External resources and helpful links

Support and resources

Visual Artists Ireland is the Representative body for professional visual artists in Ireland. VAI research has identified: Isolation; a Need for Support; and a Need for Information as the three primary areas of concern for visual artists.

As a Centre for Live Art, all our specialised resources, opportunities, projects and events are driven by our unwavering commitment to experimentation and risk, to the sustainability of our planet, and to difference and diversity in all its forms. 

NICVA, the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action, is a membership and representative umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.

Between 1979-1992 Performance Magazine documented an extraordinary period in the development of art in the UK.

Volunteer Now is the lead organisation for promoting and supporting volunteering across Northern Ireland. We are a resource for volunteer involving organisations providing support on involving volunteers, governance and safeguarding.

Arts & Business NI is the leading source of fundraising advice and resources for arts & cultural organisations seeking to diversify their income from private investment sources.