Trustees Annual Report The purposes ofthe Twst are exduSChal1ta1e nanthe education ofthe wblic in NorttM Ireland in telaiion to the ofcthrnl (fNer5ity. and so. to PTDmote improved understsnrfingof curallY3d1[1OnS th[. in particu&r. the lnn(réatl use ofthe perfonning art& In lt of ourobieclives cha¥ityshalL. l Facilitate contact between in(fMduals and 0up8 in a crealive and 3. Encouwage dialogue and deffl arts individuats to ieam 4. Pr(Nide training and education to existing arts skius and help indidUaL8 to leam new skius in the perfrring arts individuats to diflerent cultufes and traditions songwriters. musicians and artists. In recent years we focused ourmwk on enc(ragIng membern of the public to get Involved in the arts th particuknf emphasis on songvKiting. previous year 2021 had been a very chal{enngtirne for Panarts due to the Cowd-19 pandemic. Wrth changing levels of infection arml govemment restrictions. planning our charitsble activitses vtas very difficulL Each year ¥ had held songwriting panel discussions. workshops. seminars arKI perfomiances but tsid led to multiple cancellations. Duringthe year 2022 we moved to Iline training and featured many ofthe cr&1Ve people we ked with through our bsite. www.panart&or& We attempted to keep our intemational exchange programme alive but the overs&% sonylriters could not plan with any certainty. making fiights impossible. We h1 brought twenfive staff and students from Belmont University. Nashville Tennessee. to Belfast on many occasions. but thls had regrettably come to an end due to Ciwid uncertainty. At the end of March 2022. V•T h&1 secured a COVKI Reomry Pwamme Award from the Arts Council of Nl. From April 2022 orNrdS V• V•we then able to use these funds to
designers such as P4cConnell Nick Martin. We filmed unreleased music with Northem Ireland including&wna TohiiL W O'NWIL Peter Mcveigh and Noel Mclean. to name just a fe. succesthl as artists. A good example of this is Chris t*ffoKd ofthe acclaimed band. Panarts (knir