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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Cappella Caeciliana performing in Carlisle Church, Belfast.

Organisations

Cappella Caeciliana presents an atmospheric and emotive St John Passion in Crumlin Road Gaol

27th March, 2023

Naoimh Morgan, actor, Conor O’Kane, actor, Kevin Murphy, Chief Executive of The Playhouse, Alison McCrudden, Head of Literature, Drama and Dance at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Kieran Griffiths, Producer and Director of the Beyond Belief – the Life and Mission of John Hume.

Funding, Organisations

The Playhouse presents musical drama about the life of John and Pat Hume

24th March, 2023

Group of arts organisations to receive investment through Arts and Business NI's Blueprint Blueprint Programme

Funding, Organisations

17 Arts Organisations Receive Investment from Arts & Business NI Blueprint Programme

23rd March, 2023

Journalist Mark Devenport with Finlay Foster, year 10 Belfast Boys' Model School and Marie O’Donoghue, Creative Schools Partnership Programme Manager, Education Authority. The student is a holding a laptop that displays the magazine he has created.

Funding, Partnerships

Boys’ Model Students uncover the untold stories of North Belfast

22nd March, 2023

Collage of images featuring some of the women working in the Arts in Northern Ireland.

Happy International Women’s Day from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland!

8th March, 2023

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Alison McCrudden, Head of Literature and Drama with Belfast actor, James Martin, star of An Irish Goodbye in the Lyric Theatre Belfast.

Funding, Artists

Actor, James Martin & Director, Ross White set their sights on winning an Oscar for An Irish Goodbye

7th March, 2023

Large group of people standing outside smiling at camera with two young musicians are pictured with a violin and a cello.

Funding, Organisations

New opera, ‘Nobody/Somebody’, premieres at the Belfast Children’s Festival

3rd March, 2023

Emma O'Kane, Senior Teacher and Assistant SENCO at Ardnashee School and College holding a yellow tambourine with one of the pupils who will be taking part in Tribe, a new musical project within the school.

Funding, Organisations

Spark Opera awarded funding to develop new musical work with students at Ardnashee

2nd March, 2023

A painting that captures a moment where the subject is relaxed and seemingly unaware of the artist’s gaze.

Leah Davis – Artist of the Month, March 2023

1st March, 2023