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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

General, Artists, Organisations

Arts Council publishes Review of ‘A Year in the Arts’, 2021-22

10th January, 2023

Cover Image of the Arts Council's Annual Review featuring an Opera Singer performing in Northern Ireland Opera's 'Old Friends and Other Days' film.

from Northern Ireland Opera's 'Old Friends and Other Days'.

General, Artists, Organisations

Review of the Year 2022

6th January, 2023

Collage of 12 images.

Artists

Sinéad Fagan – Artist of the Month, January 2023

3rd January, 2023

Ceramic scultpure by Sinéad Fagan who was artist of the month for January 2023. The sculpture is entitled Underwater Cavern Halo Vessel and it is part of the ACNI art collection.

Funding, Artists

Belfast Writer to Represent Northern Ireland at Greatest Literary Show on Earth

3rd January, 2023

Damian Smyth, joint Head of Literature and Drama at the Arts Council and author Elaine Canning sitting together in a book store. Both holding the book, A Sandstone City

General, Artists

Christmas Reads 2022

19th December, 2022

Selection of Book Covers featured in the Christmas Reads 2022 feature.

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Funding, Artists

Arts Council announces £40,000 for innovative Digital Arts projects supported by National Lottery

6th December, 2022

Female in orange top and male in blue shirt using virtual reality headsets.

Artists

Aoife Bambury - Artist of the Month, December 2022

2nd December, 2022

Bronze and marble sculpture by Aoife Bambury wo was artist of the month for December 2023. The scultpure is entitled Muse and it is part of the ACNI art collection.

Funding, Artists

Arts Council announces £84,000 National Lottery funding to support 12 exceptional artists

20th November, 2022

Eight Arts Council ACES awardees in the Lyric Theatre Belfast with Gilly Campbell, Director of Arts Development at the Arts Council.

Funding, Artists

262 artists receive National Lottery funding to support their work

17th November, 2022

Writer Rosemary Jenkinson stands outside beneath trees with golden leaves holding a copy of her book Catholic Boy