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Art exhibition challenging misconceptions about dementia opens in Derry

A unique exhibition opened this week at the Waterside Theatre exploring what it is really like living with dementia in Northern Ireland. Opened by The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane, Councillor Sandra Duffy, the exhibition, which aims to challenge ...

17 Mar 2023 at 16:22

Arts & Entertainment

New musical telling life story of John Hume awarded £50,000 grant

A new musical drama about the life and work of Nobel laureate John Hume has been awarded £50,000 by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. It is one of 66 grants worth more than £2 million awarded by the Arts Council’s Lottery Project. The ...

05 Jul 2022 at 12:21

Local News

Community groups encouraged to apply to £200,000 Arts Council programme

Community groups, arts organisations and councils across Northern Ireland, can now apply to the Arts Council’s Arts and Older People Programme. This latest round of the programme, worth £200,000, invites applications for grants of up to ...

01 Jun 2022 at 19:00

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland author aiming to bring Ulster-Scots to international audience

An award-winning author has spoken of her efforts to address the under-representation of the rural Northern Ireland experience in literature and to bring Ulster-Scots to an international audience. Jan Carson from Ballymena also said ...

28 Dec 2023 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

New theatre show to put deaf artists centre stage

A new theatre show featuring deaf artists is to be performed in Belfast this weekend. The Fisherman’s Friend will open at The MAC as part of the Deaf Arts Festival NI. Written by Cre8 Theatre and developed with investment from the ...

29 Mar 2024 at 10:59

Local News

Young Maghera musician chosen to receive prestigious accolade

A County Derry multi-instrumentalist has received a boost after receiving the BBC Northern Ireland and Arts Council NI Young Musicians' Platform Award. Jack Warnock, from Maghera, picked up the award in the traditional music ...

28 Jan 2021 at 08:30

Northern Ireland

Schools join programme bringing artists into the classroom

Eleven schools in Northern Ireland are to receive funding which allows them to take part in a pioneering education programme bringing artists into the classroom. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the Education Authority ...

27 Nov 2022 at 19:04

Northern Ireland

Olivia Colman ‘shocked at neglect of arts funding in UK’

The Crown stars Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton are calling for more funding of the arts in the UK after “shocking” levels of neglect were found across the country. Oscar-winner Colman, 50, was reacting to a report ...

12 Jun 2024 at 17:06

Northern Ireland

Circus school proves you are never too old to learn new tricks

An innovative project in which older people learn circus skills such as trapeze and juggling is helping to combat loneliness, organisers have said. The Streetwise Community Circus runs its Age-ility classes at a ...

03 Jan 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Dance project brings together school pupils and elderly people in Belfast

Elderly people and school pupils in north Belfast are stepping out together as part of an innovative intergenerational dance project. The project, supported by the Creative Schools Partnership Programme, brings ...

05 May 2024 at 11:55

Northern Ireland

Arts sector in NI struggling amid cost-of-living crisis, survey states

The cost-of-living crisis is impacting the arts sector in Northern Ireland with audience and programme numbers struggling to return to pre-Covid levels, a new survey has stated. The Arts Council of Northern ...

27 Oct 2023 at 12:29

Derry News

It's Happy Days as new website highlights Derry's family fun experiences

A new website listing arts and cultural events in the North West has been launched to provide a one-stop guide to the best family fun experiences in Derry, Strabane and Donegal. The www.happydaysnw.com ...

23 Jan 2022 at 10:41

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