As part of Westmeath County Council’s Creative Ireland Programme for 2025, we are inviting applications for a number of grants and residencies. You will find details of all available funding below. All funding streams will be assessed by a panel. Applicants are welcome to apply for all available funding, but should note that, due weight will be […]
The Westmeath Arts Office is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Brinsley McNamara Bursary Award. The Brinsley McNamara Bursary Awards are designed to help artists of all disciplines to develop their artistic practice. Bursaries are valued at €2,000 and are intended to support the practice of artists living and working in Westmeath. Bursaries […]
When challenged to think of Road Safety by Westmeath Libraries and the Westmeath County Council Road Safety Officer , children from around the county responded with catchy slogans, colourful posters and an awareness that Road Safety effects all sorts of road users. The Leas Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council, Cllr. Michael Dollard was joined by […]
'The Game Piece' Sculpture Lough Sewdy Gaming Piece A collection of 17 gaming pieces was discovered in Lugacaha, Lough Sewdy, Co. Westmeath. These gaming pieces, are a unique Irish type used in the early medieval game Hnefatafl. A digital model was created of one of these pieces. It features a conical antler core which appears […]
All Westmeath Libraries will be closed to the public from 4.00 p.m. on Friday, 20th December 2024 and will re-open on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31 December 2024 during the hours of 9.40 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. All libraries will be closed on 1st January. Normal opening hours will resume at 9.40am on Thursday 2nd January. The […]
Westmeath Libraries are delighted to announce an opportunity for authors, artists, musicians, climate action educators, STEAM practitioners, and other facilitators to submit proposals for our events programme for 2025. Events can encompass workshops, talks, courses, shows, productions, classes, exhibitions and any other creative enterprises envisioned as a possibility within a public library context. This includes programming […]
'Sustainability Horizons' exhibition was officially opened on Thursday 21st November in Castlepollard Library by local multi-disciplinary artist, Andrea Cullen. Andrea is well known for her work with Cúige Studios in Mullingar, and further afield thanks to her recent success as artistic director for Bressie’s “Where is My Mind’ tour. The works on view in this show […]
Westmeath Libraries is excited to team up with Westmeath Sports Partnership to encourage our community to get walking and stay active. We have added Activator Poles to our Library of Things that you can now borrow from your local library. Using activator poles is an excellent way to enhance your fitness, improve mobility, and boost […]
The Military Services Pensions Collection is the single most important archival collection relating to Ireland's revolutionary period, comprising hundreds of thousands of individual accounts of the activities of nationalists from 1916 to 1923. The collection records the personal commitment and sacrifice by the men and women who fought to gain independence for Ireland. These records […]
Artists, creatives and community groups are invited to Bloomfield Hotel on Thursday 5 December for a day-long networking and brainstorming session. The event will take place from 3pm-8pm. We will be announcing the 2025 Creative Community Grants for Westmeath at the event, and encouraging attendees to think about how they might work collaboratively to bring […]