From the onset of the Covid 19 crisis, Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Services has continued to find ways to serve the community of Cork, taking a leading role in the community response by providing new and existing members with an innovative Housebound Delivery Service. The service initially focused […]
Culture
Responding to its funding crisis, and on foot of the 15-minute sell-out success of its art sale INCOGNITO – Part One, the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation has launched its INCOGNITO – Part Two Collection, which promises to be equally popular with the general public. Supported by William Fry, this affordable, accessible, and imaginative online […]
Jean Dunne, a Sherkin Island artist, is working with other artists and friends of the Sherkin Island community to help raise funds for Cork Penny Dinners. Jean has created a dedicated page https://thewoolshop.ie/?s=cork&post_type=product on her online wool shop where images of artwork can be bought, with 100 per cent of the profits […]
Earlier this year, LifeFM 93.1, in association with Community Integration Fund launched ‘Hidden Stories’ a new series that will celebrate and showcase the writing of migrants and refugees in Cork. There were many submissions received but due to Covid-19, it was decided to extend that deadline and present for the […]
IndieCork Festival today announced a quarantine film project, designed to get people making creative short films, as lockdown continues. Referencing the famous ‘Dogme 95’ filmmaking movement, who created a ‘Dogme manifesto’ of rules under which films could be shot, the ‘Vow of Quarantine’ asks filmmakers to create 3 minute maximum […]