Prison Arts Foundation
Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
The trustees who aTe also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, pr¢s¢nt their
report with the financial stat¢m¢nts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have
adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Fiiiancial Reportiiig Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Treland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Purposes and aims
Our Charity's pU￿oSeS as set out in the Obj¢cts contained in the company's memorandum and articles of
association are,
To promote for the public benefit the advancement of education of prisoners and ex-prisoners in
Northern Ireland and further the charitable purposes established by the previous Prison Arts
Foundation Trust.
The aims of our charity are to..
develop the creative potential of prisoners through PAF'5 work within Prisons.
develop PAF'S creative work in the criminal justice system outside of prison.
increase awareness of PAF and its work. and to effectively market its programmes and products to
relevant audienc¢s.
ensure that PAF has the human resources to achieve its plans and they are effectively managed and
given the opportunity to develop.
ensure that PAF has the freelance artists, premises, and oth¢r physical resources it requires to achieve
its plaiis aiid these resources are managed ¢ffectively and efficiently.
¢nsur¢ that PAF bas th¢ financial resources it requires to achieve its plans and these resources are
effectively and efficiently managed.
ensure the govern￿lce of PAF complies with the requirements of the law and best practice.
Ensuring our work delivers our ain)s
We review our aims, objectives. and activities each year. This review looks at what we achieved and the
outcomes of OUT work in thc previous 12 moiiths. The review looks at the success of each key activity and
the benefits they Iiave brought to those groups of people we ar¢ set up to help. Th¢ r¢vi¢w also helps us
ensure our aims, objectives and activities remained focused on our stated purposes. We have referred to the
guidance contained in th¢ Charity Commission's general guidanc¢ on public benefit when reviewing our aim
and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned
activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
The focus of our Ivork
The main objectiv¢s for the yeaT continued to be the PTomotion for public benefit of the advancement of
education of prisoners and ex-PTison¢rs in Northern Ireland. Our mission is to inspire creatlvlty and
encourage personal and social change in offenders within the criminal justice system, through the arts. The
arts are a powerful tool for engagement and creativity can play a significant role in working towards the goal
of rehabilitation. At its lieart. art is an act of community.
Our artists facilitate creative workshops covering eveiything from art appreciation to activities in music,
ceramics/pottery, visual arts. woodcraft, creative writing, and drarna.
Through eiigagement in these
workshops, people with convictions are offered an opportunity to reconnect with their own unique creativity
and explore th¢Tr potential for expression and the making of meaning.
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How our activities deliver public benefit
PAF shares the Department of Justice and Northern treland Prison Services vision of a criminal justice
system that works in partnership with a range of statutory) voluntary and con)munity sector organisations to
ensure that individuals are given every possible opportunity to addi'ess their offending behaviour and are
supported to live lives free from further offending.
We work across NI'S criminal justice and secure systems- including custodial settings (serving prisoners) and
people in the community (on probation, engaged with youth justice teams, and on community sentences)-
We work with people of all ages and backgrounds: men, women, and young people with experience of the
criminal justice system.
W¢ have two major areas of activity which are prison and secure settings and community programmes.
These activities bring benefits to the offender
raising their self-awareness, helping tliem express and
understand their feelings, and developing their skills and self41iscipline. These improvements in turn bring
benefits to their families and communities, and to the staff wlio work iii prisoiis ￿]d other establishinents.
Most importantly arts activity offers a diversion from re-offending. For the community at large, the
overriding benefit of our activities is to help offenders move towards crime-free lives. The charity also
beiiefits th¢ public by raising awareness and uiiderstaiiding of offenders through exhibition aiid showcasiiig
of their artistic achievements.
Activities and achievements which helped develop the creative potential of people in prisons and
secure settings 2022123
This year our core prison residency pi"ogramme was funded by th¢ Department for Justice through theiT
Resettlement Branch Northern treland Prison Service and Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS).
We delivcred a separated prisoiier programme fundcd by the NI Executive Office through their Tackling
Paramilitarism, Criininality and Oiganised Crime Programme. Finally, we continued to deliver an art
therapy secure setting residency programme thanks to funding from ARN Foundation via Community
Foundation Nl.
We delivered 1,170 developmental and motivational workshop sessions.
