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Silence in Paris
Colin Davidson's powerful portraits of those left mourning by the Troubles take on a profound new significance in the tragedy-stricken French capital -
Applications Open for Derry Choral Festival
Derry International Choral Festival due to return from 19 – 23 October 2016 -
Guerrilla Shout, Visual Ideas Collective
Not just for techno heads, the Belfast firm is lighting up Ireland's leading festivals and stimulating the senses of top brands across the globe -
Spring Exhibitions at The MAC
Emma Patterson takes in a triumvirate of international collections the Belfast arts venue has brought to Northern Ireland for the first time -
The Mother of All Children's Festivals
Young at Art's Ali Fitzgibbon on bringing her baby full circle and the 'short-sighted' cuts that lead to little ones losing out -
Start Making Sense with Imagine! Belfast
The Festival of Ideas and Politics returns to stimulate discussion on the big issues of today with high profile talks, theatre and more -
Vintage Cinema Club
Michael McAlinden takes a bus back to film's golden age for a special showing of John Ford's The Quiet Man -
Rembrandt, the Drawing Club and Me
Jane Hardy discovers a deeper understanding of the Dutch artist's final work with like-minded learners at the Ulster Museum -
NI Science Festival: 10 Things Not to Miss
With over 100 brain-tingling events, we handpick the highlights of a packed programme running from February 18 to 28 -
Women Aloud NI
One-day literary celebration aims to bring due recognition to our wealth of female authors, poets and storytellers -
Submit Your Short to Cinemagic Young Filmmaker 2016
The Belfast festival is calling for entries up to ten minutes in length to compete in the annual awards showcase -
Twinsome Minds
Renewed understanding and contemporary relevance is brought to the events of 1916 in this novel fusion of spoken performance and image projection -
See a Different Side to Ireland this Spring
Claire McKeever rounds up an assortment of exhibitions each offering a unique take on the people and places around us -
Leading Rock Critic to Give Belfast Talk
Former Pitchfork editor and feminist writer Jessica Hopper will deliver a keynote at next month's Women's Work festival -
Clinton Kirkpatrick: Whence He Came
The Crumlin-born artist on the travels that shaped his craft and exhibiting alongside Kenyan woodcutting mentor John Silver Kimani -
Celebrating Peter Quigley
NI's theatre community comes together this month to launch an archive of the much-missed actor/director's work at the Linen Hall Library -
MASKparade
Vincent McDonnell's unusual exhibition re-writes Enniskillen's past from under the guise of a biblical discovery -
Transatlantic Sessions
The revolving folk ensemble leave little to be desired in a showcase proving them to be the crown jewel of the first Derry International Irish Music Festival -
Food and Folksong
Award-winning chef Emmett McCourt brings out the forward-thinking flavours of Derry's new music festival in a night where the menu matches the performances -
Educating Rita
Emma Jordan tactfully transposes Willy Russell's play to Belfast with help from two extraordinary leads in this fine start to the year for the Lyric Theatre -
Irish Pages Consider Life After Heaney
Editor Chris Agee on how the poet's absence has already affected the cultural landscape, as the journal for contemporary writing launches its second tribute issue -
Demonstrating the Art of Compassion
'One Day' exhibition in Derry aims to break down the social barriers around death and address the isolation that so often follows -
The Musical Life of Nineteenth-Century Belfast
Roy Johnston's posthumous chronicle of the formative period is an unprecedented work. Claire Savage reports from its launch at the Linen Hall Library -
Belfast Book Chosen for Historic Big Read
Paul McVeigh's debut novel The Good Son will be the literary focus of the milestone 50th Brighton Festival -
A Toy for the Ages
As LEGO fanatic Warren Elsmore brings his Brick Wonders exhibition to Derry, Dominic Kearney explores the lasting power behind the creative phenomenon -
Made in Belfast Season at QFT
Queen's Film Theatre and BFI celebrate the city's cinematic heritage with an eclectic week of film and archive footage screenings -
Colin Bateman Reports Back
The celebrated writer revisits his newsroom roots in his latest novel, and looks forward to his Paisley/McGuinness script making it to the big screen -
AVA Festival Confirms Return
Belfast's Titanic Quarter will welcome back the pulsating showcase of electronic music and tech culture this June. Register free for its day conference now -
The Survivalist Trailer Released
Get a first look at Stephen Fingleton's BAFTA-nominated thriller before a preview run at Queen's Film Theatre from February 5 -
Attila the Stockbroker
The firebrand poet exemplifies the rejuvenating power of punk in a razor-sharp and surprisingly poignant Out to Lunch performance -
Mi Mundo
The third instalment of Terra Nova's Arrivals project immerses audiences in the domestic hardships of the UK immigration system -
BBC Inspires Classical in the Classroom
Ten Pieces campaign encourages pupils across Northern Ireland to respond to works by history's most renowned composers -
Belfast Festival Announced for 2016
The first acts and dates have been revealed for this year's edition of the city's autumn arts mainstay -
Cinemagic Calls for Submissions
The film charity for young people is seeking entrants for this year's festival awards competition -
John T. Davis Saves the West for Last
Having recorded his first albums aged 68, the Holywood filmmaker muses on reincarnation, working with Mudd Wallace and his affinity with America -
Artists to Mark First World War Centenary
UK-wide programme of commemorative events and commissions includes major works across Northern Ireland in 2016 -
Derry Eyes the International Stage
After the heady heights of the Fleadh, Cara Dillon believes Cultúrlann's new eight-day Irish music festival will cement the city's place on the map -
Opera, Literature and Lunch
Out to Lunch continue to brighten the dark days of January with a no frills fix of book-based works from NI Opera's fabulous young artists -
New Names Announced for Output Belfast
Orbital man Paul Hartnoll, singer-songwriter Nadine Shah and more join Steve Albini among guest speakers at next month's music industry event -
The Journey of The Suitcase
Jane Coyle on how an inconspicuous Jewish Museum artefact inspired her award-winning play, ahead of a special Holocaust Memorial performance at Belfast City Hall
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