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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Funding, Artists, Organisations

Arts Council opens £50,000 Creative Industries Seed Fund, supported by The National Lottery

10th October, 2022

Two males and one female using virtual reality headset.

Funding, Artists

13 Minority Ethnic Artists Awarded Funding to Support their Careers

7th October, 2022

Masako Carey standing in cobbled street wearing traditional Japanese dress.

What's On

What’s on in the Arts

6th October, 2022

General

Internationally acclaimed Poet Lemn Sissay OBE lights up the Spread the Word Literary Festival

6th October, 2022

Ray Hall, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Lemn Sissay and Iain Barr, Waterside Theatre on stage at the Waterside Theatre.

General

New Survey reveals Arts Organisations in NI Remain Under Significant Post-Covid Pressures

4th October, 2022

Dancer wearing blue dress performing on stage.

General

Winners unveiled at the Arts & Business NI Awards 2022, in partnership with Forestside

3rd October, 2022

Arts and Business NI Awards branding on a dark navy background.

Artists

Lynsay-Erin Mercer - Artist of the Month, October 2022

3rd October, 2022

Ceramic scultpure by Lynsay-Erin Mercer who was artist of the month for October 2022. The scultpure is entitled Biomes and is part of the ACNI art collection.

General

Hilary Mantel: A tribute by Sheila Llewellyn

30th September, 2022

Author Sheila Llewellyn wearing blue top and scarf with a bookshelf in the background.

General, Partnerships

Third NI Writers Day Takes Place at the Lyric

28th September, 2022

Damian Smyth, Head of Literature at the Arts Council, Liam Hannaway, Chair of the Arts Council, Playwright/Author Bonnie Greer and Irenosen Okojie at the Lyric Belfast

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