£10m jobs and skills fund in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s creative industries are set to benefit from a share of a £10m jobs and skills fund. The Covid Recov…
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Londonderry project to address climate change
An arts-based community project aims to change behaviours towards climate change in Northern Ireland. Led by Derry theatre The Pla…
ACNI opens £40k digital art fund
A new funding opportunity supporting digital art is live in Northern Ireland. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s (ACNI)…
Support local arts this Christmas, ACNI says
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) is urging people to support their local artists and arts venues this Christmas. More t…
£2.7m recovery funding for Northern Irish artists
1,433 artists working in Northern Ireland will share £2.7m in emergency funding. The final wave of the £5m Creative In…
NI schools funded to work with professional artists
Eleven schools in Northern Ireland will each receive funding to hire professional artists. £15,000 has been awarded by the C…
Plea to save NI arts from urgent ‘threats to very existence’
An anticipated £13m in Executive support may not be enough, as more than half the sector's jobs remain at risk.
Covid cuts Northern Ireland arts workforce by a quarter
A quarter of Northern Ireland's arts workforce has been lost to Covid-19. The number of people employed by arts organisations…
Ireland brings in vaccine passports
People attending the theatre or cinemas in the Republic of Ireland must show proof of vaccination from Thursday (Novembe…
Armagh seeks local views on City of Culture bid
Residents of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough are being asked to contribute their opinion on the local City of Culture…
Arts Council NI and British Council extend partnership
Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council have extended their partnership to 2024. Now in their tenth yea…
Older women dancing
What is it like to perform as an older woman in an industry obsessed with youth? Sandy Cuthbert shares her experience of returning…
City of Culture 2025 a ‘springboard’ regardless of longlist
The challenge now for some of the latecomers will be completing years' worth of planning in weeks.
Northern Ireland’s arts engagement drops to 12 year low
The number of adults engaging in arts and culture in Northern Ireland has fallen once again. Continuous Household Survey data for&…
Northern Ireland drops social distancing in arts spaces
Northern Ireland is set to remove a one-metre social distancing rule in all settings bar hospitality. The move will be welcom…
NI venues press Executive for full reopening date
Music and theatre venues are calling for Northern Ireland's Executive to end its one-metre social distancing rule. The restric…
Dormant accounts invested in arts development scheme
£500,000 of unclaimed money has been granted to a development programme for Northern Irish arts organisations. Arts & Bu…
Northern Ireland opens £5m recovery programme
A recovery funding programme for Northern Irish creatives has been opened by Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) and the…
£50k for Northern Ireland ethnic artists
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has made £50,000 available for a new programme supporting artists from a minority ethni…
Brexit is erasing Northern Irish arts, report warns
Northern Ireland's arts sector is feeling the effects of Brexit more than most. A report by the Arts Council of Northern Irela…
Visa fast track only for elite of the elite
Home Secretary Priti Patel says the system aims to attract "the best and brightest", but there are fewer options for&nbs…
Emergency funding lifelines for Northern Irish and Scottish arts
Northern Irish organisations' coronavirus deficits will be eliminated by new grants as Scotland offers new support for events…
Northern Irish arts sector left in limbo as funding is delayed
Organisations clamouring for support have released a five-point recovery plan amid a projected £16m funding shortfall.
Northern Ireland opens £7.75m emergency fund
The long-awaited grants scheme is focussed on the sector's renewal as much as its immediate survival.
