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Front Cover: Lyric Theatre Production, ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’. Photo: Steffan Hill Prime Cut Production’s ‘The Conquest of Happiness’ of everyone great art within the reach Public funding brings arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 * available atwww.artscouncil-ni.org andperformers. to ourartists now available showcaseof international opportunities ofCultureCity 2013creative programme to therange through theUK transformation of Derry~Londonderry progress thathas beenmadeintheseareas, from the 2013-14,you willseethe thisAnnual Review In access, buildingasustainablesector. promoting achieve thisvision-championingthearts, covering whatwe believe needsto bedoneto Ireland, 2013-18,we identifythemainthemes inNorthern plan for thedevelopment ofthearts strategic five-year , ournew fortheArts* Ambitions In economic and creative life’. arts at the heart of our social, Our vision isto ‘place the Our Vision

page 3 page 4 page Frequently questions asked Financial CouncilThe Executive oftheArts summary Council The Board oftheArts A Chief Executive’s Foreword Chair’s Foreword Contents arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 rs Year intheArts 46 44 40 38 12 8 6

www.darraghneely.com What we do across the spectrum of arts activities in Northern Ireland. inNorthern activities across ofarts the spectrum andorganisations working project development to artists offer specialistguidanceonfundingand Officers Our Arts programmes across allofsociety. organisations andpeoplewhodevelop anddeliver arts We fundsto andNationalLottery publicmoney distribute funding opportunities. organisations throughout theregionarts through arangeof and for Ireland, providing artists themainsupport Northern in for Council thearts isthedevelopment agency The Arts www.artscouncil-ni.org. funds are madeavailable onourwebsite, audited accountsfor ourExchequer andNationalLottery included attheendofreport. The complete setsof ofourAccounts for thefinancial summary year is A brief detail onseveral ofthemostsignificantevents. highlights ofthelast(financial) year, expandingin greater covers activities manyNational Lottery-funded oftheartistic This review calendar-style ofourcombinedExchequer and 2013-2014. Review Ireland’sWelcome Council ofNorthern Annual to theArts Welcome Drama • Dance • Crafts • Arts Community • Arts Carnival • Circus Arts • andHealth Arts • andDisability Arts • Architecture • Youth Arts • Arts Voluntary • Visual Arts • Traditional Arts • Public Art • Music • Literature • LanguageArts • Arts International • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

page 5 page 6 page Prime Cut Productions’ retrospective, Echo Echo’s Festival andMusic ofDance ofCulture UKCity 2013: Willie Doherty’s Derry~Londonderry There the highlights during were someremarkable in commonthanwe may firsthave thought. allowedexperience many peopleto seethatwe share more of bodiesbutminds. ofthatsharedThe positivity creative that divideusandprovided ashared meetingplace, notjust spectacle. peopleacross barriers They connected thevarious from allbackgrounds, couldcometogether to enjoy the hadcreated acommongroundThe arts where people, and TheReturn ofColmcille . hÉireann andLumiere anddivide conflict to Turner andFleadh na Cheoil Ebrington, to seeart city, even headingupto theformer army barracks at themselves crossing thePeace Bridgeandcrossing the backdrop ofafamouslydividedcity, peoplefound inprofoundoften andenduringways. Against the transformed theprofile anditsenvirons, ofthecity Culture andcultural spotlight year 2013.Its inthearts of andtheUKCity turned to Derry~Londonderry 2014,thenation’s 2013andJanuary January attention eventOne above allothersstood outin2013.Between From city of conflict to city of culture Foreword Chair’s arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 . The conversation turnedfrom The Conquest ofHappinessalloffered success of Derry~Londonderry’s celebrations. success ofDerry~Londonderry’s inthe to Ireland participate communities across Northern Fund,The BIGLottery asmallgrants programme to enable time from resource, itsLottery to create, with inpartnership £100,000, this organisations withafurther venues andarts its regular annualfundingof£1.79million to the city’s Council ofCulture. augmented City 2013,theArts During required for to secure thecity the bidto become thefirstUK the majorvenues that helpedto establishtheinfrastructure of significant sumsofpublicmoney to buildand renovate began many years previous to 2013,withtheinvestment Council’sThe Arts commitmentto theyear ofculturalevents CompanyRegeneration andtheStrategic Investment Board. Council, Urban City Ilex withDerry Company inpartnership ofCultureof theUKCity 2013programme by theCulture Council inapplaudingthemanagementanddelivery Arts visitors from across these islandsandbeyond, would jointhe theyear,during aswell asthehundreds ofthousands whoshowcased theirwork artists local andinternational for collaborations. culturalexchange andfuture artistic The of theculturalprogramme created significant opportunities asaconsequenceofthestrength arriving and performers, The unprecedented visitors, numbersofinternational artists creativea flavour ofthe talent. wealth ofhome-grown Ireland art across Northern consciousness of year willraise public surrounding this energy and positivity all the excitement, We would hope that less important element to this year of arts and culture. It andculture. element to thisyear It ofarts less important ofCulture,City there isanother, more incipient butno UK that have beenattainedthrough Derry~Londonderry thesignificant Underlying social andeconomicbenefits culture. led regeneration through andits itsgreatest assets–itsarts and provide theinspirationfor othercitiesundergoing arts- willbeableto continueto defineitself Derry~Londonderry Council, City DCALandothers, Council, Derry of theArts 2014-19. between plans the visualarts With culturallegacy an agreed strategy for of thefuture directionandpriorities provision,thorough review ofthecity’s towards visualarts increase. Consequently, a Council isconducting theArts been theenvy ofany previous generation.Expectations thatwould have have ofarts accessto arangeandquality growing upwho, thanksto the to thecentre ofthe city’s culturallife. There isageneration will beto draw underrepresented groups andcommunities Fund.three-year Legacy One of the Fundgoals of the Legacy Council we City have introduced aLottery-funded Derry with ofCultureCity partnership celebrationscontinues. In the city’s culturallife andto themomentumcreated by the Council’sbut theArts commitmentto thetransformation of The year intheculturalspotlighthasnow drawn to aclose, Year ofCulture anditslegacy

