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From the 9th to the 13th of September 1998, the third Inishbofin
Community Arts Festival took place. The first one was run in 1976 and the second one took
place in 1992. The main objective of the '98 Festival was to promote participation in the
arts among islanders and to celebrate the rich local tradition of music, storytelling,
song and dance. Direct proceeds from the festival went towards the running of
community development projects. The general economic benefit of arts and culture in terms
of tourism was also stressed as the Development Company sought to promote a more
targeted and sustainable approach to economic development other than that afforded by
untrammeled mass tourism. This festival programme rose to this challenge by providing a
rich mix of music, poetry, drama, painting, dance, story-telling, debate, community
pageant and parade. Involvement of locally-based artists and islanders was a feature
throughout the festival. The Development Company was excited at the prospect this
festival offered by way of community celebration, promotion of the arts and endorsing the
rich cultural and environmental heritage of the island of Inishbofin.
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