Crescent Art Centre – Public Art Commission - Brief for Artist Project Summary The Crescent Arts Centre has undertaken a £7.2 million redevelopment of its buildings, funded by Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Heritage Lottery Fund, Northern Ireland Environment Agency – and the numerous kind donations from individual supporters. As [...]
European Heritage Open Days
Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 September 2010, 11am-5pm – FREE European Heritage Open Days are held annually in September in 49 countries highlighting not only the dazzling diversity of Europe’s heritage but also its intercultural links. During this weekend the public are given the chance to explore buildings and grounds that are not normally open, for [...]
Electronic Crèche begins this Sunday at the Crescent
A unique crèche for adults is offering a new way to chill out on a Sunday afternoon. Belfast City Council’s new ‘Electronic Crèche’ is opening in the newly refurbished Crescent Arts Centre from 1pm – 4pm every Sunday, from 25 April. Part of the Sunday in the City programme, organised by the council in partnership [...]
Crescent Overture – Opening Week April 2010
We are looking forward to welcoming you back into our refurbished home with a week-long Festival from 19 – 25 April 2010. The Festival will offer lunchtime and evening recitals, free taster workshops and guided tours of the building. Events include a reading with Pulitzer Prize winning author and new patron of the Crescent Arts Centre [...]
Helen Lewis MBE
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of our Patron, Helen Lewis. Helen, who was awarded an MBE for her contribution to the development of contemporary dance in Northern Ireland, had a long association with the Crescent Arts Centre, as a dancer, choreographer, teacher and friend. Born in Czechoslovakia in 1916, she was [...]
A Crescent Relay Team in the Belfast City Marathon 2009
This year, some of the staff and friends of the Crescent have put together a team to run in the Belfast City Marathon as a fundraiser for the refurbishment project. The marathon takes place on the 4th May, 2009 and our team will be covering a combined 26 miles across the whole city, passing by [...]
Enrolment for Crescent Classes
This is a quick reminder that enrolment for all Crescent classes marked with one star opens on Monday 5 January and will run until 8 February (Mondays – Saturdays 9.30am – 8.00pm). Open Night will take place on Monday 12 January, 6.00pm-9.00pm and gives you the chance to meet tutors, discuss class content and enrol. [...]
Crescent Manager wins Local Award
Liz Donnan receives award from Alex Barnett (President JCI Belfast) It is with great delight we are able to announce Liz Donnan’s recent ‘Community Contribution Award’ at the Belfast Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCI Belfast) Civic and Community Contribution Awards 2008. Liz was nominated for the Community Contribution Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution [...]
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