Would Someone Please Think of The Audiences?

Audiences are the lifeblood of performing arts. Unlike some art forms, live audiences influence and impact art making performances. Research for The Arts Council of Ireland indicates that street arts, circus, and spectacle consistently attract large audiences. They also engage audiences who may not otherwise access the arts. ISACS, in collaboration with Spraoi, introduces a

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Spraoi News

Waterford is designated European City of Christmas 2024.

This honour and designation adds a huge extra buzz to Waterford’s Winterval Festival. Spraoi’s creative team was delighted to assist its friends and colleagues from Every Event and WAMA with

European City of Christmas

Waterford is designated European City of Christmas 2024. This honour and designation adds a huge extra buzz to Waterford’s Winterval Festival. Very best of good luck to Spraoi’s great friends,

Spraoi Speech

Spraoi Speech, a periodic company newsletter, was recently published and circulated to festival and other Spraoi stakeholders. It captures the diverse range of activities Spraoi was involved in throughout 2024.

Alert – Artists’ Opportunities

Spraoi will soon issue a call-out for 2025 New Emerging Street Talent (N.E.S.T.) artists. Applications will be invited by early December, deadline for artists submissions will be in early January.

Samhain In Waterford

Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, offers a host of Samhain (Halloween) attractions over October 25th, 26th and 27th Bank Holiday Weekend, presented by Waterford City and County Council in association with

The Collector Returns

Fresh from Dublin Fringe Festival performances The Collector: The Presence of Absence returns to Waterford for a performance at Garter lane Arts Centre, Friday, October 25th. Created and performed by

Future Producer For Spraoi

Ayşegül Yüzel is a Cork-based Turkish producer, visual arts curator, and art historian. She is currently undertaking Future Producers training with Promenade Productions and will join Spraoi on work experience

Irish Showcase In Mallorca

Street artists associated with Spraoi recently performed at Ciclop Festival on the Balearic island of Mallorca. One of the featured shows, On Tish, by Siolta Circus premiered at Spraoi Festival

Circostrada European Delegates Visit

Southern Regional Assembly partners the 2023 edition of Street Talk at Spraoi International Street Arts Festival. Street Talk is a seminar featuring topics of common interest for Irish and European street arts practitioners. In addition to being a major public event, Spraoi International Street Arts Festival showcases Irish artists to international festivals.