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Community Culture and Placemaking Arts and Events Cork St. Patrick’s Festival
Planning is underway for the Cork St. Patrick’s Festival 2022, proposed to run from March 17th to 20th. Due to ongoing government restrictions, it was not anticipated that the parade would return and alternative in person events were being scoped out. Following the government unexpected announcement lifting most of the public health restrictions on January 21st, it was decided to plan for the return of the parade on March 17th. A pre-consultation meeting with the statutory stakeholders took place on March 27th, with an application to hold an event advertised on February 2nd and the event management plan available for public review with submissions invited up to February 23rd. The theme for this year’s Parade is Heroes, Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times. Local companies Cork Puppetry Company and Cork Community Art Link have been engaged to produce commissions for the parade and the call out to previous community and voluntary participants has taken place. Procurement is underway for services with Event Management and Barrier provision in place pre-Christmas. Arts & Culture Strategy 2022 – 2026 Planning for the next stage of the process of developing the strategy was initiated which includes scheduling several ‘close enquiry’ meetings to discuss findings from the analysis of the initial stage of consultation. Arts Funding 2022 Assessment panels for Project Scheme, Arts in Context Award and Individual Artists Bursaries were held in January. The schemes remain oversubscribed with a large demand for support. 12 awards were made under the Arts Project Scheme, representing 17% of the total ask. 17 Individual Artists Bursaries were awarded, representing 18% of the total demand under this scheme. 5 awards were made under the Arts in Context scheme, representing 41% of the total request. Letters have been sent to applicants notifying them of the outcomes of the assessment. Creative Ireland The Culture and Creativity team progressed planning for 2022, initiating discussion on projects and upcoming events such as Cruinniú na nÓg. Climate Action Challenge Fund- The KinShip Project The KinShip Public Arts Project at Tramore Valley park was officially launched on 26th January 2022 through a press and social media campaign. There was significant coverage on local and regional platforms and a strong response to the invitation for participation. Arts and Aging Award Cork City Arts Office supported an application by Cork City Library Service in collaboration with the Hermann Marbe Camera Collection and Cork Film Centre to the Creative Ireland Arts and Aging Award. Creative Enquiry Planning is ongoing for the production and launch of the final element of this project: a digital publication. The launch will coincide with Bealtaine 2022 supported by Age and Opportunity.
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