Our Aims

Facilitate International and EU Relationships and Funding

Support and Develop Place-based Cultural Programming

Provide Supports to the Cultural and Creative Sector

Our Values

Partnership

We believe that progress and delivery can only be achieved through meaningful partnership and respectful collaboration with other key stakeholders in the work that we want to achieve to better support culture, creative industries, and placemaking.

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Place

Our place is Galway. We will celebrate our place through our programme but also celebrate our place in Europe and in the world in how we utilise our Networks, build on our partnerships to ensure a strong cultural recognition of our place.

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People & Participation

We want to ensure that our people and their participation in Culture is at the heart of what we do. We will create opportunities for people to engage and participate in exciting opportunities that make Galway the truly exciting place that it is to live.

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Opportunities

Open Call: European Toy Maker Festival 2025 in Seiffen, Erzgebirge

Open Call European Toy Maker Festival 2025 in Seiffen, Erzgebirge The tradition of toy craftsmanship lives on! The European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 and Seiffen, the heart of Erzgebirge wooden toy manufacturing, invite you to a unique ...

Open Call: Art & Science Residency – Astronomical Observatory of UNamur

Dates: Aug 25  – Sept 17, 2025 Apply by: April 28th, 2025 by filling out this form ! The KIKK galaxy, which promotes digital and creative cultures at the crossroads of art, science, technology and society, along with  its ...

About us

Galway Culture Company was established to create opportunities to engage with EU and International partners and local place-based programming which honours the relationships and builds on the learnings, outcomes and legacies of Galway’s many European and Global designations including Galway’s designation as European Capital of Culture, UNESCO City of Film, European Green Leaf, European Region of Gastronomy. The company will work closely with Galway City Council and Galway County Council to deliver a collective creative vision for Galway..

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Projects

Digital Artist in Residence Exchange

Project Name Digital Artist in Residence Exchange Project Partners The Centre for Creative Technology, University of Galway, Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology, Virginia Tech, TULCA Festival of Visual Arts ...

Galway Arts Centre Artist Development Workshop Series

Project Name Galway Arts Centre Artist Development Workshop Series Project Partner Galway Arts Centre Role of Galway Culture Company Funder Strategic Aim This project falls under our third strategic aim; ...

Druid FUEL

Project Name FUEL Project Partners Druid Role of Galway Culture Company Funder Strategic Aim This project falls under our third strategic aim; Provide Supports to the Cultural and Creative Sector ...