Chapter 8
Heritage, Arts and Culture
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
Recommendation: No Change.
The forthcoming Cork City Arts Plan, which is in development, should be called out specifically as the legislative arts planning instrument for the City.
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Reference to the Cork City Arts Strategy is set out in Objective 8.11 Strategic Arts and Culture Objective and Objective 8.14 Cork City Arts Strategy. Recommendation: Change wording of text under Objective 8.14 Cork City Arts Strategy as follows: To support the continued development of arts and culture through the implementation of the Cork City Arts Strategy (2015-2025) (2022 – 2026) . The Development Plan sets a framework for the delivery of development, services and infrastructure in the City. Paragraph 13.9 of the Draft Plan, Cork City Council cannot deliver the objectives of the Plan in isolation: but requires the input of a range of public and private stakeholders. Cork City Council will, as set out in the Draft Plan, work with stakeholders implement objectives in relation to arts and culture. It is agreed that a clearer indication of how implementation monitoring will be carried out is required. Further details are set out under the OPR submission 426. Recommendation: See OPR submission 426 in Part 2, Section 1. Chapter 8 sets out a number of objectives that aim to encourage and enhance the role of arts in the City. The wider benefits of arts, culture and creativity for citizens and communities are provided for in detail under the strategies referenced under Objective 8.14 Cork City Arts and Culture Strategy, Objective 8.15 Creative Cork Strategy and Objective 8.16 Arts and the Public Realm.
Whilst these supportive objectives (8.11-8.16) are welcome, it is difficult to understand what level of facilities are required and where; how it is intended to implement those objectives; and what is the measure for monitoring the success of those policy objectives by the Council as part of any review mechanism. It is unclear from the draft plan, where the responsibility lies for the provision of arts and cultural infrastructure, whether it is the responsibility of the local authority, by private developer in certain development instances, or by way of other entity .
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Suggest that the Development Plan gives greater acknowledgement to, and recognition of the importance of arts and culture as essential community infrastructure and thus greater synergy in policy objectives 8.11-8.16.
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