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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Conductor in black t-shirt holds baton at arms length, with light shining behind tip of the baton

Organisations

London premiere of revolutionary opera, Abomination – A DUP Opera, at the Southbank Centre

7th June, 2023

large group of boardroom apprentices standing on outdoor steps raise their arms and cheer

Applications For Boardroom Apprentice 2023 Are Open

5th June, 2023

Image of a woman smiling, with silver Laureate na nÓg medal around her neck, pictured in front of a black and white portrait of her on a large easel.

Partnerships

Patricia Forde announced as Ireland’s seventh Laureate na nÓg

1st June, 2023

Four people face camera standing in front of paintings in gallery space

Funding, Artists

Artists, Alison Lowry, John Rainey and Eleanor Wheeler, set to receive the £15,000 Rosy James Memorial Trust Award

1st June, 2023

On Top Of The Hill, Photograph on Aluminium Dibond by Megan Doherty

Artist of the Month, June 2023 - Megan Doherty

1st June, 2023

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The six winners of the KPMG Children's Book Awards 2023 smile as they hold their trophies. They are pictured in lush gardens with trees behind. Two are seated on colourful deckchairs.

Winners of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2023 unveiled

26th May, 2023

Organisations encouraged to apply for funding from the National lottery Arts & Older People Programme

26th May, 2023

What's on in the Arts

26th May, 2023

Two pupils from St Cecilia's College in Derry-Londonderry taking part in a dance class with Ayesha Mailey, dancer from Echo Echo

Funding, Partnerships

Creative Schools Ambassador Event

16th May, 2023