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openContainer'><div class='row'><div class='col-12'><div class="container"> 112<div class="row"> 113<div class="col"> 114<section class="bannerSection"> 115<h1 class="mb-3">Welcome!</h1> 116<div class="col-12 col-lg-5 order-1 order-lg-2"><img class="img-fluid w-100" src="/download/images/buildingsky.jpg" alt="Belfast Book Festival" width="1126" height="800"></div> 117</section> 118</div> 119</div> 120</div> 121<p> </p> 122<section class="drop-shadow p-4 mb-1"> 123<figure> 124<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Welcome to the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast!</strong></span></p> 125<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>What we do:</strong> The Crescent is an Arts Centre, a registered charity, and a company limited by guarantee. Our Mission is to be a vibrant and welcoming hub where everyone can experience the power of the arts and develop their creativity. Our vision is a society which actively values and promotes creativity and the arts for everyone.</span></p> 126<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Crescent is open 6-days a week, 9.00am - 9.00pm. Times vary depending on time of year. <a href="/your-building/plan-your-visit">Click here to plan your visit. </a></span></p> 127<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you to our major funders <strong>Arts Council of </strong></span><strong>Northern</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong> Ireland</strong> and <strong>Belfast City Council.</strong></span></span></p> 128<p><strong>Our Activity Strands:</strong></p> 129<ul> 130<li><strong><a href="/courses">Courses</a> & <a href="/workshops">Workshops</a>:</strong> Explore a hobby, earn a qualification, discover your creative talents or try something new. We offer Courses and Workshops across four Terms. Try Burlesque Barre, take an introduction to British Sign Language; practice your creative writing skills; start life drawing.</li> 131<li><strong><a href="/events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crescent Live</a>:</strong> This is our Events platform, held mainly in our beautiful space ‘The Cube’. We’re a hub for Festivals, and a platform for showcasing talent, ideas and conversations.
131</li> 132<li><a href="http://www.belfastbookfestival.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Belfast Book Festival</strong></a>: Our annual June festival celebrates today’s bestselling authors, award-winning poetry and spoken word. </li> 133<li><strong>Partner Schools: </strong>We partner in multi-annual, in-depth ways, with Neighbourhood Schools (Primary and Secondary).</li> 134<li><strong>Creative Hub (Professional):</strong> We are a home to professional arts companies(8 - 10 offices at any one time) and seek to be an affordable place for creative activity – <strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">professional dance space, time to write, development activity & rehearsals.</span></strong></li> 135<li><strong>Creative Hub (General Public):</strong> The Crescent is a Grade B listed heritage building, <strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">known for being accessible and welcoming. There’s a Café, a Shop and a Free Little Library on the Ground Floor and we host regular Free/Drop-in/Pay What You Decide activities.</span></strong></li> 136</ul> 137<p><strong>Use the boxes to discover more about The Crescent.</strong></p> 138</figure> 139</section> 140<p> </p><div class='subMenu'><div class='navImageGrid row g-3 level2Grid '><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/donate' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-donate.jpg' alt='link to Donate section' /><p class='navTitle'>Donate</p></a></div></div><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/our-people' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-our-people.jpg' alt='link to Our People section' /><p class='navTitle'>Our People</p></a></div></div><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/book-festival' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-belfast-book-festival.jpg' alt='link to Belfast Book Festival section' /><p class='navTitle'>Belfast Book Festival</p></a></div></div><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/news' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-news.jpg' alt='link to News section' /><p class='navTitle'>News</p></a></div></div><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/environment' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-environment.jpg' alt='link to Environment section' /><p class='navTitle'>Environment</p></a></div></div><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/hub' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-hub.jpg' alt='link to Hub section' /><p class='navTitle'>Hub</p></a></div></div><div class='navImageItem col-12 col-lg-4 mb-3'><div class='navImageContain'><a href='/about/hire' class='navCard '><img src='/download/images/explore-hire.jpg' alt='link to Hire section' /><p class='navTitle'>Hire</p></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class='owl-carousel owl-theme'></div> 141<section class="newslettersignup"> 142<div class="container"> 143<div class="row"> 144<div class="col-sm-12"><h2 class="largeText">Stay in the loop with The Crescent</h2></div> 145</div> 146<div class="row"> 147<div class="col-sm-5 col-sm-offset-1"><p>Be the first to hear about upcoming events, courses and workshops. Sign up to our mailing list today</p></div> 148<div class="col-sm-5"><div id="mc_embed_signup" class=""><form action="https://crescentarts.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=2e58b8979d825d0e1fc06c0db&id=32742f2b4d" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank"><div id="mc_embed_signup_scroll"><div class="mc-field-group"><label for="mce-FNAME" class="formLabel">First Name </label><input type="text" value="" name="FNAME" id="mce-FNAME" placeholder="First Name"></div><div class="mc-field-group"><label for="mce-LNAME" class="formLabel">Last Name </label><input type="text" value="" name="LNAME" id="mce-LNAME" placeholder="Last Name"></div><div class="mc-field-group">
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