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All the latest news from the Arts Council

General, Funding, Organisations

Golden Thread Gallery’s New Premises Mark Fresh Era for Visual Art in Belfast

19th November, 2024

Three people stood outside the Golden Thread Gallery. The building is glass fronted with the name above in yellow and black

General, Artists, Organisations

Northern Ireland’s Longest Running Artists Studio Marks 40th Birthday with Special Exhibition

15th November, 2024

Four people standing in a white gallery space. Art works surround them.

General, Funding

National Lottery windfall has transformed cultural landscape

2nd November, 2024

A montage of images showing the front of arts buildings

General, Funding, Partnerships

World Mental Health Day 2024

10th October, 2024

Alice, Roisin and David stand in front of a large window. The three smile as they look into the camera.

General, Organisations, Partnerships

Funding boost for digital arts in NI

3rd October, 2024

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General, Partnerships

New Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland announces public events

27th September, 2024

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General, Funding, Organisations

Number of NI arts events falls year-on-year as impact of financial pressures hit creative sector

19th September, 2024

Annual funding survey 2023 24

General, Funding, Organisations

Coalisland Arts Project is helping Young People Paint a Brighter Future

13th September, 2024

Two young people are shown seated, they are painting shapes on canvases. Behind them two adults look on smiling.

General, Organisations

Northern Ireland Opera presents Unmissable Tchaikovsky’s Masterpiece, Eugene Onégin

11th September, 2024

Four females wearing white and cream coloured ball gowns and curly wigs in a forest setting.