Author: krishan

Are you part of Belfast’s East or Southeast Asian community? Do you have a story you would like to tell? ArtsEkta is looking for participants to join Stories from Where We Stand: a new community storytelling and filmmaking project exploring identity, belonging, culture and life in Belfast. We’re inviting people from East and Southeast Asian […]

ArtsEkta was honoured to welcome the Uachtarán na hÉireann Catherine Connolly to Olive Tree House in Belfast as the organisation celebrates its 20th anniversary and two decades of championing cultural diversity, creativity, and inclusion across Northern Ireland. The Presidential visit recognised ArtsEkta’s longstanding contribution to promoting intercultural dialogue and celebrating the rich cultural heritage of […]

Prepare to be inspired, delighted, and transported as Belfast Mela, Northern Ireland’s largest and most vibrant celebration of cultural diversity, returns this August for its 20th anniversary year. A spectacular week long programme of multicultural events is planned for this year’s special 20th  Belfast Mela Festival which starts with the magical Mela Carnival on Saturday 22 […]

Marking Time: ArtsEkta at 20 brings together monthly reflections on the projects, people, and moments that have shaped ArtsEkta over the last twenty years — exploring creativity as a force for connection in a post-conflict and evolving society. Over the past twenty years, artists have been at the heart of Artsekta’s work. From the beginning, […]

Marking Time: ArtsEkta at 20 brings together monthly reflections on the projects, people, and moments that have shaped ArtsEkta over the last twenty years — exploring creativity as a force for connection in a post-conflict and evolving society. Over the past twenty years, Artsekta’s work has increasingly moved beyond traditional venues and into the streets, […]

Marking Time: ArtsEkta at 20 brings together monthly reflections on the projects, people, and moments that have shaped ArtsEkta over the last twenty years — exploring creativity as a force for connection in a post-conflict and evolving society. In 2007, Artsekta took a bold step. Building on its early work in intercultural arts and global […]

From Bollywood dancing to global food, creative workshops and live performances by local artists, the Cork Mela, a new free cultural diversity festival for the city was officially launched by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Fergal Dennehy and Nisha Tandon, Founder and CEO of ArtsEkta, organiser of the festival at Fitzgerald Park this week. Local […]

Marking Time: ArtsEkta at 20 brings together monthly reflections on the projects, people, and moments that have shaped ArtsEkta over the last twenty years — exploring creativity as a force for connection in a post-conflict and evolving society. Artsekta’s first project was called One World Day. At the time, the organisation was newly formed, but […]

ArtsEkta was recently invited to Tunisia as part of an international cultural visit aimed at developing a long-term cultural exchange partnership between Northern Ireland and Tunisia. The visit provided a valuable opportunity to strengthen relationships, explore shared priorities, and identify new areas for collaboration across the arts, culture, and creative industries. During the visit, a […]

Marking Time: ArtsEkta at 20 brings together monthly reflections on the projects, people, and moments that have shaped ArtsEkta over the last twenty years — exploring creativity as a force for connection in a post-conflict and evolving society. 20 years ago Artsekta was founded at a moment of profound transition. In the years following the […]