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Arts & Events _________________________________________________________________________________________________
EMD and Seafest Planning is continuing for EMD 2020 and SeaFest. Following site visits by the Commission in January, the layout and venues where discussed and agreed. The call for exhibitions stands at the EMD Expo was opened at the end of January and registration is anticipated to open in February. Planning is also continuing for SeaFest with deadlines for the programme content set for the end of February. St. Patrick’s Festival The Event Plan for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was sent for
public consultation in January, with further stakeholder’s meetings planned for February. Groups are currently registering to take part in the parade, and four Street Performance companies have been engaged to develop large scale commission pieces. The Theme of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2020 is ‘Cork – A City Rising, 1920- 2020’, to reflect the signific ant place of Cork in the current Decade of Centenaries. There is also a brochure in development to highlight events across the city over the Festival period March 13-17. Arts Funding All funding schemes for 2020 have now concluded. Arts Grants have already gone through Council. The Arts Committee delegated authority to the panels for Bursary, In Context and Project grants. These met and allocated funding on the 10th, 11th and 12th December. Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be informed in late February. Creative Ireland Planning is in train for the 2020 Creative Cork programme. The budget has been allocated and the Creative Team are working on rolling out the projects. Criunniu na nOg is designated for 13th June 2020.
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