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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Artists

Jazz Juniors group in rehearsals at The MAC with Jazzlife Alliance Artistic Director and jazz musician, David Lyttle.

Future stars of jazz tune up with jazz supremo, David Lyttle

11th March, 2022

International Women’s Day 2022

8th March, 2022

Charcoal and oil artwork by Lorcan Vallely who was artist of the month for March 2022. The work is entitled Colin Morgan and is part of the ACNI art collection.

Lorcan Vallely - Artist of the Month, March 2022

3rd March, 2022

Young Musicians’ Platform Awardees, Andrew Irwin, Angus McCall, Justine Gormley, Jack Warnock, Rose Connolly, Roisin Donald (ROE) and Stephen McCauley (BBC) on the balcony at the Ulster Hall Belfast.

Exceptional Young Musicians land leading role in BBC Ulster Orchestra concert

25th February, 2022

Dancer performing on top of an analogue television.

General, Artists

BBC’s A Season of Arts includes short film from NI creatives, Jennifer Rooney and Ciarán Haggerty

7th February, 2022

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Oil painting by Alana Barton who was artist of the month for Februrary 2022. The work is entitled Tender and is part of the ACNI art collection.

Alana Barton – Artist of the Month, February 2022

7th February, 2022

Artists Cayenna Ponchione Bailey, Robin Korevaar, Darren Ferguson, Beyond Skin, Yusuf Mahmoud and Katherine Scholfield outside the Duncairn Arts Centre.

General, Artists, Organisations

Beyond Skin and The Duncairn host concert for Musicians at Risk in Afghanistan, supported by The National Lottery

4th February, 2022

Performance artist, Sinead O’Donnell.

Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Sinéad O’Donnell, Accidental Theatre & Three’s Theatre Company join international cultural exchange

27th January, 2022

Three people standing at Cupar Way Peace Wall inBelfast hold up smart phones displaying the digital app AR Peace Wall

Funding, Artists

Award-winning artist, Deepa Mann-Kler, launches new digital app, AR Peace Wall

25th January, 2022