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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Funding

Children showcase the shortlisted books. They are smiling.

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Ten titles shortlisted for 2024 KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

8th February, 2024

Four dancers posing on chairs in loose, floaty white clothing.

Arts Council of Northern Ireland commissions 24 new works thanks to £200,004 of National Lottery funding

1st February, 2024

New funding supports UK artists to work with immersive tech

31st January, 2024

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Arts Council and British Council invite applications from artists for month long residency in India

18th January, 2024

A dancer, head on the floor, legs wide, mid dance

Funding, Artists

Arts Council announces £1.04 million National Lottery investment to support individual artists

16th January, 2024

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Arts Council of Northern Ireland launches public consultation on new 10-Year Strategy, 2024-2034

12th January, 2024

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Funding announced to support musicians purchase new instruments

29th December, 2023

A group of people with augmented reality headsets on sitting beside listening posts in an art gallery setting.

Funding, Artists

Arts Council of Northern Ireland announces £77,599 for innovative Digital Arts projects, supported by The National Lottery and Future Screens NI

28th December, 2023

A group of the ACES awardees sitting together in a dance studio with one of them holding a guitar.

Funding, Artists

Arts Council of Northern Ireland announces £82,559 National Lottery funding to support the careers of 12 exceptional artists

20th December, 2023