WATERFORD HighLIGHTS
1 Stop, Look & Listen
on the Greenway. This initiative continues the heritage programme of the recording of traditional songs along the 45km track of old railway line. The Creative Ireland element will allow stories of people who live and work along the track to be captured and shared.
2 The Story Of Glass. Includes the recording of an oral history of glassmaking in Waterford, and the incorporation of design and artistic elements through talks by glass artists, exhibitions and the creative use of glass in performance arts.
3 Placenames Project (Dinnseanchas na n Déise). A folklorist and community artist will visit four schools in Waterford and curate a school’s fieldnames and place-names project, which the students will then present in an artistic medium.
4 Bring Your Own Chair. In collaboration with neighbouring counties, Creative Waterford will bring together visual art, architecture and dance as a choreographed performance in 12 acts, across 12 rural locations.
5 Behind Closed Doors. This programme will give the public an opportunity to visit interesting properties in Waterford City and County and, in particular, those properties that are not usually open to the public.
6 Reader in Residence Programme. The Reader in Residence pilot programme will engage an author to travel to libraries and their communities around Waterford, promoting reading and literacy.
7 Beelines Pollinator Plan. In support of the delivery of the AllIreland Pollinator Plan in Waterford, a community artist will work alongside these networks to raise awareness on the importance of pollinators and initiate practical projects to improve habitat and food sources for pollinators.
8 Imagine Arts Festival (incorporating the Waterford Writers’ Weekend & the John Dwyer Trad Weekend). The festival showcases all forms of the arts, from film and theatre, to music and dance.
9 Summer in the City & Artbeat. The summer-long programme hosts performances from established and emerging bands in the shade of the ruins of Greyfriars Abbey.
10 Spraoi International Street Arts Festival. The celebrated Spraoi International Street Arts Festival is held in Waterford every August bank holiday weekend.