(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
27 March 2015 ArtsMatterNI disappointed at funding decisions #ArtsMattersNI is disappointed at the funding decisions made by the Arts Council for Northern Ireland (ACNI) and confirmed on Monday 23 March 2015. This is despite the 23,000 responses to the DCAL budget consultation opposing stringent cuts to the arts budget. The reduction in annual funding for… Continue Reading
23 January 2015 ArtsMatterNI shares the disappointment and frustration of so many that the call to preserve the level of revenue funding to the arts has fallen on deaf ears. Despite 23,000 responses to the DCAL Budget consultation, the current revenue budget for the arts states that cuts in excess of 10% will be made… Continue Reading
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