We want everyone to feel welcome at our festival. As accessibility can vary between venues, we strongly encourage you to contact venues directly for the most accurate and up-to-date information to ensure a comfortable and enjoyable visit.
Exhibition at the BankDaily
This year’s 11th festival will showcase an exhibition with an impressive lineup of painters, woodworkers, and crafters. Many of the artists presenting their work have been part of Arts Week for more than 30 years, bringing decades of creativity, craftsmanship, and community tradition to the festival. Artist/Group: Rainbow Arts and Craft Collective
Live-Coding Labs: Showcase
AIM presents a selection of works‑in‑progress from the Live‑Coding Labs facilitated by Patrick McGlynn (AKA Dr. Mindflip). Over three weeks, participants experimented with creating live electronic music and visuals through code, developing playful, process‑driven performances. This relaxed showcase brings together their emerging experiments and improvisations in the Bank Space. Artist/Group: Patrick McGlynn (AKA Dr. Mindflip)
Quay Notes 2
As night falls along the quay, a live ensemble will perform to animated films against the backdrop of Kilkenny Castle. Music, light and colour will dance across the river and transform the city into an open-air cinematic experience. Artist/Group: Irish Composers’ Collective Website: https://irishcomposerscollective.com/ Booking: n/a Price: n/a Social: @irishcomp
Experimental Analogue Film: ShowcaseDaily
AIM presents a 16mm film loop installation developed in an experimental film workshop led by Juana Robles and Michael Higgins. Created through hands-on, process-driven experimentation, it emerges from participants’ exploration of cameraless analogue filmmaking techniques and the materiality of celluloid film. The installation is exhibited in the Bank Space. 12 – 6pm on Friday […]
Heritage at Risk
Interactive workshops invite participants to explore Heritage at Risk through hands‑on creative activities focused on landscape, ecology, and environmental change, encouraging collaborative reflection on vulnerable natural and cultural environments.
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