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All the latest news from the Arts Council

Funding, Organisations

£200,000 Arts Council programme promoting positive health and wellbeing of older people now open

23rd May, 2022

Participants from the Heart of the Sperrins Arts and Older People Programme supported project enjoying a clay workshop with artist Leona Devine.

General

Applications for Boardroom Apprentice 2022 are open

20th May, 2022

Collage of people that have taken part in the Boardroom Apprentice scheme.

What's On

What’s on in the Arts

18th May, 2022

General, Artists, Organisations

New exhibition invites us to view Northern Ireland through a different lens

17th May, 2022

Photograph of a house with burn marks

General, Artists

TOLD/UNTOLD’ - An Exhibition by Elin Johnston

12th May, 2022

Black and White Mixed Media Sculptural Assemblage, Video & Interactive Sound Installation.

General, Artists

‘A strange, rich and often dazzling collection’ – 2022 SoA Awards shortlists announced

10th May, 2022

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

Funding

Mental Health Awareness Week, 9-15 May 2022

9th May, 2022

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

Magnetic, a new Franco-UK network of artists’ residencies

6th May, 2022

Logos for Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Institut français, French Ministry of Culture, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales/Wales Arts International, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council.

General

Make Your Nomination to the 2022 National Lottery Awards

4th May, 2022

An image of four people sitting on a sofa in a room with colourful wallpaper. One person is holding a national lottery trophy.

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