Chair CollinsBob everyone. areappreciation indeedfor becomesengrained thatthe arts andthatthe Ireland across Northern consciousness ofart surroundingenergy this year andpositivity willraisepublic as beingfor them. We would hopethatalltheexcitement, people whomay notpreviously have thoughtofthearts even those to buteveryone, expected attend orparticipate, notjustonthosewho you mighthave oneveryone; mark willleave anenduring a year ofimmersioninthearts Council’swould beoneoftheArts strongest hopesthat arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

page 7 page 8 page Now initssecond year, thefestival has grown insize, stature Beckett Festival InternationalSamuel Happy Days Enniskillen . captured thelimelightthankstoAugust, the Enniskillen ofwhichcontinues to befarreaching.impact throughout itsyear ofCulture, celebrated asUKCity the wasofcoursethe centre of attention Derry~Londonderry ofemphasis. shift asthisyear weheadlining thearts witnessedadistinct Festival. Nonetheless, was Belfast farfrom exclusive in Festival &Disability East Belfast Arts andthe Bounce Arts relative newcomers, Festival suchasthe Outburst , the andculture.night offree arts We alsowelcomed some people onto thestreets to experience ofthecity alively Night, whichfor afifth year attracted thousandsof (which reached themilestone ageof25)andCulture Festival, Belfast Festival atQueen’s, Feile Phobal An Festival– Cathedral Arts , Belfast Children’s Quarter festivalssuccess oftheestablished annual multi-arts share ofcreative excellence, includingthecontinued Ireland. enjoyed Belfast across Northern itscustomary placeand diversity ofcreative right taking activity This hashighlighted year thestrength inthearts Small size, big ambitions Foreword Executive’s Chief arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 Yet, inlate of international delegatesof international representing children’s the arts, for children’s Fingers whenSticky hosted hundreds arts also emerged asacentre ofcreativeNewry excellence attention oftheworld’s media. the visitofG8leadersinJune andtheassociated consolidated Fermanagh’s elevated culturalstatusfollowing and ancientculturalheritage. its rich festival The arts andculture, complementing arts spot for contemporary festival, Fermanagh hasestablishedareputation asahigh profile has received atremendous boost. With theBeckett for hotels andbusinessesinthearea, Enniskillen’s creative revenue generated by thefestival andthe businesscreated has brought to Fermanagh. addition to theconsiderable In enterprise wider socialandeconomicbenefitsthisartistic premieres premieresUK andIrish and13world -andthe Robert Wilson, –JulietStevenson, 17 DianaQuick, the art anditsenvirons, of on Enniskillen ofthequality interms festivalthe Happy Days ishaving atransformative effect As withtheculturalcelebrationsinDerry~Londonderry, Council’sprocess, oneoftheArts majorannualinvestments. of NobelPrize andbecoming, SamuelBeckett writer inthe and ambition,to becometheworld’s biggestcelebration Ireland across Northern support the arts nurture, protect and Council’s jobto It isthe Arts death inAugust Heaney, ofSeamus aged74. would bedeeplyremiss here not to the It acknowledge thingshappen. remarkable in risk, prepared andpublicbodies prepared risks to take to invest Ireland, show that,wherever you have creative people across Northern placeday-in-day-out taking enterprises andNewry,aswell asthemany other creativeEnniskillen excellence. Derry~Londonderry, The fineexamplesof andwithcreative to engagewithart the opportunity citizen has Ireland, sothatevery across Northern the arts Council’s istheArts It jobto protect nurture, andsupport freely inthearts. andto to engage aculturalidentity witharight in society ofchildren citizens asactive to emphasise theimportance the culminationofafive-year European projectdesigned for years.the future early ofthearts The festival marked ideasthatwillshape andthenew goodpractice sharing exchangeand international andcollaboration,aswell as for children andstrengthen inFebruary to local network together attheSmallSize BigFestival arts ofperforming andpoliticalsectors. rights The delegates gathered With the Chief Executive McDonough Roisín among us’. As oneofthemany said, tributes ‘a force mighty haspassed war, Ireland arts. andwasthetowering figure ofNorthern in any language, possiblythegreatest inEnglishsincethe He wasinthefront rankofpoetswriting school curriculum. plus numerous otherawards andbecomingastapleofthe essays, intheprocess winningaNobelPrize for Literature andseveral volumes of ofpoetry published 13collections distinguished andbest-loved hislifetime poets. In he Heaney,death ofSeamus lostoneofitsmost theworld arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

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Four of Northern Ireland’s finest emerging singer-songwriters - Triona Carville, Peter McVeigh, Stephen Macartney and grown to 79% engaging inthe artshas The number of adults Wilfie - showcase their talents in Nashville Tennessee. arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

