International Archive

Originally from Sri Lanka, Anushiya moved to Northern Ireland in 1995 and attended the University of Ulster’s College of Art, completing her degree in 1998. Since then she has worked as a full time Artist, and as an Arts Facilitator for numerous public organisations such as the Ulster Museum, schools, hospitals and galleries.

Fresh from success at Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, local theatre company, Aisling Ghéar present their new show, ‘Alice Milligan – a Girl Of Genius’, at the prestigious Cuala Festival in New York this May.  

Renowned saxophonist and clarinet player, Keith Donald travelled to Brussels earlier this year to perform his one-man play, New Bliss at Bozar as part of the Brussels Platform, an initiative developed by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels.

Harpist Ursula Burns and performance poet Alice McCullough were invited to perform at the Culture Night Belfast celebrations in the Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels as part of the Brussels Platform. Here Ursula shares her thoughts on the experience.

Enniskillen born actors Ciaran McMenamin and Adrian Dunbar talk to the Arts Council's Gilly Campbell about their participation in the inaugural Wilde Weekend celebrating the life and work of Oscar Wilde and explain what it means to them to have this festival in their home town. 

Two of Northern Ireland's leading singer-songwriters, Cara Dillon and Foy Vance will reach an estimated 60 million homes in the United States this March.

The Creative Europe Desk UK – Northern Ireland and Creative Europe Desk Ireland – Culture Office in cooperation with the Northern Ireland European Regional Forum hosted a free Information Seminar and Application Workshop in Belfast City Hall on 27 August 2014. 

FOUR Northern Ireland artists are taking part in a group exhibition across a number of New York’s galleries this weekend. The exhibition, entitled Multiplicity, takes the city as subject matter and features Belfast, Hong Kong, New Delhi, New York, Tel Aviv, Tirana, and beyond

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland will welcome 15 international artists next week as they take part in the CORNERS Xpedition, a residency from 18-29 March, the first time this initiative has taken place in the region. 

A collaboration between the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Executive Office, the Brussels Platform involves local musicians, writers, dancers, theatre practitioners and visual artists showcasing their talents in the city of the European Parliament, with the aim of promoting the culture and creativity of Northern Ireland in Europe.