We are now on the final phase of fundraising to raise the last 2% ie €80,000 that is needed to build the new building for the arts for West Cork.
Support for our fundraising activities and ongoing donations to the Building Fund are vital.
You can make a donation at the Arts Centre or directly into our Bank Account.
Name West Cork Arts Centre
Bank Allied Irish Bank, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
NSC 93 63 75
Account Number 46407484
Reference WCAC’s Building Fund
IBAN IE23 AIBK9363 7546 4074 84
Swift Code (BIC) AIB KIE2D
WCAC qualifies for the Tax Relief on Eligible Charities Scheme. Charity Number 10257.
Donations of €250 and over qualify for tax relief.
Irish donors who are self-employed may be able to deduct the amount of their donation from their taxable income.
In the case of corporate donations, the company will claim a deduction for the donation as if it were a trading expense.
If you are an Irish donor and a PAYE taxpayer, your gift could go even further - at no extra cost to you. WCAC can claim back the tax on any donations of €250 or more.
All proceeds of sales of artworks listed below and artists' publications go into the Building Fund.
A limited edition print by Diana Copperwhite, leading Irish artist and Winner of the AIB Prize 2007.
Diana Copperwhite
Remote Time Lapse, 2008
Digital print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm archival quality artist’s paper
Sheet size 36.5 x 43 cms
Image size 20 x 27 cms
Limited edition of 100
€150, unframed
Also on sale at WCAC are a collection of postcard-sized original artworks, donated by artists from all over Ireland. You may purchase these artworks at WCAC for €40 / €60. Artists include Cormac Boydell, Angela Fewer, Nigel Rolfe, Monica Boyle, Sarah Iremonger, Maud Cotter and many, many more...
The winning ticket for the Limited Prize Draw for an original oil painting by Majella O'Neill Collins was drawn on Sherkin Island by Paul Keane who played the lead role in the Baltimore Drama Group's recent production of The Miser. The winner is Brian Higgins from Limerick.
THE JIM O'DRISCOLL MEMORIAL ART AUCTION
Over seventy works generously donated by artists, galleries and collectors for the Jim O'Driscoll Memorial Art Auction went under the hammer on Wednesday 11 August and raised €147,000 for the new building. Catalogue available here.
