Month: February 2015

Cork Traditions:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cork_(city)

Locations: http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Ireland/County_Cork/Cork-296333/Things_To_Do-Cork-St_Anns_Church-BR-1.html

https://www.google.ie/maps/@51.904454,-8.475854,3a,75y,190.91h,93.22t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s-ZqLAp41le-_0HsT4djfRQ!2e0

“Meet Me Under The Clock” Shandon Tower

Buildings with theirs backs turned to the river. The River Lee is a primary asset in the development of Cork and an element that we will investigate further.

http://www.yangshuomountainretreat.com/attractions/liu-sanjie-show-on-li-river.htm

http://riveroflights.org/media/

Medellín. Restore Rivers Casino back to the ‘Burgh

The tagline for the 2015 festival is: “Unique events in unexpected places”

Cork is a small city with plenty of history and there are areas in the city which many people have never been to but they have lived in cork for a long time. There are also only parts of Cork City that are in the city that people who visit cork are likely to never see.

The project should encourage people to explore the city of Cork not just people visiting but also people who live here day-to-day and never take the time to see the sites and culture that the city has to offer. If people take time to explore the city then will be able to find areas that they enjoy, meet people and make friends as well as taking party in the “craic” that is happening around the city.

 

I wrote a list of all of the areas that I could think of in cork that could be hold an event or be part of a event trail.

• Red Abbey (off Douglas St.)
• Fitzgerald Park and surrounding area
• The Lough
• The art gallery in the church on north main street
• Tryskal arts center and cinema up stairs
• The shadon tower and surrounding area
• Blackrock castle
• Elizabith Fort
• Cork City Gaol
• St. Kevin Asylum (old mental hospital)
• The Lee Fields Walk
• The docklands and surrounding area
• The viaduct
• On the many streets around the city such as:
  • North Main Street
  • Patrick Street
  • Winthrop Street
• The beamish and crawford site Soon to be known as the brewery Quater
• UCC – Campus & Grounds
• Rory Gallagher Place (burried in Ballincollig)
• Blarney castle and grounds
• The area infront of the Opera house
• The Grand Parade and English Market.

While some of these places are not in cork city centre such as blaney they are ares which would allow for people to explore and see what is see Cork. Some of these areas are parts of the city that people pass everyday during their daily commute to work or college, for people to actually stop and take in the scenery they miss everyday.

Cork Midsummer Fest Official Website:  http://www.corkmidsummer.com/visit/

Push Festival – Audience Engagement examples:  http://pushfestival.ca/festival-events/

Audience Engagement examples:   http://www.ifpfestivalforum.com/are-you-deploying-effective-practices-for-successful-audience-engagement/

Extended Audience Practices:   http://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/audience-development-for-the-arts/strategies-for-expanding-audiences/Documents/The-Road-to-Results-Effective-Practices-for-Building-Arts-Audiences.pdf

Festival Engagement:   http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/sites/default/files/publication/festivals_guides_and_top_tips_0.pdf

 

Cork Midsummer Festival is organized every year during June. The festival is held with the aim of promoting Cork city and strives to develop & boost reputation and culture of Cork as a City.

The 2015 slogan or tagline for the midsummer festival is “Unique events in unexpected places ”

For 2015 the festival would like to create something that roots Cork and the festival itself. For this project it important that our project promotes the interaction between people attending the various event, the organizers and the festival itself. It is therefore important that the festival and the city are tied together as one thing, that they are connected. The project should communicate and promote the atmosphere and culture of cork.

The festival hosts a range of events from the all artistic backgrounds and creative fields. These events include theatre, dance, music including opera, visual art, family & special events.

The festival wants to be recognized in a way similar to that of arts festivals held in other cities such as the Edinburgh fringe which is the worlds largest arts festival and holds over 3000 events in 25 or so days.