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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Artists

Derry musician, Martin Coyle, and Greek musician, Nikos Petsakos, to honour Seamus Heaney at Irish Wings, Paxos Music Festival, Greece

5th July, 2023

Nikos Petsakos stood in a gallery space holding a Greek Tri-chordo Bouzouki beside Jo Wright from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Martin Coyle who is holding a Irish flat-back Bouzouki.

What's On

What's on in the Arts

30th June, 2023

Five men smiling and laughing holding a selection of instruments, including a fiddle, bodhran, accordion and guitar.

General, Artists

Arts Council of Northern Ireland Art Collection available for loan

29th June, 2023

A cow standing in a field beside a male farmer. The cow has a large colourful wire sculpture attached to its back.

Funding, Partnerships

New Stained-Glass Window will celebrate Diversity at Malone College

29th June, 2023

Malone Integrated College Students Farham Kiani, Danielle Godfrey, Jason Kirkpatrick, Haneen Mohamed and Grace Denvir holding the self-portraits they created.

Funding, Partnerships

Funding for international cultural exchange and collaboration confirmed

27th June, 2023

Quiet Houses performing at La Belle Angele

General, Artists

Turner Prize-winning, The Druthaib’s Ball, by Belfast’s Array Collective, on display at the Ulster Museum

23rd June, 2023

Pictured at The Druthaib’s Ball are, Anna Liesching, Curator of Art at National Museums NI, Array Collective members, Alessia Cargnelli, Mitch Conlon and Emma Campbell, Joanna Johnston, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Jane Butler, Array Collective, with (L-R front) Stephen Millar, Array Collective and Joe Lindsay, presenter of Arts Council’s Gallery Days series.

Funding

Government’s lack of investment in the arts is affecting those most in need

22nd June, 2023

Group of young children taking part in an arts workshop at the Young at Art Children's Festival.

Organisations

Ukrainian singer, Masha Myndru, releases music to mark Make Music Day 2023, supported by Beyond Skin and The National Lottery

20th June, 2023

Beyond Skin Make Music Day 2023

Organisations

Belfast Youth Theatre Group set to perform at the National Theatre

16th June, 2023

Crescent Youth Theatre

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