Karen McCallion, Author at Research Matters

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COVID, culture and recovery (part 2 of 2)

30th September 20218th November 2021 Karen McCallion

Reading Time: 8 minutes To support the Communities Committee’s consideration of recommendations for the culture sector’s recovery in Northern Ireland, this two-part blog post

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COVID-19 Culture & Sport

COVID, culture and recovery (part 1 of 2)

30th September 202130th September 2021 Karen McCallion

Reading Time: 10 minutes To support the Communities Committee’s consideration of future recommendations for the recovery of the cultural sectors in Northern Ireland, this

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Culture & Sport Governance

Valuing the impact of cultural activities on our wellbeing (part 2 of 2)

15th September 202115th September 2021 Karen McCallion Cultural value

Reading Time: 7 minutes This two-part blog post is a follow-up to a series of three articles about Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA) and the

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Culture & Sport Governance

Valuing the impact of cultural activities on our wellbeing (part 1 of 2)

14th September 202115th September 2021 Karen McCallion Cultural value

Reading Time: 7 minutes This two-part blog post is a follow-up to a series of three articles about Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA) and the

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Culture & Sport

How is our sport and physical activity strategy shaping up?

29th June 2021 Karen McCallion Sport

Reading Time: 9 minutes This blog post explores some of the themes in the Department for Communities draft strategy for sport and physical activity

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COVID-19 Culture & Sport

How has COVID-19 emergency funding for individual artists been distributed in Northern Ireland? (Updated)

22nd June 202128th July 2021 Karen McCallion

Reading Time: 2 minutes By James Bamford & Karen McCallion This visualisation provides a snapshot of £11.1 million in emergency funding provided to over

Brexit Culture & Sport

How is Brexit changing things for our artists?

18th March 202118th March 2021 Karen McCallion

Reading Time: 7 minutes This article examines some of the potential implications for artists in Northern Ireland (NI) following the United Kingdom’s (UK’s)

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COVID-19 Culture & Sport Finance

How has Arts Council NI COVID-19 emergency funding been distributed to arts organisations?

9th March 20219th March 2021 Karen McCallion

Reading Time: 3 minutes By James Bamford, Karen McCallion & Thomas Procter The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has the role of distributing

COVID-19 Culture & Sport

How has COVID-19 Emergency Funding for the arts and culture Sectors in Northern Ireland been distributed?

25th November 202031st December 2020 Karen McCallion

Reading Time: < 1 minute By James Bamford & Karen McCallion This visualisation provides a snapshot of emergency funding provided to the arts and culture

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