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All the latest news from the Arts Council

General

Arts Council NI Chair attends North West Cultural and Business Partnership celebration at the Millennium Forum

14th March, 2024

A group of people in smart attire smiling towards the camera.

Organisations

Dumbworld presents multi-media exhibition, Whales, Bats & Anarchy, at The MAC, Ulster University and Artcetera Studios

11th March, 2024

Three people standing in the exhibition space at Ulster University.

General, Funding, Partnerships

Students invited to Stormont Castle to discuss value of Creative Learning

7th March, 2024

A group of students and adults are pictured outside Stormont Castle.

What's On

What's on in the Arts

7th March, 2024

A group of children in a line holding a letter each of lit up letters spelling circus. The children are wearing circus coats.

Organisations

The artist who painted in secret, Beyond Skin celebrates International Women’s Day with inspirational Afghan artist Alina Gawhary

6th March, 2024

The photo shows young female artist Alina Gawhary in a grey hoodie standing beside a piano and her colourful artwork of a piano that she painted. She is standing in a church with stained glass windows in the background and the light is shining in.

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Shirley-Anne McMillan announced as the new Children’s Writing Fellow for NI at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s

5th March, 2024

A picture of the author can be seen pictured in the cloisters at Queen's University Belfast. She is holding a book.

Funding, Organisations

Seamus Heaney HomePlace hosts Mid-Ulster writing workshop helping communities combat rural isolation

28th February, 2024

A group of people from the workshop standing with National Lottery crossed fingers. An image of Seamus Heaney is in the background.

Funding, Organisations

Funding boost for Omagh drama group will benefit young people’s mental health

27th February, 2024

A group of young people perform in costume on stage, behind them colourful ribbons hang down, the stage is lit with twinkling lights behind

Organisations

Imagine! Belfast Festival of Ideas & Politics celebrates 10 year anniversary with over 130 events this March

23rd February, 2024

Three people smiling and holding a sign for the Imagine! Belfast Festival 2024.

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