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Artists with disabilities tackle Shakespeare and discover 'talents they never knew they had'

Open Arts CEO Eileen Branagh admits that A Midsummer Night's Dream was a 'frightening prospect' but the hard work of 65 individuals over two years has set the stage for a magical production at the MAC
Music

Music website samples Belfast sounds and invites users to 'Mix the City'

Already available in several major cities worldwide, the interactive platform features contributions from 95 local artists including Duke Special and the Ulster Orchestra
Performing Arts

Glasgow Girls' Cora Bissett coming back to Belfast with new show for '90s music lovers

What Girls Are Made Of tells the true story of the performer's years as an indie musician with everything along the way, featuring a live band playing classic songs from Nirvana, Radiohead and more
Visual Arts

Hidden female voices uncovered in exhibitions at PRONI and Linen Hall Library

Part of Women in the Archives, the project highlights local people overlooked by history and presents fascinating and innovative insights into past centuries
Performing Arts

Stephen Rea returns to the MAC for Aeneid: Book VI

Actor Stephen Rea and musician Neil Martin; friends, collaborators, co-conspirators, makers of mischief
Visual Arts

'Absorbing' Troubles Art exhibition reflects decades of tension and turmoil

Over 40 works from National Museums NI's collections create an account of the conflict that's heartbreaking and hard to forget
Music

Derry Jazz Festival announces Marc Almond as headliner

The enduring singer of Soft Cell whose career has spanned five decades will be helping to kick off the Bank Holiday Weekend in the city in May
Performing Arts

Marie Jones on taking her universally loved play to the Moon and back

Audiences from here to New York, Canada and Scandinavia have identified with Fly Me to the Moon, the comic tale of two carers, which continues to speak to the sector's emotional demands and the relationships between workers and patients
Heritage

The Place of Young People in the Museum

Young creative Niamh Kelly explains how an innovative new project with technology at its core is reinvigorating the museum sector for a new generation
Film

Dead Souls, Crows and Tadpoles: The Extraordinary Visions of John McCloskey

Charting the Derry-based, BAFTA-nominated animator's career, from the very first frame across almost three decades of wondrous works

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Game of Thrones stamps set for release – browse the full collection

Royal Mail announces limited edition set in recognition of Britain, including Northern Ireland's role in the show's success

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Pictures Showing What Home Is to You

Browse some of the best entries into our photo contest supporting Belfast and Derry's bid for European Capital of Culture 2023

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Now Playing: Rivalling undertakers put on the gloves in Three's a Shroud at Belfast Waterfront

Take a peek under the cover of the gravely funny new comedy written by Stephen Large and directed by Martin Lynch

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A Name Unmade: Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917)

Preview the exhibition marking the centenary of Ireland's soldier poet at Nerve Visual Gallery, Derry~Londonderry

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'Capturing Creativity' Photography Competition

View the top ten submissions as voted by Facebook users, including the three runners-up and overall winning shot

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In Pictures: A Musical Celebration of Stevie Martin

Artists from across Northern Ireland pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, in support of suicide prevention charity Pieta House

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Exhibition Preview: The Art of Ulster 1900 - 2000

A snapshot of fine art in Ulster over the last century comes to Clandeboye Estate from March 9-15, with Basil Blackshaw at its centre

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In Pictures: Belfast Transforms into Narnia

City's east side given a magical makeover with opening of new C.S Lewis Square featuring unique sculptures of author's famous characters

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Watch this Space: Cowley Gallery

Step into the contemporary fine art space on Derry's London Street with a selection of works from its current winter exhibition

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Exhibition Preview: Unseen by my Open Eyes

Artist Kevin Gaffney explores identity through a series of short films and a new book launching in Portadown on December 2

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Ten Incredible Highlights from This Year's Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition

Sample a selection from over 300 sculptures, paintings, prints, photographs, video and mixed media works now on display at the Ulster Museum

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Hair-raising Events this Halloween

From family activities and spectacular street performances to eerie exhibitions and drive-in movies, there's plenty happening around Northern Ireland

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