By Robbie Meredith. BBC. A museum may close if the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) budget is cut by 10% in 2016/17, assembly members have been warned. A briefing paper, drawn up for the DCAL committee, also warns that arts organisations would “face closure”. It said there would be “significant” staff cuts in… Continue Reading
Since October last year ArtsMatter NI has been trying to marshal a campaign to see increased investment in the arts and stability in funding arrangements. Since the Arts Policy Forum meeting way back in September at NICVA last year. Arts Matter NI was seeking support from the sector in order to see a range… Continue Reading
artscouncil-ni.org The Arts Council of Northern Ireland welcomes the Minister’s announcement that she has successfully secured additional funding resources for the arts in the November monitoring round. The Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure has been able to confirm that £620,000 will be allocated to the Arts Council to reinstate grants to the 32 organisations… Continue Reading
allianceparty.org Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has welcomed the reinstatement of funding for a number of arts organisations after the Culture Minister restored money to the Arts Council. Ms Lo was speaking after Carál Nί Chuilίn announced the passing of an Assembly budget meant £620,000 would be given to the organisation, which will subsequently… Continue Reading
News Letter. The announcement of a £620,000 funding package to boost 32 arts organisations has been welcomed by the Arts Council – with a further £320,000 going to Sport NI. Many local arts bodies and projects have been severely affected by budget cuts over the last financial year. The new funding has been provided by… Continue Reading
By Robbie Meredith. BBC News. Recent funding cuts to 32 of Northern Ireland’s biggest arts organisations have been reversed after the Stormont executive’s November budget. The groups had been told they would lose 7% of their planned funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. But after this month’s budget, the Department of Culture, Arts… Continue Reading
Arts Matter NI is delighted and relieved by this week’s news that Carál Ní Chuilín, the Minister for the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, has been able to reinstate funds of £620,000 to the arts budget, part of the November Monitoring Round reallocation of funds. It was this most recent in-year funding cut that… Continue Reading
Niall McCaughan Chief Executive Officer of The Playhouse in Derry being interviewed on Breakfast Radio Foyle. Interview starts at around 35 minutes. Click on the image Continue Reading
by DeadBeatCreative. It’s 4am on Wednesday 4th November. Tuesday was a long day, varied, though pretty exhausting in the end. The morning saw an attempt to resolve some client work ahead of a meeting for their creative branding. That was indeed a failed attempt as for whatever reason, I simply couldn’t apply my skills. The… Continue Reading
by Adrian Rutherford. Belfast Telegraph. Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has faced fresh accusations of diverting money to “pet projects” over a £900,000 grant to an Irish language initiative. The award to the Liofa campaign was cited during a heated Stormont committee meeting which looked at funding cuts to the arts. DUP MLA William Humphrey… Continue Reading
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