This Friday, 18 September, Cork County comes alive for Culture Night with events, activities and performances taking place throughout the county. From a virtual circus performance in Clonakilty to a dramatic look behind the scenes of a theatrical rehearsal in Charleville, there are scheduled events for a wide variety of interests […]
Arts
by Mark Holland, CFC Secretary COVID-19 has upended the global film industry, for a time halting film production, closing cinemas and cancelling film festivals. Normality will resume but, in the meantime, some distributers of completed big budget films have pushed back their release dates, sometimes into next year, to maximise […]
2020 would have been the 15th anniversary of West Cork artist Geraldine O’Sullivan’s summer exhibition. This year, due to the current restrictions on public events, the two-day event has changed to private viewings during the month of August. Geraldine’s latest work will be shown in the artist’s home gallery and […]
West Cork artist Helle Helsner is letting locals and visitors alike know that her work is made locally with a pop-up display in the window of her landmark studio in the former Doswell Gallery in Rosscarbery. The display is part of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s #madelocal campaign […]
There are all types of talented creative spirits quietly working away in the many nooks and crannies of West Cork. Where else would you find a welder-pipefitter- turned-sculptor and a retired traditional boat builder collaborating on a project to breathe new life into a traditional barrel-top wagon? Noel Molloy, or […]
Clonakilty, with its vibrant creative scene, is home to many makers, artists and craftspeople. This August, as part of Cork Craft Month 2020, the people at Green Dot – Irish Design Makers have put together a self-guided walking trail to give visitors, and locals, the chance to ‘meet the maker’ […]