page 11 page 12 page lives. changesyoungof how reading people’s andstorytelling leadersinchilddevelopmentworld share theirexperience to inBelfastandDerry-Londonderry. hostworkshops These the islandofIreland, Council’s following theArts invitation The Australian Children’s Laureates theirfirstvisitto make • Exchequer and National Lottery funds. Council of Northern Ireland through our venues that are supported by the Arts hundreds of artists, artsorganisations and A flavour of the year’s activities by the Arts 2013-14 A Year inthe arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 April 2013 Biennial in2014. Music New ever inthefirst UK-wideorganisations who willparticipate asoneofthe20composersandcommissioning 130 entries from Belfast-based isselected OnMusic over Moving • visited the MAC initsopeningyear. smashed itsvisitor target by over 75%.300,000peoplehave celebrates itsfirstanniversary, announcingthatithas MAC) inBelfast Centre (The The Metropolitan Arts • Collective andthemusicfestival, Glasgowbury. receive annualfunding, andDesign includingtheCraft round runningandprogramming costs. clients 15new to Ireland coverorganisations theiryear- across Northern Council awards The £13.6millionto Arts 109core arts • part of the UK City ofCulture oftheUKCity celebrations. part groups, as community city thearmy congregates inDerry Ireland. Oncepainted by localyouthacross and Northern Terracotta inpublicplacestowns Army andcities warriors culture andtraditionsby displaying replica 50life-sized The One • Grant. andJohn headlined by Adam Ant,Dexys progressive festivals, multi-arts returns for its14th year, Festival, Arts The Cathedral oneofNI’s Quarter most • May. readingthis community initiative throughout themonthof with the acrossdiscussions inlibraries Belfast andsatellite events Ireland. Aprogramme ofreadings by theauthor, themed frompromote writing Northern reading andcontemporary to by alocalauthorandthrough activity thatcollective encourage asmany peopleaspossibleto focus onabook asthe2013choice.selected The ideaoftheinitiative isto Caldwell’s Lucy writer latest novel, ‘All theBeggarsRiding’ is OneBookinitiative, OneCity the Europe-wide Belfast-born Following lastyear’s successfulintroductionto Belfast of One City One Book2013 received discoontour. itsBlackMoon fundingto bring socialise andgainconfidencewhentheBlackBox Trust were Ireland givenacross thechanceto Northern dance, ofCulture; City disabilities andpeoplewithlearning during helped strokepatientsto form achoirwhichperformed ofalifetime; to putontheperformance ‘Stroke Odysseys’ to withReplay work the opportunity Theatre Company difficultiesfrompupils withlearning Foyle sofamadeoutofdonatedthe form books; ofatwo-seater to create andexhibit, Horizons were HealthNew Mental Action able local charity place, projectsto forscale butmeaningful take example: celebrations. The fundingenabledawiderangeofsmall- ofCulture UKCity 2013 involved intheDerry~Londonderry get Ireland acrossto helpcommunitiesright Northern create smallgrants anew schemecalled ‘Culture for All’, Council joinsforcesThe Arts with FundThe BigLottery to Culture For All supports CentreVerbal inDerry~Londonderry, Arts World Creative group showcases Chinese ‘What’s Your Story’, piecein anart View had School May 2013 Arts Council Arts ambassador forAction MentalHealthandCarla Bowyer, Lindsay,Mary BigLottery Fund; MalachiO’Doherty, arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

page 13 page 14 page Fermanagh, andCameron. includingObama,Merkel leadersattendingof theeightworld theG8summitin ceramicists, jugsrepresenting exhibitshischaracter each Peter Ireland’s Meanley, oneofNorthern foremost • things photographic. acrossina celebrationofall public spacesright Belfastcity dozens ofgalleries, museumsandvenues andilluminates The 2ndBelfastPhoto Festival throws openthedoorsof • Fund.Innovation from theCreativewas developed withsupport Industries which reached andwhich salesof1.5millionworldwide game,award winningstorytelling Cubes’, Story ‘Rory’s DesignExtraodinaires Studio’, thefollow-up to theirmulti- Belfast-based • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 The Creative Hub launches ‘The June 2013 programme danceandmusic. ofvisualarts, throughpeople to andheritage explore a culturalidentity deliver ‘Inte-gr8’, aprojectthatengageswithlocalyoung Council’sthrough theArts Programme Intercultural Arts to Dungannon • Architects (RIBA). with aNationalAward ofBritish by theRoyalInstitute The MAC isrecognised for itsarchitectural excellence • Peacock. andSid Irvine developing since2012withcomposersBrian BandsForummusicianship theLondonderry hasbeen ofguestjazzmusicians, showcasingplus aquartet the Flute BandandEastBankProtestant Boys Flute Band, musicians from Caw Flute Band, ofUlster Sons Burntollet Playhouse comesto life to The thesoundof75 Derry • Youth Resource Centre receives funding Northern Ireland visitors to the artsattract 87% agree that arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

NI Opera touring production of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

page 15 page 16 page 2012 Festival. eight shows oftheLondon inBelfastZoo lastyear aspart inChinafollows runof acritically-acclaimed performance Britten’s children’s opera ‘Noye’s Fludde’ inShanghai. The inNIOpera’slifetime to perform productionofBenjamin Xu getsthechanceofa schoolgirlRachel Derry • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 culture. and transformedyear, andredefined isacity by arts Derry time outsideofEngland. theendofanexceptional By prestigious heldfor thefirst awards art, for contemporary ‘Unseen’, andthe well, with majorretrospectiveWillie exhibition, Doherty’s ‘Conquest ofHappiness’. included Hofesh Schecter’s Choral Event andstandoutdramadanceofferings highlights includedSnow International Patrol andtheDerry of visitors from across theseislandsandbeyond. Music Cheoil nahÉireann, hundreds whichattracted ofthousands the world’s culture, largest theFleadh celebrationofIrish ofColmcille’,Return the City ‘Walled Tattoo’, ‘Lumiere’ and followed highlight,withtheoutdoor spectacular, ‘The of thepeopleandattention oftheworld. Highlight andculturalevents whichwould capture thehearts arts ofCulture,UK City heraldingamomentous programme of beganitsyear asthefirst Derry~Londonderry January In Derry City OfCulture Turner Prize, oneoftheworld’s most alsofared particularly Visual arts ‘Political Mother’ andPrime Cut’s July 2013 studios and craft outlets across Northern Ireland. outletsacrossstudios andcraft Northern Map,interactive onlineCraft highlightingdesigner-makers, NIlaunchesan Craft therun-upto August Month, In Craft • bombing. andyarn- drawing to disc-jockeying and comicarts days activities, from ofyouth-focussed arts ‘holi’ throwing with ten anniversary celebrates itsfifth Derry~Londonderry The annualInterAct • this vibrantsector. and builduponrecent successfrom andhistorical within available to improvehighlighting thepositive opportunities restrictions, economicpressures andglobalizationaswell as strategy whichaddresses challengessuchasfunding music Council five-year launchesanew The Arts • The Mitchell’s Playhouse premieres Gary play‘Re-energise’ new Youth Festival Arts in Year Graduate show. from selected ofUlster’s theUniversity visual artists, Endof Book Fair; andashowcase by exhibitionofworks emerging Colin asguestofhonourattheBrussels Bateman appearing Bangor-based novelist, children’s authorandscreenwriter ofthe shipyards ofthesinking intheaftermath Titanic; of performance ‘A Better Boy’, aplay relating to theBelfast in2013includedIanMcElhinney’s one-man Highlights Union. ofmonthlyevents at thecapitalofEuropeana series to showcase at theirwork andvisualartists practitioners Ireland’sNorthern musicians, writers, dancers, theatre inBrussels Executive for provides opportunities Office Ireland Council’sThe Arts withtheNorthern partnership Ireland.promote theculture andcreativityofNorthern Now initsthird year, theBrusselsPlatform continuesto PlatformBrussels areas engage inthe arts 70% of people living inthe most deprived Féin. and theyear, thetheme exploring commissioned to produce ofpoemsaboutBelfast aseries groups.organisations andminority Sineadhasalsobeen groups, outreachof events andcommunity to art language to engagethepeopleofBelfastinpoetry, through aseries Belfast’s firstPoet Laureate. isannouncedas Acclaimed poetSinéadMorrissey • andwriting. business ofmusicandthetradesperforming talent, increasing participants’ aboutthe knowledge Yeah musiccentre inBelfast. Progress’My ofmusicianscompletes the The secondintake • six-month development programme attheOh The role ofthePoet Laureate is The programme hothouses Chathair /Mo City ‘My ‘Scratch Ian McElhinney isABetterBoy Ian McElhinney arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

