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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

Artists, Organisations

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble to perform at global classical music showcase in Berlin

13th May, 2024

A group of six musicians standing in a doorway with their instruments, smiling.

Artists

Artist of the Month, May 2024 - Charys Wilson

1st May, 2024

lluminated miniature greenhouse containing dried plants and set against a large black background.

Artists, Organisations

Tinderbox Theatre Company premieres new play exploring racial identity, supported by The National Lottery

23rd April, 2024

Actor Matthew Sharpe in rehearsals wearing a t-shirt and holding a football.

Artists

Opera director Kate Guelke presented with award to help vulnerable people in NI rebuild their lives through the arts

16th April, 2024

Picture of Kate Guelke smiling. She is wearing black framed glasses and leaning against a brick wall outdoors.

Artists

NI writers to join Laureate na nÓg’s ‘Wild’ bus tour

12th April, 2024

Image of three authors, smiling

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Artists

Artist of the Month, April 2024 - Patricia McElroy

3rd April, 2024

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Artists

Artist of the Month, March 2024 - Eimhéar Atkinson

20th March, 2024

Colourful oil painting on canvas.

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Shirley-Anne McMillan announced as the new Children’s Writing Fellow for NI at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s

5th March, 2024

A picture of the author can be seen pictured in the cloisters at Queen's University Belfast. She is holding a book.

General, Funding, Artists, Partnerships

County Down story of family treachery and whiskey set to be staged in Brussels

20th February, 2024

Image of the artist, smiling.