The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the main support for artists and arts organisations, offering a broad range of funding opportunities through our Exchequer and National Lottery funds. The Annual Funding Programme (AFP) is a grant administered to key clients each year and aims to support Northern Ireland’s arts infrastructure through grants to organisations working across all art forms and practices.
Headline Findings from the 2019/20 Annual Funding Survey of Core Arts Organisations
Arts Council of Northern Ireland,
13 January 2021, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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Europe
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Government (public) support
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Statistics, evaluation and research
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