Top Ten Stocking Fillers
Wednesday 12th December 2018 at 10am 0 Comments Literature
Damian Smyth, Head of Literature and Drama at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, picks out his top Christmas books for those last minute presents…
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Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn (1946 – 2018)
Tuesday 11th December 2018 at 3pm 0 Comments
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has learned with regret of the death of Alexandra Hamilton, known as Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn, who has died at the age of 72. Sacha Abercorn is best known as the founder of the Pushkin Trust and for establishing the Puskin Prizes, a cross-community creative writing and arts programme in schools throughout Northern Ireland.
Read MoreUlster Youth Orchestra 25th Anniversary Alumni Concert
Monday 10th December 2018 at 3pm 0 Comments Music & Opera
2018 has seen the Ulster Youth Orchestra mark its anniversary with a showcase tour to Vienna and Bratislava ending with a thrilling concert at the Ulster Hall in August and to close this special year, on Saturday 29th December, it will bring players from every one of its past 25 years together for what promises to be an electrifying evening!
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Arts Council of Northern Ireland honours four major artists with £15,000 awards
Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 7pm 0 Comments
Two writers, a composer and a playwright, have each been presented with Major Individual Awards (MIA), worth £15,000 each, from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the highest honour bestowed by the body responsible for the development of the arts in the region.
Twins announced as recipients of prestigious jazz mentorship opportunities
Wednesday 5th December 2018 at 2pm 0 Comments
Jazzlife Alliance, a new arts company under the artistic direction of MOBO Award- nominated jazz musician, David Lyttle, has announced twins, Conor and Michael Murray, as the recipients of two jazz mentorships including a music promoter mentorship and a jazz musician mentorship, supported by National Lottery funding through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
American Poet Mark Doty celebrates month in Belfast as International Visiting Poetry Fellow
Friday 30th November 2018 at 3pm
Five gifted young musicians awarded the BBC NI & Arts Council Young Musicians’ Platform Award
Thursday 29th November 2018 at 7pm
The Arts Council has closed applications to its Travel Awards Scheme
Thursday 29th November 2018 at 4pm