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Lyric Theatre Production, ‘Brendan at the Chelsea’. Photo: Steffan Hill arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 The Artsmake the us for allthe right world talkabout arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 reasons

page 19 page 20 page Mela, Thousands flockto theBotanicGardens for theBelfast • in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. thatwilltransform five acres portrait ofland giant land-art to alongsidevolunteers work andcommunitiesto create a Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, acclaimed Cuban-American artist the Festival’sResidence, in internationally- ever first Artist The Ulster BankBelfastFestival atQueen’s appoints • attended by JusticeMinister, David Ford MLA. play debuted lastyear attheLyric Theatre, where itwas isshowcasedIreland attheEdinburgh Fringe Festival. The Theatre inNorthern Company abouthumantrafficking ‘Diablo’, play by Spannerinthe apowerful • centre.city venues across placeovermore 11days, than250events taking at50 festival, with community celebrates its25thanniversary Féile anPhobail, Ireland’s biggestandmostvibrant • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 across theglobe. fromyear withavibrantlineupofmusic, danceandarts returning forand heritage, organised aseventh by Artsekta, Northern andBelfast West Quarter Belfast/Gaeltacht Ireland’s largest festival of ethnic Works arts, culture August 2013 Co.Middleton, andMonaghan. Armagh; thecommunities ofCaledon, Co.that willconnect Tyrone; Arts’ programme to create three pieces ofpublicartwork Council’sthrough theArts Regional Partnership receives Blackwater funding • Premieres17 UKandIrish and13 installations, exhibitionsandcomedy,dance, art featuring Arch Caves inaprogramme theatre, ofinternational music, even anunderground event inFermanagh’s iconicMarble second year. features It events on boatsandplanes NobelPrizeof Irish writer, returns for SamuelBeckett, a Festival, theworld’s celebration largest annualmulti-arts The HAPPYDAYS Beckett International Enniskillen • celebrations. ofCulture oftheCity throughout aspart thecity their love ofShakespearewithon-street performances for youngdisabilities, adults withlearning showcases StageBeyond, atheatre company inDerry~Londonderry • ‘Building Peace through the World Premieres. what heaccomplished.” generations to comehave by thewonder beenenriched of us. Though wetoday, mourn ourlives andthelives of ofourselves around andoftheworld deep knowledge by themto elevating theirproper dignity, to give us to explore thecommonrealities ofourdailylives and, Council said, Arts Heaney’s deathon30thAugust, BobCollins, Chairofthe from thetributes Joining around marking theworld Academy. Foundation Award, ofAosdana Member andtheRoyalIrish Award, DuffCooper Memorial at Harvard, American-Irish EmersonPoet atHarvard, inResidence, also and Oratory atOxfordPoetry University, Boylston Professor ofRhetoric national orinternational, passedhimby. HewasProfessor of culminating intheNobelLaureateship, few honours, AwardCholmondeley for ofaNaturalist Death onwards, The listofhishonoursisastonishing: from the sold more thanany booksinBritain otherlivingpoet. he created abestsellerfrom atranslation ofBeowulf and andeditor ofseveraland criticism, widelyusedanthologies, circles.beyond Author literary ofover 20volumes ofpoetry Literature andhisreputation andinfluencespread far since recognisedwas internationally asthegreatest poet Irish Heaney, whodiesthismonth,aged74.Professor Heaney andbeyond, island ofIreland thedeathofSeamus mourn andcountlessthousandsacross the The ofthearts world Seamus Heaney ready to compete and do business raising our global profile asa place that’s The success of our Creative Industries is WB Yeats. Like “He hadthegreat ofbeingable gift Yeats, hewon theNobelPrize for Seamus Heaney Seamus arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

