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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.

    Launch of the MAG Living High Streets initiative

    DfC selected Downpatrick as a Pilot based on the following criteria, heritage opportunities and heritage at risk, housing need, levels of vacancy, date of current Masterplan and local appetite.

    MAG attendance at events - European Healthcare Design Congress, June 2016

    MAG was selected to contribute a poster at a major conference in London in June 2016.

    MAG Place-making seminar - 25 May 2017

    The Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) held their latest seminar on 25 May 2017, at Crumlin Road Gaol. This was a lunchtime seminar with William Murray, Wordsearch, to explore the role of communicating context, culture and vision in enabling good placemaking

    Related to Arts and culture

    Most recent publications

    • Ministerial letter of expectations 2025-26 – Arts Council NI

      Published 26 February 2025
    • FOI Disclosure Log - DfC/2024-0134

      Published 16 October 2024
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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
    See all consultations in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Public Appointment Opportunity - The Arts Council NI

      Published 3 April 2025
    • Minister Lyons announces £250,000 for America 250 celebrations

      Published 3 April 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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