Northern Ireland Arts Council Funding Cut by £500,000

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has had its budget for 2016-17 reduced by almost £500,000.

The ACNI’s funding from the executive has been reduced from £10.95m in 2015/16 to £10.49m in 2016/17.

Arts funding and policy in Northern Ireland is now the responsibility of Department for Communities (DfC), which has taken over many of the functions of the former Department for Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL).