As a Local Authority, we work to enhance the lives of our citizens and recognise that, by enabling greater access to creativity, we are working for a better quality of life for people. Kerry is internationally renowned for its scenic beauty and nationally renowned for its football achievements; through the Creative Ireland Programme we will work to ensure our equally impressive living culture receives due recognition and a vastly increased profile.
We will work with the people of Kerry to ensure we are delivering a strong programme that reflects and promotes the wealth of creativity in our county.
Creative Ireland Kerry values community, collaboration, communication, participation, inclusivity and empowerment.
Creative Ireland Kerry has delivered these values in several successful projects including:
The Lost Palace of Lixnaw
The retelling of the lost history of a golden age in Lixnaw’s illustrious past using artforms of drama, theatre, storytelling, video and craft making to retell Lixnaw’s 18th Century history.
Knocknagoshel Halloween project
A Street Spectacle project by National Circus Festival Ireland to engage the community of Knocknagoshel in creating a fire sculpture that became part of the Knochknagoshel Halloween festival and then rolled out the resulting fire sculpture as part of the National Circus Festival in Tralee.
An Illustrated Inventory of Everyday Objects
Alison MacCormaic and Nora Duggan’s project that captures a sense of time and place in North Kerry using workshops, inventory making, animation and mosaics.
Living Museum
The Glucksman gallery in Cork leading a 'The Classroom Museum' project with 2 South Kerry Schools- Portmagee NS & Caherdaniel.
Nature Music
Composer Seán Ó Dálaigh and the Scotia Ensemble collaboration on amalgamating the live sounds of nature into a classical composition
