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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

Funding, Artists

Leading NI artists honoured with Major Awards by Arts Council of Northern Ireland

26th October, 2022

Eileen McClory, dance maker, Jennifer Trouton, visual artist, Giselle Allen, opera singer, Alice McCullough, poet and performer and Grey Caffrey, composer together at the RUA Annual Exhibition at the Ulster Museum.

Funding, Artists

Gifted musicians invited to apply to BBC NI and Arts Council’s Young Musicians’ Platform Award

18th October, 2022

Funding, Artists, Organisations

Arts Council opens £50,000 Creative Industries Seed Fund, supported by The National Lottery

10th October, 2022

Two males and one female using virtual reality headset.

Funding, Artists

13 Minority Ethnic Artists Awarded Funding to Support their Careers

7th October, 2022

Masako Carey standing in cobbled street wearing traditional Japanese dress.

Artists

Lynsay-Erin Mercer - Artist of the Month, October 2022

3rd October, 2022

Ceramic scultpure by Lynsay-Erin Mercer who was artist of the month for October 2022. The scultpure is entitled Biomes and is part of the ACNI art collection.

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Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Comedian, Emer Maguire & Writer, Dawn Watson, to be showcased by the NI Office in Brussels

22nd September, 2022

Black and white image of artists Emer Maguire and Dawn Watson with her guitar.

Artists

Cara Gordon - Artist of the Month, September 2022

1st September, 2022

Mixed media artwork by Cara Gordon who was artist of the month for September 2022. The artwork is entitled Thaw and it is part of the ACNI art collection.

Funding, Artists

Arts Council opens £40,000 Individual Artists Digital Evolution Awards programme

30th August, 2022

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

General, Artists

Young musicians encouraged to join Jazz Juniors improvisation workshops

9th August, 2022

Young Jazz singer performing holding microphone with a jazz drummer and pianist in the background.