Check out our latest #WhatsOn in the Arts guide 🤩
artscouncil-ni.org/news/whats-on-…

Highlights include:
🎭Lost Moon Sisters at An Chultúrlann
🤹Festival of Fools
📚Belfast BookFestival
🎪Carnival of Colours
🎞️Ec(h)o by virag at Armagh Observatory & Planetarium
🖼️ Reciprocal Residencies solo exhibitions CCA Derry~Londonderry

There are very limited tickets available for the 4 performances of ‘Mary Ann, the forgotten sister’ this weekend (11am & 2.30pm Saturday/Sunday) …….and dare we say it, the weather looks okay 😱 so get booking visitbelfast.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh… Audiences are loving it!

Ahead of their showcase at Classical:NEXT 2024, Hard Rain Ensemble will give a short preview performance of “Peaceline Perspectives: Voices from a Divided City”, at 5pm on Sunday 12th May at the Sonic Lab, SARC in Queen's University Belfast 🎓.

Visit hardrainensemble.com to find out more.

Got plans for the weekend?
Belfast Song Gathering is back this Friday & Saturday (19 -20 April) with a selection of events celebrating Ulster Song 🎶

Visit belfasttrad.com/events-calenda… to find out more.

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Today's tip from Alex Falase-Koya's Arts Council of Northern Ireland author tour. Take 'small bites' of books/comics/cartoons you like & let them inspire your storytelling!

On this tour over we visited 5 schools, gave out 600 books & developed characters using conflict.
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Launching tomorrow! Our new XR R&D Lab supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland & FutureScreensNI digitalartsstudios.com/news/xr-resear…

Arts Council Major Individual Artist awardee and acclaimed composer, Greg Caffrey, releases his new album 'Environments' on 17th May, supported by the Arts Council.

Pre-order now⬇️
divineartrecords.com/recording/greg…

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Sign up to our mailing list for first access to TradFest 2024 concert tickets this Friday at 10am 🤩💥

➡️ belfasttraditionalmusic.com/mailing-list

General sale is Friday 26th April

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Great pictures from BookTrustNI's Author Tour with Alex Falase-Koya🤩

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Caoileann Curry-Thompson, Arts Development Officer for Drama and Dance at the Arts Council, is at #EquityFest24 in Derry~Londonderry today.

We are welcoming applications for our Rosy James Memorial Trust Award.

The award, worth £15,000, aims to assist makers to investigate and develop a body of work which would otherwise be unattainable.

➡️Apply: artscouncil-ni.org/funding-for-in…

📅Closing date: 4pm, Friday 3rd May 2024

Last chance for tickets for the upcoming 'Ringside' Exhibition Ormeau Baths on Thursday 18th April at 6pm. Launch for Award Winning Artist Sean McGibbon's pastel and charcoal works celebrating Belfast's boxing culture. Register for free ticket: bit.ly/3W18bzD

⭐️ Mark your calendars ⭐️ The 14th Belfast Book Festival is running from 6 - 13th June 📚 There are lots of wonderful events & activities planned, 📚 Head to BelfastBookFestival.com to see the full programme! #BelfastBookFestival

What an accolade for the great poet Sinéad Morrissey for 'distinguished contribution to literary relations between Ireland and Japan'. Arts Council of Northern Ireland Poetry Ireland Estate of Seamus Heaney

We've arrived in New York for our grand opening. What could possibly go wrong at 'The Worst Cafe in the World'...probably everything, but that's the craic.
NYC shows almost SOLD OUT.

🎟️NYC & Philly: tinydynamite.org

🎟️Belfast: cqaf.com/the-worst-cafe…

Save the Date📌
The call for applications for the third round of Fluxus Magnetic international Visual Arts residencies in France and in the UK will be open from 21 May - 15 July 2024.

Visit
artscouncil-ni.org/news/save-the-… to find out more.

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT TIME.... 📢

For one year only... Carnival of Colours will be dropping anchors at Foyle Maritime Festival ⚓

Keep an eye on our page for details... we plan on making quite the splash! 🤽😉