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Creative Ireland Kerry brought all 2024 funding recipients together in a workshop at Kerry County Council Buildings, Tralee this week. Pictured from left are: Emma Carmody, Creative Communities Engagement Officer, Creative Ireland Kerry Office, Tricia O’ Connor, Hummingbird Art Studio, David Fortune, Me and The Moon, Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer, Kerry County Council and Siobhán O’Brien, Kerry Library. Photo: Pauline Dennigan
THE Creative Ireland Kerry Office, based in the Arts Office of Kerry County Council, issued a public call out last February, advertising funding for creative community engagement projects.
Of the 40 plus applications received, seventeen were awarded funding totalling €51,285. The applications were assessed by an independent, expert, adjudication panel.
In Kerry, the Creative Ireland Kerry programme has supported forty projects since its inception in 2018. This year Creative Ireland Kerry supports seventeen projects across the county namely:
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• Pagan Rave
• Let the Light in, Inspire, Create, Show. Celebrating Harry Clarke’s centenary in Dingle
• Musical Variety Show
• Scéalta sa Chlapsholas
• Kerry Youth Theatre
• Inch Talks Trash
• Puffins on Parade (POP)!
• Wise Wool Project
• Sensory Room at KFest
• Biddy’s Day Communities Engagement
• Fighting Words Kerry Story Seeds
• Paint and Peace Project
• Guthanna Idir an Dá linn
• Ballybunion Arts Festival Community Engagement
• The Mantle :A Community Arts Project: Rossbeigh
• Project PAINT + MAKE
• Envisioning Elegance: Spectacle and Promenade Workshops
“Creative Ireland Kerry is delighted to support so many strong submissions,” stated Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr. Jim Finucane.
“Creativity grows our sense of self and sense of well-being, the Creative Ireland programme enables a greater level of creativity across our county’.
Cliodhna Dowling of Glic Creative Tralee presented communication and marketing tips to those in attendance.
In addition to the above, the Creativity and Culture team of Kerry County Council will deliver 14 projects in 2024 across Local Authority business units connecting communities with creativity.
“The focus within the team is linked to national priorities where support for creative development and societal well-being through creativity is at the heart of each project,” stated Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer & Creative Ireland Coordinator.
The delivery of the programmes can be followed throughout the years on the national Creative Ireland website on https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie.
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