605 face-to-face and 2 online - MaghabeTry Prison
213 Visual/Fine Art,
212 Art Therapy,
153 Ceramic,
20 Woodcraft
9 Creative/Th¢rapeutic Writing.
273 face-to-face - Magilligan Prison
168 Creative Writing
105 Music.
. 229 face-to-face and I l onlin¢ - Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison
229 VisuallFine Art and I I CreativelTherapeutic Writing.
50 face-to-face - Shannon Clinic
- all Art TheTapy
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Our artists, writeTS and musician in residence had 5,227 participant engagements.
2,525 - Maghaberry
2,456 adult rnales
69 childrenlgrandchildren of serving male PTisoneTS
1,659 - Magilligan
all adult mal¢ prisoners
936 - Hydebank Wood Colleg¢ and Women's Prison
897 youngladult fejnales
39 young males
107 - Shannoii Clinic
all adult male/femal¢ patients
With 482 individual prisoners, approximately 330/0 of the average daily prison population for 2020121
(source Doj report published Sept 2021) and 18 individual patients.
I l young males - Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison
approximately 17 % of tlie average daily prison population
34 youngladult females - Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison
approxiniately 620/0 of die average daily prison population
64 adult males - Magilligan Prison
approximately 16 % of the average daily prison population
373 adult males - Magliabeny Pri50n
appToxirnately 40 % of the average daily prison population
18 adult mal¢/femalc patients - Shannon Cliiiic
Totalling 12.639 ¢ngag¢ment hours of programm¢.
. 6,278 hrs - Maghaberry Prison
3,900 hrs - Magilligan Prison
. 2,300 hrs - Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison
.161 hrs - Shannon Clini
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Key Prison and secure settings progryamme highlights throughout the year include=
l. Writer in Residence Pamela Brown supported her Creative writing students in Magilligan Prison to
publish 4 collections of work.
'First-hand' writing from and about prisons isn't new. Prison literature has a rich tradition and creative
writing provides a key to unlocking ideas, unlocking insular thinking, and unlocking potential. Time In, the
Prison Arts Foundation supported magazine, has been in existence for nearly a decade and provides the
Primary platfonn to reflect the creative output of OUT writers. It has evolved with the group and teaches
research skills, journalism styles, computer and IT knowhow and provides an opportunity to consider what
makcs an interesting article or an engaging story. They learn to make decisions about content and form as
well as the many techniques for creating any piece of writing.
The anthologies they put together, such as Embracing Art, give the writing a function, in the sense of making
a fiiiished work whicli is sliowcased in print. This work gives PAF writers the seiise of belongiiig together.
The work they share with eacli other in the class, teaches them how to critique and understand someone
else's work.
The creation of the first cross-border prisoll inagazine All In was realised after maiiy productive moiiths with
creative collaboration between the Irish Prison Service and Prison Arts Foundation. The ethos was in
keeping with Time In magazine: 'by prisoners, for prisoners, featuring artwork and creative writing by people
in custody witliin prisons in all of Ireland. All In magazine aspires to serve as ali outlet for alternative forn]s
of writing and to complement the poetry and short stories featured in the Listowel Writing in Prison
competition and the Koestler Arts Awards.
Pamela Brown said in hei- first editorial that A magazine that circulates throu￿1 an institution is an integral
dynamic for communication, foT understaiiding and for affirmatioii. It is a pleasure and honour to work with
the editorial board in selecting the contenl and devising the layout.
2. ArtIstS￿riter and Musician in Residence alongside PAF staff organised or contributed towards 7
events in prison or secure settings, engaging 791 family members or friends of serving prisoners, staff
and students of other organisations Ivorking Ivithin criminal justice settings.
Together with staff from NIACRO and Belfast MET, PAF with the support of Richard Tayloi" Governor in
ChaTge at Hydebank Wood College and Queens University Belfast gave their students access 'lnside the
Prison System, to tackle a real-world consulting challenge in April 2022. They benefited from expert
mentorship in a bid to tackle the problem of youth reoffending in Northern Ireland.
One student on the programme said, The experience has allowed me to challenge my assumptions by being
open minded to different arguin¢nts and opinions.
Aitist in Residence Lucy Turner facilitated a one-off ait workshop during Maghabeiry Pi'ison's Cultui'al Day
event in May 2022 which included a football competition between the prisoners followed by coaster painting
aiid foods inspired by Polish, British aiid Chinese cuisiiie.
Former PAF Mentee Stephen Greer supported by Artist in Residence Bobby Mathieson spoke at Woodlands
Juvenile Justice Centre's end of term rewards event in June 2022. Stephen talked about his positive
engagement with the arts whilst in prison and since his release.
