Category: 2025

Project Officer – Dockside Stories Part-time (30 hrs/week) · Fixed term (3 years) · SO1 £31,051 pro rata Location: Belfast city centre (hybrid options available)  ArtsEkta is recruiting a Project Officer to help deliver Dockside Stories—a community-led heritage initiative exploring Belfast’s history of trade, migration and cultural exchange through the port. You’ll coordinate day-to-day delivery, […]

Botanic Gardens was transformed into a massive global party today (24 August) as the 19th Belfast Mela Festival finale, the traditional Mela Day attracted thousands of people with six hours of non-stop global music, dance, food, wellbeing and art. The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly, joined Nisha Tandon, Founder of the Belfast Mela to celebrate Northern Ireland’s cultural diversity with hosts […]

The 19th annual Belfast Mela Festival — the largest celebration of cultural diversity across the island of Ireland — as officially launched today by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Tracy Kelly and the Minister for the Economy, Dr Caoimhe Archibald, MLA. Guests were treated to vibrant live performances by Kenyan-born musician Njambi as well as an exclusive preview of […]

ArtsEkta, Northern Ireland’s award-winning intercultural arts organisation, is proud to announce the launch of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Shared Roots programme, a transformative new initiative celebrating Belfast’s diverse communities through storytelling, shared heritage, and cultural innovation. This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) Co-designed under Belfast City […]

Northern Ireland’s leading cultural diversity arts charity ArtsEkta celebrated the launch of its impressive new home Olive Tree House tonight (Thursday 29 May) with the official opening performed by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Micky Murray, First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly. ArtsEkta has re-designed Olive Tree House to bring together creatives, community […]

A groundbreaking new community arts initiative, Intergenerational Dialogue Engaging Arts (IDEA), has been launched, bringing people together through the universal language of music and dance. Led by ArtsEkta, Northern Ireland’s leading intercultural arts organisation and delivered through Derry City and Strabane District Council’s PEACEPLUS Local Co-Designed Action Plan under the Thriving and Peaceful Communities Theme, […]

ArtsEkta, Northern Ireland’s leading intercultural arts organisation, is proud to announce the launch of My Place, Our Place, a transformative three-year initiative designed to deepen socially engaged artistic practice and promote cultural inclusivity. Supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, through their Arts Fund, the programme will create meaningful opportunities for culturally diverse communities, participants, and artists, […]

A new era of creativity and cultural connection is set to unfold in the heart of Belfast with the launch of Olive Tree House, a dynamic new cultural hub dedicated to fostering collaboration, creativity, and community engagement. Located just moments from City Hall, this vibrant 40,000sqft meanwhile use space is designed to bring together artists, […]

Researchers from Queen’s University are part of a team that has secured £1.48m from the UKRI’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for a public history project to re-examine two of Ulster’s historic houses, Clandeboye and Mount Stewart. The project, ‘Historic Houses, Global Crossroads’, will explore their histories as both local “big houses” and significant […]