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Temple Bar Gallery + Studios announces Guest Curators 2022

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is pleased to announce the awarded curators from our recent Open Call for Curators as ...

Arts Council Announces 2022 Visual Artists Workspace Scheme Recipients

The Arts Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2022 Visual Artists Workspace scheme. This scheme offers grants ...

PS2 Announces New cohort of artists for our Freelands Artist Programme 2022-23

We are excited to announce the artists for the fourth and final cohort of artists of the PS² Freelands Artist ...

Liam O’Callaghan wins the 9th King Ping Pong 2021 for Abbey Studios

King Ping Pong announces its 2021 inter-art-organisation table tennis tournament was won by Liam O’Callaghan, who represented Abbey Studios, Dublin ...

New $60 Million ‘Flagship Hub’ for Irish Arts Center in New York City

The New York Times has reported the opening of the new $60 million flagship building for the Irish Arts Center ...

Maria McKinney Awarded the Bolay Artist Residency 2021 at The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar

The Linenhall Arts Centre is very pleased to announce visual artist Maria McKinney as the recipient of this year’s Bolay ...

€25m for Pilot Basic Income Scheme for Artists Announced in Budget 2022

The maintenance of the Arts Council funding at €130m, and €25m for a basic income scheme for artists are among ...

The Arts Council Announce almost €1 Million in its Festival Investment Scheme Round 1

Every year, hundreds of arts festivals in every part of the country apply to the Arts Council for assistance in ...

Arts Council surveys reveal true impact of pandemic on NI’s creative sector

From The Arts Council of Northern Ireland: The Arts Council of Northern Ireland published the findings of surveys conducted with ...

New £5 million recovery fund opens to support individuals working in the arts and creative sectors

From The Arts Council of Northern Ireland: The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) and the Department for Communities (DfC), ...

Bank of Ireland Begin Together to support almost 100 projects and organisations across the island of Ireland

From Bank of Ireland: Over €800,000 in funding support for grassroots community groups, social enterprises and artists Social isolation prevention, ...

Culture Night 2021 | Come Together Again

The sixteenth edition of Culture Night will take place on Friday 17 September 2021. Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is ...

Creative expression and new exhibitions to mark the centenary of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty

From the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, ...

Belfast International Arts Festival returns centre stage this autumn

From the Arts Council NI: The 59th Belfast International Arts Festival (BIAF) has been launched with an imaginative and inspirational ...

Megs Morley appointed head of visual art at Galway Arts Centre

The curator, public art commissioner, educator and editor, Megs Morley, has been appointed as the new head of visual art ...

Minister Martin Announces the Appointment of New Members to the Culture Ireland Expert Advisory Committee

Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media announced the addition of six new members to ...

Arts Council NI’s report highlights implications for NI arts sector following UK withdrawal from EU

From the Arts Council NI: The Arts Council of Northern Ireland published a report setting out the key changes in ...

University of Atypical launches Chris Ledger Legacy Awards in tribute to former CEO

The University of Atypical today launched The Chris Ledger Legacy Awards in memory of its much-loved former CEO who died ...

Minister Martin publishes second Progress Report on the Implementation of the Audiovisual Action Plan

From the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and ...

Arts Council NI Report provides evidence of immediate need for a support fund for individual artists

A Statement from the Chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Liam Hannaway: The Arts Council of Northern Ireland ...