Age & Opportunity is delighted to announce that director Cathy Dunne and producer Maggie Ryan have been awarded the tender to create a short film documenting and celebrating the experiences of older LGBTQIA+ persons in Ireland. This film will premiere during Bealtaine 2021. With a combined experience of 13 years in the film industry, their […]

Age & Opportunity is delighted to announce the publication of our Toolkit for Arts & Creativity in Care Settings: A practical guide to making the arts and creativity part of everyday life in a care setting. Age & Opportunity has a long track record of arts programmes and training in relation to care settings. Arising […]

Age & Opportunity partners with Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT) each year in order to support partnerships between artists with learning disabilities and professional artists of different backgrounds and skills. KCAT is a dedicated and open-access life-long learning initiative. The 2020 recipients of the KCAT Residency, Rachel Parry and Alan Counihan, have shared details […]

The Age & Opportunity inaugural Creative Ageing Writing Bursary aims to generate discussion, debate and knowledge about creative ageing in Ireland. The bursary is intended to afford time and space for an artist/ writer to reflect on their practice – the learnings, insights but also challenges they have faced. The writer/artist might also want to […]

While we may still be fighting Covid-19, we want you to know that we’re busy preparing for an exciting new online Bealtaine 2021 and we need you to join us! The festival will take place online throughout the month of May, with a wide range of exciting activities that will be shared soon. Our new […]

Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival wishes to recognise two innovative grass roots arts projects through the Bealtaine Hero Award. We invite applications from individuals and / or organisations who wish to create an exciting new online festival event which will be presented during the Bealtaine Festival 2021. The call for applications to the Bealtaine Hero […]