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04/08/2017
Capital Funding Announced For Voluntary Arts
Irish culture in the voluntary sector is to get a major boost.
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, announced funding of almost €750,000 for more than 60 local arts organisations around the country.
Minister Humphreys explained that the funding is specifically for smaller organisations with a defined arts and cultural remit, and added that the grants would "make a positive difference to the individual organisations concerned".
The organisations include small arts centres, theatres, galleries, museums, artist studios, heritage centres, archives and creative and performance spaces.
Minister Humphreys said: "A wide variety of projects will benefit including IT related projects, new lighting and sound systems in theatres and arts centres, seating, staging and storage and the improvement of digital facilities. These projects all aim to improve the audience and creative experience."
She added: "As part of the Creative Ireland Programme, I want to enable creativity in every community. In that regard, this investment is an important way of supporting the arts in the regions and ensuring that people right across the country can access quality cultural facilities."
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, announced funding of almost €750,000 for more than 60 local arts organisations around the country.
Minister Humphreys explained that the funding is specifically for smaller organisations with a defined arts and cultural remit, and added that the grants would "make a positive difference to the individual organisations concerned".
The organisations include small arts centres, theatres, galleries, museums, artist studios, heritage centres, archives and creative and performance spaces.
Minister Humphreys said: "A wide variety of projects will benefit including IT related projects, new lighting and sound systems in theatres and arts centres, seating, staging and storage and the improvement of digital facilities. These projects all aim to improve the audience and creative experience."
She added: "As part of the Creative Ireland Programme, I want to enable creativity in every community. In that regard, this investment is an important way of supporting the arts in the regions and ensuring that people right across the country can access quality cultural facilities."
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