Projects
Current Projects
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Tones Studio Residency Award
As part of our Arts Plan we have prioritised working with disadvantaged and marginalised communities in Clare. We are committed…
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Clare Youth Theatre
An annual theatre programme for young people that gives them experience in all aspects of theatre and creativity, from acting to writing to stage skills such as lighting and directing
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Cúram Keep Well Initiative
During Covid 19 Clare Arts Office is participating in the Keep Well Initiative led by Clare County Council. The Arts…
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Decade of Centenaries Commissions 2022
In 2021 and 2022 Clare County Council commissioned a number of artists to commemorate the Decade of Centenaries Funded by…
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Dial a Seanchaí 2023
The Dial a Seanchaí service will be available to access from Tuesday 31st October to Thursday 30th November, 2023 Curated and…
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Embrace Residency Award Programme
The Embrace Residency Award Programme The Embrace Residency Programme has been designed to create the following opportunities for artists with…
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Musicians on Call Project
The Musicians-on-Call project (MOC), is delivered by professionally trained healthcare musicians from the Kids’ Classics organisation. It facilitates music-making opportunities…
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House!
Delighted to announce that HOUSE! has been shortlisted in the nineteenth annual Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2022…
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Keystone: Arts in Education Commission
Keystone – Marking 20 years of artist in schools programming by Clare Arts Office. A new art project, commissioned by…
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2024/2025 Artists in Schools Residencies
The Clare Arts Office Artists in Schools Programme is designed to create opportunities for artists and schools to work together…
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Poetry Town
Grace Wells appointed as Poet Laureate for Ennistymon, Co Clare, as part of Poetry Town initiative
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PRISM Street Art Project
Over the years Clare has seen beautiful, engaging, quirky and provocative street art by the likes of Conor Harrington, Eva…
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Bealtaine – Celebrating Creativity in Older Age
An annual festival each May celebrating creativity in older age. Events and projects take place countywide.
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Platform 31
An exciting bursary programme from the Association of Local Authority Arts Officers
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Artists in Schools Projects 2022
The following are examples of the excellent work created by students of primary and secondary schools in Clare working with…
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Dial a Seanchaí 2021
Dial A Seanchaí is a unique audio experience celebrating Irish folklore, storytelling, and song.
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Cruinniú na nÓg
An annual national event aimed at children, young people and families.
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Glaoch! A Schools Recording Project by artist John Lillis
Glaoch! is a commissioned recording project that aims at amplifying the voices of national school children in Clare - a transmission of young thoughts and opinions as recorded waves.
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Creative Climate Action
Clare County Council is proposing to submit an application for the Creative Climate Action Fund at the end of May,…
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Culture Night
Culture Night is a national initiative each September which normally sees approximately 50 cultural events take place in over 15…
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Visual Voices
https://youtu.be/ON6XtrTEy9I In 2021, during COVID, Clare Arts Office launched Visual Voices, a series of free online art tours specifically…
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Engine Shorts
Engine Shorts ENGINE Shorts aims to inspire and support up-and-coming writers, directors and producers to create inspiring, engaging world-class short…
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Eco Showboat
The ECO Showboat plans to visit The Crannóg Ceoil (Musical Island) in Mountshannon in Spring 2022
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Local Live Performance Scheme
The Local Live Performance Scheme was initiated by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media, in the…
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Duala – Creator in Residence Scheme
Duala is an initiative, run in conjunction with the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA), which financially supports the development of new work by artists of all disciplines, that is relevant to Clare and inspired by, or created with, the content from ITMA.
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Smother
Smother is an Irish thriller drama series written by Kate O’Riordan and directed by Dathaí Keane, starring Dervla Kirwan as…
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First Music Contact for Clare Musicians
In 2023 Clare Arts Office presented a series of professional development webinars for those working in the music industry in…
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The Art of Place
The Art of Place: People and Landscape of County Clare offers tantalising glimpses into the personal lives and creative processes of…
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Riches of Clare
For 20 years, Clare Arts Office has proudly produced the Riches of Clare free lunchtime concerts in Ennis. Originally coordinated…
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