Official opening of WCQ Place, Community and Cultural Hub, O’Connell Street, Waterford On Friday morning 27th October 2023 the Mayor of Waterford City and County, Councillor Joe Conway, officially opened Waterford Cultural Quarter Place: Community and Cultural Hub. WCQ Place, 17 – 18 O’Connell Street, Waterford is a newly renovated ground floor unit which houses […]
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Arts, Community, Creativity, Regeneration
Waterford Cultural Quarter Market launches this Saturday April 29th
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A NEW WEEKLY OUTDOOR MARKET COMES TO WATERFORD’S CULTURAL QUARTER We are so excited about the brand new Waterford Cultural Quarter MARKET which launches on Saturday April 29th! There is so much creativity in Waterford, from artists and artisans to crafters and music makers, that we want to celebrate and support these local […]
Arts, Community, Creativity, Culture, Regeneration
Works commence on new City Centre Community and Cultural hub
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Waterford City and County Council has commenced works on the creation of a new community and cultural hub in the heart of Waterford Cultural Quarter. With funding of €651,654 awarded through the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), the repurposing of 16-18 Barker Place on O’Connell Street, will result in a creative multi-purpose venue for […]
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Waterford Cultural Quarter (WCQ) is currently seeking expressions of interest from the creative community in the South East for two projects. Project 1. Culture is in the Air – Expression of Interest call for creatives in Waterford Cultural Quarter. Waterford Cultural Quarter (WCQ) invites Waterford creatives to submit their credentials, examples of prior experience […]
Community, Creativity, Culture, Heritage
Waterford City and County Council to host day long festival of events to celebrate Africa Day 2022
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May
May
Waterford City and County Council will host Africa Day 2022, which will include the best of African music, dance, crafts, culture, food and much more to celebrate the occasion. On Saturday, 28th May from 12pm onwards, Waterford City and County Council will host a festival of events to celebrate Africa’s strong rich and […]
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WIT Architecture students – Market stall prototypes Photos of the prototypes from WIT Architecture Students Photographs by David Murphy Photography https://davidmurphystudio.com/
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Expression of Interest call for creatives to carry out work in Waterford Cultural Quarter. Waterford Cultural Quarter (WCQ), an initiative of Waterford City and County Council, is currently seeking expressions of interest from the creative community in the South East for two projects. Waterford Cultural Quarter Strategic Plan 2021-2025 has recently been published (www.waterfordculturalquarter.ie). […]
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May
Thinking Outside the Box – Kam Bo In February 2021, Waterford Cultural Quarter released a call for Expressions of Interest for local Waterford based artists to submit ideas to to transform the Quarter’s metal utility boxes, bins and litter boxes into artistic interventions. We received some fantastic proposals and artists have been appointed to commence […]
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Spring is in the Air The Spring is the Air Project is an initiative of Waterford Cultural Quarter and Waterford Council, it’s brief was for artists to design, fabricate and install creative installations that reflect new beginnings, longer days, light, brightness, freshness, new energy in Waterford City Centre and the Cultural Quarter. Spring is in […]
Arts, Community, Creativity, Culture, Regeneration
Calling all Creatives – WCQ Expressions of Interest
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Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) is currently seeking expressions of interest from the creative community in the South East for two projects. Project 1. Spring is in the Air – Expression of Interest call for creatives in Waterford City Centre and Waterford Cultural Quarter. Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) invites Waterford creatives […]