Clare Arts Office

23/07/2026

Friday 24th July is the last day you can register for our site visit to Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) Visitor Experience Centre, Mountshannon, Co Clare. The site visit and briefing takes place on Monday 27th July.

To register for the site visit just email [email protected]

Artist Opportunity Per Cent for Art Commission:

Clare County Council is inviting expressions of interest from professional artists for a new €21,500 Per Cent for Art commission at Inis Cealtra (Holy Island) Visitor Experience Centre, Mountshannon, Co Clare.

This permanent, site-specific public artwork will be located in the garden area of the Visitor Experience Centre, overlooking overlooking Mountshannon Harbour, Scarriff Bay and Lough Derg.

This commission offers an opportunity to create a significant new landmark, responding to the area’s infrastructure, landscape, heritage and sense of place.

Artist working in any artform, at any career stage, are welcome to apply. Collaborative proposals are also encouraged.

Budget: €21,500
Submission Deadline: 17 September 2026
Artist site visit and briefing: 27th July
Location: V94 P66V
For more information and to apply: https://yoursay.clarecoco.ie/percent-inis-cealtra

20/07/2026

Congratulations to Aisling Lyons on her new album ‘Uaithne’.
A collection of her own compositions, written over the course of 2 years, Aisling was supported in her recording of the album through our Creative Bursary scheme.

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18/07/2026

Final call to get your applications in to be part of Culture Night late this September 18th at glór .

🎻Deadline for applications is 1pm on Monday 20th July🎼

Grandads and glór, in partnership with Clare Arts Office, are inviting expressions of interest from performing artists working within the Irish tradition and contemporary performing artists with a connection to Co. Clare to take part in a new collaborative project for Culture Night Late on Friday 18th September.

Application: https://glor.ie/call-out-culture-night-late-at-glor/

17/07/2026

Following on from Free Artist Trainings offered earlier in the year, Creative Places Shannon is offering three further trainings for Socially Engaged Artists in Ideas Generation, Arts Funding, and Power Mapping and Power Sharing.

There's only one place left on the Ideas Generation Course.
Priority is given to Shannon-based creatives and artists for these trainings.
If you're interested in booking a place, please contact [email protected]

14/07/2026

Free Artist Workshop.
Ideas Generation and Funding Framing

Saturday August 1st, Shannon Springs Hotel 10am to 4pm.

This workshop is part of the Creative Places Shannon programme, however we have a limited number of places available on this training for artists who don't live in Shannon. Email [email protected] to book your place.

13/07/2026

📣Call Out: Culture Night Late at glór🌟

Grandads and glór, in partnership with Clare Arts Office, are inviting expressions of interest from performing artists working within the Irish tradition and contemporary performing artists with a connection to Co. Clare to take part in a new collaborative project for Culture Night Late on Friday 18th September.

Application: https://glor.ie/call-out-culture-night-late-at-glor/
Deadline: 1pm on Monday 20th July

13/07/2026

Wednesday Clare Youth Theatre Class starting September 2nd
Suitable for kids aged 12-18. No experience necessary! Email [email protected] to find out more

Image: CYT - Clare Youth Theatre Youth Theatre Ireland/ Crinniú na nÓg
Siamsa Tíre, Tralee, Co.Kerry
Photo Credits: Fiona Morgan for Youth Theatre Ireland

13/07/2026

Back by popular demand our final Photography for Artists course of the year, takes place in Scariff next month. Orgnaised by Local Enterprise Office Clare and supported by Creative Ireland Clare we have been receiving excellent feedback from participants who have taken part in Ennis, Kilrush and Shannon. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment

A practical photography workshop for artists and creative practitioners who want their images to truly reflect their practice. In conjunction with Creative Ireland and Clare County Council Arts Office this workshop is led by Aishling Muller, a lens-based artist whose practice places documentation at...

09/07/2026

We were delighted to be involved in the official flag raising and reception to mark Ireland's hosting of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and County Clare's pairing with Croatia, yesterday, Wednesday 08 July at Áras Contae an Chláir.

Local Clare talent was on show throughout the reception with beautiful singing of the anthems by the wonderfully talented Dean Power, accompanied by Joe O'Dubhghaill and Celia Donohue. The poem ‘Postscript’ by Seamus Heaney was read by Eleanor Feely and musicians from Ennis Trad Festival did us proud.

All of this was really enjoyed by the Irish Ambassador to Croatia, Wendy Dorman Smith and Croatian Ambassador to Ireland, Davor Vidiš,

Photograph by Eamon Ward
Left to Right: Gordon Daly, Chief Executive of Clare County Council; Cora Gunter, Acting County Librarian; Irish Ambassador to Croatia, Wendy Dorman Smith; Cathaoirleach Cllr. Joe Killeen, Siobhan Mulcahy, County Arts Officer; Croatian Ambassador to Ireland, Davor Vidiš and John Corry, Clare County Council.

09/07/2026

Yesterday Artists Valentyna Kyryliuck and Taryn de Vere were in Shannon Town Park making environmental art and supporting the public to make art from nature.
Small installations were created in various places around the park so people could be surprised and delighted and engage with the natural world in a new way.
This project was part of the Creative Places Shannon programme.