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Festival of Music on Heir
June 4-8th 2024. FOMON is back for a third season. Come and join the musicians, the storytellers and the traditional ballad makers. No tickets – first come best seat!
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Open Ear Islander’s Night
May 30th from 7pm til late. Food for islanders, music with Sherkin's own Shanti + Islander artists, 10.30 Mohammad Syfkhan
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Base
26th Sept – 9th Oct 2024, A solo exhibition by Sherkin Islander Fergus Murphy ~ Town Hall Art Centre, Cavan
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Fireside Sessions ~ Ongoing
With musicians Simon Crockett and Neisha Azzopardi
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The Moth Catchers
June 2024, A research residency on Sherkin island with Jesse Jones and Naomi Nkosi
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Come join us on the West Cork Islands
The Creative Places National Network, annual gathering. April 2024
What is Creative Places West Cork Islands?
Creative Places West Cork Islands is an ambitious three-year (2023 – 2025) culture-based community development programme for and about the West Cork islands. Creative Places aims to connect with people, artists and places, to allow ideas to develop into creative actions that are inspired by and enrich our island communities.
Express an Interest
If you have a project in mind, are working on a proposal through the open calls or want to know more about the opportunities surrounding Creative Places WCI, get in touch.
How You Can Get Involved
Participate
Our programme will be a mix of large and small solo, group and community-based projects. We would encourage active participation as a creative, as an audience member and as a member of the community.
Join the conversation
Contact us with your ideas or suggestions on what Creative Places can be now and into the future
Apply For Project Funding
We currently have two funding strands, Islander Artist/Maker & Expression of Interest.
Our Partnership
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