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Backwater Artists is thrilled to welcome Aoife Hegarty to the team as our new Programme & Outreach Manager. Aoife is an art mediator and arts

Darkroom & Digital Production Facility OPEN CALL FOR 3 DARKROOM USERS 2022 Backwater Artists Group was founded in 1990 by graduates of the Crawford College

Located in Cork City Centre, Backwater Artists Group provides studios of a professional standard with security of tenure, access to facilities and developmental support for

Studio member Fiona Kelly will be giving a free online lecture as part of the National Sculpture Factory series Loquium. A field of multiple destructions –

Backwater is delighted to announce that studio member Ailbhe Ní Bhriain and curators Mary Hickson and Francis McKee have been shortlisted to represent Ireland in

Located in Cork City Centre, Backwater Artists Group provide high quality, well-equipped, secure studio spaces for artists. Launched in 2018, the new darkroom was designed

Backwater Artists Group invite proposals from practicing professional visual artists for one project studio residency available at our studios, for a period of 12 months

Studio member Ailbhe Ní Bhriain has been shortlisted for the 2020 Golden Fleece Award, worth €30,000. Those shortlisted are: Laura Fitzgerald (painting / installation / video), Pierce Healy (jewellery