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All the latest news from the Arts Council

General, Artists

25 YEARS OF CREATIVITY: Celebrating Visual Arts & Makers at The Market Place Gallery with the Arts Council NI Collection

16th April, 2025

Image of a large group in a white gallery. Behind them you can see artworks displayed on the walls. They are all smiling.

Call for Entries to 144th Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition

10th April, 2025

A bronze sculpture of a mouse on a leaf with a rowing stick sits on a plinth in the Ulster Museum gallery space.

What's On

What's on in the Arts

10th April, 2025

Large audience enjoying an outdoor performance at the Festival of Fools.

Funding, Artists

Live jazz series at The MAC with leading musician David Lyttle and guests

7th April, 2025

A man in a checked shirt and a hat sits at a drumkit.

General, Organisations

There’ll be Murder and Mayhem as new show set to open at the MAC

3rd April, 2025

Two actors, dressed in long trench coats and jackets sit on top and in front of a piano. They are joined by two others, with costume props including a fireman's hat and feathered mask

Partnerships

Appointment of Members to the Board of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

3rd April, 2025

Dept for communities board applications graphic

Funding, Organisations, Partnerships

Diverse communities come together for a sonic celebration of culture, race and belonging with Dumbworld and Ulster Orchestra

2nd April, 2025

Dumbworld web 2

Artists

Artist of the Month, April 2025 – Catherine Creaney

2nd April, 2025

Oil painting of a female surrounded by feathers.

General, Organisations

Bangor’s Seacourt Print Workshop launches exhibition of work by Pop Art Pioneer

28th March, 2025

Image of three people in a white gallery space. They are surrounded by artworks.

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