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A Place for Ards and Culture
Ahead of its official grand opening on May 24, Neil McClure recounts the restoration of a doomed church building into Portaferry's newest arts venue -
Ruth McGinley Reconnects
From childhood stardom to having children of her own, the Derry pianist has rediscovered her passion for performing after years in the wilderness -
Are You an Aspiring Arts Critic?
Would-be reviewers aged 18-25 have the chance to hone their skills with an all-expenses trip to On The Edge theatre festival in Birmingham -
Disney Dream for Belfast Animators
Children's television production company Sixteen South to adapt best-selling book series for broadcast across four international regions in 2017 -
Groundbreakers of Working Class Belfast
New BBC series charts life from the shipyards to the Troubles through four of the city's most important 20th century writers -
Fab Project the Making of Future Artists
Unique programme will equip young people across Europe with digital fabrication skills and see established artists create works for international exhibition -
Third Writers on Writers Festival
Linen Hall Library celebrates a century of women writers in memory of Christina Reid with this year's series of talks, workshops and performances -
The Future of NI Poetry
Stephen Connolly on compiling a new generation of voices in Irish literature for a landmark anthology with TS Eliot Prize-winner Sinéad Morrissey -
Making It in the Mournes
Newcastle ceramicist Rebecca Killen on finding commercial success for her signature crafts and showing South Down sightseers how it's done -
Superlungs Warms Up for Belfast
He could have led Zeppelin, instead he rolled with the Stones and witnessed Cream turn sour. Terry Reid talks us through a career on the fringes of rock history -
Titanic Fanzone for Euro 2016
Ten thousand capacity venue screening this summer's soccer internationals will create a 'festival of football' for those not in France -
The Black Box Turns 10
A decade after opening its doors the Belfast arts hub continues to play a pivotal role and build on its legacy at the heart of city's cultural quarter -
Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition Calls for Entries
Submit now to the annual arts calendar highlight, open to artists working across all disciplines and ability levels -
Craft Beer Culture Brews Up a Storm
Hop on the national taste train as Claire McKeever speaks to the key players helping to transform a hipster hobby into a commercial phenomenon -
Walled City Music Festival Announcements
American pianist Jeremy Denk joins fellow countrymen Andy Akiho and Ian David Rosenbaum as Derry's classical concert series takes shape for an eighth year -
Graphic Novels Recall Irish War Poets
New educational resources from the Nerve Centre's Creative Centenaries project explore 1916 through the literature and lives of Alice Milligan and Francis Ledwidge -
Emma Colbert is Wild at Art
With her work starting to see international recognition, the Portrush-based painter hopes to progress even further from her signature pet portraits -
Ulster Hall Plays Host to 'Graeme of Thrones'
Belfast-bound parody show pays homage to Westeros by finding farcical humour in the drama's darkest corners -
On the Shelf: April 2016
Michael Conaghan lays Ireland's claim to Shakespeare and rounds up this month's must-read releases -
Short Strand Becomes a Stage
East Belfast area's history will come to life in a unique series of Kabosh theatre performances to mark Easter Rising centenary -
Words of Encouragement: Annemarie Neary
The 2014 Michael McLaverty Award winner outlines why writers shouldn't stop short of submitting their works of fiction to the biennial competition -
Alexandrina McCausland Stewart: A Life in Music
Nuala McAllister charts the largely unsung contribution of a musical trailblazer to Derry~Londonderry at the turn of twentieth century -
Terra Nova Take On The Tempest
Artistic director Andrea Montgomery and actor James Doran on modernising the Shakespeare epic in a colossal new Belfast adaptation -
Introducing Sylvier
The latest of the North West's recent wealth of young female solo acts, Emma Hughes brings us up to speed on her debut single and the path her studies have helped pave
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