The Creative Ireland Programme is the Government’s five-year initiative which places creativity at the centre of public policy. It is a culture-based programme designed to promote individual, community and national wellbeing. It’s vision is: “That every person living in Ireland will have the opportunity to fully realise his or her creative potential” Under the Creative Ireland […]
Is tionscnamh cúig bliana an Rialtais an Clár Éire Ildánach trína gcuirtear an chruthaitheacht ag croílár polasaí poiblí. Is clár é atá bunaithe ar chultúr agus a cuireadh in alt a chéile chun folláine an duine aonair, an phobail agus chúrsaí náisiúnta a chur chun cinn. Is í an aisling atá ann: “go mbeidh de […]
Minister Madigan announces details of new Creative Ireland Programme Scheme 2018/2019 Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ms. Josepha Madigan, T.D., was today (Monday 14th May) joined by 4th class students of St. Patrick’s National School, Garristown and founder of Fighting Words Roddy Doyle for the announcement of the new Creative Ireland Programme Scheme […]
Sarah Jane Hanton Creative Spirits Ambassador My name is Sarah Jane Hanton, I am proud and delighted to be Creative Spirits Ambassador for Waterford Cultural Quarter. It has always been important for me to express myself creatively by connecting with people through creative ideas and by interacting with diverse individuals resulting in opportunities that […]
Members of the Waterford Cultural Quarter steering committee recently attended a Creative Spirits Case Study meeting in Ibi, Spain The case study trip was to see how Ibi are working to regenerate their city, their report is in this video. For further information on Creative Spirits and it’s role in Europe, continue reading below this […]
Today Waterford Walls and the Department of Architecture at Waterford Institute of Technology in partnership with Waterford Cultural Quarter officially announced the overall winning design from the student architecture competition to re-imagine a Georgian Building. The winning entry by Tanner Ulrick (pictured below) shows the possibilities of what redesign and creativity could do to enhance & […]
Waterford Cultural Quarter hosting a Crowdfunding Event in Garter Lane We are delighted to have Andrew Hetherington Chief Executive of Business to Arts as our guest speaker at our Crowdfunding Event in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Wednesday April 4th. More about our guest speaker: Andrew joined Business to Arts in 2007 following 7 years in Corporate Treasury […]