 | For recent news on Artist Bursaries, Residencies and Per Cent for Art Schemes please see our Artist Area |
 | Offaly Local Authorities (Offaly County Council, Tullamore, Birr and Edenderry Town Councils) now invites visual artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, dance artists, drama practitioners, etc to be selected onto a panel for potential public arts commissions. |
 | Can you help? - We need personal input into the Public Art Commission for Grand Canal Corridor in Offaly - Edenderry to Shannon Harbour. Artists have been awarded commissions and we are asking you to contact the artists to contribute to any/all of the pieces If you have Grand Canal artefacts, informataion or can make suggestions as to how/what community groups etc could be invited to participate. Please check out this link |
 | Grove Street. TV is the title of a public art project by artist Michael Fortune which was commissioned by Offaly County Council as part of their Per Cent for Art Programme. The Project offered residents of Grove Street, both young and old, an opportunity to collectively explore their creativity by engaging with the artist who in turn responded to their ideas, interests and aspirations. |
| The Arts Office of Offaly County Council is currently compiling a database of designers in Offaly for the purposes of informing designers in regard to current and future opportunities, seminars and exhibitions that may further the development of their design. |
 | We are always looking for all sorts of filming locations in Offaly, we add them to our growing locations database. If you own a house, land, forest, business, factory or school that you would not mind being used in a future film we would be delighted to hear from you. |
| Standing at the northern end of the new by pass are four prominent 25 foot steel figurines created by artist Maurice Harron. |
 | For everyones attention here is an interesting article with regard to Local Authories positive impact on arts nationally. The article was published by the Council Review Magazine in 2009 and goes along way to recognising that 'the arts are ultimately about people, their interaction, creative and quality of life which makes way for enriched and positive society'.
Local Authority Arts Programmes have Positive Impact.pdf (size 11.9 MB) |
 | Offaly County Council invites submissions from artists for an iconic 'gateway' sculpture for the town of Birr, in Co. Offaly. The commissioners would like artists to create an innovative response to Birr's unique heritage whilst reflecting its vibrant culture. This project arose out of Birr's Public Realm Project and the value of the commission is €45,000. This is a two stage open submission competition, and the closing date is Friday 3pm March 2nd. A full copy of the brief can be downloaded by following this link Birr Gateway Public Art Brief for more enquires please contact the Offaly County Council Arts Office on 05793 57400. |
| Call for submissions for two Public Art Projects a Youth Theatre Project and a Dance Project. The commissions are to take place in Puttaghaun Tullamore and all work with children aged between 7 - 17years old. Closing date for applications is the 24th February 2012.Please click on the relevant link below to download the brief.
Puttaghaun Dance Public Art Commission | Puttaghaun Youth Theatre Public Art Commission
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 | Tullamore Community Arts Centre has moved on to the next stage with the signing of the design contracts between the Board of the Arts Centre and A2 Architects, which took place on Thursday 26th January. |