Spraoi Studios’ Open Culture Night

For Culture Night (Sept. 18th) Spraoi Studios will open to visitors between 4.00 & 6.00 p.m. This unique opportunity is free. It offers visitors a chance to see where Spraoi Parades, Halloween shows, and other spectacles are designed and created. See the workshops, rehearsal, and costume rooms, and your visit will offer great family-pics opportunities.

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Spraoi Studios’ Open Culture Night

For Culture Night (Sept. 18th) Spraoi Studios will open to visitors between 4.00 & 6.00 p.m. This unique opportunity is free. It offers visitors a chance to see where Spraoi

‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ at Spraoi

In September Spraoi Studios warmly welcome artists Matt Szczerek/Kundle Cru who are currently developing a new show: ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’. It will be a physical performance work exploring

Happy Birthday Clem Jacob Hire

All at Spraoi International Street Arts Festival send congratulations to Clem and his team at Clem Jacob Hire for the firm’s 20th Birthday. So many Clem Hire people have been

Funki Fi @ Spraoi

Aerial performance artist Michaela Heyer (Funki Fi) visited Spraoi Studios in recent weeks for a short residency. She was developing and rehearsing her new show Funki Fi Disco Date which

Coastal Cube at Carrickpherish Library

Spraoi presents an installation artwork titled ‘Coastal Cube’ at Carrickpherish Library from Tuesday, April 21st. ‘Coastal Cube’ celebrates seashores, their plants and marine animals. The cube’s surfaces consists of artworks

Longford Workshop Weekends

Spraoi is delighted to be leading a series of weekend workshops in Longford involving twenty artists from Roscommon, Laois, Offaly, Louth, Cavan, Sligo, Westmeath, and Longford itself. These artists’ co-learning

Spraoi welcomes new team members Deirdre Dwyer and Hannah Carberry

Spraoi is delighted to welcome to the team Deirdre Dwyer as Programme Manager and Hannah Carberry as Administrator. Both have previously worked with Spraoi on several projects, including ‘DancingXCrossroads’ (2025)

Waterford Youth Reach – Between Land and Sea

Spraoi was delighted to welcome Waterford Youthreach to our studios as part of our ongoing project, ‘Between Land and Sea’. Students made their mark on our installation by etching designs

Taking Flight at Spraoi Studios

Dublin-based aerial company Taking Flight is partnering with Waterford Spraoi to create a new parade spectacle performance. This will be seen in various venues later this year. Taking Flight’s Shane

Waterford Business Award for Spraoi

At the 2025 Waterford Business Awards Spraoi Director T.V. Honan was presented with the Special Recognition Award by Minister for Enterprise, Tourism, and Employment Peter Burke, T.D. The awards recognise

Thank You Audiences

As an arts organisation Spraoi is extraordinarly privalaged to have attracted and entertained audiences numbered in tens of thousands throughout 2025. Spraoi and its associated artists create performances, our audiences

Science Week Meets Art

Dr. Shiela Donnegan (SETU), Mayor of Waterford Councillor Seamus Ryan, and artist Ruth Flynn shared ideas during Science Week 2025 when Spraoi presented art workshops at Waterford City Hall. The