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Waterford

Here in Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Our Culture and Creativity team have seen firsthand how creativity is not just immensely enjoyable, but something that can transform a community for the better.

We’re proud to support the innovation and passion of our residents through a yearly Open Call initiative, which encourages Waterford communities of all descriptions to seek financial support for their most creative of dreams.
We celebrate all iterations of creativity, but are particularly interested in initiatives that fit with the strategic priorities of our Culture and Creativity Strategy:

• People and place
• Supporting our creative sector
• Building in creativity
• Creative wellbeing
• Collaboration
• Climate and biodiversity

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Waterford Designers & Makers Exhibition

Culture and Creativity Team

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Katherine Collins

Cultural Quarter Project Manager, Creative Ireland Coordinator

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Nicola Spendlove

Creative Communities Engagement Officer

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Sean McKeown

Chief Executive, Waterford County Council

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Ivan Grimes

Director of Services

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Sinead O'Higgins

Executive Librarian

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Mary Conway

Acting County Librarian and Head of Culture

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Billy Duggan

Economic Department, Senior Executive Officer

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Bernadette Guest

Heritage Officer

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Joanne Rothwell

Archivist Records Manager

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Máire Seo Breathnach

Irish Officer

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Margaret Organ

Arts Officer

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Conor Nolan

Arts Officer

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Rosemary Ryall

Architectural Conservation Officer

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Rosemary Ryan

Keeper Waterford Treasures - 3 Museums in the Viking Triangle

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Jim Lenane

Assistant Irish Officer

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Luke Currall

Visual Arts Curator

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Gráinne Kennedy

Climate Action Coordinator

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Bríd Kirby

Senior Enterprise Development Officer

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Ovidiu Matiut

Sláintecare Healthy Communities

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Our Strategy

Creative Waterford’s Culture and Creativity Strategy focuses on Waterford’s commitment to establishing, developing and supporting Creative Communities in rural and urban areas. An emphasis on up-skilling communities and individuals to fully realise their creative potential is at the heart of our commitment to Waterford’s strategy. The creation of a cultural and creative ecosystem that promotes the values of inclusivity, access, participation and engagement in society is the driving force for the strategy.

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