Partners & Collaborators
Dublin City Council Arts Office works with partners and collaborators to deliver the Arts Plan.
Dublin City Council is funded on an annual basis by the Arts Council and has strategic relationships with the Department of Arts Heritage and Culture, Failte Ireland, City of Dublin Youth Service Board and Docklands SDZ.
The City Arts Office as part of Dublin City Council is accountable to the 63 councillors elected to represent the five electoral areas of Dublin City, and reports to the Strategic Policy Committee on Arts, Culture, Recreation and Community. It also makes regular reports and contributions to the Local Area Committees, and to the Lord Mayor’s Office.
The City Arts Office has identified the public (citizens and visitors to Dublin) as its primary stakeholder, but also has a strategic advocate relationship with the working arts community. This includes artists, arts organisations, organisations and individuals who seek to learn about or participate in the arts.
The City Arts Office is also developing a strategic Arts Education and Learning Policy in recognition of our belief that everyone has a right to access and engage with the arts throughout their life. The policy is also drafted to reflect the premise that experiential learning is one of the strongest assets of the arts in formal and non-formal education.
For more on Dublin City Council Arts Office’s plan for the arts and arts engagement in Dublin, visit our Arts Plan.
Dublin City Arts Office’s strategy for developing and supporting local arts initiatives is to work in partnership with statutory, community development or voluntary organisations that have local knowledge, are active in communities and can share with us complementary objectives of artistic quality and area-specific benefit.
Similarly, working with colleagues across Dublin City Council departments, we aim to add value, maximise resources and support local arts initiatives in neighbourhoods across Dublin.
Please see sample partnership programmes as follows:
- Childrens Arts in Libraries (City wide partnership through local library network)
- Youth Arts Partnership with City of Dublin Youth Service Board
- The LAB Gallery
Awardees of the Arts Grants 2024 plus previous Arts Grants and Arts Bursary Awards.
Annual Arts Grants & Bursaries Awards for 2024
Download list of Awardees 2024 (pdf)
Annual Arts Grants & Bursaries Awards for 2023
Download list of Awardees 2023 (pdf)
Annual Arts Grants & Bursaries Awards for 2022
Download list of Awardees 2022 (pdf)
Annual Arts Grants & Bursaries Awards for 2021
Download list of Awardees 2021 (pdf)
Annual Arts Grants Awards for 2020
Download list of Awardees 2020 (pdf)
The Arts Office would like to thank its many supporters and partners. We work with a wide range of organisations and businesses across all art forms in Dublin City. Please see an outline of some of these organisations below.
Visual Artists Ireland is the representative body for visual artists in Ireland. We provide practical support to visual artists in all art forms throughout their careers. Our advocacy, advice, and membership services combine with our professional development and art news centre to be the most comprehensive support and information service available to visual artists in Ireland today.
www.visualartists.ie
Performing Arts Forum’s mission is to be the collective voice for the performing arts, and to represent the many disparate views of the members – including theatre, dance and opera production companies, venues, festivals and individual artists.
www.performingartsforum.ie
Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. Our mission is to provide advice and support services to artists and arts organisations working collaboratively with communities in social and community contexts. Create supports artists across all artforms who work collaboratively with communities in different social and community contexts; be they communities of place or communities brought together by interest.
www.create-ireland.ie
Dance Ireland is a resource and service organisation supporting the development of all forms of dance in Ireland. A membership organisation with over 200 members, we provide bespoke training and development initiatives for dancers, choreographers and companies at local, national and international levels. The Dance Ireland team are located in Dance House, a bespoke dance centre let under licence from Dublin City Council.
Dance House is a national centre of excellence, featuring six purpose-built dance rehearsal studios, an artists’ resource room, kitchen/green room area and exhibition spaces.
www.danceireland.ie
Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish government agency for developing the arts. We work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life. Dublin City Council receives funding and consults with the Arts Council on matters relating to the provision of arts in Dublin.
www.artscouncil.ie
Fáilte Ireland is the National Tourism Development Authority. Our role is to support the tourism industry and work to sustain Ireland as a high-quality and competitive tourism destination. We provide a range of practical business supports to help tourism businesses better manage and market their products and services.
www.failteireland.ie
