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Press Releases 2007

Press releases from Kildare County Council Arts Service 2007. To view press releases from other years, choose the year you are interested in from the following list;



[December 10, 2007]

Bookmark Winners Awards

Rathangan Community Library was a very busy place on Saturday last 8th December. Kay Dunne Branch Librarian hosted not one but two events. Prizes were awarded to winners of the CBI Design a Festival Bookmark Competition and children who participated...

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[November 29, 2007]

NATIONAL WINNER FROM NAAS

Congratulations to Claire Malone from Naas on her recent success in the Children’s Books Ireland, Design a Festival Bookmark Competition 10years and under category. The Competition sees thousands of budding young artists from all over the Country compete for the...

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[November 28, 2007]

Maynooth Film For All Screening of Pan’s Labyrinth

Maynooth Film For All, Film Club         John Hume Building JHL1, NUI Maynooth Thursday 6th December @ 7.30pm Maynooth Film For All, film club’s first season continues with the screening of Pan’s Labyrinth on Thursday 6th December at 7.30pm. Set in...

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[November 14, 2007]

Temporary Collection at Castletown House

Call for participants for an exciting project at Castletown House. Artist Sally Timmons wishes to visit homes in County Kildare in order to gather together artworks for an exhibition in Castletown House in December 2007. All works will be considered...

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[November 12, 2007]

Maynooth Film For All screening of Volver

Maynooth Film For All, Film Club         John Hume Building JHL1, NUI Maynooth Press Release 12th November 2007 Maynooth Film For All, Film Club         John Hume Building JHL1, NUI Maynooth Thursday 15th November @ 7.30pm Calling all film buffs!! Maynooth Film...

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[November 07, 2007]

If I had an Artist for a Day... 2008

‘If I had an Artist for a Day …..’,  An arts in education initiative. Kildare County Council Arts Service invites submissions from interested Artists across all disciplines for inclusion in the 2008 rollout of the ‘If I had an Artist...

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[October 23, 2007]

Famine Family

Famine FamilyBy James Mc Kenna LocationThe ‘Famine Family’ stands in the grounds of Athy Hospital, South Kildare.  History of the projectCommissioned by Kildare County Council, the sculpture was carved from 4,000-year-old black oak and stands 8 feet tall.  About the...

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[October 02, 2007]

Maynooth Film For All, Film Club 2007/2008

John Hume Building JHL1, NUI Maynooth Calling all film buffs!! Maynooth Film for All, film club has recently been established in Maynooth. Members will have the opportunity to view a selection of eight of the finest international films of the...

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[August 30, 2007]

Battle of the bands. Oxegen 2007

TWO KILDARE BANDS SELECTED TO PERFORM AT OXEGEN ‘07

The final of the Platform II Battle of the Bands competition, to select two bands to perform on the New Bands Stage, at Oxegen 07, the largest music festival in Ireland took place in Time Venue, Naas on Thursday 24th May 2007.

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[August 30, 2007]

Kildare County Council Arts Service Awards and Opportunities 2007

For furhter information on  the Arts Act Grant scheme for 2007 please read on

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[August 29, 2007]

Fire service art competition 2004

KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL FIRE SERVICE ART COMPETITION Kildare County Council Fire Service is dedicated to the prevention of fire and taking appropriate speedy action when it does strike. The Fire Service is one of the busiest in the country catering...

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[August 29, 2007]

What we did in 2006

‘Making Inroads:  An Arts Development Plan for Kildare County Council 2006- 2011’ was adopted by Council in October 2006.  The plan outlined strategic objectives for key development areas including Arts in Health, Youth Arts, Arts in Education, Public Art, Social...

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[August 28, 2007]

What we did in 2005

Kildare County Councils Arts Development Programme continued to work on long term initiatives across art forms, working with partners at local, national and international level; encouraging participation and artistic excellence.  A diverse dance development took place in 2005.  The Laban...

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[August 28, 2007]

What we did in 2004

The needs of ARTISTS working in a COMMUNITY CONTEXT were addressed by the establishment of the ACCREDITED course CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY ARTS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT in partnership with the ADULT and COMMUNITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, NUI, MAYNOOTH.  This part-time course attracted...

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[August 17, 2007]

Element, Athy Fire Station

 ElementBy John O’Connor  LocationElement is placed on the façade of the Fire Station in Athy, South Kildare.  History of the projectOver the last number of years, Athy and Naas have both opened purpose built fire stations.  A refurbishment of the...

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[July 25, 2007]

Kildare County Council Film Development Programme

The Film Development Programme, to date, has focused on making stories and scripts - for children, through the ArtsFest in Libraries, Film Making Workshops for children, with Michael Fortune, and for adults, through the Introduction to Screen writing series with...

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[July 03, 2007]

Ceol Galore Press Release

Download the below press release in MS Word Format (26 kb) Kildare County Council & Riverbank Arts Centre warmly invite you and yours to the launch of Ceol Galore a recording of traditional music by local musicians   RIVERBANK ARTS CENTRE,...

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[May 26, 2007]

Two Kildare Bands Selected To Perform At Oxegen 2007

The final of the Platform II Battle of the Bands competition, to select two bands to perform on the New Bands Stage, at Oxegen 07, the largest music festival in Ireland took place in Time Venue, Naas on Thursday 24th May 2007.

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