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Winners of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2023 unveiled

General

CBI 2023 resized

Organisations encouraged to apply for funding from the National lottery Arts & Older People Programme

26th May, 2023

What's on in the Arts

26th May, 2023

Two pupils from St Cecilia's College in Derry-Londonderry taking part in a dance class with Ayesha Mailey, dancer from Echo Echo

Funding, Partnerships

Creative Schools Ambassador Event

16th May, 2023

Group of students from Ardnashee School and College taking part in a music workshop with Spark Opera. Participants are holding drumsticks.

General, Artists, Organisations

Mental Health Awareness Week

15th May, 2023

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What's On in the Arts

12th May, 2023

Dafydd Hall Williams, Ulster Touring Opera, David Robertson, Fermanagh Choral Society and Bryony May, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council standing outdoors with the Fermanagh lakes in the background.

Arts Council funding available for rural arts projects, supported by National Lottery

5th May, 2023

Ali Lid, Somalian musician, Seba Baroum, Syrian visual artist and teacher, Karly Greene, Arts Council NI Director of Strategic Development & Partnerships, Liam Hannaway, Arts Council NI Chair, Roisin McDonough, Arts Council NI Chief Executive, Darren Ferguson, Chief Executive of Beyond Skin, Fatima Sarwari, Afghanistan Poet and Co-Founder of Alghochak Afghan Association NI and Shiva, Iranian musician and music teacher.

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The Arts Council of Northern Ireland Board meets artists from the Musicians Artists at Risk Resettlement Scheme (MARRS) at The Duncairn Arts Centre

5th May, 2023

Circular bronze artwork by Farhad O'Neill. It is one of three similar bronze pieces in the collection that derive from the artist’s interest in mnemonics. The pieces are inspired particularly by the writings of Matteo Ricci and his use of four Chinese ideograms, on which this series of sculptures are based.

Artist of the Month, May 2023 - Farhad O’Neill

3rd May, 2023

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