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MORE THAN 400 events to promote Irish arts and culture will take places across Europe during Ireland’s six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has said.
Minister Jimmy Deenihan said his Department was promoting Irish arts and culture worldwide through regular grant rounds and special initiatives through its Culture Ireland Programme.
For the first six months of 2013, to mark Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU, an “extensive” programme called Culture Connects has been put in place, embracing all Member States and some significant third countries, Deenihan said. It will involve l more than 400 events taking place across all Member States of the European Union.
The high profile events which have been launched include:
Deenihan said that, January of this year, his Department supported a delegation of key theatre, dance and music practitioners to attend the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference (APAP) 2013, as part of an Irish Government trade and promotional mission for the performing arts. ”This is a key target market for Irish artists and is of strategic importance in the development of US Irish cultural relations. Reports to date are very positive for future tour bookings for 2013/2014 for the Irish artists and delegates who were part of the delegation,” he said.
The Culture Ireland programme also supports Irish artists in presenting their work at strategic international festivals, venues and showcases, and work on a cross-agency basis on key initiatives of joint interest. Over the St Patrick’s Day period will support more than 60 events across Europe, the US, China, Russia and Australia.
Other activities to be supported this year through the Culture Ireland Programme include:
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