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Cork County Council has announced an open call competition for a new artwork in Kinsale Library. The new library was officially opened last December and is ten times larger than the previous premises.  

Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service annual short story anthology “From the Well” brings the reader on a journey around Ireland; from rural farms and seaside villages to city streets. The numerous tales, voices, and characters each capture a moment in time from the past to present day.

Living but a Day: Dear Readers by Cork artist and PhD researcher Chloe Austin (she/her) is an exhibition about LGBT+ and feminist archival material. The exhibition features artefacts from the archives telling stories of cross border collaborations between feminist groups and opens at Cork County Council’s LHQ Gallery on the 31st of July to coincide with Cork LGBT+ Pride festival.

Cork County Council’s Arts Office is inviting members of the public to share their views about how the council can promote the enjoyment of and participation in the arts in County Cork. 

Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has launched a series of free events for children in libraries across the county as part of its Summer Arts Programme. The events take place throughout July and August and include Road Dahl-inspired science workshops, puppet shows and comic creating for older children and teenagers.

As part of Creative Ireland’s ‘Creative Communities on a Shared Island’ initiative, two of Ireland’s best known intimate music venues from opposite corners of the island – Levis’ Corner House, Ballydehob and The Duncairn, Belfast - have teamed up to explore their mutual creative links in a project called ‘The Ties that Bind’. 

Cork County Council is inviting applications from Irish traditional musicians for the position of ‘Sliabh Luachra Musician in Residence’. The area, which covers parts of Northwest Cork, East Kerry and West Limerick, is recognised nationally and internationally for its traditional Irish music, song, dance, poetry and culture. 

Cork County Council is proud to announce a new art exhibition will arrive at LHQ Gallery next month. ‘Feedback’ is an exhibition of work by Backwater Artists Group and will be on display from June 6th to July 26th. 

Beidh leabhar nua á fhoilsiú ag Comhairle Contae Chorcaí i mbliana a thaispeánfaidh stair oidhreachta miondíola iontach an chontae.

A new book is set to be published by Cork County Council this year highlighting the county’s incredible history of retail heritage.

Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Services is marking Bealtaine this Month with an extensive range of creative activities to commemorate the festival that celebrates arts and creativity as we age. 

Cork County Council has issued an open call for artists to apply to exhibit their work at the Library Headquarters (LHQ) Gallery.  The Library and Arts Service is inviting professional artists, curators, and arts organisations to submit proposals for the 2025/2026 Visual Art Exhibition Programme.