Arts Resources
If you run a workspace, venue, festival or other resource related to the arts that is not featured here, please forward the title and weblink/social media handle to Cork City Council Arts Office for inclusion.
Cork City Arts Workspaces and Venues
Cork City Festivals
Cork International Film Festival
Cork International Choral Festival
Other Links
Information Videos
- CCC Arts Office and Funding Overview [Duration: 35.16 mins]
Presented by Michelle Carew, Arts Officer and Siobhán Clancy, Assistant Arts Officer at Cork City Council. Thanks to ISLInterpreting.ie
Go to [28 mins] to hear about Arts Funding
- CCC Creative Ireland Programme Overview [Duration: 19.14 mins]
Presented by Louise Tangney, Creative Communities Engagement Officer at Cork City Council. Thanks to ISLInterpreting.ie
- CCC Event Spotlight on Culture Night [Duration: 23.39 mins]
Presented by Marcela Whelan Kelly, Events Coordinator at Cork City Council. Thanks to ISLInterpreting.ie
- CCC I.D.E.A. Exchange in partnership with local arts organisations [Duration: 15.30 mins]
Presented by Siobhán Clancy, Assistant Arts Officer at Cork City Council with a participant perspective from local arts worker Maeve Lynch, Cork Printmakers. Thanks to ISLInterpreting.ie
- Community Arts Networking Day Survey [Duration: 01.00 mins]
The first biennial Community Arts Networking Day, a collaboration between Cork City and County Councils, took place in 2025.
Have your say in shaping the next event in 2027 by completing the short survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CAN27Planning
Publications and Resources
The Cork City Council Arts and Cultural Strategy 2022 - 2026.
Implementation Reports
Implementation report 1 - 2024
Implementation Report 2 - 2025
Cork City Arts Office Privacy Statement
Cork City Street Arts Toolkit 'Street Smart'
POP - A Guide to Planning for Outdoor Performance
Social Practice Toolkit
A practical 'how to' resource for community and socially engaged arts produced by Leitrim and Cork City Arts Offices supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Creative Ireland
'What's Next? Arts and Ageing Resources
Tendering Resources
For any arts practitioners new to tender processes, below are some helpful resources on how to tender, what is required etc.
- Love Me Tender - A Plain English Introduction to Tendering for Arts Practitioners Download plain text version
- Love Me Tender - A Plain English Introduction to Tendering for Arts Practitioners Download PDF version
- Love Me Tender - A Plain English Introduction to Tendering for Arts Practitioners audio-narrated video presentation version [23:32 mins] below.
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