page 21 page 22 page Audiences NI’s • Belfast. onatour toembarks Bosnia,Croatia, and Slovenia, Serbia Squareat Ebrington inDerry~Londonderry. The show then nightofinnovative theatre scale onanindustrial sensory Conquest ofHappiness’,‘The araw, immersive andmulti- Herzegovina andMladinsko Prime Cut Productions, East • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 opportunities. opportunities. a suite ofapprenticeships, and mentoring internships needs, includingaHealth& programming to help meetyoung people’s development alsoannouncesnew for sector 2013–2017.It arts providing strategic directionandvisionfor theyouth Council launchesitsnew The Arts • other barriers. dueto social, inculture economicor andarts participate projects whichreach outto peoplewhoareto lesslikely years, the ‘Creative andCultural Belfast’ fundsupports groups.community to fundingprogramme launch anew for culturaland Council Council teams upwith BelfastCity The Arts • Ireland. across Northern andpeoplefromsuch astheelderly disadvantagedareas target specific groups whoareto attend lesslikely thearts, scheme, securesticketing additionalfundingfrom DCALto throughintroduced itsfree some18,500peopleto thearts ‘Test DrivetheArts’ Valued three at£900,000over thenext Wellbeing Programme and Theatre Slovenia present West Centre Bosnia- initiative, whichhas Youth Strategy, Arts September 2013 to offerarts. thepublicaflavour ofthe city’s andvolunteers givinghundreds freely ofartists oftheirtime centreof Belfastcity inanevening offamilyfun,with annualCulture transforms The fifth thestreets Night • people. men’s mentalhealth,female mentalhealthandyoung sessions for arangeofgroups, includingolderpeople, Rooms’,‘Reading using ‘reading aloud’ and ‘shared reading’ inhealthandwell-being, intervention with innovative arts The • Jr.RTE series, Puffins’ Fund, Innovation the Creative Industries cartoon hasitnew by mediafilm,Dogears, whichissupported Derry-based • poets, Louis MacNeice. Ireland’sHouse, oncehometo oneofNorthern greatest readings atitspremises atMacNeice hosts publicpoetry To EuropeanCouncil mark OpenDays, Heritage theArts • runsan CentreVerbal inDerry~Londonderry Arts Jrand commissionedby Nickelodeon Rock, goes onto winPromoter ofthe Awards, includingBestUKSmallFestival. Paddy Glasgow outdoor music festival, for UKFestival two isshortlisted Ireland’s Glasgowbury, Northern largest independent • joinsthecastMarie Jones ofCrimea Square from the Ulster Orchestra. Beckett’s for‘Waiting Godot’ andanepicclosingconcert Bernat’sRoger This year’s premiere festival highlightsincludetheIrish of by world-renowned tenor Carrerras.with aconcert José The 2013Ulster BankBelfastFestival atQueen’s opens • touring totouring DublinandDerry~Londonderry. ‘a must’, before returning homefor arunattheLyric and hit inNew by hisniece, JanetBehan. The play proved atremendous writer, Irish written intheplay aboutthelegendary starring Dunbar reprised hisrole asBrendan Behan,directingand runoff-Broadway. in2013onafive-week embarked Adrian earlier, theLyric’s productionof ‘Brendan attheChelsea’ Following runattheLyric asell-out Theatre years two playwrights. Irish andNorthern Irish contemporary for America which isconsidered agateway to North sponsorship oftheOrigin First Festival Irish of Theatre, For athird year, Council maintainedatitle theArts Brendan At The Chelsea York, withtheNew ‘Pending Vote’, productionofSamuel anew York Year. Times hailingtheshow October 2013 attracts thousandsofvisitors onthenight. attracts hundreds oflocalchildren acrossand inworkshops thecity The BanksoftheFoyle Halloween engages Carnival • 2014. proposals for for co-productions in international touring from anddevelop around to theworld buildpartnerships Council’s ongoing ‘Corners’ project,where joinartists they intheArts part to take intheBasqueCountry Sebastian travel Ireland Four to San from Northern more artists • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

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Derry~Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013, Lumiere Festival transforms the city’s familiar landmarks

page 25 page 26 page arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 mogul, Huang(pictured). Eric andrecognised speakers together andhearinternational to leadersintheCreative network includingdigital media Industries, andshare 300 peopleemployed andcompaniesto Over bestpractice. network inthecreativepractitioners come industries Fund Council Innovation Creative for bycreative Industries theDCAL/Arts andprovides companiessupported anopportunity to oureconomicgrowth theirincreasingexploring importance andjobcreation. The event showcases ofthe thework Council hosts The Arts Creative Industries thrive inNI Ireland. affecting many olderpeopleacrossand poverty Northern theissuesofisolation,loneliness initiatives to tackle arts People’s Programme organisations to develop supports the socialexclusion ofolderpeople. Council programme thataimstoa £1millionArts tackle Edwin Pootsthelaunchof HealthMinister supports • Charter. Equality and Disability achievements includetheestablishingofArts Major promoting ofdisabledpeoplewithinthearts. therights excellencedisabled people, and encouraging artistic celebrates with 21yearswork ofpioneering OpenArts • on inawest Belfastestate,and itsaftermath atAnCultúrlann production, Brassneck • World HealthDay. Mental intheMoon’,‘Man dealingwithsuicide astory Theatre itslatest Company performs Ireland’s conferenceTHRIVE, ahalf-day celebratingthesuccessofNorthern and Creative Industries &Older The Arts chamber and contemporary music. chamber andcontemporary and cohesive approach to genres music, suchasjazz,world Programme amore dynamic £150,000,to support worth Council Music launchesanew The Arts • Touring funding for the arts should bepublic agree75% there arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

Big Telly Theatre Company, ‘One Sandwich Short of a Genius’ by Zoe Seaton and Shelley Atkinson. Directed by Zoe Seaton. Photo Peter Nash page 27 page 28 page catering accommodation. catering Centre, AnCoirethe new Arts conference centre, andself- refurbished centre featuringnewly Maghera, atAnCarn, Association Carntogher Community officiallyopensits • across Belfast. lesbian, gay, bisexualandtransgendercreativityinvenues Festival The 7thAnnualOutburstQueerArts celebrates • RUA exhibition. Academy goonshow attheUlster for Museum theannual by works membersoftheRoyalUlster More than250art • express theirpersonalstories. improve to and skills, develop new self-esteem participants their ‘Unfolding Tales’ to help project, whichusesthearts Small GrantsFunding Council to develop from theArts mental illnessandhealthproblems, receives thosewhoare ofandaffected atrisk by severesupports which MindWise, aleadingmentalhealthcharity • Council. fundingsince1996throughof NationalLottery theArts almost 30years andhasreceived more than£700,000 Live Lottery to Ireland appearontheNational project from Northern Circus BelfastCommunity becomesthefirstarts School • movement ofDerry. inthecity Ireland’s firstdedicated international festival ofdanceand Echo Echo Dance • attend. representatives from arangeoforganisations andfunders withanIntercultural approach. Seventy-five working organisations groups background andcommunity andarts andculturalfacilitators from anethnicminority artists andculturalfacilitators, community artists community relationships. ‘Drawing Together’ isdirected atindigenous designed to helpdevelop indigenouscreative intercultural Programme, conference inBelfast, organises aone-day Council’s by theArts which issupported Intercultural Arts programme (Programme Support), for Intercultural Arts Partnership, through Arts The Community itsPICAS Intercultural Arts arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 show. TV Theatre Company hostsNorthern The project hasbeenrunningfor November 2013 Community Arts Partnership, Nick Livingston, Arts Council Partnership, NickLivingston,Arts Arts Community PICASCharo co-ordinator, Conor Lanao-Madden Shields space for all. transformed theirestate into amore shared andwelcoming and challengedsectarianism in whichthecommunity Communities project direct result oftheir2009Re-Imaging andIPBPrideoperation Ireland ofPlace Competition -a Award Initiative atthe11thAnnualCo- Arts Community Top winsthe group oftheHill inDerry~Londonderry • year. ofCulturemany ofthemajormusicalhappeningsCity throughout theyear theResonate projecthasdocumented studiosfree ofchargeand runningpop-up to thepublic, well asrecording awiderangeofmusicalcollaborations an exclusive slotontheResonate Albumofthe bandsandmusiciansthechance to win offersDerry local Centre’s The Nerve Resonate Music • Video Contest Year. As in the arts urban engagement now exceeds Rural engagement arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

