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All the latest news from the Arts Council

What's On

What's on in the Arts

13th February, 2025

Belfast XR Festival presents IPORB

General

The search for the new Ireland Chair of Poetry begins

7th February, 2025

Feather quill pen and ink pot on a wooden surface.

Artists, Partnerships

KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2025 shortlist announced

7th February, 2025

Two school pupils in uniform holding a selection of children's books with Johnny Hanna, Partner in Charge KPMG Belfast, outside the crescent arts centre in Belfast.

Partnerships

Gravity defying acrobatic troupe help Belfast Welcome Chinese New Year

6th February, 2025

A Chinese young woman in colourful costume performing with diablos.

Funding, Artists

Six exceptional musicians awarded BBC NI & Arts Council NI Young Musicians’ Platform Awards

5th February, 2025

Image collage of the four recipients of the NI Young Musicians' Platform Award

Artists

Artist of the Month, February 2025 – Brian McKee

3rd February, 2025

Rocking chair created using curved timber.

What's On

What's on in the Arts

31st January, 2025

Two girls smiling at each other wearing fun hats.

General

Obituary: Michael Longley CBE, Poet (27 July 1939 - 22 January 2025)

23rd January, 2025

Poets Michael Longley and Frank Ormsby seated beside Arts Council Chair Liam Hannaway in a hotel lobby

General

Review of the Year 2024

21st January, 2025

Review of the Year 2024

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