The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Ireland’s 31 local authorities today marked 40 years of partnership at a special event, Art in Every Place, held in Limerick City Gallery of Art.
The reception was attended by Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, alongside representatives of the Arts Council, the County and City Management Association (CCMA), other local authority representatives, and Arts Officers from across Ireland.
The partnership between the Arts Council and local government began in 1985 with the appointment of the first County Arts Officer in Clare County Council and the establishment of the State’s first local authority arts office in 1986. Today, all 31 local authorities in Ireland has an arts office, embedding arts expertise in local government and supporting artists and communities in every city and county.