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All the latest news from the Arts Council

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What's on in the Arts

30th May, 2024

Promotional poster for Carnival of Colours, Circus and Street Art Festival

General

Gerald Dawe (1952-2024)

30th May, 2024

Gerald Dawe wearing a blue shirt and standing with arms crossed.

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

NI visual artists invited to apply for artist residency in Frac Grand Large/ Hauts-de-France Dunkirk, as part of Magnetic 3

21st May, 2024

Magnetic France UK Residencies

Organisations

Belfast Photo Festival marks milestone 10th edition with Broken Spectre premiere

20th May, 2024

Group of people observing a spherical digital art installation that is suspended from the ceiling in the centre of a gallery.

Organisations

Armagh Rhymers beloved Macha mask given a new lease of life thanks to BBC One’s The Repair Shop

16th May, 2024

Group of four people smiling outdoors, surrounded by trees. Three people are wearing masks made of willow.

What's On

What's on in the Arts

16th May, 2024

Square Terrain2

Artists, Organisations

Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble to perform at global classical music showcase in Berlin

13th May, 2024

A group of six musicians standing in a doorway with their instruments, smiling.

General

Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody welcomes Arts Council’s ambitious new 10-year Strategy

8th May, 2024

Acni strategy launch 2024 2034

General, Funding, Partnerships

North Belfast residents step out together for intergenerational dance project

3rd May, 2024

An image of a young boy dancing animatedly with an older woman

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