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New collection of artworks by Marley Irish launches on the Staff Art Wall
27 March, 2025
We are pleased to launch a lovely new collection of artworks by Marley Irish on the Staff Art Wall at University Hospital Waterford. Her work is on show until 20 May 2025. The collection is called, Mothers’ Love. In it, Marley’s exuberant use of colour, applied with a...

Yutori, a unique sound art installation is unveiled at University Hospital Waterford
12 March, 2025
YUTORI: leeway; room; allowance; latitude; time to spare; ease Yutori is a unique ambient sound art installation by Patrick McGlynn/Dr Mindflip. It has been unveiled at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) to coincide with the launch of the Well Festival of Arts &...

REMINDER: Vote for Réalta/ Waterford Healing Arts – PTSB Ireland Community Partners 2025! Deadline Fri 14 Mar, 6pm
5 March, 2025
Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts has been shortlisted to be a PTSB Ireland Community Partner for 2025, which would mean significant support and a huge injection of funds for our programmes, but we need your vote to get us over the line. Réalta/Waterford Healing Arts is...

Fragments of Motifs in Nature, a new exhibition opens at University Hospital Waterford
26 February, 2025
Fragments of Motifs in Nature, a captivating new exhibition by artist Rica Shimabukuro, has opened at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) to coincide with the launch of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing. The exhibition features the Limerick Triptych, a...

Fancy a Lift? – Daily poetry postcards, curated by poet Kerrie O’Brien
17 February, 2025
A much-loved element of the Well Festival, this poetry strand from Waterford Healing Arts has been curated this this year by the highly regarded poet Kerrie O’Brien, who has chosen an absorbing selection to give us a daily lift. A new poem will be shared each day...

Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing 2025 Programme Launched
29 January, 2025
Are you feeling well? Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2025 launches exciting line-up – over 30 FREE local arts events Music, art, dance, poetry and stories to lift people’s spirits Dedicated activities for younger audiences through the Wellies programme...

Beautiful series of photographs unveiled at University Hospital Waterford
24 January, 2025
This week we unveiled a stunning lightbox installation for patients, staff, and visitors at Orthopaedic 2 at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). The lightbox is part of a wider series of photographs by Tom Quilty that have been installed throughout the orthopaedic...

Summit, an exhibition of photographs opens at University Hospital Waterford
22 January, 2025
We are delighted to launch Summits, a collection of photography, by Joanna Taraska. This is Joanna’s second exhibition on the Staff Art Wall at University Hospital Waterford. Her work is on show until 11 March 2025. Joanna Taraska was born in Poland but has been...

Open Call for Sunshine: sharing writings to brighten our souls – Well Festival 2025
15 January, 2025
Open Call: Sunshine: sharing writings to brighten our souls… Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing 2025 invites readers to share their favourite feel-good poetry and prose Do you reach for a poem to be inspired? Does a good book lift your spirits? If yes, then the Well...