Culture Night 2018 will fall on the Friday night of September 21st from 5pm – 11pm. Culture Night involves venues, groups and artists opening their doors and inviting people in for a taste of Kerry’s unique culture and contemporary art, all for free. Culture Night Aims It aims to familiarise people with the cultural offerings…
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…
A bugle call is being issued to all Kerry musicians, bands, collectives, music groups, music organisations, schools and interested communities. An information session, on a new capital fund that will support the purchase of musical instruments, will take place in Tralee Library in Moyderwell at 5pm on Thursday, February 1st and everyone is welcome. Two…
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…
The annual call for applications by Kerry County Council for arts grants and bursaries is currently underway. The application process is managed by the Arts Office of the council is co-ordinated by Arts Officer, Kate Kennelly. “We welcome applications across all our funding streams and see the awarding of grant-aid as an essential part of…
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…
We have just put the 25th Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival behind us. From all estimations is has been the best in that long, long line stretching back to 1993. Friday night broke all previous records in terms of crowds and content. The informal launch at the River Island Hotel is something which will be…
When teams in Kerry and Cork clash, sparks usually fly, but what happens when they collaborate? Shared learning and experiences is proving to be very exciting for six key arts festivals in Kerry and Cork County and City. A creative mentoring project for arts festivals is currently underway as a partnership between Kerry, Cork City…
There was a sublime mingling of Culture Night with more than a hint of the prevailing Handed Down mindset in Scartaglin on Friday evening. The simple, understated style of the presentation on the village square belied the months of preparation which went into the event there and in the kitchen of the nearby heritage centre…
The success of the Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase over the past two years prompted Kerry County Council Arts Office to invite applications for inclusion in this year’s event. The invitations were issued in May with an early June deadline. The initiative is jointly supported by Kerry County Council and the Arts Council and recognises local…
