Orla Moloney, Head of Arts Participation
Arts Participation - a broad range of arts practices where individuals/ groups collaborate with skilled artists to make or interpret art
Introduction
The Arts Council values festivals as a means to:
develop a vibrant and sustainable arts profile at a local level
offer opportunities to present new work and new ways of working that can have far reaching effects for artists and audiences
Arts Council - Festivals
MDA recurring funding ◦ 3.5 – 2.8 million since 2008◦ Reduced numbers to 8 - Galway, Kilkenny, Cork
Midsummer, Dublin Fringe, Earagail, Eigse, Carlow, Clonmel Junction and Clifden
Festivals & Events Scheme (ex SFS)◦ 850k approx◦ Supported 158 Festivals and events in 2012◦ Three strands (>9,999; 10 – 20k; up to 40k◦ Two rounds
Arts Council - Festivals
FES is keen to support festivals where the infrastructure is underdeveloped
It aims to support programmes that include:◦ professional artists◦ new experiences for audiences◦ new or niche areas of programming e.g. New
media, Jazz etc.
Festivals & Events Scheme priorities
Equity – participation in the artistic and cultural life of the country
Opportunities for artists – specialising in socially engaged practices
Invigoration of the arts
Arts Council – Arts Participation
Arts and Health Arts and Disability Cultural Diversity and the Arts Arts and Older People Arts and Communities (of place and
interest)
Arts Participation Contexts
Grants
Projects/ T&T
Bursaries/ A&D Awards
AiC Scheme
Small/ non-recurring developmental funds e.g. A&H in Festivals
Direct Funding
Venues
Arts organisations
Production companies
Local authority arts offices
Festivals
Indirect Supports
More diverse work◦ Range of artists/ companies and participants◦ Performances/exhibitions/ events/ residencies/
workshops
More diverse audiences◦ Non-traditional arts audiences
work of wider interest/ relevance considerations of access at all stages from marketing
to presentation of work
Arts Participation in Festivals
Arts Council – new policy and strategy
Arts and Disability Ireland (ADI) – advice on work & access - www.adiarts.ie
ADN (Mayo, Galway and Cork) – Shift in perspective resource pack
Altered Images – www.alteredimages.ie
Arts and Disability resources
Arts Council – Arts and Health Policy and Strategy
Waterford Healing Arts Trust –www.waterfordhealingarts.com
National online resource - www.artsandhealth.ie
Create – www.createireland.ie
Arts and Health resources
Hungry Tea Creative
Connections/ Mark Storor
A Cork Midsummer Festival and
Mayfield Arts Newbury House
project with support from Nasc
Photographer: Marcin
Lewandowski
Hungry Tea Creative Connections/ Mark Storor
A Cork Midsummer Festival and Mayfield Arts Newbury House project with support from Nasc
Photographer: Marcin Lewandowski
Hungry Tea Creative
Connections/ Mark Storor
A Cork Midsummer Festival and Mayfield Arts Newbury House project with support
from Nasc
Photographer: Marcin Lewandowski
- Funded by the European Commission under the European
Integration Fund
- Supported by the Office for the Promotion of Migrant
Integration, Department of Justice & Equality and Pobal
- Additional funding - The Arts Council Artist in the
Community Scheme (AiC) managed by CREATE.
Hungry Tea Creative Connections/ Mark Storor
Arts Council Policy and Strategy
Create – www.createireland.ie
CfCP/ ArtPolonia (particularly Polish and Eastern European artists living in Ireland)
Cultural Diversity and the Arts resources
Kathleen Hogg displays her ‘spider’ tattoo as part of the
‘INK’ exhibition
Credit: Aidan Kelly Artist/Photographer,
Bealtaine Festival and Age &
Opportunity
Paddy Byrne - GalleonCredit: Aidan Kelly
Artist/Photographer, Bealtaine Festival and Age & Opportunity
Age & Opportunity – www.olderinireland.ie- www.bealtaine.com
Create – www.create-ireland.com
Arts and Older People resources
Artists/ arts organisations with track record in high quality collaborative practice
Projects funded through the Arts Council / AiC Scheme
Create – www.create-ireland.com
Arts and Communities resources