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All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Organisations

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.

Organisations, Partnerships

Beat Carnival joins the UK-wide Beach of Dreams Festival with Our Siren Song to celebrate our coastline

5th September, 2024

Group of people standing on a sandy beach with colourful flags.

Organisations

Entertaining and diverse line-up unveiled at Bounce Arts Festival 2024 launch

5th September, 2024

Large group of people smiling and holding the programme for the 2024 Bounce Festival against a black backdrop.

Funding, Organisations, Partnerships

Arts organisations encouraged to apply for funding from the National lottery Arts & Older People Programme

2nd September, 2024

A group of people outdoors holding a selection of instruments including a violin and guitars.

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Organisations, Partnerships

The Shake, an exhibition reflecting on what unites rather than divides us, is now showing at The MAC, supported by Cultural Bridge and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

20th August, 2024

Male in a wheelchair wearing a white shirt and a male in a blue shirt both holding the same 3D mould that is hanging from the ceiling.

General, Funding, Artists, Organisations

Funding available to buy new instruments

8th August, 2024

A group of musicians play brass instruments.

Organisations, What's On

From New York to Belfast’s Grand Opera House, Cahoots, presents, The Vanishing Elephant, at the 62nd Belfast International Arts Festival – tickets on sale now!

2nd August, 2024

A boy touches his nose against an elephant's truck in a warm gesture of friendship.

Organisations

North Belfast’s Cumann Cultúrtha Mhic Reachtain celebrate their 25th Scoil Samhraidh Mhic Reachtain festival, supported by The National Lottery

31st July, 2024

Two musicians performing and two people reading the festival programme.