Policy & Actions

Policy

Art within the City Council’s parks is important, welcome and encouraged. Donations and commissioning of artwork and their positioning within parks requires careful consideration and is therefore controlled.
It is intended to distribute artwork more evenly throughout the Council’s parks and to review the concentration of art located in Merrion Square Park. • In order to maintain the quality of landscape character in Dublin’s historic parks, strict control is practiced on temporary art, memorials and events. In all cases, written approval is required with a stated commencement and conclusion date.
Parks Services will continue to support the Artist in Residence scheme and seek further opportunities to provide new premises for artists within parks subject to demand and availability.

To update the Art in Parks guide on a regular basis, to explore the possibility of introducing versions in other languages for visitors and to look at methods to link the guide with mobile technology.
To carry out a feasibility study into the creation of a Dublin City Sculpture Park.
To host an art symposium focused on parks and the public realm.