Cork East Artists & Art Workers To Meet TD’s

MONDAY 16 MAY 11:00AM Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh County Cork

Artists, Arts Workers and those passionate about the arts from EAST CORK are invited to meet newly elected TDs: David Stanton, Sean Sherlock and Sandra McLellan on Monday May 16th as part of the National Campaign for the Arts’ nationwide Meet and Greet. (Please note that Tom Barry will be unable to attend this event). This ‘Meet and Greet’, will be held in THE SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE, The Old Yacht Club, Cobh County Cork at 11:00AM and is one of over 40 meetings organised with the 76 new TDs from their 43 constituencies nationwide. Meeting local TD’s is one of the National Campaign for the Arts’ key strategies to ensure that the arts are on local and national government agendas and continue to be recognised as a vital part of contemporary Irish life.

The 40 Meet and Greets have three main purposes.

1. The National Campaign for the Arts wants to engage and grow a relationship with new local representatives. The organisation wants David Stanton, Sean Sherlock and Sandra McLellan to know about the arts and to understand that its practitioners are a powerful resource. Local artists want to work with local government to affect change in the arts.  (Please note that Tom Barry will not be available to attend this event)

2. The Meet and Greet aims to inform and excite these decision makers about the arts, highlighting the impact and penetration of the arts in this area.

3. Given the value of the arts to the economy, to Ireland’s international reputation, to tourism and to the general wellbeing of our citizens, TDs will be asked to commit to a continued active investment in the arts and to support the National Campaign for the Arts’ call for sustained finding for the arts.

With the arts and the creative sector generating nearly 100,000 jobs and the growth rate for the creative sector in Ireland well above the European average, the National Campaign for the Arts and local arts workers throughout Ireland are mobilizing themselves, local politicians and the wider community to understand the fundamental importance of the arts to Ireland’s economy and international reputation.

Established in September 2009, The National Campaign for the Arts is a broad and inclusive coalition that reflects the scale, reach and diversity of the arts in Ireland today. Its membership has a national reach that includes major festivals, venues, producers and representative organisations in visual arts, theatre, film, dance, music, literature, architecture and collaborative arts.