A cultural infrastructure symposium exploring third places and other models from France, Ireland and the EU

How can we make space for art, whilst also supporting thriving communities?

Cork City Council Arts Office will host a symposium focused on ‘cultural third places’ (tiers-lieux), a French model blending culture, creativity, work, social inclusion and urban regeneration.

Hear from cultural leaders from France and the EU representing places that harness innovative approaches to temporary use, adaptive reuse and regeneration to deliver cultural infrastructure and provide places and spaces where art, artists and communities can thrive.

The symposium will also include contributions from public policymakers on existing measures and opportunities for expanding creative community infrastructure in Ireland.

Designed for policymakers, planners, private sector stakeholders and arts and cultural operators, the event creates a platform for knowledge exchange and new thinking on the cultural infrastructure gap.

The Making Space for Art Symposium marks the pairing of Cork and France under the programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

A partnership between Cork City Council Arts Office and the Embassy of France in Ireland. Funded as part of the Culture Programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.