ALTERNATIVE KILKENNY ARTS
8 - 18 AUGUST 2024
First and foremost, the biggest thanks goes out to you guys, the beautiful people who participated in last year’s AKA Festival, from the artists and crew to each visitor who chose to spend their time to support the Kilkenny local art scene. Every single one of you brought care and high energy and your positivity could be felt in every cell of our bodies during the festival, and still remains. The positive feedback from the artists and visitors is a testament to the love and energy you brought with you.
Ó muidné le meas,
The AKA team
Aoife, Asia, Jackie, Liselott, Martin, Oisin, Orla, Tom, Nicola and Kevin.
SEE YOU SOON!
First and foremost, the biggest thanks goes out to you guys, the beautiful people who participated in last year’s AKA Festival, from the artists and crew to each visitor who chose to spend their time to support the Kilkenny local art scene. Every single one of you brought care and high energy and your positivity could be felt in every cell of our bodies during the festival, and still remains. The positive feedback from the artists and visitors is a testament to the love and energy you brought with you.
Thank you again and see all of you in August!’
AKA 2023
ABOUT US
ALTERNATIVE KILKENNY ARTS
Welcome to the 9th edition of our festival! We hope you are were as glad to be back as we were!
We are very excited to bring you into the dynamic world of music, art, craft and more. We urge you to indulge in our programme full of amazing artists, crafts and performances which we hope has something to suit everyone’s interests.
ABOUT YOU
THANK YOU
A big thank you to all our funders, Kilkenny County Council and Creative Ireland and our sponsors Market Cross and the The Heritage Council who have been amazing in supporting us. A special thank you also goes to all the individual donors and friends of the festival.
The Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival is run by a team of volunteers who work all year round on making sure the festival happens. We do not charge any fees for artists to participate in the festival and 100% of ticket sales and commissions goes to the artists.
To all our festival partners, the venues that work with us, our volunteers, mentors, our participants, and of course our amazing audiences, we are extremely grateful. AKA has a wonderful vibrant community at its core that has sustained through the past years. Without the continued backing that the people of Kilkenny give us, AKA would not be what it is today: an nine year old festival born out of a love for local arts.
A note from our AKA Ambassador
Tony Strickland
Well hello,
I am thrilled to be returning to Kilkenny to once again take on my role as AKA Festival Ambassador. This will be our most substantial Festival to date and I am looking forward to immersing myself in the many varied aspects of the Arts which will be on offer all over Kilkenny in a broad spectrum of cultural venues. Please do approach me at any time to chat and do follow our Social Media platforms.
Looking forward to it all.
Best regards
Tony
Alternative Kilkenny Arts
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