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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

Artists

Artist of the Month, January 2025 - Gavin Martin

3rd January, 2025

Black and white photograph with piles of sand and large truck tyres in the foreground.

General, Funding, Artists

Christmas comes early for 204 artists across the region who are set to benefit from £1.2m Arts Council NI funding

23rd December, 2024

A group of people standing outside in St Anne's Square in Belfast smiling towards the camera.

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Financial boost for musicians as £823,000 of funding announced through Arts Council Instruments Scheme

12th December, 2024

The Minister is pictured with a group of young people holding instruments

Artists

Artist of the Month, December 2024 - Nina Oltarzewska

2nd December, 2024

Various types of mobile phones attached to an upright steel structure.

Artists

Leading artists, Ruth McGinley, Richard O’Rawe, Derek Keilty, Ian Cumberland and Darragh Morgan, honoured with Major Awards by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

27th November, 2024

Collage featuring headshots of 5 people. One female and four male.

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General, Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Funding boost for local musicians as 20 professional artists awarded grants

22nd November, 2024

The artists are pictured with the Minister in front of paintings and sculptures in a white gallery space

General, Artists, Organisations

Northern Ireland’s Longest Running Artists Studio Marks 40th Birthday with Special Exhibition

15th November, 2024

Four people standing in a white gallery space. Art works surround them.

Funding, Artists

Poet and playwright Nandi Jola honoured in UK-first AI artwork to mark the National Lottery’s 30th birthday

7th November, 2024

Female smiling outside the V&A in London.

Artists

Artist of the Month, November 2024 - Deborah Adair

1st November, 2024

A pyramidal collage made up of 10 individual paintings.