Source Theatre, Thurles receives €115,000 in grants
The grants have been announced by the government
The Arts Council, the Irish government agency for developing the arts, has announced its arts centres decisions for 2023. Funding totaling €9,486,140 will be distributed to 42 organisations across all parts of the country.
Among those Arts Centres funded there is one from Tipperary - Source Arts Centre, Thurles which is to receive €115,000.
The purpose of Arts Centre Funding is to invest in and support the infrastructure of Arts Centres required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. Arts Centres support the creation, presentation and mediation of the arts across a range of artforms and arts practices. They support professional, collaborative, voluntary and amateur arts practice.
In a space where artists and audiences meet, Arts Centres are vital to the sustainability of the arts nationally. The Arts Council currently provides programming and revenue supports to over fifty Arts Centres throughout the country. A key part of the Arts Council strategy, Making Great Art Work, is to invest in public engagement.
This funding, along with the Arts Councils #LiveIs campaign, which launched at the end of 2022, looks at continuing to have audiences return in ever-greater numbers to live arts performances.