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Partnerships

All the latest news from the Arts Council about: Partnerships

General, Partnerships

Shared Island Arts Investment projects

26th September, 2023

Pupils in school uniform display self portraits which together create a colourful stained glass window

General, Funding, Partnerships

Good Relations Week 2023 – The Creative Schools Partnership Programme

15th September, 2023

General, Partnerships

Michael Hofmann appointed Seamus Heaney International Visiting Poetry Fellow at Queen’s

4th September, 2023

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

Funding, Partnerships

New Stained-Glass Window will celebrate Diversity at Malone College

29th June, 2023

Quiet Houses performing at La Belle Angele

Funding, Partnerships

Funding for international cultural exchange and collaboration confirmed

27th June, 2023

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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

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

Journalist Mark Devenport with Finlay Foster, year 10 Belfast Boys' Model School and Marie O’Donoghue, Creative Schools Partnership Programme Manager, Education Authority. The student is a holding a laptop that displays the magazine he has created.

Funding, Partnerships

Boys’ Model Students uncover the untold stories of North Belfast

22nd March, 2023

Collage of images featuring Robracobra Quartet, Wynona Bleach, Dea Matrona, Brighde Chaimbeul and Lemonade Shoelace who will be performing at SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas

Funding, Artists, Partnerships

35 UK music creators receive support to attend SXSW 2023

14th February, 2023