Clare Arts

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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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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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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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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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Eco Showboat

The ECO Showboat plans to visit The Crannóg Ceoil (Musical Island) in Mountshannon in Spring 2022

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Dial a Seanchaí

Dial A Seanchaí is a unique audio experience celebrating Irish folklore, storytelling, and song.

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River Residency – RISING by William Bock

Filmed along the shores of the Shannon estuary, RISING by William Bock depicts individuals and family groups as they emerge from the silt, covered in the river mud, returning back to their everyday lives.

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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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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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Riches of Clare

Since 2005, Clare Arts Office has proudly produced the Riches of Clare free lunchtime Ennis. Originally coordinated by Liam and…

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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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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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In the Open | Faoin Spéir with Fidget Feet

In the Open | Faoin Spéir was an Arts Council funded programme developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis which…

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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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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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Cruinniú na nÓg

An annual national event aimed at children, young people and families.

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Embrace Residency Award Programme

The Embrace Residency Award Programme The Embrace Residency Programme has been designed to create the following opportuities for artists with…

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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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Platform 31

An exciting bursary programme from the Association of Local Authority Arts Officers

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Decade of Centenaries Commissions 2021

Decade of Centenaries Arts Project Awards In 2021 and 2022 Clare County Council commissioned a number of artists to commemorate…

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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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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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Visual Voices

  In 2021, during COVID,  Clare Arts Office launched Visual Voices, a series of free online art tours specifically available…

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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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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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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…