Strategy and implementation
Making Great Art Work sets out our vision for the development of the arts from 2016-2025.
This strategy is implemented through a series of three-year plans.
Fidget Feet filming A Handful of Dreams at King John’s Castle in Limerick. Photo: Ste Murray.
Making Great Art Work
Leading the development of the arts in Ireland
Making Great Art Work sets out our vision for the development of the arts from 2016-2025. It is a strategy of change and renewal, which recognises the need to do things differently. It values the arts as playing a vital role in life.It proudly supports ambitious and innovative artists to make excellent work on the national and international stages.
Making Great Art Work has five priority areas:
- The Artist
- Public engagement
- Investment strategy
- Spatial and demographic planning
- Developing capacity

Beyond Islands by Vanessa Daws. Public Art in Skerries, Co. Dublin. Photo: Brian Cregan.
Making Great Art Work in action
Objectives and goals are implemented through a series of three-year plans.
- More People supported, funded and engaged
- More Spaces for the arts
- More Places to experience the arts