Deadline extended until Thursday 03 August at 12pm The Westmeath County Council Arts Office is delighted to present Art in Session, Mullingar’s open air art market. Art in Session will run across Mullingar Courthouse Railings on Mount St, during the last weekend of Fleadh Cheoil na h Éireann 2023. The Westmeath Arts Office invites artists […]
A new Heritage Plan is being prepared for Westmeath. The Plan will set out a framework for the work of Westmeath County Council Heritage Office, in partnership with groups and agencies, to deliver heritage projects within the County. The Westmeath Heritage Plan 2024-2030 will be the fourth Heritage Plan for Westmeath. It aims to build on the achievements […]
Filmmaker Conor English has been announced as the 2023 winner of the Westmeath Film Award. The annual award is a bursary of €10,000 granted to a local filmmaker to be used towards the production of a short 10–15 minute film or documentary in the county. The 2023 Film Award will enable Conor to create his […]
Collaborative family exhibition Kindred to launch at the Atrium, Mullingar on Tuesday 11 July Deirdre Clogher and her three daughters, Rebecca, Rachel, and Sarah Clogher are delighted to present their new exhibition, Kindred, at The Atrium, County Buildings, Mullingar this month. This show will bring together four unique viewpoints and styles from the family. All […]
Galway Artist Bernice Cooke launches exhibition Stone Tape II The Westmeath Tale in the Atrium, Mullingar “We are all custodians of the buildings we are fortunate enough to call home… We cannot bring them with us when we pass on to the next plane”. Ballinasloe based Artist Bernice Cooke lives by this mantra. It is […]
Culture Night Westmeath 2023 PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR CULTURE NIGHT WESTMEATH DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 19 JULY 2023 AT 5PM The planning of Culture Night is here again, we aim to bring varied & rich Cultural Experience to Westmeath audiences throughout the County. The Arts Office of Westmeath County Council is seeking proposals from venues, artists & […]
NPWS Farm Plan Scheme call for new applications - the Farm Plan Scheme supports farmers to deliver targeted biodiversity outputs above and beyond their statutory obligations. The scheme operates results-based payments and also provides financial support for capital works that will contribute to the achievement of the biodiversity goals. The Farm Plan Scheme directly contracts […]
Article by Caroline Barry Kilbeggan Library is delighted to announce that Westcountry Willows will be hosting a Basket Making workshop in the library on August 15th, 12pm-4pm to celebrate Heritage Week. - Please note this event is now booked out.Workshops funded by Westmeath's Heritage Office for Heritage Week 2023. The variety of form and functional use of traditional wickerwork […]
Aoife Barry, bestselling journalist and broadcaster, and Vanessa Gildea, award-winning filmmaker and Head of Department Film + Media and the National Film School at IADT are set to judge this year's 2023 Westmeath Film Award. The Westmeath Film Award offers a bursary of €10,000 to a filmmaker towards the creation of a short film or […]
Westmeath County Arts Office is delighted to present Related Studies, a collaborative exhibition of portraits by local Artist Lorraine Dunne and photographs by Gretta Murphy in the Atrium, County Buildings, Mullingar. The exhibition will be officially opened by leas Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Aoife Davitt on Thursday 15th June at 6pm, all are welcome and we look […]