The sixteenth edition of Culture Night will take place on Friday 17 September 2021.
Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is brought to you by the Arts Council; it is a national moment, celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of culture in Ireland today, connecting people to cultural activities locally and nationally and aims to open up pathways to ongoing engagement. See below for Boyne Valley events in south Louth. For Meath events click here.
Droichead Culture Trail 2021
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Join us for our annual celebration of culture and creativity in Drogheda, as we host a unique evening bringing you on our culture trail from Droichead Arts Centre, Barlow House to Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell Street.
Featuring local professional artists from the North East across town, with many cultural experiences on offer for you to enjoy, from a visual arts installation in the yard of Barlow House, public art interventions across West Street, on to our gallery which will host the County Collection, Taisce Lu, and where you can view the collection, and chat to some of the artists, finishing up with some music, and spoken work in our theatre.
Tours limited to 10 people max, taking place every 45 mins from 6pm with last tour at 9.00pm. Come along, be prepared to be surprised, and it’s all free! More details.
- Time: 6pm - 9:45pm
- Genres: Audio Visual / Audio Walk / Music / Spoken Word / Tour / Visual Art
- Features: Family friendly / Wheelchair accessible
- Address: Stockwell Street, Drogheda, Co Louth
- Website: http://www.droichead.com/
- Phone: 041 9833946
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Highlanes Gallery Culture Night
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Highlanes Gallery presents an evening to remember both on and offsite with visual art, music, practical workshops and a talk, focusing on current exhibitions, CITY, Justice Never Enough by Abigail O’Brien and the Collection. There will be a tasting menu from Five Good Things Café, and the evening will utilise both indoors, and the outdoor courtyard, as well as a truly unique space, also on Laurence Street, the former Methodist Church. More details.
- Time: 6pm - 9pm
- Genres: Heritage / History / Museum / Music / Talk / Visual Art
- Facilities: Café
- Features: Family friendly / Wheelchair accessible
- Address: 36 St Laurence St, Lagavooren, Drogheda, Co Louth A92 F7PH
- Website: http://highlanes.ie
- Phone: 041 9803311
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Millmount Craft Quarter: Out of the Blue
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On August 28th from 11am to 2pm a number of workshops will take place at Millmount Craft Quarter exploring the colour blue. These will include Felting, Indigo Dying and Coil Building.
- Felting, the oldest textile art, this workshop looks at variants of blue in the seashore as inspiration for a finished piece.
- Indigo Dyeing, the Japanese art of Shibori uses stitches,folds and indigo dye to create patterns on cotton and silks.
- Coil Building, this ancient technique will be used to form a ceramic bowl with dramatic strokes of cobalt slip and glaze.
***Booking for workshops required***
Felting 086 2108102
Indigo Dyeing 086 3712927
Ceramic Coil Building 086 3238820
“Out of the Blue Exhibition” – The finished Art work will be launched and exhibited at Gallery 13, Millmount Craft Quarter on Culture Night and will continue to be exhibited until 24th September. More details.
- No booking required for the exhibition
- Time: 6pm - 9pm
- Genres: Craft / Visual Art
- Features: Family friendly
- Address: Millmount, Drogheda, Co Louth
- Website: http://www.facebook.com/millmountcraftquarter/
- Phone: 0863238820
- No Booking Required
