CAF provides community arts with a strong voice, promoting dialogue and discussion within the sector and continually making the case for community arts across all areas and levels of society.

A voice for community arts
CAF believes that all individuals and communties to have the opportunity to explore their creativity through accessible arts programmes.

As an active and committed member of the Belfast Arts Lobby CAF will endeavour to increase the per capita spend on the arts throughout Northern Ireland to levels enjoyed by other parts of Ireland and the UK.

Conferences and seminars
CAF organises an extensive programme of conferences and seminars to raise and discuss the issues most relevant to the sector.

You can view video footage of CAF's most recent seminars online here.

CAF campaigns
Arts funding campaign 2007/2008 - CAF was a key part of the campaign to increase the arts budget for 2008-2011.

Review of Public Adminstration -CAF was involved in a sector wide consultation in relation to the Review of Public Administration.

Belfast's Cathedral Quarter -Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter has been identified as the city’s key cultural locality, The future of Cathedral Quarter was thrown in to doubt with the announcement that parts of the area are were to be redeveloped as part of a major retail scheme.

To find out about forthcoming events see our events calendar, or sign up to our free weekly e-news service for regular updates.

For more information on CAF advocacy work or to find out how you can get involved contact hfloyd@caf.ie