Galway turns up the heat in bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2020
As the battle heats up between Irish counties to become the European Capital of Culture in 2020, Galway has become the first county to launch an inspiring bid video in a rallying call to its citizens (see link http://bit.ly/Galway2020LaunchVideo).
The launch video calls on the people of Galway to come together to collectively reflect upon and celebrate their unique and diverse culture whilst focusing on re-imagining and creating the Galway of the future.
Galway are planning a citizen led campaign and have recently launched a new website www.galway2020.ie that allows the people of Galway to create their own events, start their own projects & upload their own stories and news.
The competition between the counties will reach a critical point in October of this year when a European Jury of 12 individuals will narrow the contest down to the final two.
Galway are determined to work together to make official their unofficial title as the culture capital of Ireland.