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All the latest news from the Arts Council

General

Warm Welcome for New Edition of “John Hewitt Selected Poems”

25th November, 2022

Michael Longley, Frank Ormsby and Arts Council Chair Liam Hannaway seated together having a conversation.

Funding, Artists

Arts Council announces £84,000 National Lottery funding to support 12 exceptional artists

20th November, 2022

Eight Arts Council ACES awardees in the Lyric Theatre Belfast with Gilly Campbell, Director of Arts Development at the Arts Council.

Funding, Artists

262 artists receive National Lottery funding to support their work

17th November, 2022

Writer Rosemary Jenkinson stands outside beneath trees with golden leaves holding a copy of her book Catholic Boy

What's On

What’s on in the Arts

17th November, 2022

General, Organisations

The 16th Outburst Queer Arts Festival bringing queer magic to Belfast, supported by National Lottery

16th November, 2022

Sarah Williams, Executive Director, Outburst Arts, Lois Weaver of Split Britches, Ruth McCarthy, CEO/Artistic Director, Outburst Arts, Peggy Shaw, Split Britches, with Mícheál McCann, poet and editor of Outburst Arts’ publication, Catflap in St Joseph's Church, Sailortown, Belfast

General

Arts Council highlights cost of living crisis for NI arts sector

9th November, 2022

Funding, Artists

Craft makers encouraged to apply for £15,000 Rosy James Memorial Trust Award

3rd November, 2022

Visual Artist Sheena Devitt in her studio with Suzanne Lyle, Head of Visual Arts at the Arts Council.

Artists

Q & A with author of The Sandstone City, Elaine Canning

3rd November, 2022

What's On

What’s on in the Arts

2nd November, 2022

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