Skip to content

What We Do
What We Do
The Arts Council is the official funding and development organisation for the arts in Northern Ireland.
Learn More about What We Do
- Our Strategy
- What We Support
Funding
Funding
Arts Council funding supports hundreds of artists, arts practitioners, venues and communities. We invest money from Government and the National Lottery to support arts and culture across Northern Ireland.
Learn More about Funding My Applications
Resources
About Us
About Us
We believe in placing art at the heart because art makes a difference. We support artists and arts organisations through a range of funding opportunities.
Learn More about About Us
News
Jobs
Contact

News

All the latest news from the Arts Council

What's On

What's on in the Arts

5th June, 2025

Funding

Arts Council announces Annual Funding Programme awards for 2025-26

4th June, 2025

A group of young children smiling at the camera and sitting in the community arts space.

Artists

Artist of the Month, June 2025 – Saffron Monks-Smith

2nd June, 2025

What's On

What's on in the Arts

23rd May, 2025

Funding

Applications for the 2026 - 2027 Cultural Bridge programme set to open in October 2025

22nd May, 2025

A group of young people performing a dance theatre piece called Ode to Earth, a collaborative Cultural Bridge project between DU Dance, Beyond Skin and VILLA Leipzig. The young people are wearing costumes and pouring water on the ground to symbolize wasting water.

Get updates on the latest arts news and information in Northern Ireland

First Name

Last Name

Email

General, Funding, Organisations, Partnerships

Funding applications open for new mental health and arts programme

21st May, 2025

image of three people standing in front of a window. They are smiling and talking.

Funding

Community groups and arts organisations encouraged to apply to the Arts Council NI’s New Small Grants Programme

21st May, 2025

Artists

Début author shines with double win at KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards

20th May, 2025

Kilkenny schoolboy celebrates ‘Reading Hero’ win with KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Book Awards winners in a group photo.

General

Arts Council of Northern Ireland Chair Competition

16th May, 2025

Performer dressed in crown and colourful winged costume on carnival float in spectacular open air performance with pyrotechnics in background