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South by South West Deadline Approaches
November 7 marks the cut off point for artists hoping to represent Northern Ireland in Texas next March -
Belfast Music Week 2012 Programme Launched
Browse the full programme of events and listen to all 12 tracks on the official Belfast Music Week 2012 album -
Orbital Set for Ulster Hall
Belfast Music Week attracts the dance pioneers as part of the day-long '25: Electronic Music in Belfast' event -
Olympics Legacy Charity Launches
Sir Keith Mills 'extremely pleased' to launch UK-wide sported. charity -
Hugo Duncan Goes Classical with Ulster Orchestra
BBC Radio Ulster presenter and exponent of country music set to perform with the Ulster Orchestra for the first time this November -
NI Films Secure US Distribution
Genre films Vampires vs Leprechauns and DEADlocked, both part funded by NI Screen, bought up by Inception Media -
ACNI Invest in City of Culture
New works by the likes of Colin Bateman and Willie Doherty benefit from £1m Arts Council investment -
Huzzies at The MAC
Rising stars of Northern Ireland's theatre and music scenes come together in new Tinderbox play, part of the Belfast Festival at Queen's -
Hallowe’en Catwalk Challenge
Design guru Wayne Hemingway heads for Derry~Londonderry, where creepy couture brings Twilight to the Banks of the Foyle -
More Belfast Music Week Events Announced
Katie and the Carnival, Two Door Cinema Club documentary, Northern Lights mini-fest, The Selector -
Belfast Music Week 2012 Showcase
Watch video from 12 Northern Irish acts scheduled to perform and register for free tickets -
Belfast Music Week Gigs Announced
The first 12 events have now been confirmed for Belfast Music Week 2012, which runs from November 4-11 -
Culture Night 2012
Watch video from Derry~Londonderry and Belfast and let us know how you celebrated the largest free arts event of the year -
The Limelight Facelift Continues
Venue formerly known as the Spring & Airbreak is no more -
Armagh Culture Night 2012
The historic city joins the party for the first time, with events in ice cream parlours, schools and the old gaol -
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
A lantern parade through Belfast will signal the arrival of the autumnal moon on Thursday, September 27 -
Cinemagic Festival for Young People Launches
Watch video featuring ParaNorman writer/director Chris Butler and check out this year's programme -
London 2012 Festival: CAUTION
Artist and curator Sinéad O’Donnell works with five international artists who suffer from an 'invisible disability' -
Belfast Music Week 2012
The week-long celebration of Northern Irish music returns from November 4 - 11 -
Belfast Festival at Queen's Celebrates 50 Years
As the 2012 programme launches, Queen's graduate Seamus Heaney recalls his favourite festival moments -
Continuing Communities
The 'significant contribution' made by artists to life in Belfast celebrated at Queen's University with new series of courses -
Northern Ireland Supports Pussy Riot
Music stars unite at the Black Box in support of jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot -
Culture Night 2012
An 'expansive, colourful and inclusive' programme of events has been launched for Friday, September 21 -
Arts & Disability Forum Bounce!
