The Planning for Outdoor Performance (POP) is a partnership initiative and events series with 5 Local Authority Arts Offices (including Roscommon – lead partner, Cork City, Kerry, Laois and Tipperary) with National Resource Organisations: Irish Street Arts, Circus & Spectacle Network (ISACS), Poetry Ireland, Music Network and Theatre Forum. Management services provided by Promenade, who help artists and communities to create incredible new arts experiences in Ireland’s public places and unusual spaces.
The initiative is funded by the Invitation to Collaboration scheme by The Arts Council of Ireland, with additional local authority support. It brings together the aforementioned Local Authorities through the delivery of a series of pilot outdoor arts events in new public spaces. POP aims to develop a framework and a training programme around the importance and practical needs for creating art in public spaces.
Training Programme
An eight part online training seminar series was organised in October and November 2023 by Promenade with a range of experts from the world of outdoor arts events.
The training covers everything from the history of outdoor arts, to developing your artistic vision and partnerships, the practicalities and logistics of running outdoor arts events and reaching different kinds of audiences plus making your event more artist, audience and environmentally friendly.
Click to view recordings : POP: Planning for Outdoor Performance – Training Series