Summary
The Department for Communities is seeking views on the Vision and Aims for a new Arts Policy for Northern Ireland.
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Consultation description
The Department for Communities (DfC) is the Northern Ireland Executive department with responsibility for the arts and is currently developing a new Arts Policy.
DfC plays an important role in setting policy direction for the arts and provides funding, primarily through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
The Arts Council is an Arm’s Length Body of the Department and the main funding and development organisation for the arts in Northern Ireland. The Arts Council’s legislative duties and responsibilities are set out in The Arts Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
DfC also plays a role in supporting the creative industries and provides funding towards cultural, educational, careers and outreach initiatives through Northern Ireland Screen, the national screen agency for Northern Ireland.
DfC has developed a draft Vision Statement for the arts along with 17 draft Policy Aims. The draft Vision and Aims are suggested as the basis of the new policy for the arts.
Through this consultation your views on the draft Vision and Policy Aims are being sought. Your views are important to us and will help inform the future policy development work for the arts in Northern Ireland.
If you require any further information, please contact HCCpublicconsultation@communities-ni.gov.uk
The Department has also published its Equality Impact Screening document and Rural Needs Impact Assessment as part of this consultation.
A privacy notice specific to this consultation has also been published.