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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Organisations

Funding, Organisations

Quotidian, Big Telly Theatre, Armstrong Storytelling & Void to share in £40,000 Lottery funding

20th December, 2022

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Funding, Organisations

Two-day RENDR festival explores nexus between creativity and tech

19th December, 2022

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Funding, Organisations

Older people to benefit from £209,000 National Lottery funding for 29 creative projects

15th December, 2022

Staff at Glenowen Court with Benjamin Gould and Clare McMahon from Commedia of Errors, Lorraine Calderwood, Arts Council of Northern Ireland with Glenowen Court residents and musicians Dan Leith and Adam Dougal beside a Christmas tree.

General, Organisations

The 16th Outburst Queer Arts Festival bringing queer magic to Belfast, supported by National Lottery

16th November, 2022

Sarah Williams, Executive Director, Outburst Arts, Lois Weaver of Split Britches, Ruth McCarthy, CEO/Artistic Director, Outburst Arts, Peggy Shaw, Split Britches, with Mícheál McCann, poet and editor of Outburst Arts’ publication, Catflap in St Joseph's Church, Sailortown, Belfast

Funding, Organisations

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

24th October, 2022

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.

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Funding, Organisations

Arts Council awards £115,000 to fund community projects

19th October, 2022

Mezzo Soprano, Carolyn Dobbin during a performance.

Funding, Organisations

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

10th October, 2022

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Funding, Artists, Organisations

Arts Council opens £50,000 Creative Industries Seed Fund, supported by The National Lottery

10th October, 2022

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Funding, Organisations

Arts Council opens new Commissioning Programme for Organisations

8th September, 2022

Blue background with white text: Arts Council of Northern Ireland Commissioning Programme. Deadline for applications: 12noon, 31st October 2022.