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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Funding

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships, What's On

JLF Island of Ireland Sets Out Programme in Curtain Raiser for Landmark 2026 Edition

30th April, 2026

People standing outside Ulster University. Indian dancers are wearing bright, colourful traditional costumes and holding a decorated colourful Indian umbrella.

Funding

Comedy and creativity help students connect with Shakespeare

29th April, 2026

Two school pupils holding a macbeth book with four adults standing in a line

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Older people in West Belfast celebrated in storytelling project

10th April, 2026

Eileen Mc Clory Gertie Carson Lorraine Calderwood Sandy Cuthbert Geraldine Hughes Stephen De Burca

Funding, Artists

Magnetic 5 international residency opportunity for NI artists is open for applications

3rd April, 2026

A grey building with a bridge in front of it

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Sixteen Northern Ireland artists share in UK projects set to receive over £2 million in second Immersive Arts funding round

31st March, 2026

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General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Boundary pushing artist and physicist, Robin Price, hosts workshop for students at Mercy College, in North Belfast

30th March, 2026

A group of sixth-form students standing with artist Robin Price beside his artwork which hangs on a wall inside the school. The artist is holding a camera.

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Young people with learning disabilities in Fermanagh and Germany connect through dance to discover new skills, confidence and cultural experiences!

23rd March, 2026

Dance Ability Bridge Cultural Bridge

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations, Partnerships

Traditional storyteller, Niall de Búrca, inspires the next generation in Armagh

16th March, 2026

2 The City Chapter

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Tinderbox Theatre Company premieres play in Columbia’s National Arts Centre

11th March, 2026

Tinderbox