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Arts and Culture

17 Jun 2021

Artists Invited to Participate in Summer Outdoor Performances in Cork County

Cork County Council is seeking expressions of interest from Performing Artists (ensembles/bands or individuals), Promoters, Producers, Venues and Festival organisations for outdoor performance events in towns and villages across Cork County this Summer.

Arts and Culture

16 Jun 2021

Cork County Culture Night 2021 Seeking Proposals

Culture Night Cork County 2021 will celebrate the creativity and resilience of the Rebel County in a programme of events that aims to bring culture, art and joy back to public spaces across the county. Cork County Council are inviting artists, performers and cultural groups to submit proposals to take part in a full evening of cultural activity from 4pm to midnight on Friday 17th September.

Arts and Culture

09 Jun 2021

Macroom to Embrace Al-Fresco Culture (GA)

The long-anticipated re-opening of the hospitality sector has finally arrived, and many County Cork towns have been embracing the opportunity to re-imagine town centres and adapt public spaces as unique outdoor dining experiences. Under Cork County Council’s ambitious suite of measures to stimulate local economies, Project ACT 2021, a continuation of last year’s hugely successful initiative designed to activate county towns, spaces are being transformed across the county.

Arts and Culture

04 Jun 2021

New exhibition launched on 1921 Rebels held at Spike Island

A new exhibition entitled ‘Imprisoning a Nation’, which tells the story of the 1921 prisoners held on Spike Island during Ireland’s War of Independence, has been opened by Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Mary Linehan Foley.   

Arts and Culture

26 May 2021

Cork County Council announces Creative Producer in Residence

Cork County Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Amna Walayat as its inaugural Creative Producer in Residence. The new residency aims to enable a professional artist to creatively connect with communities in Cork County through co-created research, discussions, events, activities and virtual gatherings.

Arts and Culture

30 Apr 2021

Cork County Council announces the Creative Ireland County Cork Grant Scheme 2021

Cork County Council is inviting applications for its Creative Ireland County Cork Open Call Grants Scheme 2021. The scheme supports not-for-profit groups and organisations in creating community-centred, developmental, artistic and cultural projects, events and initiatives which positively impact their community.

Arts and Culture

21 Apr 2021

Cork County Council Announces County Cork Commemorations Grant Scheme 2021

Cork County Council has launched the County Cork Commemorations Grant Scheme for 2021, with support from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. This year’s scheme recognises the importance of the War of Independence and Civil War and will support the enthusiasm that exists within the county to commemorate the centenary of this defining period of Irish history.

Arts and Culture

13 Apr 2021

Cork County Council Announces Funding of €136,000 for Arts Organisations and Artists (Bilingual)

81 Artists and Arts Organisations are set to receive funding totalling €136,000 from Cork County Council Arts Grants Scheme 2021. Following a very difficult year for the Arts Sector, the Council hopes that the funding provided in this year’s Arts Grants Scheme will help to revitalise arts in the county and pave the way for a return to cultural spaces and events later this year, in line with public health guidelines Welcoming the announcement, the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr.

Arts and Culture

31 Mar 2021

West Cork Arts Centre Announce Isolation20

Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre is delighted to present “Isolation20”, a new composition by Clonakilty based composer Justin Grounds at Uillinn Galleries, funded as part of Cork County Council’s Creative Ireland Programme.

Arts and Culture

26 Mar 2021

Open Call for applications from artists and arts organisations: Cruinniú na nÓg, County Cork

Cruinniú na nÓg, is Ireland’s national day of free creative activity for children and young people up to 18 years of age.The event provides opportunities for Ireland’s 1.2 million children and young people to be inquisitive and curious, to be inventive and innovative, and to learn a new skill, fulfil a creative ambition or showcase an inner creative talent.

Arts and Culture

26 Mar 2021

West Cork artist participating in PLATFORM 31

Visual Artist Tomasz Madajczak has been awarded Cork County Council’s PLATFORM 31 bursary. He is one 31 artists across Ireland awarded the €8,000 bursary to invest in their practice, participate in an advisory, developmental framework and be part of a peer network.

Arts and Culture

19 Mar 2021

Kinsale Stoney Steps Street Art Initiative

Cork County Council have invited local community artists, Claire Coughlan and Helen O’ Keeffe, to develop a public art initiative to bring a new lease of life to the ‘Stoney Steps’ in the centre of Kinsale town.