Search Results for 'Arts council'

Starting this weekend, An Taibhdhearc will host a season of monthly ‘Saturday Shows’ for children and families, starting with Branar Téatar do Pháistí’s An Seanfhear Beag.

The Bank Holiday Weekend is over, and here at Linenhall Arts Centre the dust is settling after another great RoolaBoola Children’s Arts Festival. And what a weekend it was! There was laughter with actor Louis Lovett as he acted up a storm of wonderful characters in Jack McNally’s Hotel, we shed a measured tear at Branar’s beautiful puppet theatricals, we thrilled to the animated antics of a Parisian cat and saw a mouse get the better of a Gruffalo. And even better than all that, hundreds of young people brought their imaginations and creativity to the Linenhall and got busy with loads of brilliant art workshops, enjoying a range of top quality arts experiences over the weekend. The Linenhall’s café bustled with parents and families as their young ones painted, sang, acted, composed, told and listened to stories, brought their favourite toy to life and found out how long a piece of string was.

The team at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar believes we all should have access to the very best creative experiences possible. That is why they are bringing us RoolaBoola Children's Arts Festival, a festival for children aged two to 12 years, over the October Bank Holiday weekend, October 26 to 29. With top shows, workshops, readings, exhibitions and drop-in events, there really will be something to delight and excite for young people and their families too. And the programme is out now. You can get your colourful hard copy from the Linenhall, or check it out online at www.thelinenhall.com

Global games giant, Electronic Arts, is to create 300 jobs at its European base in Galway, allowing the company to provide a multilingual international customer support and services for its major game titles such as the FIFA and Medal of Honour series.

By Roisin Peddle

Kiltoom girl Orla Shine is making waves in the dance world, having won a place on a prestigious dance project. The 24-year-old from Moyvannion, Kiltoom is one of just six Irish students to secure a place on the Step-Up Dance Project currently being held at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

Get ready for a great evening of music when Westport’s own Derek Mc Gowan and The Piston Slappers do their Blues Rock thing at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Thursday September 6 at 8pm.

THE SUMMER months will, as ever, see a steady stream of visitors venturing from the mainland to the Aran Islands to enjoy the spectacular scenery, the flora and fauna, and sample the distinctive character of island life.

The Arts Council of Ireland will once again provide funding for the annual Claremorris Open Exhibition. This means that the exhibition, now in its 35th year and one of the top events on the Irish visual arts calendar, will be able to take place this September.

The Arts Council of Ireland will once again provide funding for the annual Claremorris Open Exhibition. This means that the exhibition, now in its 35th year and one of the top events on the Irish visual arts calendar, will be able to take place this September.