Exhibition

10.30am - 4.30pm (closed 1 - 2pm), Coast Guard Station, Love Lane, Tramore. Admission free

As part of Waterford County Council’s Artist in Schools Scheme, Architecture as an Artform has been run as a project in two Tramore schools. Architects have been working with over fifty children from Gaelscoil Philib Barún and Glór na Mara primary school Tramore over the past two months.  The children’s work will be on display from 19th – 29th April, Monday - Thursday and Sunday afternoon downstairs in the Coast Guard Station. The Arts Office of Waterford County Council is supported in its countywide arts programme by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Exhibition launch 11 am Wednesday 21st April, all welcome.

Supported by Waterford County Council

Education

CALMAST is Waterford Institute of Technology’s Centre for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science and Technology. CALMAST will present workshops to two schools in The Large Room, City Hall on the history Irish engineering.

Supported by Calmast and Waterford City Council

A day-long symposium will take place between students of the School of Architecture, WIT, and MA in Arts and Heritage Management students WIT. As part of this symposium a panel discussion entitled Pragmatics and Possibilities will be open to members of the public. (See panel opposite)

Supported by Theatre Royal, Waterford Institute of Technology and Spraoi

Wreath-laying Ceremony

11.30am, French Church, Greyfriars. All welcome

Wreath-laying ceremony at the John Roberts’ family grave, French Church. Waterford based architect John Roberts (1712 – 1796) was the inspiration for the festival when it began a decade ago.

Public Panel Discussion

Architects and the Arts and Heritage Community: Pragmatics and Possibilities

12pm Greyfriars Gallery. Admission: €5 (admission free to students, jobseekers and OAPs) RIAI CPD approved event

A public panel discussion will take place between the designers and end users of arts spaces. The panel will discuss issues surrounding designing, building, renovating, managing and programming arts buildings that have aspects of heritage as part of their physical and cultural fabric. Members of the panel will include directors of arts buildings that have recently renovated and transformed their spaces with the architects who designed the projects. It aims to provide insights to the practical and aesthetic factors that informed developments at Garter Lane Arts Centre and the Theatre Royal, Waterford. The panel will be composed of Ben Barnes, Caroline Senior, Ken Wigham and Harry Bent. The session will be chaired by T.V. Honan of Waterford Spraoi.

Supported by Waterford City Council, Waterford Institute of Technology and Spraoi

Festival Launch and RIAI Awards Exhibition Opening

5pm Vestibule, Theatre Royal. Admission free

Paul Keogh, President of The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, (RIAI) will open its annual Architectural Awards 2009 Exhibition. The exhibition will contain highlights of the winners and highly commended entries from the 2009 RIAI Irish Architecture Awards.  The RIAI Premier Awards Exhibition is a major component of the RIAI efforts to illustrate and inform members of the public of the impact of good architecture on their lives, and over the past twenty one years there have been 350 such exhibitions all over Ireland; attracting members of the public and press both nationally and internationally. There were over 227 entries this year spread over 17 different categories, including housing, conservation, sustainability, accessibility, best building in the landscape, retail, leisure, public choice and culture.

Supported by RIAI and Theatre Royal