| Review of theatrical presentations of curriculum plays for second-level school audiences (PDF, 3.30 MB)
| A review of theatrical presentations of curriculum plays for second-level school audiences was conducted on the Arts Council's behalf between February and June 2012. This document comprises a 56-page report on the findings and recommendations of the review process; and associated appendices (50 pages). Contents page and appendices listing are interactive, for ease of access. | 2012 | 56 |
| Encountering the Arts (PDF, 0.25 MB)
| A Report on the Encountering the Arts Conference at the Irish Museum of Modern Art, 5 November 2010 | 2010 | 36 |
| Developing the Arts in Ireland: Arts Council strategic overview 2011-2013 (PDF, 0.22 MB)
| This document outlines the Arts Council's strategic direction over the three-year period 2011-2013. We describe our values and remit from Government and provide an overview of the Arts Council's approach to supporting the arts. | 2010 | 14 |
| ART-YOUTH-CULTURE: FYI (PDF, 1.15 MB)
| Report and Arts Council response to a meeting of young people and policy makers on 27-29 March 2010. | 2010 | 62 |
| Touring policy 2010 to 2015 (, )
| The Arts Council has adopted a new policy for touring, to be delivered over the six year period 2010-2015. | 2009 | 2 |
| Guidelines for taking and using images of children and young people in the arts sector (PDF, 0.54 MB)
| The guidelines are intended to provide support and guidance to arts
organisations and artists working as arts practitioners, facilitators or tutors making,
recording and using images of children and young people. | 2009 | 16 |
| Solo practitioner code of practice for working with children and young people (PDF, 0.45 MB)
| The code is intended
to provide support and guidance to artists working in a solo capacity as practitioners,
facilitators or tutors with children and young people. | 2009 | 16 |
| Arts, Education and Other Learning Settings. A Research Digest. (PDF, 0.39 MB)
| This report contains a digest of information on 72 research reports published in
relation to the arts in education in Ireland between 1979 and mid-2007, as well
as more detailed summaries of 14 of these reports. | 2008 | 134 |
| Points of Alignment - The report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education (PDF, 0.33 MB)
| A report arising from the Special Committee on the Arts and Education. The committee was established by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, in tandem with the Minister for Education and Science and consisted of nominated representatives from the arts and education sectors with special knowledge of the intersections between the two fields. The report focuses on arts-in-education provision in Ireland and makes five key recommendations to improve such provision. | 2008 | 72 |
| Summary Guide Points of Alignment - The Report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education (PDF, 0.08 MB)
| Summary guide of the full report | 2008 | 11 |
| Arts-in-Education Directory 2007 (PDF, 0.60 MB)
| A directory of arts organisations working with primary and second level schools in 2007. The directory was compiled from questionnaires sent in March and April 2007 to all organisations and local authorities in receipt of Arts Council revenue funding in 2007, seeking information about their arts-in-education programmes. | 2007 | 87 |
| Guidelines for the protection and welfare of children and young people in the arts sector (PDF, 0.63 MB)
| The guidelines have been devised to assist those in the arts sector in the development of their own individual child protection and welfare policies and procedures. The document can be used as a template and contains ‘best practice’ elements which should be included in any child protection policy and procedures. The guidelines include: policy statement on child protection and welfare; code of behaviour; reporting procedures; confidentiality statement; recruiting and selecting staff; managing and supervising staff; involvement of primary carers; dealing with allegations against staff; complaints and comments procedures; accidents procedures. | 2006 | 42 |
| Artists~Schools Guidelines (PDF, 2.60 MB)
| Artist~Schools practice is a general term for what happens when skilled, professional artists work for and with primary/secondary school pupils in the making, receiving and interpreting of a wide range of arts experiences. The practice can happen within or outside the schools, in all art forms and disciplines and can range from one-off visits, through more extended programmes, to intensive, collaborative projects. The Guidelines are intended to assist artists, arts organisations, schools and all those interested, e.g., early childhood providers, parents, policy-makers, in designing initiatives by setting out characteristics (philosophical and practical) of good practice models; pointing to key issues and questions to be addressed; setting out approaches to planning/implementation/evaluation. | 2006 | 33 |
| The public and the arts 2006 (PDF, 2.22 MB)
| A study commissioned by the Arts Council to provide up-to-date information on the behaviour and attitudes of Irish people to the arts. The study was undertaken by Hibernian Consulting with Martin Drury independent arts consultant in 2006 and it draws on a survey of 1,210 people at 100 locations around Ireland. The study looks at what people think about the arts, and their behaviour in relation to attendance, participation, and consumption of the arts. | 2006 | 156 |
| The public and the arts 2006: executive summary (PDF, 0.44 MB)
| An executive summary of the study commissioned by the Arts Council to provide up-to-date information on the behaviour and attitudes of Irish people to the arts. The study looks at what people think about the arts, and their behaviour in relation to attendance, participation, and consumption of the arts. | 2006 | 24 |
| Partnership for the Arts in practice 2006-2008/Comhpháirtíocht ar son na nEalaíon cleachtais 2006-2008 (PDF, 0.31 MB)
| | 2005 | 100 |
| The participation of young people in the arts in Ireland (PDF, 0.09 MB)
| A proposed policy and action plan for the period of the third arts plan | 2005 | 32 |
| Arts in schools 2004 (directory) (PDF, 0.26 MB)
| A directory of organisations running arts-in-schools programmes in 2004. | 2004 | 88 |
| A policy framework for education, community, outreach (ECO) (PDF, 0.10 MB)
| | 2004 | 30 |
| The arts and health handbook (PDF, 1.31 MB)
| A practical guide | 2003 | 110 |