• South Dublin County Council Arts Development Strategy 2011-2015  is the third arts development adopted by South Dublin County Council since the establishment of the Council in 1994 and the appointment, in the same year, of an Arts Officer. The main objectives of the strategy are to:
  
  Develop an environment that allows artists to explore their creativity and produce innovative and ambitious works of excellence.
• Develop the arts countywide through strategic partnership initiatives and programmes with artists, cultural providers, local and national agencies.
• Create open and socially inclusive access to and participation in a process of cultural and artistic expression that is of the highest standard.
• Promote the creation of a strong cultural identity for South Dublin County.

This strategy encourages  opportunities for new and existing creators, partners and  participants.

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YOUTH ARTS POLICY 
A youth Arts Policy that supports the development of high quality Youth Arts Practice in the County 

Advances in technology and communication are constantly shifting the pace, the structures, and the values of daily life. Youth Culture is peppered with challenges from the economy, education, parents, peers, potential employers, a changing environment, ethnic shifts and evolving familial ties and responsibilities. It is the purpose of this report to explore the means by which a dedicated youth arts policy and programme can address those challenges by offering the means by which young people can seek to explore, interpret and understand the world in which they live.

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  Youth Arts Policy (144.90 KB)
 Forbairt agus Forfheidhmiú an Bheartais Ealaíon don Óige.doc (187.0 KB)