[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
Cork City Council partnered with Dance Cork Firkin Crane to appoint Luke Murphy as Cork City Dance Artist in Residence to 2025 and worked closely with the Arts Council of Ireland to support the establishment of a new Theatre Development Centre under Cork Theatre Collective. The Council also developed a programme in Immersive Tech for creative industries, including the publication of an XR Toolkit. Cork City Council’s Community and Publication Heritage Grant Schemes Cork City Council acknowledges and supports the tremendous work that is carried out by local heritage groups and organisations across the city to protect, enhance and promote the heritage and biodiversity of Cork City. To that end there are two grants available for heritage and biodiversity in the city. The grant schemes are an action from the Cork City Heritage and Biodiversity Plan 2021 – 2026 and support the preservation and promotion of the cultural identity of Cork’s urban and rural city neighbourhoods. The Local Heritage and Biodiversity Community Grant Scheme is aimed at providing core funding in the form of small grants for local, community- based heritage groups and individuals who are involved in ongoing work that benefits the heritage and biodiversity of Cork City. Funding of between €200 and €1,000 is available per grant. Previous projects funded include a winter series of archaeological lectures, training on natural heritage, exhibitions on local history, podcasts on the bridges of Cork and events such as the Coal Quay Festival and the Mother Jones Festival. In 2024, Cork City Council supported 20 different projects, awarding over €18,000. In 2023, Cork City Council supported 16 projects, awarding grant aid of €15,000. In 2022, Cork City Council supported 26 projects, awarding grant aid of almost €23,000. The Heritage Publication Grants Scheme is aimed at supporting the publication and printing of high-quality books on local heritage topics which raise awareness and appreciation of local heritage in Cork City.
The local Heritage Publication Grants scheme has funding available of between €1000 and €4000 per publication grant. Awards of €4,000 and €3,000 were granted in 2024 and 2023 respectively, each for a single grant, while in 2022 four awards totalling € 13,500 were granted.
In 2024, with €18,000 awarded in funding 20 SUPPORTED PROJECTS
[OBJECTIVE 8.13] CORK’S CULTURAL CAPACITY
Cork City Council undertook a Cork City Arts and Cultural Needs Assessment which was completed in Q2, 2024. The audit identified a total of 74 arts and cultural facilities. Analysed by type, sector and ownership/operator model. High-level findings of the gap analysis identify priorities including increased provision of production, rehearsal, and workspaces in the city across all artistic disciplines with a focus on visual arts and performing arts, and provision of a small or mid- size flexible ‘black box’ theatre. Cork City’s Cultural Capacity was enhanced by the implementation of the Cork City Council Arts and Culture Strategy 2022 – 2026 (see Objective 8.11 above in this report). The cultural capacity of Cork City was supported by the appointment of a Night-Time Economy Adviser (refer to Objective 10.10 below in this report), recognising the synergies and mutual benefits of cultural, tourism and night-time activities, and economic benefits. Cork City Council also recruited a Public Art Manager to resource expanded programme of public art in the city.
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