Arts Plan 2012-2016 - Offaly County Council

In partnership with theDepartment of Arts,Heritage and the Gaeltacht23Offaly County Council will work collaborativelywith the Department of Arts, Heritage and theGaeltacht to source capital funding forinfrastructural projects and to participate instrategic national cultural events such as CultureNight and other activities as they arise.In addition, during the planning process for thisplan and over its lifetime, we will engage with theDepartment’s Interactive Strategy for Arts andCulture, to pilot a continuous process of listingand disseminating information, of inviting publicinput on an ongoing basis to inform policy andrespond to opportunities. This interactive strategyarose out of and extremely challenging financialclimate where arts and culture must besupported in ways that may often be outside offinancial support. We will liaise with theDepartment to ensure that we participate in waysthat are beneficial to our local context.arts plan 2012–2016