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Kilkenny arts groups to draw down over €1m in funding

By Kilkenny Now 6th March 2021 0

More than €1 million has been set aside this year for Kilkenny art events and projects by the Arts Council of Ireland. Five organisations in Kilkenny are to benefit from a total of €1,053,837 in grants as part of the Art Council’s Strategic Funding for the coming year. The  Government has made an increased grant […]

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Kilkenny pupils receive special gift to mark Culture Night’s next chapter

By Kilkenny Now 17th September 2020 Post a comment

Children who attend a Deis school in Kilkenny have received a special gift package of new books by leading Irish authors. Pupils at Scoil Naisiunta an Moinin Rua will benefit from a new Arts Council initiative to ensure as many people as possible can experience Culture Night, which takes place tomorrow, September 18. As part […]

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Paint by numbers: Kilkenny artists get €3,000 each as part of €1m grant scheme

By Kilkenny Now 11th June 2020 0

The Arts Council has awarded a €3,000 grant to two Kilkenny artists to help them make new and original work during the Covid-19 crisis. The government agency for funding and developing the arts said applications from County Kilkenny artists had scored very highly. Visual Artists Deirdre O’ Mahony and Blaise Smith were both successful. The […]

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Kilkenny Arts Festival set to illuminate city and our imaginations

By Kilkenny Now 7th August 2019 134

By COLIN BARTLEY THE 46th Kilkenny Arts Festival is ready to come alive, and this year the festival is coming to the people. Much of the exhibitions and performances are happening out in the open this year bringing one of Ireland’s biggest festivals right to the public. The event starts tomorrow and is set to […]