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The Council is made up of the Chairman plus 14 members, providing a broad cross-section of expertise and including representatives from the arts and culture sector . The current members were appointed in December 2007 for a term of four years. All appointments are made in accordance with the guidance of the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland. A brief history of the Arts Council can be found here.

The Chairman and Council members have individual and collective responsibility to the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure (or, in the absence of a locally devolved administration, a Minister from the NIO) for the governance of the Arts Council.

Rosemary Kelly, Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Rosemary Kelly,
Chairman of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland


The members of the Council are:

Rosemary Kelly – Chairman
Damien Coyle – Vice-Chairperson

Eithne Benson
Kate Bond
Raymond Fullerton
David Irvine
Anthony Kennedy
Bill Montgomery
Professor Ian Montgomery
Sharon O'Connor
Joseph Rice
Professor Paul Seawright
Brian Sore
Peter Spratt
Janine Walker

The Council maintains a Register of Interests and a Hospitality Register of all Council members.

The Council provides leadership for the executive body, in particular in defining and developing its strategic direction, including the five year strategic plan. It monitors performance, in order to ensure that the Arts Council fully meets its aims, objectives and performance targets, and acts in a way that promotes the highest standards of accountability. The Council meets at least ten times throughout the year and publishes its Calendar of events plus the Agenda and Minutes of each meeting.

The Council conducts a great deal of its work through a number of business committees which then report back to Council. The membership and Terms of Reference of each of these Committees can be found here.

The day to day operation and management of ACNI is undertaken by the Council’s Executive under the direction of the Chief Executive.

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