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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

Artists

Artist of the Month, June 2025 – Saffron Monks-Smith

2nd June, 2025

Alley Way Gleam

Artists

Début author shines with double win at KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

20th May, 2025

Kilkenny schoolboy celebrates ‘Reading Hero’ win with KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Book Awards winners in a group photo.

General, Funding, Artists, Partnerships

New pilot programme to support mobility and exchange across the Nordic region, UK and Ireland opening in August 2025.

6th May, 2025

Person with bright red hair holds sign saying 'open'

Artists

Artist of the Month, May 2025 – Tim Millen

1st May, 2025

Three people sit under a round table with a sheer tablecloth draped over the table.

Artists

Major award for adapted trombone which enabled NI musician to play music again following a stroke

17th April, 2025

A silver trombone is fixed to a stand to enable the player to not have to hold it thus freeing up the hand to move the trombone.

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General, Artists

25 YEARS OF CREATIVITY: Celebrating Visual Arts & Makers at The Market Place Gallery with the Arts Council NI Collection

16th April, 2025

Image of a large group in a white gallery. Behind them you can see artworks displayed on the walls. They are all smiling.

Funding, Artists

Live jazz series at The MAC with leading musician David Lyttle and guests

7th April, 2025

A man in a checked shirt and a hat sits at a drumkit.

Artists

Artist of the Month, April 2025 – Catherine Creaney

2nd April, 2025

Oil painting of a female surrounded by feathers.

Artists, Organisations

The UK’s biggest immersive VR experience now at Carlisle Memorial Church as part of Belfast XR Festival, supported by The National Lottery

18th March, 2025

Three people standing in a church holding VR headsets in their hands and looking towards the camera.