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Current phase of Campaign – We Do Matter re draft PfG

The current draft Programme for Government (PfG) 2024-2027, titled “Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most,” has sent shockwaves through Northern Ireland’s arts, culture, and heritage sectors. Unlike previous PfG iterations, such as the 2016-2021 version, which acknowledged the critical role of arts in social cohesion, economic regeneration, and identity, this latest draft fails to mention… Continue Reading

Arts Matter NI – Letter to Minister Carál Ní Chuilín – Department for Communities regarding Chancellor’s £1.57 billion funding for the arts

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

Arts funding levels in Northern Ireland compared to our nearest neighbours

ArtsMatterNI convenor Conor Shields, offers an update on the disparity between funding levels in Northern Ireland compared to our nearest neighbours. In light of new cross party political support to pursue equality of funding, this is the challenge facing government and indeed us all. We are not #WorthLess . Stop the Cuts. Find the Money.… Continue Reading

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