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�Capacity Building Series #1��Equality Diversity and Inclusion

6TH FEBRUARY 2025

HEAD CULTURE OFFICE

Aoife.tunney@artscouncil.ie

Aoife Tunney

Lucy Tevlin

Lucy.Tevlin@artscouncil.ie

CULTURE OFFICE & INTERNATIONAL ARTS OFFICER

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�Event agenda

  • 11:00 am: Introduction of CED desk Aoife Tunney
  • 11:10am: Hannah Gordis EDI The Arts Council
  • 11:50am: Questions 

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Creative Europe�Desk Ireland

3 Offices

  • MEDIA Office Dublin
    • Media Sub-Programme

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  • MEDIA Office Galway
    • Media Sub-Programme

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  • Culture Office
    • Culture Sub-Programme (The Arts Council is the national host)

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Culture Office

  • Information, advice and assistance to Irish applicants
  • Promote the Programme at local, regional and national level
  • Collaborate with key sectoral stakeholders and agencies
  • Expand collaboration with Creative Europe Desk network
  • Assist with partner search
  • Develop cross-sectoral partnerships and events with MEDIA Office

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Why the EU funds culture

Intrinsic value & benefit to society

Treaty commitments

Links to broader EU policy

  • A New EU Agenda for Culture (2018)
  • New work plan for culture (2023-2026)
  • Gender Equality Strategy (2020 – 2025)
  • The European Green Deal (2020)
  • European Framework Action on Cultural Heritage (2018)

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*Covid-19 as an accelerator for change

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EU Policy

  • CE Programme aligns Commission’s Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and the Gender Equality Strategy spanning from 2020 to 2025. This commitment is reflected in various policy initiatives outlined in the 2018 New European Agenda for Culture, the Council's 2019–2022 and 2023-2026 Work Plans for Culture.
  • Projects under the CE Programme will contribute to the Commission equality strategies under the Union of Equality initiative, on gender equality, anti-racism and fighting antisemitism, Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation, LGBTIQ equality and rights of persons with disabilities.

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How the EU funds culture

  • Direct funding actions
    • European Capitals of Culture
    • Prizes
        • Popular music
        • Contemporary architecture
        • Contemporary literature (European prize for Literature)
        • Cultural heritage (Europa Nostra)
  • Centrally administered funding programme
    • Creative Europe 2021 - 2027

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€2.44 Billion 2021-2027

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Culture Priorities

  • Resilience and recovery
  • Innovation and Joint Creation
  • Cooperation and Exchange of Practices
  • Key Players and Multipliers
  • Capacity Building of Artists

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Overarching Priorities

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  1. Gender equality and social inclusion: projects for/of marginalized groups, intercultural dialogue
  2. Sustainability: Creative Europe contribution to the EU Greening efforts European green deal
  3. Digital Transition: content produced,  & disseminated is increasingly digital. CCS to increase competitiveness, AI opportunities and copyright
  4. International relations: Transnational cooperation & support Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors * in Cooperation Projects and Circulation of Literary calls.

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Application Form- Part A 2025

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EDI in project?

  • Gender equality & social inclusion remain at the heart of the Creative Europe Project?  
  • Funded projects must address those topics in the design and implementation phases. special focus is placed on the strategies put forth by applicants to guarantee social inclusion and gender balance.

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Shining Lights

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EUROPE BEYOND ACCESS

https://www.creativeeuropeireland.eu/whats-on/projects/europe-beyond-access-2024-2027

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Irish partner: Project Arts Centre

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SWAN- SING WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS

https://www.creativeeuropeireland.eu/whats-on/projects/swan-2023-2026

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Irish partner: Sing Ireland

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Access: access: practices and habits

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Irish partner: Askeaton Contemporary Art Limerick

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Upcoming Events

  • Capacity Building Webinars
  • Next webinar: Fair Remuneration & Paying the Artist with Keith Thompson, Strategic Development at the Arts Council.
  • Thursday 13th February, 11am
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  • Get in touch!

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Thank you���Questions

CULTURE OFFICE

Lucy.tevlin@artscouncil.ie

Lucy Tevlin

Aoife Tunney

Aoife.tunney@artscouncil.ie

CULTURE OFFICE