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Craft NI Innovation Boost Exhibition
You are invited to attend the Innovation Boost end-of-project Exhibition from 7th-13th March 2015 at North Down Museum.
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Valentine @Space CRAFT
The Craft & Design Collective presents VALENTINE - an exhibition of Craft, Applied Art and Design made with love in mind - at Space CRAFT, Belfast, from…
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Masterclasses in the Applied Arts
Organised by the Applied Arts Group, these masterclasses offer a chance to hear from artists at the peak of their career. February masterclasses have a…
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Innovation Boost Seminar Programme
NB This morning’s (29 Jan) Innovation Boost Seminar has been postponed until the 13th March due to weather conditions. Running as part of the…
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Kathleen Ward
Kathleen Ward is an established artist and her fascination with colour has led to the production of many unique hand painted and rolled silk scarves…
News
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The Very Best Valentines
27th January 2015
Are you looking for that something special for your someone special for Valentine's Day? Look no further - NI's finest makers have been working to bring you a selection of one-of-a-kind, incredibly crafted items - jewellery, ceramic pieces, accessories - that say it all!
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Craft NI is 10
26th January 2015
Craft NI opened in June and was officially launched in November 2005 - making 2015 our tenth year of operation. Over the coming months we'll be taking a look back over milestones, highlights and happenings that were part of this decade of activity.
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Craft Development Programme: Craft Awards
22nd January 2015
The Craft Awards Ceremony, set to be the Oscars of Derry City Council’s Craft Development Programme, will take place on the 27th of February in the Guildhall as part of Enterprise Week and will include a showcase exhibition.
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Opportunities for Makers
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Innovation Boost Seminar Programme
20th January 2015 - Seminars
NB This morning’s (29 Jan) Innovation Boost Seminar has been postponed until the 13th March due to weather conditions. Running as part of the CIIF-funded Innovation Boost, Craft NI is pleased to bring you the Innovation Boost Seminar Programme – a series of seminars that are open to all designer-makers that cover topics relevant to the selected makers on the Innovation Boost programme. All are free to attend, but need to be booked in advance.
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August Craft Month 2015: Listings Call
15th January 2015 -
Each year, August Craft Month celebrates the wealth of design-led contemporary craft and the applied arts in Northern Ireland. We are now calling for listings of exhibitions, workshops, talks and any other craft-related events taking place in August 2015. Submissions (online) are invited from now until 4pm, Monday 30th of March.
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NI Hospice: Call for Public Artists/Creative Design Teams
12th January 2015 - Calls for MakersClassifieds
Northern Ireland Hospice is rebuilding the Adult Hospice, Somerton Road, Belfast. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Lottery Public Art Programme is supporting NI Hospice with the development of an Integrated Public Arts Project for this rebuild. Closing date for expressions of interest from public artists/creative design teams is the 30th January 2015.
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Events
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PORTFOLIO @Solomon
- Exhibitions
A twelve month programme of exhibitions in the new PORTFOLIO @Solomon gallery, Dublin, will showcase work from the PORTFOLIO programme, which features over 100 of Ireland’s most renowned designers and makers in the following disciplines: Ceramics, Jewellery, Glass, Metals, Paper, Textiles, Calligraphy, Furniture, Woodturning and Basketry. The inaugural exhibition opens on the 29th of January 2015.
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Craft NI Innovation Boost Exhibition
- Exhibitions
You are invited to attend the Innovation Boost end-of-project Exhibition from 7th-13th March 2015 at North Down Museum.
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PORTFOLIO: Critical Selection 2015-2016
- Exhibitions
PORTFOLIO: Critical Selection is a biennial publication from the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland. Featured makers are selected for achieving excellence in craftsmanship by comparative international standards. The 2015 -2016 edition includes recognised NI-based makers Cara Murphy, Karl Harron, Sara Flynn, Michael McCrory and Stuart Cairns.
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Programmes
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Irish Design 2015
19th January 2015
Irish Design 2015 (ID2015), a year-long programme exploring, promoting and celebrating Irish design, is now well and new items are being added to the programme all the time.. ID2015 showcases the very best of Irish design; not just through signature events on the island of Ireland but also in prestigious partner venues in international capitals of design and commerce.
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August Craft Month
15th January 2015 Preliminary planning of August Craft Month 2015 is well underway now. Please note that we are now accepting August Craft Month 2015 listing submissions with a new online application system until the end of March.
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making it
14th January 2015
The 2015-2017 programme is now closed for application, but expressions of interest are still being accepted from potential host organisations. Craft NI’s making it programme is a 2-year business start-up programme for makers in craft and applied arts. making it is a model of best practice in craft enterprise development.
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