An arts and cultural group from Ballymacarrett, in east Belfast, will be performing in Clones on Saturday night as part of a 10-day festival organised by the Sliabh Beagh Community Arts Programme.
The festival is the culmination of a two-year arts programme which was supported by the Northern Ireland Arts Council and the EU's Peace and Reconciliation Fund.
Sliabh Beagh is a rural area taking in parts of Fermanagh, Tyrone and Monaghan.
Organiser Mr Aidan McQuillan said the Ballymacarrett group would be representing their own community's culture with Scottish and Irish dancing, music and drama.
He said he believed the cross-Border exchanges had proved valuable and were not just being carried out because funding was available. "I think there is a genuine interest in change. People are really engaging," he said.
A group from Castleblayney was welcomed to Belfast recently by the DUP's Sammy Wilson, now Lord Mayor of the city.
Mr McQuillan said the idea of running a community arts scheme in a rural area had proved successful and attitudes had changed over the past two years. Activities have included a range of workshops in the different areas, a number of festivals and an arts tutor skills training course.
"Groups are now taking the initiative and saying things like they want to do a community sculpture. Before, they would have seen arts as not for them," he said.
An evaluation of the programme is being carried out, and Mr McQuillan said it was hoped funding would be secured to back a new three-year plan. Festival events continue until Monday. For information contact 048 677 51918.