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A Senior Teacher at Woodland said "The young people here love art, many have entered and won a Koestler
award. I wanted someone to talk about how the young people here could continue art in the community and
maybe even make a career out of it
In September 2022 PAF held our Annual General Meeting in Treacy Centre, Hydebank Wood College and
Women's Prison. Pamela Brown, Writer in Residence Magilligan prison talked about her work with PAF
and the importance/impact of the arts and education in a prison setting. A femal¢ prisoner at Hydebank, who
had pr¢viously engaged with Pamela's writing workshops via zoom in Ash House during lockdown, also read
out some of her award winning Listowel and KoestleT Arts poetry. lastly they heard from Stephen GTeer
who's directionlpath in life has completely changed thanks to the arts and his engagem¢nt with education
both in the prisoii setting and after his Telease.
Musician in Residence Jonathan Bailie alongside members of the newly established music group in
Magilligan prison perfomed at North West Regional College's (NWRC) education celebration events,
September 2022 and MaTch 2023 respectively. The music group also performed alongside spoken word
performances from Writer in R¢sidenc¢ Pamela Brown's writers, group at PAF'S Koestler Awards celebration
event, January 2023.
3. Artists/Writer and Muslcian in Residence alongside PAF staff organised or contributed towards 2
events in community settings, engaging Jvith 500 members of the public including family members or
friends serving prisoners, ex-prisoners, key stakeholders and other guests working within criminal
justice settings.
In January 2023 artwork created by PAF and Belfast Met stud¢nts were displayed at the Holocaust Meniorial
Day Trust's event in Belfast City Hall. The collaborative project titled Ordinary People showed students that
every one of us has a part to play in challenging prejudice and discrimination in OUT SOCl¢ty.
tn Mar¢li 2023 PAF held a special opening of our annual showcase of prisoners works and invited family
and friends of serving prisoners, and key stakeholders within the criminal justice syst¢m.
4. Artistslwriter and Musieian in Residence alongside PAF staff organised or contributed towards 6
exhibitionslshowcases of prisoner's creative Ivorks: 4 in Northern Ireland and 2 in UK, engaging with
a known audience of over 10,000 members of the public and an approximate audience of 26,950
members of the public
During Prison Week. OctobeT 2022, Artist in Residence Anne Scullin, worked witli Libraries NI. and Belfast
MET staff to display students work from Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison in Newtownbreda
LibTary, Belfast. This collection then went on to be displayed in Colin Glen Library, Belfast thought January
2023. Artwork created during the Ordinary People's project in partnership with Holocaust Memorial Trust
Nl also went on to be displayed in Central Library, Belfast during February 2023.
OveT 30 works by PAF students at Maghaberry, Magilligan and Hydebank Wood Coll¢g¢ and Women's
Prison wer¢ displayed at Koestler Arts 'Freedom' exhibition in Southbank Centre in London from
October-November 2022. It was their fifteenth annual UK exhibition, and was curated by Chines¢
contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist, Ai Weiw¢i.
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KoestleT Arts also selected another PAF student's artwork to be displayed at their'on My Plate, exhibition in
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Berkshire from January-march 2023. The exhibition by women in the criminal
justice system across the UK, was in partnership with the Doing Porridge project at University of sU￿¢Y
Jnderstanding women's experiences of food in prison,. The work explored food practices in prison, as well
as the social and cultural meanings of food for individuals
Prison Arts Foundation's annual showcase of art by serving prisoners at Maghabeny, Magilligan and
Hydebank Wood College and Women's Prison, secure patients at Shannon Clinic, and ex-offenders in th¢
community took place in 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast from 14th - 25th March 2023.
This year's show was curated by our artists ID residence to include works in line with Belfast City Council's
theme of 'A City Imaging,. The exhibition featured a wide range of artfOrn￿ including painting, drawing,
matchstick modelling, craft, music, and writing.
It is important for PAF to engage the public in our work to raise awareiiess aiid uiidcrstanding of art by
prisoners, to chall¢nge public perception and encourage greater reintegration of ex-offcndcrs into society-
Our exhibition was free to attend, opened daily from 10am-6pm and featured Audience Feedback Cards, on
which visitors could write feedback to be sent directly to the artists, providing our students with an
opportunity to connect witli people outside prison. When we sell artworks on behalf of our students, a
donation of 250/0 is made to Victim Support.