Pamela Lee from One World Creative celebrates Culture for All funding from Arts Council and Big Lottery Fund, to showcase Chinese culture and traditions. page 29 page 30 page in the arts in the arts 52% of disabled people engage influencers. toIreland audiencesandarts international designed from to promote Northern ofartists thework Council, Council andBritish ona6day trip of theArts attheinvitation Ireland visitNorthern as IsraelandIndia curators international from asfarafield Thirteen countries • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 Derry’s cultural life.Derry’s represented groups andcommunitiesto thecentre of Fund Legacy of thegoalsnew under- isto attract Plan: OnePlan theOnePlan One (‘OneCity Regeneration help achieve targets thelong-term ofDerry’s ofCulturethe achievements oftheyear asUKCity 2013and to buildon inDerry-Londonderry, andculturalsector arts Fund isestablishedto ensure continuedinvestment inthe continue theculturaltransformation ofthecity. The Legacy Council pledge£900,000to City Council andDerry The Arts Derry Legacy Fund Voice’). One December 2013 and are publishedintheNew Crush’ Council by were fundingfrom theArts supported Collins. four-book publishinghouseHarper dealwithinternational secures EmmaHeatherington writer Ireland a Northern • Ireland. members from across Northern that timeitsmembershiphasgrown from just50to 2,500 celebrates its30thbirthday.resource In intheUK, facility Belfast-based Play Resource, North thelargest creative • The titles, firstofthetwo Year. for ‘Crazy You’ and ‘Teen addressing sectarianism andracism. addressing sectarianism that reflects Aughnacloy’s whilst rich culture andhistory step for towards thevillage developing apiece ofpublicart Communities programme. This localconsultationisthefirst under theBuildingPeace –Re-Imaging through the Arts inacreative engagementprocess part funded to take inAughnacloy The community isamongstthefirst • Ireland. promote theprofile from of craft Northern ‘Showcase’, Ireland’s premier design-led tradeevent, to tenIreland, outstandingdesigner-makers takes to for inNorthern craft NI,thedevelopment agency Craft • exciting andtalented generationofconductors. ofthenew 2014. Payare isregarded asoneofthemost internationally Payaremaestro Rafael astheirPrincipal Conductor for theconsiderabletalentsof byIreland securing The Ulster Orchestra pullsoffamajorcoupfor Northern • Ireland. Northern Edition features afullproductionfrom acompany basedin when, for thefirsttimeinits20 year history, Dance British in danceto beshowcased inEdinburgh andGlasgow Maiden • Voyage DanceCompany jointhebiggestnames Venezuelan January 2014 Ballymena. inDunclug, thecommunity thatwillconnect public art experiences, pastandpresent, to pieceof shapeanew ethnic communitiesare amongthosepoolingtheirshared traveller andrepresentatives community Irish from diverse schoolpupils,programme, membersofthe secondary oftheBuildingPeace As through part theArts • Newtownabbey.the Mill, controversially cancelled, thenre-instated, at The Theatre at of Bible:thecomplete word (abridged)’ ofGod ‘The is ShakespeareCompany’s The Reduced production • Award Individual Council Major 2012recipient. her latest collection winsthe SinéadMorrissey • withtheUlster Orchestra. perform to guidance ofamaster musicianandanopportunity of£5,000to studyabroad underthe including abursary Council’sreceive theArts Cull (soprano),andChristopher (baritone) Laura Sheerin SarahSmith(clarinet), Local musiciansandperformers • arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 ‘Parallax’ Young Musicians’ (Carcanet), asanArts written TS EliotPrize for for Poetry platform award,

page 31 page 32 page arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 pioneer andpatron of the arts. James Rosemary Trust, thanksto ofalocal thegenerosity Council formed andthenewly announced by theArts £15,000peryear is worth bursary annualcraft Anew • projects. and co-operation heritage €1.5billionforcultural, arts, worth EU fundingopportunities to Ireland explainabout organisations across Northern arts Council andQueen’s The Arts runaseminarfor University • Fingers’ SmallSize BigFestival event andconference. from sectors 12differentfor Sticky inNewry countries, arrive representatives children’s from thearts, andpolitical rights More than300delegates from across Europe, including • and commerce. ofart theworlds between partnerships & BusinessNIawards. wins Festival, Kelly, Sean Arts Director oftheCathedral Quarter • and Anthony Quinn(writer). (musicdirector andproducer) Guelke Carson Kate (writer), (poet),Jan Kirkham author),Matt (fantasyfiction Gregory Kenneth artist) (poet),DavidMcAuley Quinn(performance (curator), PaulineKleist Burgess (author),NathanielJoseph Alissa (visualartist) IanCumberland (visualartist), Cherry are …SidPeacock (composer andmusicproducer), Lesley development withinthesector.and skills Andthewinners for four years andaddresses training theneedfor on-going The ACES programme hasbeenrunningsuccessfullynow theircareers level. to take to thenext them withsupport withaprofessionalis partnered organisation to provide of£5,000each,eachartist additionto receivingIn abursary prestigious awards Council bestowed eachyear. by theArts are amongstthemost arts literaturearts, andparticipatory awards inmusic, for visual professionalworking artists Career (ACES). EnhancementScheme Artists These annual are world awarded Council’sthe art grants through theArts Twelve Ireland’s ofNorthern starsof mosttalented rising Artistic Aces ‘Arts ofthe Individual The awards recognise successful Year’ attheannualAllianzArts February 2014 OneBook2014is City Council announcesthebookchoicefor One The Arts • Nashville Tennessee. showcase theirtalentsatthefamousBluebird Café in and McVeigh, Stephen Macartney finest emerging singer-songwriters - Nashville Festival, Songwriters Ireland’s four ofNorthern Following atthe10thBelfast theirperformances • throughout theworld. artist contemporary professional of£20,000,open toprize money every competitionandexhibition,with arts a majornew The MAC inBelfastlaunches • ofmusicandsong.cultural sharing cohesionthrough andcommunity thecross-diversity ‘Let’s Sing Together’, aprojectto increase awareness of different nationsandcultures, isusingthe grant to deliver activities. The choir, whichboasts30membersfrom seven inarts ethnic communitiesinaccessingandparticipating Programme, Intercultural minority Arts whichsupports to Ireland receive Council’s fundingfrom theArts Northern isoneof14groups from Accolade across ChoirinNewry • users. forworkshops service funding to provide professionally-led musicandceramics andotherrelatedaddiction issues, Council receives Arts Rehabilitation Treatment for individualssuffering from Cuan Mhuire, Ireland’s provider largest of voluntary • leading authors, David Park. 12 ACES inthishand The Poets’ The MAC International,

