Clare County Council finalises the Flexible Outdoor Structures project
Clare County Council was successful in securing funding under the Outdoor Public Space Scheme as promoted by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
This funding stream asks us to reimagine how we use our outdoor public spaces. This project proposes a series of flexible outdoor structures which can be erected in outdoor locations during one-off events.
Clare County Council collaborated with GKMP Architects and Alan Meredith Studio in the production of the structures. The project team undertook extensive consultation with key stakeholders in the development of this project. The project is now finalised, and Clare County Council has taken delivery of the structures. The structures were erected in O’Regan Park in Newmarket on Fergus as part of a pilot run ahead of a wider roll-out. An expression of interest process will be undertaken in the coming months ahead of the wider roll-out of the structures.
As part of this project, Clare County Council commissioned David Hope to compose a song entitled “What’s the Point”. David Hope is a Clare-based musician, and the song is accompanied by stunning visuals of the landscapes of County Clare. This piece was financed by the Percent for Art Scheme as part of the Flexible Outdoor Structures project. This video can be viewed here.
Clare County Council would like to acknowledge the support of the Arts Capital Unit and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in the delivery of this innovative project.
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