Ulster Youth Orchestra set to perform showcase concerts in Derry and Belfast this August
Wednesday 21st August 2019 at 9am 0 Comments Northern Ireland Music
Northern Ireland’s award winning and dynamic national youth orchestra set to perform showcase concerts in the Guildhall, Derry-Londonderry and the Ulster Hall, Belfast on 23rd and 24th August 2019.
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Job opportunity at the Arts Council
Tuesday 20th August 2019 at 12pm 0 Comments Visual Arts
The Arts Council is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland and now has the following temporary vacancy: Part Time Arts Development Officer
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Tourism NI & the Arts Council join forces to launch spectacular arts programme at key tourism sites
Thursday 15th August 2019 at 5pm 0 Comments
'Embrace The Place', an exciting new partnership between Tourism NI and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, will animate four key tourism sites across the region by using the arts to tell the stories of that particular area, offering visitors something new and inspiring to enjoy.
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Belfast International Arts Festival 2019 Programme Launched
Thursday 15th August 2019 at 12pm 0 Comments
The programme for the 57th Belfast International Arts Festival has been launched, with a showcase performance by one of the Festival’s signature artists, Cuban-born Parisian musician, La Dame Blanche, who will perform at the Belfast Empire on Saturday 19th October. (Real name) Yaite Ramos Rodriguez is the daughter of the Creative Director of the Buena Vista Social Club. Reflecting the festival’s key themes of internationalism and artistic fusion, La Dame Blanche brought guests at the launch to their feet with her infectious and unique blend of hip-hop, cumbia and reggae.
Kelly McCaughrain announced as the new Children’s Writing Fellow for NI by Arts Council and Queen’s
Thursday 15th August 2019 at 10am 0 Comments
Award-winning writer Kelly McCaughrain has accepted the post as the new Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland at the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University Belfast.
Northern Ireland to shine at Edinburgh International Festival
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Return of spectacular seven-screen film WITHOUT
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Ulster Youth Choir celebrates its 20th anniversary with a tour to the Provençal Festival, France
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