Offaly County Council Arts Office is seeking a Freelance Marketing Coordinator to lead and deliver the promotional campaign for Culture Night Offaly 2026.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape how Culture Night is experienced across the county — working with artists, venues, and communities to showcase a vibrant and diverse programme of events. The role involves developing creative marketing content, managing social media, engaging with press, and supporting the overall visibility of Culture Night in Offaly.
Deadline: 5pm, Friday 19 June 2026
For full details and how to apply, please click here: https://www.offaly.ie/app/uploads/Marketing-Coordinator-Culture-Night-Offaly-Brief-2026.pdf - or link in BIO
@culturenight@offalycountycouncil
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There's less than one week to go to apply and we want to hear from you!
The deadline is fast approaching and we are still looking for proposals from artists who have a great idea for workshops during Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival in selected locations across the county of Offaly.
This is a paid opportunity, your proposal should be for a short innovative creative experience that will introduce Children to the Arts. Age ranges up to 12 years (such as 3- 5yrs, 6-8yrs or 9-12yrs). We are also open to a smaller number of workshops for the 0 – 3 age group.
We will consider any art medium.
Workshops for younger children should be from 45 minutes up to a maximum of one hour. Workshops for older children can be one hour, 1.5 hours or up to the maximum of two hours, depending on the art form and proposed workshop.
Closing Date: No later than 5pm on Monday 18th May 2026
full details on our website www.hullabaloofestival.ie
Birr Theatre and Arts Centre and Esker Arts are the principal delivery partners for Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival and will manage the delivery of the programme for 2025, with support from Offaly County Council Arts Office and in partnership with Offaly Libraries, Clara Family Resource Centre, Kilcormac
Congratulations to Offaly writer Johannes Bulfin, who has been selected as the county’s mentee for the Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring Programme 2026 — one of 41 writers chosen from over 500 applicants nationwide.
Based in Offaly, Johannes is a qualified aquatic biologist and founder of Watershed Fly Fishing, with a deep connection to the natural world that informs his creative practice. With years of experience exploring Ireland’s waterways — and internationally — his work is rooted in place, environment, and observation.
This prestigious programme pairs emerging and established writers with leading literary mentors, providing invaluable professional support across the year. Since 2017, it has supported many writers on their journey to publication.
Offaly Arts Office is proud to support Johannes on this journey. Through a range of collaborations and programmes, we are committed to fostering professional development and creating opportunities for writers and artists at all stages of their careers.
@irishwriterscentre@offalycountycouncil@visitoffaly@artscouncilireland@watershed_fly_fishing
#offalyarts #offalywriters #offaly
The Arts Council is pleased to offer a limited number of complimentary tickets for artists to attend the FESTIVAL MAKERS Conference 2026, taking place on Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May 2026 in Sligo.
A limited allocation of FREE tickets will be available to individual artists, particularly those creating work within festival contexts, to support networking and engagement opportunities with festival organisers, programmers, and sector partners.
Artists wishing to avail of a complimentary ticket should contact Martin at [email protected] and request an Artist ticket.
Please note that availability is limited and tickets will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Team at Festival Makers - [email protected]@artscouncilireland
Welcome to the May –June 2026 edition of Offaly Arts Alert – your go-to source for arts news, events, and opportunities from Offaly County Council’s Arts Office.
Our mission is to share updates that inspire creativity and strengthen access to the arts across Offaly.
The Arts Office, based at Áras an Chontae, Tullamore, works to support artists, communities, and cultural initiatives throughout the county.
For more information, visit www.offaly.ie, follow us on social media @OffalyArts , or contact us at [email protected] / +353 57 935 7400 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm).
Read the latest issue and explore what’s happening in Offaly’s vibrant arts scene - link in BIO.
@offalycountycouncil@eskerarts@birrtheatre@cpedenderry
Creative Commemorations - Call for Proposals
Offaly County Council invites artists, community groups and cultural organisations to apply for a new creative opportunity - Creative Commemorations funding - which supports innovative ways to reflect and learn from our past. This creative opportunity is supported by Offaly County Council and the Department of Communications, Culture and Sport.
