Galway City – Your Council | Cathair na Gaillimhe - Do Chomhairle

Ruth Mulhern

Galway City – Your Council | Cathair na Gaillimhe - Do Chomhairle

Show Notes

Today we meet Ruth Mulhern, Arts Officer. The arts are an integral part of the identity of the City of Galway, with the Arts Office playing a key role in supporting and facilitating artists and the creative community in the city.

Ruth has extensive experience in the arts and business – having studied history of art and archaeology, working in outreach in the National Gallery of Ireland, running a successful restaurant, and as artist liaison and curator in the Clonmel Junction Festival, among other roles.

Ruth discusses the role of the Arts Officer, and initiatives including Culture Night, Creative Ireland, Percent for Art, grants and bursaries.

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In eagrán 5 de ‘Galway City – Your Council’, cuirtear aithne ar Ruth Mulhern, Oifigeach Ealaíon

Gné sho-aitheanta de Chathair na Gaillimhe an ealaín agus tá ról buntábhachtach ag an Oifig Ealaíon ag fónamh agus ag déanamh áise d’ealaíontóirí agus don aos cruthaitheachta sa chathair.

Tá cleachtadh leitheadach ag Ruth ar chúrsaí ealaíon agus ar chúrsaí gnó – rinne sí staidéar ar stair na healaíne agus ar an tseandálaíocht, d’oibrigh sí maidir le caidreamh sheachtrach leis an Dánlann Náisiúnta, rith sí bialann a raibh rath uirthi, shaothraigh sí ina hoifigeach caidrimh le healaíontóirí agus ina cumhdaitheoir le Féile Ghabhal Chluain Meala.

Pléann Ruth an ról atá leis an Oifigeach Ealaíne, tionscnaimh de leithéid Oíche an Chultúir, Éire Ildánach, Céatadán don Ealaín agus eile, chomh maith le deontais agus sparánachtaí a bhíonn ar fáil.

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