Culture Ireland
Culture Ireland (Irish: Cultúr Éireann) is the Irish State Agency established to promote and advance Irish Arts internationally. It was set up in 2005 and is funded by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Its budget for 2010 was €4.083m.[1] The specific activities of Culture Ireland include:
- Funding Irish artists or arts organisations to support Irish cultural activities of excellence
- Funding and facilitating Irish participation at strategic international arts events
- Managing of special ('emblematic') cultural and artistic events
- Advising to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism (currently, Tom Iles) on international arts and cultural affairs
Membership
The Expert Advisory Committee of Culture Ireland is appointed by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and will serve until 2014. The committee has twelve members and a chair who serve on a voluntary basis. The current members are:
- Kevin Rafter (Chair), Professor & Head of the School of Communications Dublin City University
- Kieran Hanrahan, Artistic Director of Tradfest
- Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland
- Somhairle Mac Conghail, Arts Officer of Monaghan County Council
- James Hickey, CEO of Irish Film Board
- Josephine Kelliher, Founder and Director of Rubicon Gallery
- Maureen Kennelly, Director of Poetry Ireland
- Orlaith McBride, Director of the Arts Council
- Feargal Ó Coigligh, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Liz Doherty, Academic & Musician
- Eamonn McKee, Trade and Promotion Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Caitriona O'Kennedy, Marketing Manager of IDA Ireland
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
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