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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Funding

Organisations encouraged to apply for funding from the National lottery Arts & Older People Programme

26th May, 2023

Two pupils from St Cecilia's College in Derry-Londonderry taking part in a dance class with Ayesha Mailey, dancer from Echo Echo

Funding, Partnerships

Creative Schools Ambassador Event

16th May, 2023

Dafydd Hall Williams, Ulster Touring Opera, David Robertson, Fermanagh Choral Society and Bryony May, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council standing outdoors with the Fermanagh lakes in the background.

Arts Council funding available for rural arts projects, supported by National Lottery

5th May, 2023

Group of 50 boys aged 9-12 years wearing black tops stood smiling with a female conductor standing in the centre.

Funding, Organisations

National Youth Choir Northern Ireland launches its new National Boys’ Choir, supported by The National Lottery

14th April, 2023

Two large carnival heads made with cardboard.

Funding, Organisations

Arts Council awards £110,000 of National Lottery funding to support community projects

31st March, 2023

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Naoimh Morgan, actor, Conor O’Kane, actor, Kevin Murphy, Chief Executive of The Playhouse, Alison McCrudden, Head of Literature, Drama and Dance at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Kieran Griffiths, Producer and Director of the Beyond Belief – the Life and Mission of John Hume.

Funding, Organisations

The Playhouse presents musical drama about the life of John and Pat Hume

24th March, 2023

Group of arts organisations to receive investment through Arts and Business NI's Blueprint Blueprint Programme

Funding, Organisations

17 Arts Organisations Receive Investment from Arts & Business NI Blueprint Programme

23rd March, 2023

Journalist Mark Devenport with Finlay Foster, year 10 Belfast Boys' Model School and Marie O’Donoghue, Creative Schools Partnership Programme Manager, Education Authority. The student is a holding a laptop that displays the magazine he has created.

Funding, Partnerships

Boys’ Model Students uncover the untold stories of North Belfast

22nd March, 2023

Alison McCrudden, Head of Literature and Drama with Belfast actor, James Martin, star of An Irish Goodbye in the Lyric Theatre Belfast.

Funding, Artists

Actor, James Martin & Director, Ross White set their sights on winning an Oscar for An Irish Goodbye

7th March, 2023

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