In conjunction with the exhibition, we launched th¢ Embracing Art anthology. Tliese creative pieces were
selected to bring together a variety of different writers, voices and as a broader representation of what's going
on in the PAF creativ¢ writing class at Magilligan prison. Included were works by writers who have been
writing for years and other5 who have only been writing for a few weeks. The writings selected
communicate a wide Tange of subject matter that all incoTporate, showcase and are crucially "embracing art
5. Artists/Writer and Musician in Residence alongside PAF staff supported 55 students to submit 126
entries to 3 creative competitions for people in the care of the criminal justice system.
Listowel Writing in Prison competition - As the only dedicated creative writing competition for people in the
care of the criminal justice systern in Ireland, the competition at Listowel has a special place in the annual
calendar for many prisoners with an interest in writing both in the Republic and Northern Ireland.
Opportunities for self-expr¢ssion mean a lot to people in custody and there is a sense of ownership of the
competition amongst prisoners - that it belongs to thein and that it addresses their situation - and they are
attracted to participate and to have their voice heard for those reasons. Tlie tlierapeutic value of the
competition can be felt in the entrie5, paiticipation fostei-s increased self-esteem, and winning a prize is seen
as recognition of talent and effort and an occasion for celebration and pride.
This year Writer in Residence Pamela Brown supported I I PAF writers in Magilligan prison to submit 25
entries winning 4 awards.
I st Short Story Interniediate category
3rd Short Story Getting started category
3rd Poetry Advanced category
. Highly Commended Short Story Advanced category
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The Koestler Awards for arts in crirninal justice The competition allows prisoners and other people in the
criminal justice system across the UK to submit artwork to their competitions. Possible outcornes for any
submission include: a certificate of participation
provided to all entrants. written feedback from
professional artist. and a cash prize. In addition, some artWOTks are sold through Koestler Arts an(Vor
displayed at art exhibitions. As such, the competition therefore aims to Tecognise the contribution and talent
of individuals creating artworks in prisoii andloT the community. This year our Artists in Residence Anne
Scullin, Lucy Turner, Marie Mccloy and Wrlter in Residence Pamela Brown supported their students to
submit 82 entries winning 47 awards.
13 awards were won by PAF students in Maghaberry including l O Visual Art and 2 Writing submissions
28 awards were won by PAF students in Magilligan includiiig 26 Creative Writing aiid 2 Visual Art
submissions
4 visual art awards were won by PAF students in Hydebank Wood College and Women's prison
This is the highest number of achievements since we began submitting for Magilligan in 2014, aiid in terns
of the levels awarded. This is without doubt a testimony to th¢ dedication of the prisoner writers to the class,
especially given the post COVID-19 difficulties and re-establishing the writers group among other
challenges.
Arkbound Writing With Walls National competition
This was tlie first year that Writcr in Residence
Pamela Brown supported I I PAF writers in Magilligan prison to submit 19 entries, winning l of 3 runner-up
places and another 4 writers having their work selected for inclusion in Arkbound's anthology publication.
Activities and achievements which helped develop PAF'S creative work in the criminal justice system
outside of prison
Thanks to funding from the Arts Council of Northern Irelaiid Annual Funding programme PAF were able to
deliver a short residency programme in Thompson House, a Probation Approved hostel in Belfast.
In partnership with Start360 and the Community Sports Network, we continued to deliver the Support Hub
initiative thanks to funding from National Lottery Community Fund and Department for Justice through their
Resettlement Branch Northern Ii¢land Prison Service. Located in Belfast City Centre, tli¢ Support Hub
offered a multi-component support package for prisoners on pre-release schemes, people returning to the
community following release from prison, those serving non-CU5todial sentences in the community including
community servi¢¢ pLacements.
We deliv¢r¢d 285 developmental and motivational workshop sessions
223 face-to-face braille group workshops and 9 face-to-face creative writing group workshops
Hub
Support
30 face-to-face visual art group workshops - Thompson House
23 1-2-1 Creative writing mentoring sessions - online
Our facilitators, artist and writers in r¢sid¢nc¢ had 1,370 participant ¢ngagements.
1,307 - Support Hub
1,291 BTaill¢
16 Cr¢ative Writing
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40 - Thompson House
all Visual Art
23 - online
all Creative Writing
With 67 individuals.
ty 61 adult males and f¢males - Support Hub
4 adult inales - Thompson House
2 adult males- online
Totalling 8,844 engagement hours of programme.
