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Art of Place Symposium

The Arts Council, Create & Creative Places MacUíllíam
October 2025
Rua Red, South Dublin Arts Centre,

Hosted by The Arts Council, in collaboration with Create and Creative Places MacUíllíam the Art of Place symposium was a two event exploring people, possibilities and practice. The Art of Place Symposium was an event about making art with communities in specific places, centered around the Creative Places Programme.

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Creative Places West Cork Islands awarded a two year extention.

Cork County Council has welcomed the decision by the Arts Council to continue to provide funding for the Creative Places: West Cork Islands programme for an additional two years.

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Community Arts Networking day Cork County & City

Connecting Communities Through Creativity

Cork County and City Councils
County Hall
22 October

This event welcomed artists, community leaders, advocacy groups, educators, and representatives from the public and voluntary sectors across city and county for a lively day of exchange focused on socially engaged arts practice and collaborative creativity.

Photo: Panel Discussion with Peter Prendergast, West Cork Islands Creative Places Coordinator at Cork County Council; Oscar Daly, Bere Island development officer; Eve Olney, Researcher and Facilitator at The Living Commons; Kathleen Keenan from Meelagh Community Centre; moderated by Tatiana Dos Santos, Programme and Development Support at CREATE

National Networking Meeting

April 2024

In 2024 Sherkin and Heir Islands facilitated the national network in what was a fantastic few days sharing, learning & connecting.

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St. Patrick’s Day reception celebrating Samhlaíocht agus an Náisiún - Photo Maxwell Photography

Samhlaíocht agus an Náisiún – Imagination and the Nation

President and Sabina host a St. Patrick’s Day reception celebrating Samhlaíocht agus an Náisiún – Imagination and the Nation

Each year, the President and Sabina Higgins mark St. Patrick’s Day by hosting a reception for groups and people that have made a particular contribution to Irish society. This year the President and Sabina Higgins hosted a reception celebrating the President’s ‘Samhlaíocht agus An Náisiún – Imagination and The Nation’ initiative. ‘Samhlaíocht agus An Náisiún – Imagination and The Nation’ is an initiative to highlight the powerful and transformative role of art and creativity in the evolution of Ireland as a republic and an idea.

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In late 2022 the Project Coordinator was interviewed on both Oileáin FM (Sherkin Island) & Bere Island radio

Opportunities

Creative Places West Cork Islands Artist / Maker

This strand is for r&d, small projects that require an immediate response, workshops and ad-hoc requests. The available funding under this strand is for projects ranging from small requests to, coffee mornings or for research into a larger idea. Please contact the Project Coordinator, [email protected] or your local development office to discuss.

If you have an idea, but don’t know what to do next or how much it might cost. Please contact the Project Coordinator, [email protected] or your local development office to discuss the idea further.

The Islander Artist / Maker scheme is for artists, creatives, community groups and individuals who are residents of Oileán Chléire, Sherkin Island, Heir Island, Long Island, Whiddy Island, Bere Island and Dursey Islands. The maximum amount under this award is €2,000.

We enthusiastically welcome requests for amounts less than this.

Deadline: August 4th

Please download the form or contact the Project Coordinator to discuss your project [email protected]

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The Islander Residencies strand is to assist islanders in advancing a practice by inviting a collaborator or mentor to the island. An applicant must be a resident of one of the islands. The maximum amount under this award is €1,000. We enthusiastically welcome requests for amounts less than this.