Minister Carál Ní Chuilín Department for Communities Causeway Exchange Belfast via email private.office@communities-ni.gov.uk 7th of July 2020 RE: Retention of Emergency Funds Dear Minister Ní Chuilín On behalf of the steering group of Arts Matter NI may we congratulate you on taking up your new post and indeed renewing your role in the stewardship of… Continue Reading
So, as we had forecast, National Lottery funding from Arts Council NI has been reduced and most organisations across the sector have experienced some cuts to their programme capacity as a result. There have been very few uplifts (three in the dance sector, one in verbal arts) but sadly the biggest headline is regrettably that… Continue Reading
In light of the crisis surrounding the UK’s relationship with the EU and whether a deal can or will be agreed, the Arts Matter NI campaign has offered its voice via an agreed collective statement of members. STATEMENT 10.12.18 The Arts Sector in N Ireland, like many other areas of public and civic life, harbours… Continue Reading
We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the establishment of a Framework for the new Programme for Government – 2016-2021. We recognise the aims, to tackle disadvantage through promoting economic growth; we are encouraged by the orientation which suggests collaborative working, where government will work with all sectors of society to deliver improvements in people’s… 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
Dear Minister Hundreds of people have answered the call in person to rally for the arts in Northern Ireland here today. Many thousands more have expressed their support through social media. We are alarmed and disturbed that an in-year cut has been made to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. This cut has been so… Continue Reading
Fight the Cuts in Arts Funding In the past number of weeks, we have learnt a lot about the current and future state of the arts in Northern Ireland. We learned that the DCAL Minister has removed £870,000 from the Arts Council at the same time as saying that she was not asking for any… Continue Reading
Carál Ní Chuilín on BBC’s The View – talking about the “inescapable pressures” that lead to cutting the Arts Council NI budget again – starts around the 20 minute mark. Thursday 08/10 ¦ BBC’s “The View” Continue Reading
(Wednesday 5th August) DCAL Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has clarified the position regarding funding to the Arts Council NI. Addressing media reports that the Minister asked the Council to plan for budget reductions, the Minister said: “I want to make it clear that I have not reduced the Arts Council’s budget and did not ask… Continue Reading
ArtsMatterNI has been a quiet place of late, however with Culture Night #CNB15 just round the corner, and tremendous publicity not only for the arts but for our campaign generated by Culture Night folk (thank you Adam) perhaps the time is right to renew our conviction to advocate for more for the arts and raise… Continue Reading
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