8,769 hrs - Support Hub
41- Thoinpson House
34 - online
Key conllnunity settings programme highlights throughout tlie year include
l. Artist in Residence Bobby Mathieson organised 2 exhibitionslshowcases of his student's creative
works in Belfast, engaging ivith an approximate audience of 800 members of the public
Artist in Residence Bobby Mathieson supported a Thompson House resident to liave his first solo exhibition
in June 2022, Church House Belfast, headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. In Novernber 2022
Bobby further supported him to showcase his artwork at Artcetera's bi-annual group exhibition in Belfast.
The work was cxliibited alongside 9 other talentcd local Artists from different backgrounds, art practices,
styles, and ways of expressing themselves. It was a ￿-eat opportunity for the student to meet otlier artlSts,
discover their work in a welcoming environment and support him to establish himself within the local Art
scene.
2. The Braille Unit continued to develop as a commercially viable workshop employing volunteers to
reflect diversity9 to develop Ivork ethic, self-esteem and transferable skills under working office
conditions Ivhile providing diverse AQA qualifications.
The goal of the Braille project is to facilitate those leaving prison in community orientated business projects
by pi-oviding indispensable services to the visually impaij-ed as highly skilled Braille transcribei-s and
bookbinders. (Basic) Facilitating Conununity Service requirements. This positive outlet reflects many years
of iiivestinent iii resources and people.
The Braille Unit produces Braille, Moon and Tactile products at low cost for the visually impaired, to a very
high professional standard in a niche market.
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Current activities
Promoting Braille as a reading platform for those who find difficulty with text. (sighted people)
Tactiles for exhibits
Braille Music for clients in England
Teachinglproduction for choir, guitar, and piano perfornydnces. Braille guitsr book for learning
Braille inusic for guitar
Advanced &kpart harmonies (all instruments have a different language known to our specialist in the
unit)
Plans to teach a class in the unit, also anyone wishing to l¢arn Braille.
SupermarkeUHotelslRestaurants'. Customer infomiation demonstrations for PTes¢ntation In outlets
under preparation
Braille as a community activity- visual impaired civilian volunteers attend the Unit for specialist
serviLes aiding an Open University course with proposals for a Postal Course in learning braille
GCSE English Lit¢rature Braille supplied to visually impaired person
Large print hand music notes with appropriat¢ contrasts for music
Museum directional and inforn]ation tactiles for exhibits
Insight accessibility - visual aid supply a training organisation
Oiigoiiig
Biaill¢ Music for clients in UK and Ireland
School textbooks
Unit certificates
RNIB r¢cognised Braille Transcription Certificates
Equipping the workforce to hav¢ confidence in thems¢lv¢s and in applying for jobs
AQA - to quantify WOTk skills acquired as a result of Braille production offic¢ skills
Braille library for local inteTesLlauthors
Learniiig braille as a proposed medium for English ￿]d Maths
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
The Statement of Financial Activities on page 15 Teflects a surplus of unrestricted incoming resources over
unrestricted resources expended for the year to 31 March 2023 amounting to £4,559 (31 March 2022= a
SU￿luS of £839), together with a deficit of restricted incoming resources over restricted ￿SOUrceS expended
for the year to 31 Mai'ch 2023 amounting to £60,354 (31 March 2022.. deficit of £4,652).
The Unrestricted Funds carried forward on 31 March 2023 alnount to £146,852 (31 March 2022.. £142,293
and Restricted Funds on 31 March 2023 of £38,126 (31 March 2022: £98,480), totalling overall funds
ca￿led fonvard on 31 March 2023 of £184,978 (31 March 2022.. £240,773).
Financial Review and Reserves Policy
In association with our principal funders, as detailed in notes 2 and I I to the finaiicial statements, and
stakeholders we continued to focus on delivering an agreed programme of arts training and instruction within
each prison in Norihern Ireland. The ainount directly expended on charitable activities in tlie year to 31
March 2023 was £328,211 (31 March 2022.. £299,344).
We maintained tight control over our finances following the review of our Financial Policy and Procedures.
The Reserve Policy provided stability in the fjnancial positlOD of PAF. The policy of maintaining reserves at
a level equivalent lo approximately one year of fixed costs will continue.
The focus for the year ahead will be to provide a program wliich can be funded without returning to the
unstable position previously encountei'ed. We will continue to keep our Principal Funder5 fully infoiTned of
our progress through their attendance as observers at the Board Meetings together with the provision of
bTiefiiigs at appropriate intervals to Seiiior Management in the funding organisation
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
The focus for the year aliead will be to provide viable programmes of activity in prisons, secur¢s s¢ttings and
iii th¢ comtnuiiity Wlthin curreiit financial limits.
