Publications

The Department for Communities is the sponsor Department for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Arts Council NI).

To promote others to use the Living High Streets craft kit, MAG has published a pamphlet that sets out the benefits of using the Living High Streets craft kit.

This document includes statistics that we have collected to measure the success of the European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) events that took place in 2023. It also shows programme highlights and quotes from visitor and volunteers.

To assist others to use the craft kit MAG have published a starter pack that accompanies the craft kit. It has been prepared for placemaking facilitators and is also useful for Local Action Group members. It includes additional guidance, presentation slides and guida

The ranking of economic projects can be relatively easily determined using a range of quantitative economic measures, but estimating the anticipated impact of arts, heritage, sports and community projects - cultural projects - is more challenging.

This is the second in a series of MAG Principles documents, which will examine our built environment and identify a range of important design issues that we need to address in making our cities, towns, villages, and rural communities better places in which to live, work and pl

Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment response to DAERA Consultation on Northern Ireland’s 2030 & 2040 Emissions Reduction Targets & First Three Carbon Budgets & Seeking views on Climate Change Committee Advice Report: Th

This is the first in a series of MAG Principles documents, which will examine our built environment and identify a range of important design issues that we need to address in making our cities, towns, villages, and rural communities better places in which to live, work and pla

The outturn results for the 2020/21 Public Library Standards which form part of the Department's Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries policy.

The outturn results for the 2021/22 Public Library Standards which form part of the Department's Delivering Tomorrow’s Libraries policy.

Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment response to The Executive Office Consultation on a Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls & Foundational Action Plan.

The objective of the policy is to further (1) support indigenous language and indigenous cultural development and/or (2) support pathways to employment and training through our indigenous languages and associated cultures.

The reconvened Culture Arts & Heritage Strategy Taskforce brought together stakeholders from across the sectors who have mapped out a development and investment report to reorientate how the culture, arts and heritage sectors are collectively perceived, engaged and support

Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for Architecture and the Built Environment response to the DAERA consultation on Climate Change Reporting by Specified Public Bodies – Developing New Regulations.