Arts Plan 2012-2016 - Offaly County Council

Our Guiding Values16offaly county councilQualityWe aim to encourage and promote standardsof excellence in artistic endeavour through oursupport for existing and new arts initiatives andthrough the provision of a varied and inclusiveprogramme for the arts throughout the county.InclusionWe aim to afford the widest possible access toand inclusion in all artistic endeavours withinthe county to all members of the community.CapacityWe aim to build the capacity of artists, artsorganisations and community groups to leadhigh quality arts initiatives. We see this as astrategic investment leading to activecitizenship, social profit and communitydevelopment.Monitoring and EvaluationAccountability and transparency are essentialelements of local authority service provision.The Arts Office will carry out the objectives andactions in this plan over a five-year period. Thiswill be implemented through annual service plansand the Office will monitor and evaluate eachprogramme element on an ongoing basis.Annual service indicators will be the measure ofthe Arts Plan’s success as well as a completeand independent evaluation of this plan inpreparation for the next.