We are delighted to share the official trailer for the upcoming documentary short film, “Where do all the old gays go?”: Experiences of the Older LGBTQIA+ Community in Ireland. This Age & Opportunity/Bealtaine commissioned documentary short film, directed by Cathy Dunne and produced by Maggie Ryan, provides an intimate exploration of the older LGBTQIA+ community […]
After the success of a wonderful, albeit windy, Dawn Chorus in Galway, if any choir would be interested in setting up a Dusk Chorus event on Sunday 29th May, remember you still can! The Dusk Chorus can be a beautiful sunset event and we are inviting singing groups and choirs to consider the option of […]
After a successful inaugural year, National Arts in Nursing Homes Day will take place again in 2022 on Friday 20th May. With the support of our partner Nursing Homes Ireland, we’re encouraging all nursing homes to get involved by hosting their own events celebrating the arts and creativity as we age. Together we launched the […]
We are recruiting a part-time Arts Programme Administrator, and we are looking for candidates who have a minimum of 1 to 2 years’ administration experience in an arts related field, a knowledge of Ireland’s arts and culture environment, policies and structures, and a relevant third level qualification in an arts related field. Candidates must have […]
We’re delighted to announce that after a successful inaugural year, National Arts in Nursing Homes Day will take place again in 2022 on Friday 20th May. We’re encouraging all nursing homes to get involved, with the support of our partner Nursing Homes Ireland (NHI). We’re delighted to have partnered with NHI to encourage participation and […]
Reading between the lines is a reflective report by Mary Grehan on ‘Experience: An Introduction to Arts, Health and Older People’, a three day online learning programme in 2021 aimed at professional arts practitioners with experience in participatory arts work in a health and/or community context. Experience was hosted by Age & Opportunity, Waterford Healing Arts […]
Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival recognises two innovative grass roots arts projects through the Bealtaine Hero Award. We invited applications from individuals and / or organisations who wished to create an exciting new festival event (which may be online, blended or in-person) to be presented during the Bealtaine Festival 2022. We are delighted to announce […]
Fingal Arts Office in partnership with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and Bealtaine Festival are delighted to announce Una Sealy and Thomas Brezing as the recipients of the Fingal County Council, Tyrone Guthrie Centre and Bealtaine Festival Residency Award. Una Sealy RHA is a painter and Thomas Brezing is a multidisciplinary artist and poet, both are […]
Colm Tóibín, Mike Hanrahan, Cathy Dunne and Colm Mac Con Iomaire get ready for Bealtaine Festival’s first in-person instalment since 2019 Tickets are now available for Ireland’s national festival celebrating the arts and creativity in older age, with 80% of events free of charge. View the full Bealtaine Festival Programme 2022 here. We are proud […]
The Age & Opportunity and Nursing Homes Ireland inaugural National Arts in Nursing Homes Day Award aims to encourage and support access to the arts for the residents of care settings and to support care settings to participate in Bealtaine. The award also aims to demonstrate how the arts can contribute to the overall well-being […]
