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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Funding

Funding, Organisations

Eden Place Arts Centre celebrates 30 years of serving the local community, supported by The National Lottery

13th June, 2023

Youth Club Members, Aaron Sharp, Eva McGilloway, artist, Paddy Doherty, Lucy-May Harrigan and Dillon Ryan standing beside the new mural

Funding, Artists

Artists, Alison Lowry, John Rainey and Eleanor Wheeler, set to receive the £15,000 Rosy James Memorial Trust Award

1st June, 2023

Four people face camera standing in front of paintings in gallery space

Funding

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

26th May, 2023

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Funding, Partnerships

Creative Schools Ambassador Event

16th 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

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

5th 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.

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Funding, Organisations

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

14th April, 2023

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

Funding, Organisations

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

31st March, 2023

Two large carnival heads made with cardboard.

Funding, Organisations

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

24th March, 2023

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

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

23rd March, 2023

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