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No. 1: published Wednesday
19th February 2009
Welcome to the first Civic Trust
House newsletter - through this we hope to keep you up to date with
goings-on in the house and plans for the future. Any ideas, feedback
or bugs, please contact Nicki on info@civictrusthouse.ie .
Opera
2005 in jeopardy
All of us here at Civic Trust House are sad to hear of the Arts
Council's cutting of all funding to Opera
2005 for the coming year 2009. We feel passionately that
Opera 2005 have done
a fantastic job up to now of nurturing opera in Cork - through their
productions, their Young Artists Programme and their education programme.
As a company they have been great housemates and very active participants
in life at Civic Trust House. For media coverage on the issue please
see:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0112/....html
http://www.independent.ie...outrage-at-arts-council-cutbacks-...
A Facebook group, 'Save Opera 2005 Cork' has
been set up by performers who have had the opportunity to work with
the company and fans, it can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=57072769851
While the loss of funding means that Opera 2005
cannot keep their office here we will be giving the board any support
we can going forward so the company can find its feet again before
long.
Investigating
Our History
With the help of art & landscape historian Louise Harrington
of TKB Southgate
Associates we have put in an application for funding from the
Department of Heritage to carry out a re-evaluation of the historic
joinery in the building.
The idea came about when conservation engineer Christopher
Southgate visited the house for research purposes as he is involved
in conserving a building from the same period in Emmet's Place.
He observed that the wooden panelling on the second floor was quite
different to that leading up to it, and suggested that it may pre-date
the current estimated building of Civic Trust House, possibly to
the 17th Century, which would make our home even older than is currently
thought.
Forensic methods and research into Cork's built history
have both developed significantly since the building was first assessed
and Louise proposes to use these developments to re-evaluate the
building's history through the joinery here. If the application
is successful the findings will be presented in a public worksop
here at Civic Trust House in 2010 and possibly in a publication.
EU
Cultural Diploma
In my capacity as building administrator at Civic Trust House I
am excited to have been one of 20 European cultural managers accepted
onto an exciting postgraduate course. The EU
Diploma in Cultural Project Management is run by the Fondation
Marcel Hicter in Belgium and the residential parts of the course
this year will be in Ireland and Spain. It aims to further our knowledge
of cultural policy, management skills, and crucially to develop
a European network of cultural managers who can work together on
cross-border projects. We will also gain valuable guidance on fundraising
and how to access EU funding.
As part of the application we each submitted a project,
which we will develop as part of our training (these projects may
change considerably during the course). The project I submitted
is research-based - 'Making Civic Trust House a Civic Cultural Resource'.
I hope to establish how best we can extend the reach of the unique
atmosphere and activity of Civic Trust House beyond the building's
walls and the companies' staff to the wider community - to the benefit
of both the community and the companies resident here. I hope to
do this partly through community consultation, and am keen to use
Art
of Hosting and Open
Space technology. (Nicki ffrench Davis)
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VACANCY!!!
One of the nicest offices in the building has become available.
The closing date for applications is Friday 27th Feb -
more details here >>>
JOB
OPPORTUNITY WITH CORCADORCA
Join the production crew as they make a Corcadorca
show happen. You could be involved in one of many areas - e.g. Stage
Management, Props Research, Technical production, Set Construction,
Design. This is an ideal opportunity to use your skills as part
of a team. CE Scheme rules apply -
full
details here >>>
NEXT
EVENT: CORK
SINGERS FESTIVAL 6-8TH MARCH
Con 'Fada' Ó Drisceoil, winner of this
year's Gradam Ceoil Copmposer Award will line up with some of Cork's
finest singers at this year's festival which features concerts,
lectures, classes and a singing tour of Cork.
full details here >>>
BECOME
A FRIEND
OF CORK MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL
Now you can become a vital part of the city's
biggest festival and receive some great benefits including free
tickets, priority booking, exclusive social events and much more.
full
details here >>>
LIFE-LONG
LEARNING
This year's Lifelong Learning Festival in Cork
takes place March 30th - April 5th. We are currently putting togther
a programme of activities in Civic Trust House which will be presented
as part of the festival. Full details will appear on our Events
Page.
CULTURE
VOUCHERS
Stuck for a present for someone special? Our gift
vouchers proved a great hit when they were launched in the run-up
to Christmas and sales are continuing throughout 2009. Each voucher
comes with a free calendar and mention the newsletter for a second
free calendar for yourself with each purchase. full
details here >>>
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