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National Lottery celebrates more than £1.7 billion awarded to good causes across Northern Ireland

General

NLPU Colm Gildernew Chair of Communities Committee

General, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

University of Atypical for Arts and Disability appointed to pilot the All In access scheme in Northern Ireland

19th October, 2026

Artists

NI singer songwriter showcased in Brussels

16th October, 2026

A man playing a guitar and a woman playing guitar and singing on a stage

Funding, Organisations

Small Capital Grants Programme now open

16th October, 2026

Streetwise circus dfc small capital grants

General, Organisations

Arts Insider – Chris McCreery, Artistic Director and CEO, Belfast International Arts Festival

14th October, 2026

Chris Mc Creery241 Large Landscape

General, Funding, Artists

Leading NI artists receive highest honour from Arts Council NI

12th October, 2026

Major individual artists 2026

General

Obituary: Adrian Fox (1961-2026)

8th October, 2026

Adrian Fox

General, Funding, Organisations, What's On

High demand for RUA education programme ahead of 145th Annual Exhibition

5th October, 2026

A bronze sculpture of a mouse on a leaf with a rowing stick sits on a plinth in the Ulster Museum gallery space.

Artists

Artist of the Month, October 2026 - Andrea Spencer

5th October, 2026

Circular glass wreath mounted onto a fabric background. Some of the hollow glass forms have organic matter and natural materials encapsulated within.

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