Cavan County Council Arts Office has secured €155,000 in funding to deliver a new EU culture, health, and wellbeing programme in partnership with 14 organisations from 13 countries. The ‘CultureAndHealth’ platform will see the 15 partner organisations from across Europe harness the proven benefits of artistic and cultural interventions to enhance mental health, prevent illnesses, and build resilience. Cavan Arts will be Ireland’s representative on the project, with partners also representing Finland, Austria, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Slovenia, Italy, Romania, Latvia, Belgium, and Poland.
Cavan County Council’s Arts and Health Manager, Elisha McCaffrey, said the project was an excellent opportunity for arts practitioners in County Cavan. Elisha explained; “Cavan Arts has secured €155,000 in funding, with an additional €38,750 provided by Cavan County Council, to deliver the ‘CultureAndHealth’ programme over the next four years, offering local arts practitioners the opportunity to upskill critical areas such as digital skills, training for evaluation, showcasing & digital story making, live-online artist training, exchange programmes, networking and sharing of good practices, national showcase events and conferences, etc."
