Arts & Events Creative Ireland
2020 Projects
Final reporting and drawdown of funding for all 2020 Creative Ireland projects is underway with a deadline of 20 th November. Some highlights in 2020 have included the Urban Orienteering Project in the Shandon area, led by Heritage; The development with UCC of an Augmented Reality tool for creating a link to the past of city sights and buildings via an app, led by To urism; the innovative and timely outdoor performance work ‘Contact’ by Corcadorca for each of the 16 Community Response Areas and a Writer in Residence at Cork City Library with a focus on Climate Change.
Positive Ageing and Wellbeing
In response to the prioritisation of health and wellbeing of older people during COVID times, and informed by the success of the 2019 Creative Enquiry with Cork City Arts Office and strategic partners, we applied for and were awarded €15000 through the Creative Ireland Positive Ageing and Wellbeing Fund. The fund is supporting a broad partnership to ‘COVID Proof Cultural Companions’. The project involves trials of up to 3 COVID -proofed engagement methodologies which may include an outdoor screening, a collection of cultural assets for community phonelines and live streamed workshops. The focus of the trials is to make culture accessible in a time of restriction and to inspire creativity and social interaction via facilities available to members of Cultural Companions. The cultural partners facilitating these trials are Cork City Library Service, Triskel Arts Centre and Firkin Crane. The trials will be evaluated, and findings will include recommendations for programme delivery in 2021. Artist CPD – Social Engaged Practice Workshops : Funded under the Jobs Stimulus Package, Cork City Council Arts Office is collaborating with Leitrim Arts Office on a series of 6 online webinar/workshops in the growth area of social engaged practice. Ten Cork City Artists and 10 artists from Leitrim have been selected to participate. The programme was launched in October with roll out up to March 2021. The evaluation of this programme that is aimed to resource our arts sector in a key growth area will demonstrate the impact made on the lives, careers and incomes of the participants. Their feedback will inform future iterations. • Inter - Local Authority Cultural Placemaking Knowledge Exchange: The Arts Office is developing a knowledge sharing event for staff of Cork City Council and staff of other Local Authorities on street arts and cultural placemaking. The event will take place in January 2021. Jobs Stimulus Package • • Street Arts Workshops: The Arts Office is in the process of procuring the services of an appropriate organisation to deliver a series of workshops and webinars specifically on street arts. From basic techniques for community groups, to how it relates to placemaking practices, to merchandising opportunities, this series will bolster our peer education programmes for the city in 2021 Ardú The Ardú street art initiative; funded by Cork City Council with support from Creative Ireland, has had a significant impact on the street scape and has been broadly and warmly welcomed by the public. Media coverage has included television, radio, print and online engagement and the resulting media report will be available on completion of the project. The seven murals by Shane O’Driscoll, Deirdre Breen, Maser, James Earley, Peter Martin, Garreth Joyce and Aches have been painted across the month of October. With funding through Fáilte Ireland and collaboration with the Tourism section, Ardú will be further leveraged with the addition of a website and app with a multi-media trail that will be launched at the start of December. Also, throughout December (subject to Covid19 restriction level), a number of pre-bookable tours of the Ardú trail, guided by some of the Ardú artists will be made available. This will be an additional offering to the local public and domestic visitors in the lead-up to Christmas.
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