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Offaly Arts News Alert Issue 7

Welcome to your May/June edition of Offaly Arts Alert – your one-stop shop for all the news and opportunities from Offaly County Council Arts Office.  The evenings sure are getting brighter and the opportunities to engage with the arts County-wide are growing with the additional light in the day!

In this edition, find out about the wide range of entertainment happening across the sector. Highlights coming up include:

  • Birr Festival of Music – May 2nd – 6th 
  • Bealtaine Festival – across May
  • Deirdre O’ Kane (Birr Theatre & Arts Centre)
  • The Stories of Peig Sayers (Esker Arts)
  • Lá na Móna (Festival of Change rescheduled event) Lough Boora Sculpture Park

In the Opportunities area, find all you need to know about scheduling an event for Culture Night in Offaly.

Here you will find:

  • Culture Night Event Fund €600 maximum award
  • Culture Night Commissions €1,000 maximum award
  • Culture Night Coordinator Award €4,500 award

We also have a range of opportunities and bursaries open to Artists from any part of Offaly via:

  • Creative Places Edenderry Commissions – Funds of between €3,000 – €12,000 for successful artists.
  • Link to Artist Opportunity with Green Offaly/PPN
  • Link to Residency with Yeats Thoor Balylee Society

See also

  • Job Opportunities
  • Funding Deadlines Arts Council
  • Wellbeing

It is our pleasure to share with you the details of news, events and opportunities that are arising over the coming months. Please do feel free to share with those in your network, who may benefit from hearing all the happenings in Offaly Arts Alert.

Kind Regards,

The Offaly Arts Team

All the best from all the team at Offaly Arts, 

Welcome to your January edition of Offaly Arts Alert, providing all the information you’ll need for a