Through Culture Ireland my Department continues to work towards the Global Ireland 2025 aim, to double Ireland’s global cultural footprint by supporting our artists to present work to audiences worldwide.
Culture Ireland has responsibility for promoting Irish arts worldwide and does this by providing grants to create and support opportunities for Irish artists to present their work at prestigious venues, festivals and events internationally. Culture Ireland also develops platforms to present outstanding Irish work to international audiences, through showcases at key global arts events.
The Irish Arts Centre (IAC) in New York is a key strategic partner in delivering on the Department's remit to promote the Irish arts abroad through Culture Ireland. The IAC receives an annual programming grant from Culture Ireland to present and promote a wide range of contemporary Irish culture in all its aspects including theatre, literature and music. Culture Ireland supports Irish artists to present their work by providing annual funding to the IAC for programming purposes and the IAC directly fund the Irish artists performing at the IAC from this allocation.
My department has also provided funding towards the IAC redevelopment capital project as a flagship venue and gateway for Irish artists to reach New York and U.S audiences.
The details sought in respect of funding that has been allocated to the IAC since this department was established in its current configuration in September 2020, are set out in the table below.
|
Year
|
Programming€
|
Capital €
|
|
2020
|
245,000
|
600,000
|
|
2021
|
400,000
|
500,000
|
|
2022
|
410,000
|
800,000
|
|
2023
|
550,000
|
2,000,000
|
