COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Monday, September 23, 2024

HEADED ITEM NO. 3

HEADED ITEM: L. & Arts

Application for Arts Grants

REPLY:

No applications for arts grants were received recently. 

Arts programming:

Story?

The Arts office was successful in a funding application to Creative Ireland for a creative arts programme in Jobstown. Story? will be a mural and spoken word arts programme that will take place over the next 6 months in the Jobstown area. Working cross agency with Connect 4 (an outreach programme that focusses on detached youth work) and the Jobstown Connecting for Life group (CfL), the graffitti artist Kevin Bohan and Creative Connections (arts organisation that promotes positivity through creativity) will work towards creating a mural with young people in the area. 

MAD Mag with St Thomas JNS and SNS - pilot creative Writing programme for children

October 2024 will see the beginning of a Creative Writing programme for children. The programme is Devised by the arts office and writer Maeve Devoy, and working with teachers and literacy coordinators in 3 schools across the county. Maefve Devoy will act as the MAD editor, who creates the MAD mag, a magazine that will be filled with fun prompts that support children to write their own stories around the theme of hereos and villians. The MAD editor will undertake workshops with classes in St Thomas, where the children will be brought through actiivites that build towards them writing a text on the theme. The stories will then be 'published' in the MAD mag and physical copies of the mag will be given to the children and their families. 

Dance Programme with St Thomas JNS

The Arts Office supported dance artist Monica Munoz in her application to the Arts Council of Ireland for a Dance residency in St Thomas JNS. Monica will begin the residency in October and will work with children for 3 months. 

Tallaght Young Filmmakers

TYF will begin in mid October with filmmaker John Conway. 

The Night belongs to Us music Programme

The arts office was successful in a funding application to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media' Noght TIme Economy Fund to run Night time non alcoholic events for young people aged 13 - 24 across South Dublin County. For 2024, we will partner with the Civic Theatre to hold the Night Belongs to Us Events from September - December. The Night Belongs to Us is  a series of open mic nights, Di workshops and sets and singer / songwriter nights. It is organised by established music programmes, NOISE music and Alternative Entertainment. Aimed at 14—18 year olds, these monthly events created a safe space for the young people of South Dublin County to come together as active performers and /or audience members. One of the events in Tallaght will have a specific focus on accessibility. Working with This is Me!, there will be a neurodivergent friendly event for young people and their families.