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About
Down Arts Forum was first established in January 2002 under the auspices of Down District Council Arts Service. Through public advertisement, a committee and chairperson were elected to begin looking at ways of supporting the arts in Down District through a publicly elected, independent body. During 2002 the committee used the time to begin looking at various models through which the Forum could be organized and to formulate its core activities and objectives. During that year a constitution was created, which made provision for a membership based organization. In February 2003, it launched a new on-line directory of cultural organizations, groups and practitioners, called ?the art of down?. The web-site was launched by the minister, Angela Smith at Down Arts Centre and has been maintained by Down Arts Forum since.
During 2003, the committee prepared for its first annual general meeting, In December of that year, and through a publicity campaign, it took nominations for a new committee, that would for the first time be publicly elected. It also for the first time, began to recruit members who could vote at the AGM and become part of a growing network of people with the ability to influence key decision-makers and funders on arts and cultural policies and provision. The new committee began to meet in January 2004. Since that time the committee have actively lobbied for a number of initiatives and began organizing events for members. |
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