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Arts Matter NI Rally at Stormont in Pictures

Artists and arts organisations assemble outside Parliament Buildings to protest
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    200 people came together outside Stormont this week to demand more arts funding. The protest was sparked by an in-year cut to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    The turn out included a range of artists and performers carrying placards highlighting their anger at the current funding situation.

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    Those protesting say that cuts the arts sector faces are disproportionate and that they place performances, productions and jobs at risk.

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    Addressing the gathering, writer Glenn Patterson said: 'This isn’t a whinge, this is cold fury.'

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure Carál Ní Chuilín welcomed the show of support for the arts but said that unfortunately she is dealing with a reduced budget within her department.

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    The Culture Minister later heard directly from some of the campaign's representatives in a brief meeting in the Great Hall at Stormont, and agreed to meet again in the forthcoming weeks.

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com
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    Arts Rally at Stormont

    The Arts Matter NI campaign said: 'We want to make sure there are adequate funds to maintain the current arts infrastructure and support the development of a creative economy that can build jobs, artistic opportunities, health, well-being and educational achievement.'

    Matt Mackey - PressEye.com

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