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All the latest news from the Arts Council

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New exhibition invites us to view Northern Ireland through a different lens

17th May, 2022

Photograph of a house with burn marks

General, Artists

TOLD/UNTOLD’ - An Exhibition by Elin Johnston

12th May, 2022

Black and White Mixed Media Sculptural Assemblage, Video & Interactive Sound Installation.

General, Artists

‘A strange, rich and often dazzling collection’ – 2022 SoA Awards shortlists announced

10th May, 2022

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

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Make Your Nomination to the 2022 National Lottery Awards

4th May, 2022

An image of four people sitting on a sofa in a room with colourful wallpaper. One person is holding a national lottery trophy.

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Celebrating 10 years of The MAC

26th April, 2022

The MAC celebrating 10 years

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ACNI commissions research for new disability access scheme

4th April, 2022

Row of empty seats in a theatre.

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Belfast Exposed & Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, explore institutional racism

28th March, 2022

Female with long dark hair and a blue top partially submerged in cloudy water.

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Children’s Writing Fellow encourages children to share their stories through pictures

15th March, 2022

Rosetta Primary School pupils in the school yard holding their drawings with Children’s Writing Fellow Paul Howard.

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Latest research shows 900 older people in NI care homes benefitted from art during the pandemic

9th March, 2022

Gillian Mason of Bradley Manor Nursing Home, Grainne Kielty, Arts Care’s Artist in Residence and Jenny Elliott, CEO of Arts Care outside Bradley Manor Nursing Home holding the Arts Boxes that were delivered to residential and nursing care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic.