Artists to receive £80,000 grant to create projects using digital technology
The funding has been awarded by the Arts Council NI.
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The funding has been awarded by the Arts Council NI.
The students also worked with journalist Mark Devenport to create a community magazine with features on local people and stories about the local area.
The cost-of-living crisis is impacting the arts sector in Northern Ireland with audience and programme numbers struggling to return to pre-Covid levels, a new survey has stated.
An independent survey commissioned by Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has found widespread support for continued and increased investment in the arts. The Arts Council’s General Population Survey, conducted between May and June this year, found 79% of respondents supported public investment in arts and culture organisations, while 70% agreed with public investment in individual artists. Over half (58%) of respondents said they would vote for a political candidate who advocated for increased spending on arts and culture.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has launched a £40,000 fund to support artists working with digital technology. The Individual Artists Digital Evolution Awards are open to artists who are making digital art for the first time, or are working with digital or immersive technology they have not previously used.