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All the latest news from the Arts Council

General, Artists

25 YEARS OF CREATIVITY: Celebrating Visual Arts & Makers at The Market Place Gallery with the Arts Council NI Collection

16th April, 2025

Image of a large group in a white gallery. Behind them you can see artworks displayed on the walls. They are all smiling.

General, Organisations

There’ll be Murder and Mayhem as new show set to open at the MAC

3rd April, 2025

Two actors, dressed in long trench coats and jackets sit on top and in front of a piano. They are joined by two others, with costume props including a fireman's hat and feathered mask

General, Organisations

Bangor’s Seacourt Print Workshop launches exhibition of work by Pop Art Pioneer

28th March, 2025

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General, Artists

Arts Council unveils details of new artworks available through its lending scheme

13th March, 2025

Woven rainbow coloured strands are laced across the top of a silver cradle shaped work

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Appointments to the Board of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

26th February, 2025

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Obituary: Jennifer Johnston (1930-25th February 2025)

26th February, 2025

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Letter of Expectations from the Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons MLA, to the Chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 5th February 2025

25th February, 2025

General, Organisations, Partnerships

Play about student life in Belfast to make international debut in Brussels

17th February, 2025

An image of four young women sat closely together, smiling warmly. The stage is lit in pink.

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The search for the new Ireland Chair of Poetry begins

7th February, 2025

Feather quill pen and ink pot on a wooden surface.