Arts Plan 2012-2016 - Offaly County Council

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“Placing art identifies public arts space at community and parish levels, where it reflects andtransforms the best imaginings of local people and artists in ways and places that simplycouldn’t have been imagined before.”Medb Ruane, Foreword, Public Art Strategy, Group Report.Public ArtThe per cent for art scheme is a governmentinitiative established in 1978 and providesopportunities for artists of all disciplines to creatework to exist in the public realm. Offaly LocalAuthorities have a responsibility to commissionartworks under central government fundedcapital projects such as roads, water services,housing schemes, libraries and swimming pools.We recognise the resource that the per cent forart scheme offers for creative intervention withcommunities and expanding the county artsprogramme and are currently managing thisopportunity through Offaly Local AuthoritiesPublic Art Working Group. We have alreadyadopted a protocol for the use of this scheme,the aims of which include:1. Embed the per cent for art scheme as anintegral part of service provision in the OffalyLocal Authorities2. Outline our position and priorities in relationto how we use the percent for art scheme inOffaly.3. Make best use of available per cent for artfunding in Offaly through a creative,imaginative and diverse programme.4. Provide leadership, guidance and advice toother organisations in both the public andprivate sector in their own artisticfeatures/projects.5. Ensure Offaly increases its national profile onthe use of the per cent for art scheme6. Enhance public spaces and communities byincreasing accessibility to public artworksand quality art projects7. Improve understanding and knowledge ofthe arts through meaningful engagementwith public art works and art projects8. Ensure all public art commissioners in Offalyare informed on best practice use of thescheme9. Review our protocol during the period of thisArts Plan.51arts plan 2012–2016
FilmOffaly52offaly county councilSince the last plan, where investigating a filmcommission was merely an objective, this hasbecome one of the biggest growth areas in thearts in Offaly. FilmOffaly was launched in 2008as a project of Offaly County Council and it hassince become one of the leading regional filmcommissions in Ireland and the only one in acounty which is landlocked. This has openedthe film industry to our diverse and uniquelandscape, a varied and distinctive builtenvironment and a range of enthusiastic skilledproduction companies and film crew.nationally. The study highlighted the centrallocation, building film profile and niche angle ofparticipation alongside viewing, as being therecommended features of a successful festival,and in 2010 the OFFline Film Festival waslaunched. The committee currently includestwo members of FilmOffaly, not just for theirexpertise, but also for their interest in thefestival as a strategic objective toward filmdevelopment in the county. The festival is runas an independent organisation and is basedin Birr.The potential economic impact of encouragingthis development is also recognised, thereforeand active approach has been ourmethodology. The introduction of the FilmOffalyAward in partnership with Filmbase in 2009,resulted in a selection of multi award winningshort films being made here and a reinforceddeclaration that Offaly was open for businessfor filmmakers.Since 2008 four feature films have been made,(Becoming Jane, Eden, His and Hers, The OtherSide of Sleep) two RTE TV drama series (PureMule and Hide and Seek) and numerous shortfilms (such as the award winning shorts Noreen,the Moment and As the Light Leaks In)In 2009, funding was received from ShannonDevelopment to carry out a feasibility study intothe potential of Offaly to host a film festival thatwould be unique to other established onesThe following objectives are aimed at buildingupon the surge of growth in this art form overthe past four years.Objectives1. In light of current resources, and the impactthat increased investment could yield, wewill identify the best way to maintain thecurrent administrative capacity ofFilmOffaly alongside improved financialopportunities, both internally and externally.2. Continue to work in partnership with theIrish Film Board and Filmbase and identifyother partnerships which would createmutually beneficial and effectiveopportunities to increase the profile ofOffaly as a film friendly county, such as theFilmOffaly Award.
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