News & Opportunities
Indoor Events at Mermaid
Mermaid will gradually raise capacities at events this season
GAP DAY 2021 – Call for Applications
We are now accepting applications for our Gap Day 2021 programme!
The Shaking Bog Podcast - Summer 2021
Produced by the Shaking Bog Festival in collaboration with Coillte Nature & Mermaid Arts Centre.
Violist Beth McNinch Awarded Bursary
We are delighted to announce that Wexford-based violist Beth McNinch has been awarded the SEVN bursary.
QUAKE by Janet Moran
In June 2021 we were delighted to welcome Janet Moran to Mermaid to work on her new piece QUAKE.
Jody O'Neill Commission - What the Telly Saw
Wicklow-based playwright Jody O’Neill and team are in Mermaid this week workshopping “What the Telly Saw”.
GROOVE
GROOVE is a chilled out 70’s inspired happening for audiences of children and young people with complex needs.
Mary Coughlan
We're delighted to have Mary Coughlan and her collaborators Johnny Taylor, Barry Donohue, Dominic Mullen and Dermot Dunne rehearsing in Mermaid for upcoming theatre show MIRRORS.
Laura Kelly Residency
We're delighted to have artist Laura Kelly in residence in our gallery space in May and June.
SEVN Artist Bursary - Call for Applications
The South East Venue Network (SEVN) is seeking applications for a new South East Venue Network Artist Bursary Award funded by Arts Council Ireland.
Youth Film Project
Mermaid is preparing to hold fun, creative, introductory filmmaking workshops in Presentation College, Bray and to St. Mary’s College, Arklow in May and October
The Mermaid Sequence
Artist Colm Keegan presents The Mermaid Sequence, kindly supported by Wicklow County Arts Office