Westmeath County Council, as part of its Decade of Centenaries programme, welcomes a new exhibition of photos from the Irish Civil War. Titled ‘Civil I Am’, the exhibition showcases around 40 images from the conflict, all collected from various archives and libraries. Curated by Galway-based historian Damien Quinn, the exhibition was recently displayed in Galway’s […]
On Saturday last, 17th September 2022, Mullingar Library hosted Áine Dunne for a hands-on demonstration of some hand spinning techniques. This workshop was booked out well in advance. Áine brought along a bag of raw wool, as well as some she had washed, and a small sample of Alpaca wool. She then demonstrated how to […]
Dr Jan-Robert Baars and researchers monitoring and surveying the River Shannon show some examples of the invasive alien species found there. They explain how the species are threatening the ecology of the River Shannon and outline their potential impacts on our native species. This video was filmed during a Heritage Week event at Coosan Point […]
Deadline: 26 September, 5pmWeb: www.create-ireland.ie/artist-in-the-community-scheme-awards-now-open/ The Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create, offers awards to enable artists and communities of place and/or interest to work together on projects. Applications are now open, via English and Irish, available on this page. This includes the following awards: Research and Development Award (without mentoring) Research […]
The winners of the three categories of the 2022 James Cropper Wainwright Prize were announced at a ceremony at the London Wetland Centre on the evening of Wednesday the 7th September. The winners are: For Nature WritingGoshawk Summer: The Diary of an Extraordinary Season in the Forest by James Aldred (Elliott & Thompson). For Writing on […]
NEW GROUND - [Pilot Programme] Under the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media - Local Live Performance Programme Scheme 4, Westmeath Arts Office are seeking expressions of interest from organisers and/or performers who have an idea for new, innovative ‘live’ events that showcase performance arts. We are specifically encouraging ideas for Spoken Word events, […]
A matinee of storytelling, prose, poetry, and extraordinary performances will take place on the 24th of September in theLibrary in Mullingar. With the support of Westmeath County Council, under the Local Live Performances Scheme (LLPS4), screenwriterand author Ronika Merl is bringing her celebrated show from Dublin to Mullingar.The show begins at 10.30am, in the Library […]
Westmeath County Council welcomes you to Westmeath Culture Night 2022 - a day and night of entertainment, discovery and adventure throughout the county on Friday, September 23, 2022.Westmeath Culture Night is a platform to showcase the county’s rich cultural offering and designed to make the arts accessible to everyone - enthusiasts and novices alike. You […]
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