Drogheda Arts Collective presents a celebration of poetry, music, art and theatre to mark the 600th Anniversary of the unification of Drogheda.
November 1-29, 2012. Once separated by the River Boyne, the towns of Tredagh and Drogheda were united in 1412 to form the town we know today. In association with the Droichead Arts Centre.
13/09/2018
This fantastic show is coming to Drogheda tonight. Get your tickets now folks!
NB. This event is NOT sold out yet, as the website reads.
What Good is Looking Well When You're Rotten on the Inside? PART OF DROICHEAD PRESENTS DRAMA THEATRE CLUB - Buy a Theatre Club Autumn 2018 Membership and see 5 great plays for €65 - click here for more info
27/04/2016
Open Call to Visual Artists for Artists Arising Exhibition 1916-2016.
The Governor’s House, Millmount, Sunday 24th April.
- To create a work of art on an A4 size sheet of paper.
- It can be a drawing, painting, watercolour, cartoon, or print of any type on A4 paper.
- The subject matter is free and there are no constraints of expression on the artists.
- All works must be unframed.
The works will be hung and exhibited in the Lecture Room of The Governor’s House, Millmount for just one day, Sunday 24th April.
The A4 pieces should be signed by the artists as all works of poetry, music and visual art will be donated to The Drogheda Museum to form a time capsule and record of the historic day.
Please bring your works of art to the Governor’s House Millmount on Saturday 23rd of April from 11am ---- 5pm
NB.
If artists wish to leave their work into The Governor’s House Millmount during the week they can do so during office hours (11am – 5pm). Saturday April 23rd is the final day to leave work into Millmount (11am-5pm). Liam Reilly, Betty Quinn or other staff members will be in the office. Please put your artwork in A4 envelope and mark it Artists Arising 1916 –2016 with your name and address on the back of the envelope. The time capsule folder will be presented to the Drogheda Museum on Saturday April 30th in the Tholsel, West St at the Old Drogheda Society 1916 launch.
02/05/2013
11/04/2013
Member of the Drogheda Arts Collective, Roger Hudson, launches his new collection of poems, 'Plaything of the Great God Kafka'.
Tomorrow, 7.30pm at the Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda.
Hope to see you there!
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A few words from Vivienne Byrne, curator of the 'Negotiations' exhibition, about Drogheda 600, wrapping up what has been another highly successful festival for the town:
To celebrate the new shoots of Spring, I would like to thank you all for your tremendous contribution towards making the Drogheda 600 Arts Collective a huge success on many levels.
The Great Drogheda Poetry Show, The Ecumenical Service of Remembrance and Reconciliation, Negotiations, CLAMP, the Far Side, Unified have all added huge weight to the artistic and cultural community of town, not to mention the wider Drogheda public and this couldn't have happened without the significant volunteerism from our artists, writers, composers, musicians and the support of the Droichead Arts Centre.
As it is St. Brigid's Day or Imbolg, I have attached a few snaps of the Negotiations Show to remind us of the seeds of camaraderie that were sown and the generous ground upon which they fell.
I hope that this new year will allow us to generate more exciting opportunities to explore and with such a strong core of artists of all disciplines together, it would be great to build on this sense of community.
With that in mind, I wish you a happy Spring time with a word of congratulations to Nexus Arts in securing funding for the coming year. Well done folks.
With many thanks,
Vivienne
02/02/2013
Happy New Year everyone! Well, that's officially it from Drogheda 600, for now. See you all for Drogheda 700!!!
27/12/2012
THE DEAD. A new musical theatre adaptation of James Joyce's famous Christmas story.
Actor - Paul O' Hanrahan
Composer/Pianist - Michael Holohan
Soprano - Niamh Browne
Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda.
Friday, 7th December at 8.30pm.
Tickets €15/€12
05/12/2012
'Negotiations' closed last Sunday afternoon, wrapping it up with poetry, storytelling, acting and music. The exhibition was a huge success with hundreds of people visiting the exhibition each week. Big thank you to the artists involved and to those who made it possible. A special congratulations to Vivienne Byrne who organised the event and put so much of her time into making 'Negotiations' the triumph that it was.