Chapter:
Theme 9: Culture
- Develop more space for artists of all practices to create, perform, practice and showcase their work
- Make room for artistic, cultural and creative space in all new and reconfigure public and private developments
- Revise the current objective CHC31 and reduce the minimum floor size to accommodate artistic, cultural and creative spaces in new developments
- Make grants or tax incentives available to private developers to make room for artistic, cultural and creative spaces with appropriate infrastructure for performances and presentations in existing buildings
- Protect existing DCC owned properties currently used for creative and artistic spaces, especially in Temple Bar
- Create an annual inventory of DCC owned buildings and vacant space that could be used for artistic workspaces, rehearsal or performance spaces
- Establish a cross departmental working group to support the provision of creative workspaces in the City and develop an accessible ‘one stop shop’ for both creatives and developers.
- Examine ‘Agent of Change’ initiatives, whereby existing cultural spaces have to be taken into account when building is taking place.
- Establish ‘meanwhile use’ local legislation for vacant buildings and vacant spaces that protects both creatives and proprietors
- Ensure the delivery of the Dublin 8 Creative Campus Project and the Poolbeg West Creative Studios and use these as a template for providing creative space across the City
Night Time Culture and Economy:
- Commit to revitalising Dublin’s city centre and creating safe, dynamic, diverse and sustainable cultural space and places for both day time and night time activities.
- Redesign the City to encourage a vibrant night time economy to suit all ages
- Plan for a post Covid City that is an attractive and safe City that welcomes people of all ages during the evening and late night
- Create flexible, accessible, ‘chameleon’ style indoor and outdoor spaces for night time activities for all ages, from the young to the old
- Review and revise the current DCC licensing processes to facilitate late night openings for bars and venues across the country to enhance and revitalise our night-time culture and economy.
- Introduce a more affordable, flexible and accessible online application process for late night licenses and events
- Engage in effective consultation processes with local residents when establishing late night venues and granting licences
- Ensure adequate sound proofing of late night venues is in place
- Establish local regulation/ bye laws around noise and light pollution levels.
- Explore the use of vacant buildings, car parks and subterranean spaces for night time events
- Deliver a long term Night Mayor or Night Culture Committee for Dublin City with appropriate terms of reference agreed with keystakeholders (business, residents, cultural organisations, Gardai etc)
- Ensure the position is adequately funded annually and is supported by a team of key personnel
- Examine the establishment of local committees to advance and improve our night-time culture and creative offerings in Dublin.
- Utilise existing cultural spaces for late night activities
- Looking at Culture Night as a template, explore ways to make night time culture more inclusive and family orientated.
- Support more alcohol free events and activities
- Stop building more hotels at the expense of cultural and night time venues