Future Screens NI and funding partner Arts Council of Northern Ireland have published findings of surveys with artists and arts organisation who received Emergency Funding support during the pandemic. The survey suggests the often devastating impact of the pandemic on Northern Ireland’s creative sector pointing to public funding as a lifeline to the sector. Between April 2020 and February 2021, the Arts Council co-designed and administered eight emergency programmes, with funding from the Department of Communities, to stabilise the sector, protect jobs and skills, and increase opportunities for people to access the arts during lockdown. £11.3 million was distributed through 2,869 grants to creative practitioners and £14.7 million through 501 grants to arts organisations.
For more information on the survey visit here.