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Northern Ireland Opera presents Unmissable Tchaikovsky’s Masterpiece, Eugene Onégin

General, Organisations

Ni opera eugene onegin

A white man using a wheelchair talks to a staff member at an art gallery reception.

General, Partnerships

All In appoints Attitude is Everything to create UK’s first accessibility standards for creativity and culture

9th September, 2024

Group of people standing on a sandy beach with colourful flags.

Organisations, Partnerships

Beat Carnival joins the UK-wide Beach of Dreams Festival with Our Siren Song to celebrate our coastline

5th September, 2024

Large group of people smiling and holding the programme for the 2024 Bounce Festival against a black backdrop.

Organisations

Entertaining and diverse line-up unveiled at Bounce Arts Festival 2024 launch

5th September, 2024

Male in blue shirt using virtual reality headset.

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Digital arts projects in NI receive £75,835 investment

4th September, 2024

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A group of people outdoors holding a selection of instruments including a violin and guitars.

Funding, Organisations, Partnerships

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

2nd September, 2024

A young boy hidding indoors behind the leaf of a cheese plant.

Artist of the Month, September 2024 - Clare Gallagher

2nd September, 2024

Obituary: Tom Morgan, poet (1943 - 2024)

2nd September, 2024

A boy touches his nose against an elephant's truck in a warm gesture of friendship.

What's on in the Arts

30th August, 2024

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