Northern Ireland’s first ever disability and deaf arts festival comes to venues across Belfast from August 24 - 31 -
London 2012 Festival: FLAGS
German artist Hans Peter Kuhn's installation at the Giant's Causeway surprises visitors with the unpredictability of nature -
Olympic Medallists Return
Crowds turn out in force to welcome home the Belfast boxers and Coleraine rowers who triumphed at London 2012 -
The Evolution of Crafts in Northern Ireland
With August Craft Month in full swing, Joseph McBrinn of the University of Ulster considers the evolution of arts and crafts in Ireland -
Belfast Pride Parade 2012
Christians Enjoying Gay Pride and other revelers line the streets in Belfast to cheer on the floats and performers -
Sporting Traditions in Newry & Mourne
Watch video from Bagenal's Castle in Newry and learn about the sports that have flourished in the shadow of the Mournes -
My Favourite John Hewitt Poem
Watch video of Seamus Heaney, Sinéad Morrissey and others reading their favourite verses ahead of the 2012 John Hewitt International Summer School -
Fifty Shades of Blue
Librarian Dewey Decimal on our erstwhile reading habits and the potential for 'a new climax in erotic literature' -
Open Air Museum Comes to Antrim and Armagh
Director Gavin Donaghy hopes that history buffs will come out in force in this summer as part of the Festival of British Architecture -
Scots Gaelic Band to Open Ulster Fleadh 2012
Returning to Dungiven from July 22-29, the Ulster Fleadh also features a star-studded concert at St Canice’s Hall -
Peace Camp Lights Up the Northern Irish Coastline
The voices of artists, writers and the public can be heard in Deborah Warner's London 2012 coastal art installation -
Poet Pádraic Fiacc Honoured at John Hewitt
A plaque dedicated to the iconic Belfast writer placed him 'on the Belfast Literary Trail' -
BBC Proms in Belfast
Playing host to the iconic BBC outdoor concert is 'truly fitting' for 2012 -
Giant's Causeway Visitor Centre Opens
Carbon friendly new visitor attraction replaces dated older building on the Antrim Coast -
Land of Giants Makes History
Watch video from the largest outdoor arts event of the London 2012 Festival from Titanic Slipways -
2012 McCracken Summer School Launches
Belfast's largest Irish language event features Gaelic classes, dance and music from Planxty founder Donal Lunny -
Nicole & Martin Come to Holywood
Highly acclaimed Swiss circus duo bring fairytale classics to life at the Holywood Steiner School -
Clipper Homecoming Festival
The round the world yacht race moors on the Foyle from June 29 to July 8. View the full festival programme -
2012 Festival of India Launched - Watch Video
Traditional Indian performers get things started. Learn more about the one-day festival in the Ulster Hall this August -
NI Opera Commission Five New Works for London 2012 Festival
Five composers, five playwrights, five snapshots of lives on the edge. Watch video of rehearsals and book your tickets -
The Producers Comes to Newtownabbey
Theatre at the Mill develop Northern Ireland's first ever professional production of the hilarious musical comedy -
Damian McGinty Launches Audio Booth
The Glee star opens new recording studio in the Nerve Centre. Watch video of him performing -
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Watch video of author Jen Campbell talking about her bestselling book in Waterstone's, Belfast -
Connect: All-Ireland Arts Conference 2012
Watch video from the Lyric Theatre as practitioners from north and south of the border exchange ideas -
Ulster Museum Hosts Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition
Watch video and see the Renaissance master's work up close and personal -
Belfast Sound Map Needs You - Upload Your Digital Recordings
Citizens asked to upload digital sound recordings of the places that matter to them -
Mini Theatre With Big Ambitions
Pick 'n' Mix Festival comes to the MAC on June 9 and 10. Tinderbox's Kerry Woods and Prime Cut's Emma Jordan can't wait -
City of Culture Winning Mascot Design Announced
'Oaky Dokes' by designer and artist Domnall Starkie will take centre stage in 2013 -
City of Culture 2013 Preview Programme Launch
Watch videos from the glitzy ceremony at St Columb's Hall in Derry~Londonderry -
Peace One Day Concert
Watch video featuring founder Jeremy Gilley and find out which acts are scheduled to appear -
Olympic Torch Relay Concert at Belfast City Hall
General Fiasco to headline a varied bill of artists and former Olympians -
Ash Top Great Northern Songbook Vote
The search for Northern Ireland's favourite ten homegrown songs culminates in Ulster Hall concert -
Ulster Orchestra Launch 2012-13 Season Programme
Beethoven, Verdi and Wagner rub shoulders with The Snowman -
One City One Book Tour
Author Glenn Patterson visits some of the Belfast locations mentioned in his book The Mill for Grinding Old People Young -
Olympic Torch Relay Bound for Northern Ireland
Find out where and when the Olympic Torch will be near you -
Arts Council Launch Intercultural Arts Strategy
£300,000 to be invested in 'promoting cultural diversity'. Funding available from autumn 2012 -
London 2012 Festival Event Recruiting Singers
Composer Brian Irvine seeks to add to chorus in innovative performance piece and art installation, NEST
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