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Address: MacNeice House 77 Malone Road Belfast BT9 6AQ Contact: Arts Council of Northern Ireland Phone: (028) 9038 5200 Email: info@artscouncil-ni.org Web Site: http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/ Main Area of Interest: Funders Secondary Areas of Interest: Arts and Crafts Other Information: The Mission of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland is "Inspiring the Imagination, Building the Future" The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure was created as a Department of the Northern Ireland Executive, established as part of the "Good Friday" Agreement. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the prime distributor of public support for the arts. The Arts Council became a statutory body on 1st September 1995. Its functions are: to develop and improve the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts; to increase public access to, and participation in, the arts; to encourage and assist: the provision of arts facilities and events; & co-ordination and efficient use of resources for the arts; to assist the provision of administrative services and training for or by any body providing facilities for, or in connection with, the arts; to advise the Department and other government departments, district councils and other bodies on matters relating to the arts and such other functions as are conferred on the Council by any other statutory provision. to allocate funds made available by central government and the National Lottery for the arts; to advocate the causes of the arts to central and local government and the public generally; to advise the public and private sectors on artistic matters; to assist artists and arts-activists. For more information on how they may be able to help your group visit their website here.