Arts & Events
Office in collaboration with representatives from expert groups from the sector for use in workshops. The consultants engaged in the process are currently analysing the data from the responses. The outcome will inform the themes to be addressed in the next stage of the process. Arts Funding 2022: A total of 58 applications were received for Arts Grant funding in 2022. The Arts Committee met on Monday 13 th December 2021 to consider the grant aid applications and their recommendations will go to full Council for approval at the February Council meeting. In addition, a large number of applications to the Project Scheme, Arts in Context Award and Individual Artists Bursaries have been processed. These applications will be assessed by panel in January. Arts for All: The Arts for All PLATFORM Winter Trail was unfortunately impacted by Storm Barra and several outdoor events had to be cancelled. One event went ahead and was documented for online dissemination in 2022. Creative Ireland: The Culture and Creativity team- initiated planning for 2022. Climate Action Challenge Fund- The KinShip Project Development of the visual identity and PR Plan for The KinShip Project Official launch in January 2022 progressed. The project was 1 of only 2 projects selected out of the 16 awarded Creative Climate Action Funding to be monitored by a Research Team at UCC engaged by Creative Ireland to evaluate its impact. We expect this affirmation of this projects potential to be reflected in the level of interest by the public when it is officially launched. Creative Enquiry : Planning is underway for the production and launch of the final element of this project: a digital publication. Decade of Commemorations Mural Series A set of murals by youth and intergenerational groups are approaching completion in each of the five LEAs in Cork City. Ardú are working with schools produce three of the five, whilst Cork Community Art Link completed street art works in collaboration with The Rainbow Club and Cork Life Centre. The piece by The Rainbow Club was installed. The piece by Cork Life Centre is due to be installed in January 2022. The Unfinished Book of Poetry This school based literary project is now underway managed by O’Bhéal Poetry in five schools in Cork City.
GLOW : The Bishop Lucey Park experience returned to Cork this year, with an animated and illuminated trail, commencing Nov 26 th and running for the four weekends in the lead up to Christmas. The theme was based around the song ‘ The 12 Days of Christmas’. A total of over 42,000 bookings were made to attend the experience. The Ferris Wheel & Kiddies Carousel remained open throughout the Christmas holidays. Other programmed events included ‘Glow on the Go’ by Music Generation. Glow on the Go was a full day of live music-making and festive fun on December 10 th , with the young people of Cork City playing music, singing, rapping, and dancing in their local neighbourhoods and in the city centre on an open-top music bus provided by Bus Eireann. Carols for the City was a mobile audio- visual presentation of Christmas Carols sung by St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Choir on the streets of Cork City and at hospitals/nursing homes across the city. The Glow festival also included a series of concerts in Fitzge rald’s Park, Magic Nights by the Lee – A Winter Solstice , and a fireworks display, presented with funding under the Local Liver Performance Scheme.
Local Live Performance Programme Scheme Magic Nights by The Lee - A Winter Solstice , a
programme of three outdoor concerts were held on December 21 st , 22 nd and 23 rd in Fitzgerald’s Park. The family friendly concerts were successfully delivered safely within the Covid19 restrictions and closed on Thursday 23 rd with large fireworks display that launched from two sites and could be viewed from across the city. The fireworks display was accompanied by a specially commissioned musical piece by Fish Go Deep with words by Conall Creedon which was broadcast simultaneously on Red FM. The concert line-up included: Tuesday December 21 st - True Tides, Code of Behavior, Cork DJ Stevie G and upcoming R&B singer Minnie Marley. Wednesday December 22nd drag queen Candy Warhol and the Haus of Mockie Ah, Comic star in the ascent, Sinead Quinlan, Cornelius P. O’Sullivan, and Cork DJ Eddie Kay. Thursday December 23 rd : Fish Go Deep, Clare Sands and Yves Solo and Stevie G. The concerts were produced by the Good Room with funding under Phase II of the Government’s Local Live Performance Programming Scheme. Arts & Culture Strategy 2022 – 2026 The ‘Have Your Say’ survey was closed in D ecember. There was a good response from the public to this opportunity to input into the Arts and Culture Strategy. There was also an excellent response to the map-based resource to gather the views of children, young people and people with special needs and intellectual disabilities. This resource was developed by the Arts
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