Council Commits To New Creative Ireland Culture And Creativity Strategy

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Pictured were Niamh O’Sullivan. Director of Economic and Community Development, Cllr Bobby O’Connell Vice Mayor of Kerry , Moira Murrell CEO Kerry County Council and Kate Kennelly Arts Officer KCC as Kerry County Council in association with Creative Ireland, has launched its new Creativity & Cultural Strategy 2023-2028. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD

KERRY County Council in association with Creative Ireland, has launched its new Creativity & Cultural Strategy 2023-2028.

The strategy is informed by public consultation which took place in 2022. Online questionnaires, an online public meeting, and internal culture team meetings helped shape the focus of this strategy.

Kerry County Culture & Creativity team reviewed the original strategy that was devised in 2017 and made changes that reflected the evolving priorities of the community.

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The team incorporated contributions from community stakeholders that will encourage people to engage, participate and enable their creative potential.

Creative Ireland has allocated €918,764.96  to Creative Ireland projects in Kerry county since 2017.  €161,161 is to be allocated for core Creative Ireland initiatives in Kerry county in 2023.

Deputy Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr. Bobby O’Connell attended the team launch in Tralee on Monday.

“Creative Ireland Kerry is an important programme; it delivers great opportunities for many communities to take part in creativity. The strategy, the work of the culture team in KCC, and the input from local creatives and communities across Kerry, shows us that our creativity and culture is in safe hands moving forward,” stated Cllr.O’Connell.

The new vision for creative activity in Kerry County was devised in consultation with the people of the county and will be delivered by Kerry County Culture and Creativity team, led by Kate Kennelly the Creative Ireland Coordinator and Kerry County Arts Officer.

Emphasis will be placed on enabling the growth of the creative sector in Kerry, providing young people with more creative opportunities, ensuring that Kerry County Council maintains a flexible and adaptable creative programme and are open to new opportunities if they occur and supporting creative climate action initiative.

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