Arts Council of Northern IrelandThe Funding and Development Agency
for The Arts in Northern Ireland
The Funding and Development Agency
for The Arts in Northern Ireland
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We are the main support for arts organisations and artists, offering a broad range of funding opportunities.
How to ApplyWe believe in placing “Art at the Heart” because we know that art makes a difference.
We distribute public money and National Lottery funds to develop and deliver a wide variety of arts projects, events and initiatives across Northern Ireland.
Find Out MoreOur vision is to 'place the arts at the heart of our social, economic and creative life'
Developing effective policy by gathering evaluation evidence, analysing data & developing artform strategies.
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We support both established and emerging artists to grow their international profile.
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Tuesday 27th October 2020 at 3pm 0 Comments
The Arts Council has learned with sadness of the death of the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, who has died at the age of 79.
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Tuesday 27th October 2020 at 12pm 0 Comments
Award-winning teacher, Donegal fiddler and academic, Dr Liz Doherty, gives an insight into I Teach Trad, a revolutionary new professional development system to support traditional music teachers.
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The Arts Council on behalf of DfC and in collaboration with Future Screens NI, has announced details of 1089 individuals, working in the Creative Economy, who are set to benefit from £3,852,000 of emergency funding as part of part of the Individuals Emergency Resilience Programme (IERP).
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