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Project Children, a play by Brassneck Theatre Company, which receives National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Pictured from left are: Mary Moulds (actress), Monica Culbert (Project Children volunteer), Sally Brennan (Project Children volunteer) and Nicky Harley (actress).
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Bringing great art within the reach of everyone
We invest funding from our sponsor department, the Department for Communities, and from the National Lottery, to create opportunities for more people, from all backgrounds and communities, to enjoy and take part in the arts.
We bring people and communities together through the arts.
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£20.1m
Investment in the Arts
2.2m
Audiences & Participants
77%
Population engagement in Arts
48%
Engaging disadvantaged communities
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