Creative Ireland is a national programme which connects people, creativity and wellbeing. Kilkenny County Council Culture Team deliver the “Creative Communities” element of the programme. The following projects are funded under the 2022 Kilkenny Creative Ireland Programme, with funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
| Project | Details | Location | Delivered by | Further information
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| Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival | Arts festival that showcases local artists and community groups talent and artwork | Kilkenny City | Alternative Kilkenny Arts | AKA Fringe |
| Drawing Club | Drawing events and children’s drawing camp | Kilkenny City | Butler Gallery | Butler Gallery – What’s On |
| Inistioge Village Fascia Signs Project | School workshops and exhibition of local shopfront signage | Inistioge | Deirdre Ring | Remembering People and Places of Inistioge Facebook page |
| Circus Skills Workshop | Circus Skills Workshop | Kilnaspic, Mooncoin | The River Orchard | The River Orchard Project |
| Se7en Inch Collective – Family Roots | Live DJ event as part of Kilkenny Roots Festival 2022 | Kilkenny City | The Se7en Inch Collective | Se7en Inch Collective – Family Roots |
| “Unreasonable” | Theatre production | Kilkenny City | Dreamstuff Youth Theatre | Unreasonable – Eventbrite booking |
| “The Second Chamber” | Film documentary and film workshops | Knockroe and Kilkenny City | IWR Media | |
| Féile Lachtain 2022 | Festival of arts, culture and history to commemorate the 1400th anniversary of the death of ST. Lachtain | Freshford | Ionad Lachtain | Ionad Lachtain |
| Creative Together | Kilkenny City | Kilkenny Traveller Community Movement | KTCM | |
| The Waterboys | Film documentary and live Q&A | Kilkenny City | KCAT Arts Centre | Watergate Theatre – The Waterboys |
| Youth Arts Residency | To increase participation in the visual arts via workshops | Kilkenny City | Fóroige and Kilkenny Arts Office | Kilkenny Arts Office |
| Festival of Early Irish Harp | Festival | Kilkenny City | Scoil na gCláirseach | Festival of Early Irish Harp |
| A Creative Celebration of One Parent Families | Workshop and exhibition | Kilkenny City | Kilkenny One Parent Community | Kilkenny One Parent Community |
| Who’s Watching | Multi- site project focusing on a theatrical/ installation | Kilkenny City | Kilkenny Arts Festival | Kilkenny Arts Festival |
| Migration Sonata | Dance and vocal workshops with a public performance | Kilkenny City | Kilkenny Arts Festival | Kilkenny Arts Festival |
| Cartoon Saloon: My Father’s Dragon Exhibition | Exhibition in response to Cartoon Saloon’s feature animated film My Father’s Dragon | Kilkenny City | Butler Gallery | Butler Gallery – What’s On Programme |
| Digital Upskilling Course | Online course focusing on how to use online digital tools and, programmes and platforms | Online | Michael Fortune | Folklore.ie |
| Christmas Miscellany | Showcasing local community groups involved in the Kilkenny arts sector | Kilkenny City | Rothe House | Rothe House |
| Knitted Together 3 | Community project entailing of crochet maker meet up hubs, workshops and exhibitions | Kilkenny City and County | Kilkenny Arts Office | Kilkenny Arts Office |
| KCLR Radio Arts Show | Radio Programme on Kilkenny’s art scene/ projects | Kilkenny City and County | KCLR and Kilkenny Arts Office | KCLR96FM – The Arts Show |
| Bookville 2022 | Multi-disciplinary festival with events featuring reading, writing, storytelling, comedy and illustration | Kilkenny City and County | Kilkenny Arts Office and Library Services | Bookville Kilkenny |
| Last Christmas in the Carnegie Library | A celebration of the importance and role of the Carnegie Library as a cultural player in Kilkenny | Kilkenny City | Kilkenny Library Services | Kilkenny Library Services – What’s On |
