Editing Waterford (section)

===Arts===
Theatre companies in Waterford include the Red Kettle, Spraoi and Waterford Youth Arts companies. Red Kettle is a professional theatre company, founded by Waterford playwright [[Jim Nolan (theatre director)|Jim Nolan]],<ref>[http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/Nolan-%281%29.aspx?Cnuas=1 Jim Nolan – Current Member | Aosdana] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109095951/http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/Nolan-(1).aspx?Cnuas=1 |date=9 November 2011 }}. Aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.</ref> that regularly performs in Garter Lane Theatre. Spraoi is a street theatre company based in Waterford.<ref name="Spraoi Official Homepage">{{cite web|url=http://www.spraoi.com|title=Home – Spraoi|work=Spraoi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113215735/http://www.spraoi.com/|archive-date=13 January 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  It produces the [[Spraoi|Spraoi festival]] and has participated regularly in the Waterford and Dublin St. Patrick's day parades. In January 2005 the company staged "Awakening", a production which marked the opening of the Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture program. Waterford Youth Arts (WYA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordyoutharts.com/|title=Waterford Youth Arts in Waterford, Ireland|work=waterfordyoutharts.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230093628/http://www.waterfordyoutharts.com/|archive-date=30 December 2006|df=dmy-all}}</ref> formerly known as Waterford Youth Drama, was established in August 1985. The [[Theatre Royal Waterford]] dates back to 1785.

There are four public libraries in the city, all operated by [[Waterford City and County Council]]: Central Library, in Lady Lane; Ardkeen Library, in the Ardkeen shopping centre on the Dunmore Road; Carrickphierish Library in Gracedieu,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Express |first=Munster |date=2018-03-16 |title=Community Campus Opens at Carrickpherish |url=https://www.munster-express.ie/community-notes/community-campus-opens-at-carrickpherish/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Munster Express |language=en-US}}</ref> and Brown's Road Library, on Paddy Brown's Road. Waterford Council operates eight further library branches through the county.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Central Library, or [[Waterford City Library]], opened in 1905. It was the first of many Irish libraries funded by businessman [[Andrew Carnegie]] and renovated in 2004 for its centenary. The library is built over Lady's Gate, part of the medieval city walls of the city. 

Waterford Film For All (WFFA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordfilmforall.com/|title=WFFA – Waterford Film For All|website=Waterfordfilmforall.com|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525101057/http://www.waterfordfilmforall.com/|archive-date=25 May 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> is a non-profit film society, operating primarily from the [[Waterford Institute of Technology]] (WIT) campus, whose aim is to offer an alternative to the cineplex experience in Waterford.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

The Waterford Collection of Art, formerly known as the Waterford Municipal Art Collection, is one of the oldest municipal collections of art in Ireland. Originally founded as the Waterford Art Museum in 1939, the collection now comprises over 500 works of art including works by: [[Paul Henry (painter)|Paul Henry]], [[Jack Butler Yeats|Jack B. Yeats]], [[Mainie Jellett]], [[Louis le Brocquy|Louis Le Brocquy]], [[Letitia Marion Hamilton|Letitia Hamilton]], [[Dermod O'Brien|Dermod O’Brien]], [[Evie Hone]], [[Mary Swanzy]], [[Charles Lamb (painter)|Charles Lamb]], [[Hilda Roberts]], [[Seán Keating]], and [[George William Russell|George Russell]] (aka. AE).{{fact|date=August 2023}}

Greyfriars Church, a disused Methodist church, was purchased by Waterford Corporation in 1988 and refurbished into a museum and gallery.<ref name="RTÉ Archives 2018 b560">{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Michael |title=RTÉ Archives - Viking and Norman Finds - 1988 | publisher=[[RTÉ]] | date=23 April 2018 | url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0423/956572-waterford-heritage-centre/ | access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Buildings of Ireland o436">{{cite web | title=Waterford Methodist Church, Greyfriars, Waterford City | website=buildingsofireland.ie | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22504099/greyfriars-church-greyfriars-waterford-city-waterford-waterford | access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>