Fingal commits to new Creative Ireland Culture and Creativity Strategy
Fingal’s Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027 was launched by Minister Catherine Martin and Mayor of Fingal Cllr Howard Mahony at an event in Farmleigh House.
Fingal’s Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027 was launched by Minister Catherine Martin and Mayor of Fingal Cllr Howard Mahony at an event in Farmleigh House earlier this year. The Strategy offers a new vision for creative activity in Fingal that was devised in consultation with the people of the county and will be delivered by Fingal Culture and Creativity team led by Lilian Whelan the Creative Ireland Coordinator
Building on the success of the first 5 year creative Ireland, this new strategy for Fingal was created with input from the community, creative practitioners, and other stakeholders. The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme 2023–2027 is to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise our full creative potential thereby promoting individual, community and national wellbeing. The Creative Ireland Programme will deliver through collaboration and partnership promoting understanding and appreciation of the value of creativity in all its forms — whether through the arts, culture, heritage, or technology.
Making Fingal a great place to live, work, visit, and do business lies at the heart of all of the Council’s plans and policies and the vision for this strategy is that creativity, culture, and the arts will be accessible to and valued by everyone. This Culture and Creativity Strategy will support the delivery of objectives in relation to wellbeing, social cohesion and inclusion, heritage, arts, culture, tourism, and economic development through cross departmental collaboration. This strategy is underpinned by our core values including democratic and civic leadership, a focus on engaging and inspiring our citizens, inclusion, valuing people and encouraging their development, and sustainability.
The Culture and Creativity Team has identified specific areas of focus that have most potential for long-term impact in Fingal. This will facilitate and consolidate efforts to embed creativity across the work of the Council and align with the vision, principles, and values of Creative Communities. Creative Ireland Fingal will build on successful implementation to date and continue to support access and participation for all our citizens by providing space for culture and creativity and continuing to support artists and creative practitioners, to build capacity for connecting artists and other creative practitioners to communities.
These overarching themes will guide our work in creativity over the next 5 years with implementation by the community and the creative and cultural teams and supportive collaboration across Fingal departments.
Highlights of Fingal’s programme for 2023 include Cruinniu na nÓg a day of creativity for children and young people taking place across the county on Jun 10, 2023 with events in Fingal Library branches, Draíocht and Seamus Ennis Arts Centres and the flagship event in Millennium Park Blanchardstown.
For information on this and the Fingal Creative Ireland Programme see https://www.fingal.ie/creative-ireland
