Flux : Exploring change in the Arts

Ensuring sustainability is not a new challenge of the arts sector in Northern Ireland and as pressures increase, the need to adapt and find alternative models of operation has never been needed more.

For the past 3 years, Arts & Business NI have been running the Blueprint Programme which focuses on investment in long-term growth and finding the route to greater financial security and artistic freedom. The programme has allowed for the exploration and thinking of new models, the practical application of financial concepts and the consideration of what it really takes to effect change.

Through a series of speakers, panels and workshops this event will provide the opportunity to ask where the challenges still lie and how we can continue to work as impactful organisations. We will be asking how we really demonstrate the health of an organisation, how we consider finance as a strategic force, how can organisations move forward with control and hearing from those challenging conventional models.

Who we are:

Arts & Business NI is a creative membership network bringing together cultural and commercial businesses, helping them grow stronger together through the power of partnership. We advocate for the value of arts, invest in innovation, and ensure that the NI arts and cultural sector has the confidence, capacity, and skills to achieve creative freedom through financial independence. You find out more about joining our creative network here

Accessibility

We are committed to making our events inclusive and accessible to all. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments, please let us know when booking so we can accommodate your needs.

If you’d like to speak to someone about accessibility before the event, please contact Amira a.mcdonagh@artsandbusinessni.org.uk or ring us on 02890735150

On the day, our team will be available to assist you—just look for staff wearing pink lanyards. They’ll be happy to answer any questions or provide any additional support you may need.

Enivornmental Statement

A&BNI is committed to working with our Board, staff, suppliers, funders and audiences to ensure we consider the environmental impacts of our activities.

We are members of Green Arts NI, a sustainability network of cultural and creative organisations. In June 2019 we made a Plastic Promise and pledged to stop further use of plastic bottles and cups and to specify use of reusable sustainable products at our events. We walk, use public transport or car-share as much as possible – and encourage our attendees to consider sustainable transport options where possible.