Top poets gather to discuss international appointment
Thursday 22nd June 2017 at 9am 0 Comments Literature
Leading poets from across the island of Ireland were called together to discuss the appointment of an International Visiting Poetry Fellow, as part of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s and Queen’s University Belfast’s joint ten-year Seamus Heaney Legacy project.
Image: Pictured are: Noirin McKinney (Arts Council) and Fran Brearton (Queen’s University Belfast), with Leontia Flynn, Paula Meehan, Gerry Dawe, Michael Longley, Ciaran Carson and current Ireland Chair of Poetry Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.
Community Arts Partnership welcomes Jan Carson as LaVA Coordinator
Wednesday 21st June 2017 at 11am 0 Comments Literature
Community Arts Partnership (CAP) is delighted to announce that Jan Carson will be taking over from Chelley McLear, in the role of coordinator of Literature and Verbal Arts Programme (LaVA). Jan will have responsibility for leading the Poetry in Motion project in Schools and Community and indeed, organising the Seamus Heaney Awards as well.
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City-Centre graffiti project helps ARTiculate positive mental health message
Thursday 15th June 2017 at 9am 0 Comments Arts & Health , Youth Arts
A graffiti project is just one element in a series of arts-led initiatives helping to create a dialogue around positive mental health and wellbeing at Extern, a city-centre charity which offers help and support to marginalised young people.
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Arts Council announces Annual Funding decisions worth £13 million for 107 key arts organisations
Tuesday 13th June 2017 at 6pm 0 Comments
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) today (June 13th 2017) announced annual funding of £13 million for 107 key arts organisations.
Exciting young folk band, Connla, on the TradFest line-up in Brussels
Tuesday 13th June 2017 at 11am 0 Comments
“Hottest new group out of Northern Ireland” (Chicago Irish American News)
Hailing from the cities of Armagh and Derry-Londonderry, traditional folk band, Connla will take to the stage at Tradfest in Brussels on Wednesday 14th June, supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, as part of their international programme for artists.
Ulster Youth Orchestra has appointed their new Chair of the Board of Directors
Friday 9th June 2017 at 12pm
The John Hewitt Society continues ‘striding forward’ after 30 years
Friday 9th June 2017 at 10am
29 and counting! Dazzling programme of events unveiled for August Féile
Thursday 8th June 2017 at 9am
