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people with regard to cultural equality. Linking with similar projects that had emerged (notably City
Workshop and Moving Theatre in Dublin and Neighbourhood Open Workshops in Belfast) in Ireland by the early 1980s, the community arts movement grew to be a force for change, resulting in new policies and perspectives that sought to challenge cultural orthodoxy. In 1984, the representative group CAFE (Creative Activity For Everyone) was formed, with Grapevine as a founding member.
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the centre were brought into a scheme for an innovative socio/cultural project at the entrance to the docklands, then at the beginning of its transformation. The scheme needed a piece of vacant land that linked all the properties but Dublin
Dockland Development Authority rejected the idea, although both
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in 2010. The organisation grew from a need by a group of teenagers in what has been called Dublin's culturally bleak mid-20th century, with particular issues for those from a working-class background, which was the case for most of the
Grapevine founders. This is also the reason why the location of
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The centre's building and property on Moss St in central Dublin was sold in 2003 for more than €4.2 million, making it the richest arts organisation in
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