The Kerry County Council Arts Office is inviting proposals, from professional creative practitioners, venues and festivals, for events for Cruinniú na nÓg 2023. Cruinniú na nÓg is a national day of creativity for children and young people under 18 which is funded by Creative Ireland. This year it takes place on Saturday, June 10th. As…
Subotica – the Dublin based film company will produce Joyride, the feature film starring Olivia Colman which is being shot on location around Kerry these days. This news has created great excitement and interest around the county and none more so than in Brosna where road closure notices were issued by Joyride DAC to local…
Kerry County Council Arts Office is pleased to announce Con Horgan as the successful Kerry recipient of the inaugural Platform 31 artist bursary scheme. Developed by the Association of Local Authority Arts Offices (ALAAO), in collaboration with the Arts Council, PLATFORM 31 is a nationwide scheme for artists in all art forms which offers financial…
Cruinniú na nÓg is Ireland’s national day of free creativity for children and young people. It is happening on Saturday June 12th. and in advance of the day, Kerry County Council’s Arts Office is looking for feedback from children and young people themselves about what they would like see included in this year’s programme. “We…
As part of the Government’s Resilience Campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kerry County Council is inviting people in the county to participate in and avail of a programme of events and initiatives which are being rolled out across Kerry under the national ‘Keep Well’ campaign. Online Information The local authority will be providing information online…
The Together Project at Kerry Writers’ Museum, Listowel will commence a programme of virtual workshops in storytelling, creative writing and traditional music in the coming weeks and is inviting people from throughout County Kerry to participate. The Together Project is a collaborative arts based inter-generational project by Kerry Writers’ Museum and Fighting Words Kerry which…
West Kerry street artist Ciara McKenna is aiming to bring the Tralee to Fenit Greenway to life by creating a larger-than-life wildflower mural. Ciara plans to do so with blossoms cascading along the walled part of the walk in Tralee town – known locally as the Green Mile. Incorporating local flora and fauna, Ciara is…
Kerry Visual Artists’ Showcase opens at 6pm on Culture Night on Friday, September 20th at Government Buildings, New Road, Killarney. A key date in the arts calendar in the county, the selected artists are all from or based in Kerry and are building careers for themselves as artists working in Ireland today. A Wonderful Platform…
Life-long creativity was widely celebrated throughout the duration of the month of May at centres around Kerry. In Castleisland there was an enjoyable Sliabh Luachra music recital and a significant book launch. As part of the festival, Sliabh Luachra Music Trail Musician in Residence, Eoin Stan O’Sullivan, accompanied by his father, Raymond O’Sullivan visited St.…
The Bealtaine writer in residence, Eileen Sheehan, began her residency on Poetry Day, Thursday 2nd May with an event at the Kerry Writers’ Museum in Listowel. Lovers of literature gathered to share poems and start conversations. “It was a lovely, relaxed atmosphere,”said Eileen, ‘and a great start to the residency.’ Celebrating the Month of May…
