Photos & Poets’ Trees 2022
Thanks to Sheila Fitzgerald for the Photographs
Inspire the Artist Within
Saturday 18th March 10am – 1pm – Fiction Workshop with Billy O’Callaghan – for more details click here Saturday 18th March 2pm-5pm – Needle Craft with Gerli Kerm – for more details click here Sunday 19th March 10am -1pm -Drypoint Print Making with Brid Moynahan – for more details
Memories of Past Festivals
Welcome to the Website of Kanturk Arts Festival Kanturk Arts Festival aims to celebrate and promote the arts in the region and to provide a platform and focal point for the arts locally.
Thanks to Sheila Fitzgerald for the Photographs
Poets’ Trees was a so successful in 2021 that we have decided to repeat it. Kanturk Arts Festival is once again looking for your poems for its summer project Poets’ Trees 2022. So whether you are, young, young at heart or anything in between, please get writing on any topic
An Outdoor Photo Exhibition in O’Brien Street Park We are looking for photos for an outdoor Photo Exhibition in O’Brien Street Park which will be on display during July and August. All photos submitted will be be displayed on the Kanturk Art Festival website www.kanturkarts.ie 20 Photos will be printed
Drypoint – Printmaking Workshop with Bríd Moynahan 12pm Saturday 9th of April 2022 Trades Union Hall, Kanturk €10 Class is suitable for beginners. For more information and booking contact (087) 204 – 6121 Places are limited so booking is essential.
Commended, Highly Commended and Winners in each Category in this years Schools’ Art Competition. Mara Rodriguez Lopez, Transition Year Scoil Mhuire overall winner Dylan O’Keeffe First Year Colaiste Treasa Louise Brady, 3rd Class Kanturk GNSPaige Boureau, 4th Class Kanturk GNS Charlie Smith Senior Infants Banteer NS
With the Long Way Home and Friends Live music is back with a small intimate event in the Trades Union Hall, Kanturk on Sunday 20th March at 8pm (doors open at 7:45pm) If you aren’t lucky enough to get one of these sought after tickets you can still join the
The Poets’ Trees Project which took place during the summer in O’Brien St. Park culminated in the launching of the collection of poems at the Edel Quinn Hall on Saturday October 23rd. ‘In Dappled Shade’ was published by Kanturk Arts Festival and supported by Creative Ireland and is available for
View the announcement below Congratulations to all the winners. First Place ‘Liar’ by Caoimhe O’Leary Second Place ‘Il Tradimento’ by Michelle Walshe Third Place ‘Cinderella’ by Helen O’Neill To reads the stories click here “As writers we are all part of one tribe and words are our rivers, flash fiction