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South Dublin County Council invited proposals from Artists for six new Public Art commissions which will focus on the artist working with early years, children and young people (and their wider families and communities) to create new artworks.

Imagined as a series of dynamic and ambitious public art commissions, IN CONTEXT 5 aims to gather temporary communities around inspirational ideas. Collaboration between artists and local and national partners helps to extend the depth of public engagement.

IN CONTEXT 5 aims to build upon the strengths of earlier phases of the programme, which are widely considered models of best practice in Public Art commissioning. The most recent phase, IN CONTEXT 4 – In Our Time, created a framework for artists to reflect on the situation of the County, respond to themes and issues that are prominent in our time, gathering temporary communities around an inspirational idea that aspires to a legacy. 

Artists were asked to take into account that South Dublin County Council administrative area is formed by multiple cultural backgrounds and stories of its people. It is a place for experimentation and new forward thinking that respects the foundations upon which it has been built. Its future is made up of the individual and community life stories of the people who have chosen to live there. Its outward face is made up of the pride that people find in the local communities that they have built.

Every INDIVIDUAL is part of OUR story.

IN CONTEXT 5 - CONNECT is aligned with South Dublin County Council’s Arts Development Strategy 2022-2026 and in particular, it supports South Dublin County Children’s and Early Years Arts Strategy 2020-2025