Visitor attraction numbers draw closer to pre-pandemic levels
Visitor numbers to the UK’s leading attractions reached 157.2 million in 2024, according to figures published by the Association…
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Artists living in ‘relative poverty’ warns Arts Council Northern Ireland boss
Artists in Northern Ireland are living in “relative poverty” and having to take on several other jobs to pay the bills, the ch…
ACNI confirms board reappointments
The Department for Communities has reappointed several members to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) board for an additio…
Chair of Northern Ireland’s arts council ‘set for departure’
The current chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland will not be reappointed when his term ends next week, according to a rep…
Future of Northern Ireland theatre ‘under review’
The future of a theatre based on a university campus in Northern Ireland is being considered amid concerns about maintenance costs…
Artists awarded £1.2m by Arts Council Northern Ireland
204 artists from across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from a total of £1.2m in funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ir…
Who leads the UK’s arts councils?
After a year of change across the government and arts councils of the UK, here’s a handy, end-of-year round up of the current chai…
Three quarters of Northern Ireland’s arts funding goes to Belfast
Belfast received almost three times as much arts funding as all the other constituencies in Northern Ireland combined in the last…
Badenoch lashes out at Labour for settling Kneecap discrimination case
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has defended a controversial decision she took as a minister to withdraw a government arts…
Northern Ireland’s arts activity falls by 22%
Arts organisations receiving regular funding from Arts Council of Northern Ireland hosted fewer physical events during financial y…
Digital arts projects in Northern Ireland receive over £75k
Eight artists from Northern Ireland will share £75,835 of funding toward the creation of art projects using digital tec…
Northern Ireland audience survey reveals cost-of-living impact
A new, first of its kind survey for Northern Ireland hightlights how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting arts audiences. The IM…
Judge permits musicians hearing over Badenoch grant block
The Northern Irish band claim Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch ‘overreached’ by denying the group a £15,000 grant bec…
Arts Council Northern Ireland publishes 10-year strategy
Generating more income for the arts sector from private, public and philanthropic funders will be central to Arts Council Northern…
Theatre Clwyd boss calls for breakdown of UK funding borders
Arts leaders from the devolved nations have called for the establishment of an arts fund dedicated to UK and international touring…
Belfast music festivals provide £31m economic boost
Two of Belfast’s biggest outdoor music events generated £30.8m for Northern Ireland's economy, a study has found….
Irish arts councils award €400k for theatre in the Irish language
The Irish Arts Council and Arts Council Northern Ireland have announced a one-off €400,000 (£342,500) award for “…
Arts organisations benefit from Bank of Ireland fund
Eight arts organisations from across the island of Ireland are to receive up to £11,000 each as part of the Bank of Ireland&…
Will the restoration of Stormont benefit the arts in Northern Ireland?
With the return of devolved government to Northern Ireland, Roisín McDonough, Chief Executive of Arts Council Northern Ireland, r…
Arts Council Northern Ireland issues 10-year plan for public review
Arts Council Northern Ireland (ACNI) has published its first 10-year strategy for public consultation. The funding body developed…
Badenoch blocks grant for NI rap trio over political views
A spokesperson for Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said it was “hardly surprising” it had overturned Kneeca…
Northern Ireland artists receive £1m from National Lottery
Arts Council of Northern Ireland has named 292 artists awarded funding from a £1.04m National Lottery fund as part of its Su…
Northern Ireland programme brings artists into classrooms
Professional artists will work in classrooms at 11 schools in Northern Ireland as part of two-year programme serving urban ar…
Funded organisations diversify income in Northern Ireland
Arts Council of Northern Ireland says increase in organisations leveraging investment from new sources is “positive news&rdq…
