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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Lisneal College presents sun-soaked performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

30th June, 2025

Image of a boy, arms outstretched with a donkey's head mask

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Arts Council releases findings from Client Satisfaction Survey

24th June, 2025

Christina Nelson Actress

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Department for Communities announces £750,000 for musical instruments scheme

19th June, 2025

Pictured in front of the steps inside Stormont Buildings a large group of musicans gather, along with the Communities Minister and representatives from the Arts Council

Artists

Obituary: Raymond Warren, Composer (1928 - 4 June 2025)

6th June, 2025

Artists

Obituary: Denis Smyth (1936-2025)

6th June, 2025

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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

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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.