The Arklow Inter Cultural Arts Festival, May 26 - June 02, Arklow, Co Wicklow, Ireland
March 30th, 2008The Arklow Inter Cultural Arts Festival is held in Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and runs from 26th May to 2nd June.
Arklow’s first arts festival will take place this summer from 26th May to 2nd June and will play host to a world of artistic and cultural delights. The Intercultural Arts Festival Arklow aims to tackle issues such as social integration and cultural awareness, through a varied program of events.
Highlights of the event will including a three day International Film Festival, in conjunction with the Gaiety Cinema Group, Comedy Nights and a series of Community Workshops including tipi making and painting, spiritual drumming and much more.
With a focus on developing local talent, the festival will run a singer-songwriter and band competition with fantastic prizes for the winning entries including three days recording studio time. Entry details can be found on our web site. www.arklow-arts-festival.org.
On Sunday 1st June, the Arklow Multi Cultural Association will host the Multi Cultural Food Festival, which has been growing in popularity since its launch 3 years ago. Following this, the Inter Cultural Arts Festival Arklow will draw to a close with an Earth Festival and Holistic Picnic where there will be brunch served accompanied by live mood music. Holistic therapies will be available and many stalls to browse offering world items, holistic items, organic food, and general earth friendly produce.
Chairperson of the Festival Committee Aisling Hudson invites all member of the local community to become involved in this fantastic new festival for Arklow. “We would love to see Arklow become a flagship for promoting inclusiveness in the community and would welcome all support to help this happen. We envisage huge social, community and business benefits as the festival moves forward.”
This year will be almost completely funded by public sponsorship so please be generous when you meet our collectors.
The festival promises to be an all-inclusive event and have something for EVERYONE. We need sponsorship both in cash and in kind or if you would love to get involved then please ring Aisling on 00353 086 87 45075. Its worth investing in!
To find out more about the Festival, visit the Arklow Inter Cultural Arts Festival website or join the Live Forum