Link in BIO and here: https://www.offaly.ie/occ_news/irelands-eu-presidency-and-creative-commemorations/
@offalycountycouncil@offalyheritage
Artists, we need you!
Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival, is an important annual fixture in the county’s calendar of culture and arts festival events. Now in its 20th year, the Hullabaloo! focus is on programming engaging and stimulating arts events for 3 – 12-year-olds and their families.
The festival runs over four days during the October mid-term break Wednesday 28 October – Saturday 31 October 2025 in Birr, Tullamore, Edenderry and Clara with more locations added soon.
We are now seeking proposals from artists, musicians, filmmakers, drama practitioners, dancers, writers, sculptors, jugglers (and more!) for workshops/performances and ‘mini camps’ during Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival in Birr, Tullamore Clara, Edenderry, Kilcormac and selected across Offaly.
Your proposal should be for a short innovative creative experience for children for age ranges up to 12 years (such as 3- 5yrs, 6-8yrs or 9-12yrs). We are also open to a smaller number of workshops for the 0 – 3 age group. We will consider any art medium.
Workshops for younger children should be from 45 minutes up to a maximum of one hour. Workshops for older children can be one hour, 1.5 hours or up to the maximum of two hours, depending on the art form and proposed workshop.
Closing Date:
No later than 5pm on Monday 18th May
full details on our website : www.hullabaloofestival.ie
@offaly_libraries@artsofficer@offaly__countycouncil@visitoffaly@eskerartscentre@frcclara@claracfrc
#claraoffaly
Birr Theatre and Arts Centre and Esker Arts are the principal delivery partners for Hullabaloo! Offaly’s Children’s Arts Festival and will manage the delivery of the programme for 2025, with support from Offaly County Council Arts Office and in partnership with Offaly Libraries, Clara Family Resource Centre, Kilcormac Development Association and Creative Places Edenderry
Opportunity for artists: Tullamore Murals 2026 – 2030 Artists Panel
Offaly County Council, in partnership with Tullamore Tidy Towns and supported by Creative Ireland, is establishing an Artist Panel to deliver original, large scale exterior murals that will activate public spaces, celebrate Tullamore’s identity, and create a self guided mural trail across the town centre and key approach routes. Panel members will be invited to propose or be directly commissioned for specific sites between 2026 and 2030.
Mural artists are invited to apply by 11:00am on Monday 18 May 2026. Details in Bio or on the QR code above
@offalycountycouncil@tullamoretidytowns@creativeireland
Offaly Culture Night 2026 Event Fund — Applications Now Open!
Offaly County Council is inviting not‑for‑profit organisations, community groups, cultural and heritage groups, venues, societies, and professional artists to apply for support to deliver free, in‑person events for Culture Night on Friday 18 September 2026.
We’re looking for events that celebrate culture, creativity and the arts, reflecting the Culture Night mission: One Night for All.
Eligible costs include guest artist/speaker fees, materials, photography, and technical support.
Funding available: Up to €800
Deadline: 5pm, 27 April 2026
Bring your idea to life and help make Culture Night 2026 unforgettable in Offaly!
Apply now — link in bio.
@culturenight@offalycountycouncil
Offaly Culture Night Commissions 2026 — Applications Now Open!
We’re inviting Offaly‑based professional artists working in any discipline to submit unique, ambitious and innovative project proposals for this year’s Culture Night programme.
If you have an idea that speaks to “One Night for All”, engages the public, and champions creativity, we want to hear from you.
This is your opportunity to develop new work that is original, inclusive, environmentally aware, and made to be seen, heard, questioned and engaged with.
Commission budget: Up to €1,500
Deadline: 5pm, 27 April 2026
Apply now — link in bio.
@culturenight@offalycountycouncil
Stage 6 returns on 30 March 💛
We’ve got some exciting panels in the works, speakers will be announced very soon!
If you’d like to join Week 2 of RDP, we’d love to have you! Just click the link in our bio to sign up. x
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Find out what funding opportunities are available for artists today at 6.00PM
Join us through the link in our bio and stories!
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