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  • Arts and culture

    Arts infrastructure and strategy, the creative industries, community festivals, architecture and built environment.

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    Arts

    • Arts overview
    • Creative industries
    • Culture, arts and heritage recovery taskforce

    Community festivals

    Information about the Community Festivals Fund including the Department's aims and how the funding is delivered.

    Related to Arts and culture

    Most recent publications

    • FOI Disclosure Log - DfC/2025-0379

      Published 11 December 2025
    • Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2024/25

      Published 10 December 2025
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    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on the Strategy for Culture & Arts 2016-2026

      Published 23 November 2015 Consultation closed
    • Consultation on a revised Community Festivals Fund Policy and Guidance Framework

      Published 27 March 2015 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • Appointment to the Board of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

      Published 22 December 2025
    • Appointment announcement to the Historic Monuments Council

      Published 12 December 2025
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department for Communities including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme. You may also request your own personal information, via a Right of Access Request.

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