Culture & Sport

New Culture and Sport blog articles will be published here when available.

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How is Brexit changing things for our artists?

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)

18th March 2021

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

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

9th March 2021

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

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

25th November 2020

How can our culture sector ever recover from COVID-19?

Reading Time: 9 minutes This article examines some of the risks which COVID-19 has posed to the culture and heritage sectors in Northern Ireland,

29th May 2020

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Culture & Sport

How is Brexit changing things for our artists?

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

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

How can our culture sector ever recover from COVID-19?

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