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From the 6th - 16th August join us as we present an 11-day programme of inspiring and creative events featuring music, theatre, literature, story-telling, visual art, talks and tours under the theme, Moments of Joy. This year’s events can be enjoyed online from the comfort of your own home, outdoors in person, or in a small number of east Belfast locations as part of a live, socially distanced audience.
This year's EastSide Arts Festival will take place from 6 - 16 August. This year’s Festival is coming to you both live and online with lots of events for you to enjoy in person or from the comfort of your home.
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As part of the EastSide Arts Festival 2020 we have launched our 'Neighbour Portraits Project' to recognise all the amazing support communities have been providing for each other.
To find out more visit https://www.eastsidearts.net/neighbour-portraits-project
This year’s EastSide Arts Festival will take place from 6-16 August and our theme this year is ‘Moments of Joy’.
We are working hard to bring you a programme of fun, creative, interesting, and uplifting events and will announce the full programme in early July.
This is a year like no other and like all our friends and partners we will be putting your health and your safety above everything else in these difficult times.
EastSide Partnership staff will, as a response to Covid-19 and in light of the latest UK Government advice, from Thursday 19th March begin working from home. As such our offices at Avalon House will be closed until further notice.
In the meantime, our members of staff can be contacted as normal via their emails and mobile numbers. Click here for staff email addresses
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this difficult time.
Stay safe.
'Belonging' is an exciting exhibition experience that brings together four artists who have worked with, and been inspired by, communities in east Belfast to explore what it means to belong.
Mixing visual art, performance and installation; this unique show marks the finale showcase of the 4th annual EastSide Arts Home Project.
The show begins promptly at 7pm and lasts for one hour. There will be refreshments following the show and you will have a chance to meet the artists.
- Support the EastSide Arts Manager to deliver the EastSide Arts strategic objectives
Get ready to step through the wardrobe into the magical world of the seventh annual C.S. Lewis Festival from 22nd - 26th November. Taking its theme from the much-loved The Chronicles of Narnia, this year’s C.S. Lewis Festival will transport you through the wardrobe into the incredible imaginative world of C.S. Lewis and his characters. There’s plenty of family-friendly events throughout the festival which will encourage everyone to open up and explore their own imagination.
Home Project is an arts project which has been running since 2016 and provides the opportunity for emerging artists to work interculturally with both EastSide Arts and Terra Nova Productions.
Opportunity for Artists:
CELEBRATING CREATIVITY AND DIVERSITY AT EASTSIDE ARTS FESTIVAL 2019
From the 1st-11th August places and spaces across east Belfast will transform into hubs of creativity and diversity for the annual EastSide Arts Festival. Supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland, this year’s exciting programme is filled with glorious new experiences, amazing and inspiring activities which are open for everyone to enjoy.
