Arts & Events Creative Ireland 2020 Projects
The recent Culture and Creativity Team meeting discussed:
• A proposal in draft form to the Creative Ireland Jobs Stimulus Package to support CPD for the arts sector which will include an exciting, COVID- proofed mural programme ‘Ardú’ (See below for more details.) • Update on all projects • Allocation of the remaining €1000 earmarked for an architecture exhibition which had to be cancelled towards commemorative activities
Positive Ageing and Wellbeing
Stakeholders have met to plan an R&D phase until the end of 2020 that aims to COVID-proof Cultural Companions, a programme that promotes cultural engageme nt and social inclusion for 55+, older people and retirees. €15000 has been secured from Creative Ireland towards this. Proposals include adaptation of COVID protocols for this older target audience, supplement of mobile library services with cultural content, teleconferencing, live streaming and priority scheduling of cultural events.
Jobs Stimulus Package
With the approval of Creative Ireland, The Arts Office has successfully secured €75,000 for the delivery of a professio nal development programme for the benefit of the Arts Sector from the Dept of Media, Tourism, Arts, Sports, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The programme will include:
CPD resources in Collaborative Practice
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Seminar delivery on Streets Arts
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• Inter-agency exchange on best practice in Place-making and Mural Commissioning • Delivery of ‘Ardú’ a street arts initiat ive for Cork (See below)
Ardú Corcaigh In partnership with local artists, Ardú Corcaigh will showcase street art talent in Cork City. Coordination will be managed directly by Cork City Council. Quotes are currently being sought for these services. Locations have been identified for the murals. Risk Assessment will begin shortly. A PR schedule is being developed with CCC Communications Team. Galway 2020 Online and in-person exchange events are underway between Sample Studios - Cork City, Engage Studios – Galway and A4 Sounds Studios – Dublin on the theme of ‘Language, Landscape and Migration’. Members of each studio are working towards exhibition later in Autumn with the support of Cork C ity Council, a €5k match fund has been awarded to Sample Studios by IPB for inclusion in the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture programme. Summer in the Park Summer in the Park programming could not continue as planned this year. However, through the creative adaptation of one of the annual contributors an imaginative alternative has emerged. This includes a set of videos documenting live performances at landmarks around the city coordinated by Marguerite O’Connor aka The Songstress and Coordinator o f ‘Swing in the Park’
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