitz formed Bill and Fred Productions in 2020. They perform as Bill and Fred – a clown duo who merge dance, clowning, circus and theatre. They were in Kerry recently, bringing their show Bill and Fred’s Adventures to a number of schools. The performances were facilitated by Kerry County Council’s dancer…

Photographers Challenged to Put Kerry’s Built Heritage in The Frame

Photographers Challenged to Put Kerry’s Built Heritage in The Frame

Kerry County Council has launched a photography competition as part of this year’s Architecture Kerry Festival and which invites participants to submit their images of Kerry’s built environment. Architecture Kerry is held during the last weekend of September and it features talks, guided tours and exhibitions to showcase the extraordinary built environment on offer in…

Still In The Dreaming Launched at Muckross House

Still In The Dreaming Launched at Muckross House

Muckross House was the beautiful venue for the recent launch of a stunning new book Still In The Dreaming. Leas-Cathaoirleach Cllr. John Joe Culloty launched the book while praising the quality of the poems and the dedication of the writers to their craft. Writer in Residence Last June a call-out for submissions to Kerry County…

Culture Night is Breaking Out All Over

Culture Night is Breaking Out All Over

Tonight is Culture Night across the country and over 50 free events will be held around Kerry as part of the annual, national celebration of culture. In Scartaglin 8pm to 9pm With guest presenter, Matt Cranitch, musicians and performers from the Sliabh Luachra area, the launch of the fifth series of the Handed Down lectures…

Artists’ Invite from KCC/Creative Ireland and Enterprise Office

Artists’ Invite from KCC/Creative Ireland and Enterprise Office

Creative Ireland Kerry at the Arts Office at Kerry County Council has announced a collaboration with Local Enterprise Office Kerry which will support visual artists in the county. The Bianconi Inn Taking place at The Bianconi Inn, Annadale Road, Dromavally, Killorglin on May 23rd and 24th, a professional facilitator has been engaged to offer support…

Handed Down Among Cultural Archive Award Winners

Handed Down Among Cultural Archive Award Winners

The deepening and deeply cultured, Scartaglin based series ‘Handed Down’ has been named as one of the four, Kerry based award winners in the recent Creative Ireland Kerry / Kerry County Council announcement. Co-founder, PJ Teahan accepted the award for the Handed Down project and it is intended to create an online archive of Sliabh…

Creative Ireland Kerry Public Consultation Meeting on November 14th

Creative Ireland Kerry Public Consultation Meeting on November 14th

Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr. John Sheahan is inviting members of the public to attend a consultation meeting about the Creative Ireland Kerry Programme at the Rose Hotel, Tralee on Tuesday, November 14th. from 7.30pm to 9.pm. “The Creative Ireland Kerry programme is co-ordinated by Kerry County Council’s Arts Office and the 2017 action…

Vocal Training Opportunities for Young People

Vocal Training Opportunities for Young People

Young people interested in getting involved in choral singing now have an opportunity of joining a group near them thanks to a Creative Ireland Kerry initiative. Creative Ireland Kerry is co-ordinated by Kerry County Council’s Arts Office. No Cost to Parents One of its early projects is the creation of opportunities for young people to…