[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
programmes to childcare settings, the Tools of the Trade (primary schools) and The Unfinished Book of Poetry (Transition year poetry project) arts education programmes, and developed and published Arts and Ageing resources and toolkit. Cork City Council also provided strategic funding support for the Crawford Supported Studios for artists with health or social needs. Strategic Priority 2: Space for Arts This priority seeks to optimise and extend places and spaces for art in the city. As an outcome of the action listed below, plans for a flagship arts creation facility in Cork City have been approved for development, there is increased availability and a diversity of spaces, Cork City Council’s arts and cultural infrastructure is safeguarded as a sustainable, effective resource into the future, and arts and culture facilities are being considered at early design stage in redevelopment and regeneration projects. An Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Needs Assessment and a Capital Project Definition Report was completed Q2, 2024. This will inform future work towards achieving strategic outcomes (see Objective 8.13 below in this report). Elizabeth Fort was enhanced as an outdoor arts and cultural events amenity. Works included the construction of a covered stage which were part-funded by Government under the Outdoor Public Spaces Scheme. The facility was launched on 1st March 2023. Several Cork City Council owned buildings are in use for arts and culture, including The National Sculpture Factory, Wandesford Quay Complex, Triskel Christchurch, Civic Trust House, The Lido, Jack Lynch House, The Guesthouse, St. Lukes, St. Peters, Lord Mayors Pavilion, and Frank O’Connor House The Arts Office regularly contributes in an advisory capacity to critical masterplans and area regeneration plans.
Strategic Priority 3: Art in the Public Realm This priority seeks to animate Cork City centre and
neighbourhoods with art that reflects and celebrates who we are. As an outcome of the work listed below all eligible Cork City Council capital development projects include public art commissions, perceptions of public art have been transformed though the quality, inventiveness and range of Cork City’s commissioned projects, Cork’s arts and culture sector is producing arts activities of impact and imagination in public spaces that engender a sense of pride and belonging as well as contribute to the city’s distinct appeal, and the public experience of Cork City’s signature events is enhanced, and investment is leveraged for the benefit of the city and its arts and cultural communities.
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