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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Funding

Students Olivia Marcus and Dara Kerr from Mercy College holding a clapperboard and camera.

Funding, Partnerships

Funding announced for 11 schools to place creativity at the heart of learning

28th November, 2022

Eight Arts Council ACES awardees in the Lyric Theatre Belfast with Gilly Campbell, Director of Arts Development at the Arts Council.

Funding, Artists

Arts Council announces £84,000 National Lottery funding to support 12 exceptional artists

20th November, 2022

Writer Rosemary Jenkinson stands outside beneath trees with golden leaves holding a copy of her book Catholic Boy

Funding, Artists

262 artists receive National Lottery funding to support their work

17th November, 2022

Visual Artist Sheena Devitt in her studio with Suzanne Lyle, Head of Visual Arts at the Arts Council.

Funding, Artists

Craft makers encouraged to apply for £15,000 Rosy James Memorial Trust Award

3rd November, 2022

Eileen McClory, dance maker, Jennifer Trouton, visual artist, Giselle Allen, opera singer, Alice McCullough, poet and performer and Grey Caffrey, composer together at the RUA Annual Exhibition at the Ulster Museum.

Funding, Artists

Leading NI artists honoured with Major Awards by Arts Council of Northern Ireland

26th October, 2022

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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.

Funding, Organisations

Arts Council announces £500,000 funding to support 73 rurally-based arts projects

24th October, 2022

Mezzo Soprano, Carolyn Dobbin during a performance.

Funding, Organisations

Arts Council awards £115,000 to fund community projects

19th October, 2022

Funding, Artists

Gifted musicians invited to apply to BBC NI and Arts Council’s Young Musicians’ Platform Award

18th October, 2022

Male in blue shirt using virtual reality headset.

Funding, Organisations

Arts Council opens £40,000 Organisations Digital Evolution Awards, supported by The National Lottery

10th October, 2022