Public investment in arts and cultural services
Following on from the discussion in our last blog post – Defining arts and culture in Northern Ireland – Members may wish to consider the… Read More »Public investment in arts and cultural services
Karen McCallion
Investment and engagement in arts and cultural services
This dashboard provides a summary of analyses for different publicly available data sources about investment and engagement in arts and cultural services (scroll down to… Read More »Investment and engagement in arts and cultural services
Defining arts and culture in Northern Ireland
With a new arts policy expected in Spring 2026, under the Department for Communities’ Heritage, Culture and Creativity Framework, this blog article – the first… Read More »Defining arts and culture in Northern Ireland
What’s the Shared Island funding initiative for arts and cultural heritage?
Introduction Last month, the Irish Government announced new allocations to the Shared Island fund. The Shared Island funding initiative is not a single programme but… Read More »What’s the Shared Island funding initiative for arts and cultural heritage?
Scrutinising technology for sign language access in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Assembly is currently progressing with the Committee Stage of the Sign Language Bill (Northern Ireland) 2025. Technology has been positioned as one… Read More »Scrutinising technology for sign language access in Northern Ireland
The road to sign language legislation
Sign Language (Northern Ireland) Bill 2025 A Sign Language Bill was introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 10 February 2025. This blog post provides… Read More »The road to sign language legislation
How has COVID-19 emergency funding for individual artists been distributed in Northern Ireland?
This visualisation provides a snapshot of £11.1 million in emergency funding provided to over 2824 individual artists in Northern Ireland.