£3.12m pot tobuild peace
The ‘Building Peace through the Arts – Re-Imaging Communities’ programme was launched last week in the Playhouse in Londonderry.
It will support the delivery of 80-100 community-based projects across Northern Ireland and the border areas over the next two years, offering grants of up to £15,000 for small projects and up to £50,000 for larger-scale projects.
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Hide AdChief Executive of the Arts Council, Roisin McDonough, said: “The arts introduce a new dimension to the process of building reconciliation within and between communities and this programme will enable artists and local groups to make an even stronger contribution to creating a better future for everyone.”