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Du Dance (NI) Integrated Dance Group ‘Sutemos’. Photo Joe Fox

page 33 page 34 page future collaborative opportunities. anddevelop where oflocalperformers seethework they Young membersoftheAssociation of International • generationofreaders.a new to promote andinspireLaureate Blackman literacy Malorie isjoinedby UKChildren’sgoes onshow Niamh atStormont. Children’sLaureate (Irish nanÓg Laureate), Sharkey, Niamh illustrations ever assembledacross Ireland, curated by Pictiúr, thelargest singleexhibitionofchildren’s book • children andyoung peoplefrom around theworld. best professional talentandcreative for experiences artistic annual BelfastChildren’s Festival, acelebrationofthevery and creativity for children withthe intheUKandIreland Belfastoffers one ofthelargest programmes ofarts • AbbieSpallen. McNamee, andplaywright composer Steven Davis, novelists Colin Bateman andEoin their careers. This year’s recipients are: jazzdrummerand asignificant to thedevelopment contribution of make and produce asubstantialandambitiousprojectthatwill timeoutto to dedicate take tofor theircreative artists work awardsinternational asthe arts. The awards, whichare equivalentin valueto such to the oftheircontribution inacknowledgment artists, Ireland’s£15,000 eachto anumberofNorthern leading Council presents Awards Major Each year theArts of Major ArtsAwards arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 Audiences (TYA) attend TS ElliotPrize, itpossible make the Belfast Children’s Theatre for Festival, March 2013 emerging artists. andmid-career from work show featuring thebestcontemporary art SCOPE Breeder Programme inNew Ireland’s to showcase bestemerging atthe theirwork artists The Golden • eightofNorthern takes Thread Gallery York City, aprestigious voice insociety. isolation andloneliness, andgive olderpeopleastronger by olderpeople, suchassocialexclusion andfeelings of events canhelpto overcome experienced theissuesoften inarts andhow participating engaged increative activity; olderpeopleto become including how to better support to lookatareas makers organisationssector andpolicy andhealthspecialists,conference age together arts brings ‘Arts &OlderPeople’ Council’sconference oftheArts organised inBelfastaspart Francois behindamajor puttheirbacking Matarasso andculturalpractice, onarts Claire andexpert Keatinge Porter, Commissioner Ireland for Older People, Northern broadcasterJournalist, andmediapersonality, JanetStreet- Celebrating Age minority communities The artsstrengthen the voice of sides oftheborder. andcompaniesto tour onboth theirwork encourage artists councilsontheisland,programme to by arts thetwo Ten organisations receive fundingthrough anew, joint • programme. The ‘Celebration ofAge’

roles inZ-Cars andthe at theageof82.Ellisbecameahouseholdnamefor his Ireland’s JamesEllis, oneofNorthern leadingactors, dies • east Belfastover thecomingthree years. in implementation planfor thedevelopment ofthearts The EastBelfastPartnership launchesastrategy and • culture. the Sikh festival to inMay promotestage athree-day awareness of Council’sfrom theArts Programme Intercultural Arts to Association receives Sikh Ireland funding The Northern • Ireland.to 112organisations across Northern for organisations for theyear ahead, totalling £13.7million Council announcesitsannualfundingallocation The Arts • mainstream television drama. British accentacceptablein Ireland theNorthern toactors make arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 ‘Billy Plays’ andhewasoneofthefirst

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page 37 page 38 page 13 members, providing abroad cross-section ofexpertise of four years. The Board plus ismadeupoftheChairman 2011for inDecember Ireland aterm Council ofNorthern BobCollins oftheArts was appointed asChairman Mr standards ofpublicfinance. targets, inaway andacts that promotes thehighest fully meetsitsaims, andperformance objectives inorderperformance to Council ensure that theArts and developing itsstrategic monitors It direction. for theexecutive body, indefining inparticular CouncilThe Board provides oftheArts leadership Council of the Arts The Board arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 thanks herfor herseven years of dedicated service. resigned Council from theBoard inMarch 2014;theArts board 2013for inMay offour aterm years. MsJanine Conor Shields andNisha Dhochartaigh, Tandon joinedthe Ian Montgomery, Janine ofoffice:DamienCoyle,second term Paul Prof Seawright, following board memberswere reappointeda to serve 2011 for offour aterm years, ending November 2015. The sector. The current memberswere appointed inDecember and includingrepresentatives andculture from thearts Walker, Sore. Brian EibhlínnNí Walker Northern Ireland in2013-14 support the full range of creative activities across The ArtsCouncil invested £20.1 million to Nisha Tandon Eibhlínn Ní Dhochartaigh Noelle McAlinden Chairman Mr Bob Collins Katherine McCloskey Vice Chairman Mr Damien Coyle, Prof Paul Seawright Ms Janine Walker Prof Ian Montgomery David Alderdice Conor Shields arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 Anna Carragher Mr BrianSore Paul Mullan

page 39 page 40 page the ArtsCouncil The Executive of arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 This department isalsoresponsible forThis communications, department corporate includingpress andmediarelations. andadvice.provide specialistexpertise Council’sto theArts Ireland. policiesandstrategies Council’s inNorthern forThe Arts thedevelopment form ofthearts officers art through itsExchequer funds. andNational Lottery Funding isavailable through dedicated fundingprogrammes whichare linked organisations andarts to artists provides Council. fundingsupport It intheArts isthelargest Development department Arts Arts Development Chief Executive McDonough Roisín plans andpoliciesestablishedby theBoard. Council. Sheisresponsible for thedevelopment andimplementationofthestrategic The ChiefExecutive setsthedirection and oversees theoperationsofArts Development Director ofArts McKinney,Noírín

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Fullwww.artscouncil-ni.org stafflistis available on or telephone: 02890385200 &OlderPeopleArts Programme Building Peace Fund Innovation Creative Industries Council alsoadministers: The Arts Strategic Development Finance and Corporate Services Communities Programme –Re-imaging Through theArts Director ofFinance &Corporate Services Geoffrey Troughton, Director ofStrategic Development Livingston, Nick departments andlocalauthorities. departments and Freedom andfor ofInformation; cooperationwithothergovernment inter-agency Council’s theArts requirementsensuring suchasEquality compliancewithstatutory for isincharge ofresearch, andbusinessplans.corporate andadvocacy; It policy Strategic isresponsible Development Council’s for developing theArts strategic, office services. andgeneral Registry responsibility areReception, finance, personnelandtraining, ITsupport, provides mainareas thecoreCouncil. of administration forCorporate Its Services theArts arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14

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Replay Theatre Company, ‘Bliss’, February 2014. Photo Neil Harrison

page 43 page 44 page Project Funding AnnualFunding Programme • • programmes included: Ireland. Funding projectsthroughout Northern arts Fund.its NationalLottery fundssupported Lottery Council awardedThe fundingof£7.3millionthrough Arts Arts Council Lottery funding 2013-14 website, www.artscouncil-ni.org The complete setsofaudited accountsfor Council’s ourExchequer fundsare andNationalLottery madeavailable ontheArts form funding policies.* , aswellofart asourseries strategic ofourfive-year fortheArts and objectives plan,Ambitions through ourExchequer funds. andNationalLottery range offundingopportunities Ourfundingprogrammes reflecttheaims Ireland, offering abroad inNorthern organisations working andarts for Council provides artists The themainsupport Arts Financial Summary2013-14 arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 location of several major ‘umbrella’ asawhole. Ireland to Northern extend organisations whoseservices arts intheseareas, organisations as living and well asthe working andarts reflectthehighconcentrations ofartists Funding in BelfastandDerry patterns Note onfundingpatterns: Local Area Authority GRAND TOTAL Other* STRABANE OMAGH DOWN NORTH NEWTOWNABBEY &MOURNE NEWRY MOYLE MAGHERAFELT LISBURN LIMAVADY LARNE FERMANAGH DUNGANNON DOWN DERRY CRAIGAVON COOKSTOWN COLERAINE CASTLEREAGH CARRICKFERGUS BELFAST BANBRIDGE BALLYMONEY BALLYMENA ARMAGH ARDS ANTRIM Awards Number of 480 13 2 6 23 12 13 1 5 22 2 4 9 9 13 47 14 3 4 12 2 225 4 1 3 13 10 8 £7,320,587 1,036,002 3,957,483 Value of 302,329 242,645 374,774 156,206 174,150 147,062 243,806 130,405 Awards 75,151 20,600 77,582 97,925 70,364 11,265 14,465 66,084 46,813 45,159 4,345 6,675 1,950 9,194 2,340 3,913 1,900 Programme Intercultural Arts Building Capacity • SmallGrants • Culture for AllProgramme • Public Art • Programme for Artist theIndividual Support • • Traditional Arts Awards Lottery Value of Literature 10% 8% 2% Craft Visual Arts 16% 11% Dance Music 6% Youth Arts Combined 0.3% 10% 12% 25% Drama Opera www.artscouncil-ni.org form policiesare available at andart * Ambitionsfor theArts Equipment Musical for Bands Programme for Artist theIndividual Support • AnnualFunding Programme • • Ireland, including: organisations across Northern and arts ofartists thefullrangeofactivities developed to support These fundswere awarded through asetofprogrammes its Exchequer fund. Council awardedThe fundingof£12.8millionthrough Arts Arts Council Exchequer funding 2013-14 funding intotal £20.1m Local Area Authority GRAND TOTAL OTHER STRABANE OMAGH DOWN NORTH NEWTOWNABBEY &MOURNE NEWRY MOYLE MAGHERAFELT LISBURN LIMAVADY LARNE FERMANAGH DUNGANNON DOWN DERRY CRAIGAVON COOKSTOWN COLERAINE CASTLEREAGH CARRICKFERGUS BELFAST BANBRIDGE BALLYMONEY BALLYMENA ARMAGH ARDS ANTRIM Awards Number of 352 6 2 6 17 9 9 1 5 14 3 3 8 5 8 29 8 3 8 5 4 175 2 1 6 5 6 4 £12,795,572 10,286,991 1,419,297 Value of Awards 108,042 238,476 49,187 24,141 23,700 40,800 44,960 35,800 66,243 24,800 20,000 88,340 39,062 51,922 37,658 22,200 18,331 21,150 35,178 46,212 34,194 5,100 5,000 8,138 650 Fund Development International Artists &OlderPeople Arts Programme • UpProgramme Start • Fund Innovation Creative Industries • Fund Development Arts • Fund Development Visual Arts • Residencies International • Travel Awards • Equipment • • Traditional Arts Awards Exchequer Value of arts council of northern ireland annual review 2013-14 Architecture Literature 0.1% 0.3% Dance 2% 3% Visual Arts Combined 17% 16% 42% Drama Music 8% Youth Arts 0.5% Opera 4% 4% 2% Craft Film

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