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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Partnerships

Colour Stories – using nature, arts and heritage to tell the stories of the past to create a better future, supported by The National Lottery

12th June, 2024

Colour Stories Cultural Bridge 1

Funding, Partnerships

PRS Foundation’s UK and Republic of Ireland co-commissioning and touring initiative, Beyond Borders, opens for applications

12th June, 2024

Promotional graphic announcing the opening of Beyond Borders.

General

Exhibition of works from Arts Council Collection opens at Strule

7th June, 2024

Two women, with white gloves, set a dark blue teapot down on an exhibition plinth

Artists

Artist of the Month, June 2024 - Kwok Tsui

7th June, 2024

Large-scale oil painting on canvas.

Organisations, Partnerships

Kabosh hosts gardening and arts therapy project to support older people in the community

6th June, 2024

An older leady in a pink cardigan sitting beside Carol Moore, both smiling.

Funding, Organisations

Arts Council re-opens £80,000 National Lottery Organisations Digital Evolution Awards

3rd June, 2024

Female in orange top and male in blue shirt using virtual reality headsets.

Funding

PRS Foundation reveals the 21 artists and 7 early career industry professionals receiving the pioneering PPL Momentum Music and targeted PPL Momentum Accelerator support in latest round

3rd June, 2024

Funding, Partnerships

New £600,000 Mental Health and Arts Progamme launched

31st May, 2024

David, Roisin and Alice stand smiling at the camera. Behind them trees can be seen through a large bay window.

Organisations

Young people from Craic Arts Centre perform theatre piece highlighting the value of the Arts to Communities Minister at Stormont

30th May, 2024

A group of smiling people in black t-shirts standing and sitting outside Stormont's Parliament Buildings.

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