Arts & Events Arts for All
Publication has begun of the outcomes of the Disability and Cultural Management Training by recipients of Cork City Council supported stipends on www.artsforall.ie including a very insightful article by Maeve Kelleher: https://www.artsforall.ie/news- 1/disability-training-maeve-kelleher BEAG Hybrid delivery of BEAG has gotten underway in creches across Cork City and County. A dedicated section on the Graffiti Theatre Company website now presents information about the programme and access to a members forum filled with resources for childcare workers. See https://www.graffiti.ie/early-years/ Creative Ireland Youth-focused projects currently underway include: Rebel Streets working with Cork Traveller Visibility Group, culminating in an outdoor event on 12 th June to coincide with Cruinniú na nÓg
Tools of the Trade Schools Programme, whose website is due to launch soon: http://www.toolsofthetrade.ie/
Youth Print Collective by Cork Printmakers, an ambitious three year programme for RASM youth
Surplus funding will be applied to a ‘Theatre and Citizenship’ project by The Everyman Theatre i n collaboration with YMCA and Graffiti Theatre Company supported by The Abbey Theatre. Cruinniú na nÓg Cork City’s Cruinniú na nÓg programme officially launched on 17 th May with over 30 events taking place online and onsite. Press coverage including numerous articles in The Examiner, The Echo and the Irish Times ‘Images of the Day’ . National publicity produced in partnership with RTÉ included interstitials, TV ads and Radio on heavy rotation across RTÉ TV, RTÉ radio channels, RTÉJr and a dedicated Cruinniú na nÓg page on rte.ie/learn/ Training Online workshops in Digital Upskilling with Michael Fortune supported by Creative Ireland funding concluded with 85% attendance by those enrolled. Creative Ireland Climate Action Fund An application was submitted to Creative Ireland for the Climate Action Fund for a project entitled ‘KinShip’ which will, if funded, use artistic and cultural methods to engage the public on climate action through a programme sited at Tramore Valley Park. This is a competitive fund and the outcome of the process will be known in July. Streets Ahead Since this professional development programme launched, it has garnered much interest. The ‘Leadership Strand’ has been completed with interest expressed by participants in developing a peer network to sustain and develop on the benefits of this workshop series
The ‘Street Skills Strand’ of Streets Ahead began for those new to the practice.
The ‘Community Strand’ also got underway. The attendance is typically at 50% which is possibly indicative of the challenges faced by youth and community workers at present due to the ongoing impact of Covid to workloads and schedules. A Street Arts Toolkit is nearing completion drawing on all the learning to date. Culture Night Culture Night planning progresses, cognisant of the evolving national environment. Venues have been invited to participate in Culture Night, but to deadlines later than usual, matched to the document COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery: The Path Ahead. Re-opening dates for different types of venues and required safety provisions will roll out in the next weeks, pending good progress, and this will give clarity for venues in planning for the event on Friday Sept 17 th .
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