Arts & Events Local Live Performance Programme Scheme
Bursaries remained open for submissions throughout October and will close on 18 th November. This year the process has been brought online for the first time and applications will be made via the ‘Submit’ platform.
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has announced a Phase II of the Local Live Performance Programme Scheme, to be delivered by each local authority in November/December 2021. As per the summer scheme, the aim is to support local performers and crew who work in the commercial performance sector and who have been impacted by the pandemic. A tender has been issued for provision of end-to-end services as per Phase I, with the closing date of November 10 th . Wrap up of Phase I is underway, with a final report to be submitted to the department to draw down funding.
Creative Ireland
Ardú 2021
The second annual iteration of the Ardú Street Art Initiative completed in September. Four additional large-scale murals have been added to the Ardú Street Art Trail. Including works by artists Friz, Shane O’Malley, Asbestos and an English-market inspired mural by Cork- born Internationally established Street Artist, Conor Harrington at Bishop Lucey Park.
GLOW
The Creative Bureaucrat
Planning is ongoing for GLOW 2021 and local business and residents on Grand Parade have been liaised with and provided with operational details of both the Park installation and the Ferris Wheel / kiddies carousel. As there can be no physical event for the Switch On of the Christmas lights this year in Cork, preparations are underway to produce a video to mark same, with soft launch on www.corkcity.ie/GLOWCork in mid-November. Lunasa PR has been appointed as PR for the GLOW Festival following procurement.
Creative Ireland Coordinator, Michelle Carew presented on Cork City Council’s street arts development programme, including Ardú, at the Creative Ireland webinar – the Creative Bureaucrat on Wednesday 27 th October. The webinar was targeted at people working in local authorities and explored how it’s possible to bring creativity into strategic planning in a meaningful way.
Climate Action Challenge Fund- The KinShip Project
The first meeting of The KinShip Project Working Group took place in Tramore Valley Park. Procurement of Project Branding, PR and Communications Services is underway.
Cork St. Patrick’s Festival
Failte Ireland have hosted a series of webinars and workshops aimed at redrafting plans for their Regional St. Patrick’s Festival 3-year Development Programme, in which Cork City is a tier-1 participant. As a programme aimed at attracting inward tourism to Ireland, progress was very much restrained in 2020 and 2021.
Creative Enquiry
The new episode in the ‘Whats Next? Arts and Ageing’ podcast series has been released every week since mid- September to much interest. Plans were finalized for the delivery of a series of online workshops with 1-0-1 mentor sessions for artists interested in working with older people in November.
Arts & Culture Strategy 2022 – 2026
Consultation on the development if the Arts & Culture Strategy got underway in earnest in October with a survey on artists supports targeted directly at 234 artists. Wider public consultation will get underway at the start of November.
Dragon of Shandon
The Dragon of Shandon 2021 was delivered in a ‘re - imagined format’ consisting of installations and pop-up performance. The performances were well attended, and the installations gathered much interest over Halloween weekend despite the inclement weather.
Arts Funding 2022
Arts Funding Schemes including the Arts Grants, Project Scheme, Arts in Context Award, and Individual Artists
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