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BLOG 14th June 2023

What is the impact of arts and culture attendance?

Last month, we sat down with representatives from organisations across Belfast to discuss their thoughts on the impact of various art forms on audiences. Find out how the meeting went in our latest blog written by our Sector Programme Coordinator Eve Murtagh.
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BLOG 9th March 2023

How to re-engage your lapsed audiences

Some people who used to be regular audience members haven't yet returned to cultural organisations. There are ways to entice them back. Read our blog to find out.
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BLOG 28th February 2023

Why we deleted our Instagram

We recently deactivated our Instagram account. We're telling you why in our latest blog.
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BLOG 19th January 2023

State of the sector: Audience research is on the rise

Covid had an impact on how cultural organisations are collecting and using audience data. With our last thrive survey, we were able to find out what changed and what it means for audience data in NI going forward.
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BLOG 22nd September 2022

No one thinks about us

Our CEO Fiona recently traveled to the North West to chat with a group of older people to understand more about their engagement with arts and culture. She wrote a blog to let us know what she learnt.
BLOG 8th August 2022

What does the cost of living crisis mean for cultural audiences?

YouGov and Experian have been collecting data on the cost-of-living crisis and its impact on consumers. We wrote a blog about the implications for arts and culture audiences.

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