Crescent Overture – Opening Week April 2010

Posted on March 23, 2010
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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 [...]

Expressions of Interest sought for Cafe and Gallery

Posted on December 23, 2009
in Refurbishment

The Crescent Arts Centre is inviting Expressions of Interest from organisations and individuals interested in entering into a license agreement to operate either the café space on the ground floor of the newly refurbished premises on the University Road or the gallery space on the first floor.  If interested please click on the following links [...]

The Crescent on Good Morning Ulster

Posted on May 19, 2009
in Refurbishment

Just a quick note to let you know that the Crescent was featured on Good Morning Ulster this morning (Tuesday 19th).  The piece begins at 02:16:08 and you will be able to access it on the BBC iPlayer for seven days. For further information please have a look at our Donations page or the Refurbishment [...]

A Crescent Relay Team in the Belfast City Marathon 2009

Posted on March 19, 2009
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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 [...]

Swifts and the Crescent Arts Centre

Posted on March 9, 2009
in Refurbishment

Peter Cush, Senior Scientific Officer at the Biodiversity Unit of the NIEA, has been working with us to preserve the swift colony at the Crescent Arts Centre while the refurbishment project takes place. He’s penned some notes on his work for us to share here: No one knows when the first swift chose to nest [...]

Start of refurbishment announced

Posted on September 8, 2008
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With a visit to the Crescent Arts Centre on 1 September 2008, Arts Minister Gregory Campbell announced the start of the refurbishment project of the Crescent Arts Centre building on University Road. DCAL: Crescent Arts Centre refurbishment to get underway Arts Minister Gregory Campbell today announced that capital funding totalling £4.5million has been awarded by [...]

CityDance08 – A Gala Evening

Posted on July 8, 2008
in Events, Refurbishment

A Gala Evening of Contemporary Dance and Classical Ballet At The Waterfront Studio Monday 17 November 2008, 8pm Tickets: £15 This is a fundraising event for the Crescent refurbishment programme. Watch this space for further information.

Capital Fundraiser position available

Posted on May 7, 2008
in Recruitment, Refurbishment, Uncategorized

Update: This position is now closed. CAPITAL BUILDING REFURBISHMENT/EXTENSION PROJECT This is a renewed advertisement for the post of CAPITAL FUNDRAISER for the above project The person contracted will be responsible for developing and implementing the centre’s fundraising strategy and will achieve an agreed money-raising target (within a stipulated time frame) through a wide range [...]

WE ARE MOVING to temporary premises during refurbishment

Posted on March 3, 2008
in Classes & Workshops, Refurbishment

Dear Friend of the Crescent, The start of the refurbishment is imminent. The Crescent Arts Centre will move during building work between April 2008 and January 2010. We will occupy the temporary premises from 7 April 2008 and we hope to see you there. Our programme will continue as normal with enrolment from 14 April [...]

Message from the Manager – Crescent Arts Centre Refurbishment and Extension

Posted on December 14, 2007
in Refurbishment, Uncategorized

As I am sure you are aware, we have been working hard ‘behind the scenes’ to achieve the centre’s refurbishment and at long last this is imminent. On behalf of the Board and staff of the Crescent I am delighted to let you know our plans for the coming months, which have now been finalised. [...]

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