Tag Archives: National Campaign for the Arts

Thank you for having your say in protecting the Arts in Ireland

  By darraghdoyle | November 25, 2009 - 3:38 pm | The Arts, The Culch, The Internet
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We talked about it, we suggested it, some of you flashmobbed and more of you did it. You have helped the Arts in Ireland. Actors Cathy Belton and Fiona Bell take time out of appearing in Abbie Spallen’s play ‘STRANDLINE’, presented by Fishamble: The New Play Company at Project Arts Centre, to sign the NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS online petition against further cuts to the arts in the 2010 Budget. Pic by: Ros Kavanagh This morning, the people behind the National Campaign for the Arts presented their petition, signed by over 10,000 people, to Minister for Arts, Martin Cullen TD. They urged the Minister to disclose the demands of the NCFA to the senior cabinet in the run up to Budget 2010. That could help a lot of people working in the Arts and ensure that some great literary, dramatic, musical and film work continues to be promoted in … There’s more →

A for Arts Masked Flash Mob

  By Niamh | November 16, 2009 - 6:03 pm | Events, Music, Random Whimsy, The Culch
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It seems like the National Campaign for the Arts are organising another flash mob in support of their campaign against any drastic cutting of arts funding in the upcoming budget. This time round the flash mob is to take place in Wexford town, next Saturday 21 November at 12pm. The exact location is not given and will probably remain a secret until the day. A pre A for Arts Masked Flash Mob meeting will be held at Bui Bolg premises Whitemill Industrial Estate Wexford 7.30pm Weds 18th November to discuss details and they are encouraging all art workers, practitioners and art lovers of all ages to participate or support the event. The NCFA are also hoping to collect at least 10,000 signatures on their online petition in support of the campaign to be presented to Minister Martin Cullen prior to December 9th Budget Day. The petition can be found and … There’s more →

National Campaign for the Arts launched

  By Niamh | September 24, 2009 - 3:04 pm | Events, Performance Art, The Arts, The Culch, Theatre, Tourism
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Yesterday 23 September saw the launch of the National Campaign for the Arts at The Ark Cultural Centre for Children. There were faces from all walks of Irelands cultural scene there to show their support for the cause, to talk to anyone who would listen about how the cuts proposed by the McCarthy Report and the possible cuts in the next Budget would affect them as artists, their work, the work of future artists and current struggling artists. Here is what some of the attendees had to say about National Campaign for the Arts: