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All the latest news from the Arts Council

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EastSide Arts Festival celebrates its 10th birthday

22nd June, 2022

Four females and one male stood beside Dj Decks holding cupcakes with candles and a wall of music records in the background.

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Ashfield Girls shine under spotlight at the Eastside awards

21st June, 2022

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St Cecilia’s College and Magherafelt High School exhibit artworks from the Arts Council Collection

17th June, 2022

St Cecilia’s College Head of Art and Art student smiling beside a painting by artist Michael Bell.

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Arts Council joins world-leading Harkin Summit to lead discussion on the Arts and Disability

9th June, 2022

Group of people smiling on the balcony at the ICC in Belfast.

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IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund Information Sessions

7th June, 2022

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General, Artists

Arts Council congratulates recipients of Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022

7th June, 2022

Derry musician, Donal Doherty looking into the distance with crossed hands resting on glass balcony.

General, Organisations

Stage Beyond take on Chaplin classic to shine a light on people with disabilities

6th June, 2022

Gilly Campbell, Arts Council of Northern Ireland with members of Stage Beyond, Bryan Sutherland, Frank Nelis and Alison Smyth during rehearsals of The Great Dictator.

General, Artists

Sheila Llewellyn wins Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize

1st June, 2022

Author Sheila Llewellyn wearing blue top and scarf with bookshelf in the background.

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Arts Council publishes Business Plan 2022-23

1st June, 2022