Wc arc endeavouring to sustain the standard, breadth and pace of work achieved this year in 2023124.
We intend to devote particular attention to the problem of measuring the value of outcomes under the t¢rnis
of the new Strategic Plan aiid prepare for the launch of a new Corporate Plan.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, aiid constitutes a limited company,
limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
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The Prison Arts Foundation (PAF) a cliaritable company limited by guarantee was incoworated on 15 June
2011 and operates under Memorandum & Articles of Association with an initial Board of Directors drawn
from the final trustees of the previous chai'itable trust of the same name.
The origii)al Charitable Trust was foTmulated as a concept in the period 1995196 iii coiisequence of
discussions Organised by the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) and Tnvolving other statutory and
voluntary agencies as well as concerned individuals. It was the concern of the agencies to build upon the
good work and the momentum previously achieved by individuals working within the prison system and to
produce a more secure and continuiiig basis by fonnalisiiig it. There was agreement that the new body should
in its essentials be independent of the responsible agencies, free therefore to make its own decisions but
funded from both statutory and voluntary sources who were persuaded of the value of the work At would seek
to do.
PAF has wide powers to raisc funds to advance the artistic abilities and aspirations of prisoners and
ex-prison¢rs in Nl. Tlie charity has powers to engage staff and to hold property. The selection of directors is
influenced by their perceived interest in the welfare of prisoners, participation in artistic activity or
community involveinent. They are in coiisequence able to bring to directors, deliberations a dimension of
relevant experience.
Prison Arts Foundation follows the guidance of th¢ Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action regarding
the methods, policies and procedures for recruitment, appointment, and induction of new directorsltrustees.
The directors who served during the period are listed on page 12.
The Prison Arts Foundation staffing is headed up by Mr Fred Caulfield Executive Director and supported by
Miss Adele Campbell Arts PrO￿"amMe Cooi"dinator and Mrs Allison Moore Researcher. During the pei'iod I
April 2022 to 31 Marcli 2023 there were two full time members of staff, and one part time member of staff.
It is the Executive Director's responsibility to oversee all operations including identifying programmes,
contracting artistslpractitioners. events and assignments calculated to advance PAF'S central aims and
objectives and to propose relationships with compatible bodies. The directors require bim to bring forward
proposals for their approval, report periodically on progress and explain the extent to which the purposes of
programmes are being met, or the obstacles in the way of their full realisation. The Non-Executive Directors
del¢gate to the Executive Director the authority to take d¢cisions on aspects of approved programmes
provided they are consistent with previously agreed principles.
In addition to directly eniployed meinbers of staff, PAF contracts the servic¢s of Artists/Practition¢rs who
provide participants with instruction in a widc range of artistic activities. The prison and secure 5¢ttings and
community programmes are funded by way of grant funding from a variety of sources. PAF is the subject of
individual coiitracts for seTViCCS the contracted artists are not company employees. The company has in
place, insurance to protect itself against th¢ risk of claims for compensation arising from its operations.
Risk management
The trustees have reviewed the major risks to which th¢ charity is exposed and will continue to keep these
under review.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
N1607881 (Northern Ireland}
Registered Charity number
101557
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Registered office
Unit 3, Clanmill Arts & Business Centre
Northern Whig Building
2-10 Bridge Street
Belfast
Co. Antrim
BTI ILU
Trustees
Mr John Harold Baird Chartered Management Accountant
Mr James Oliver Brannigan Retired
Mr Geoffrey Kcnneth Moore Retired Civil Servant
Mr Thomas Matthew McKeever Retired
Ms Brid O'Gallchoir Artistic Director
Mr Austin William Treacy Retired (appointed 12.11.22)
Independent Examiner
Jolin Mccleary FCA
Mccleary & Company Ltd
Chartered Accountants
Garvey Studios
14 Longstone Street
Lisburn
Co. Antrim
BT28 ITP
Thanks and acknowledgement
The Directors wish to record their thanks to Fred Caulfield Executive Director and to Adele Cainpbell Arts
Programm¢ Co-coordinator and Office Manager for their sustained liard work and dedication tliroughout the
year.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 30 August 2023 and Si￿led on its behalf by:
ames Oliver Brannigan - Trust
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