News
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Golden Fleece Award winners announced
01-Apr-2021Read this article →
The Trustees of the Golden Fleece Award have announced the six winners of the 2021 Golden Fleece Award, each of whom receives an Award of €10,000.
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Artefact - new London Craft Fair announced
01-Apr-2021Read this article →
Artefact, a new contemporary craft fair launches this summer at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London on 22 – 29 June 2021.
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Post Brexit advice for small Belfast businesses
18-Mar-2021Read this article →
A second free webinar to provide ongoing support to navigate new changes. Delivered by Belfast City Council, but makers across NI are welcome to attend. Friday 26 March 11-12.30pm
Opportunities for Makers
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Koru 7 Open Call
1-Apr-2021 - Calls for MakersView this opportunity →
KORU7 is an international contemporary jewellery triennal in Finland in October.
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Wells Art Contemporary
01-Mar-2021 - Calls for MakersView this opportunity →
Wells Art Contemporary is an open competition for contemporary visual art in any medium, with an exhibition in Wells Cathedral.
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IAESTE Student Placements
1-Apr-2021 - Funding & GrantsView this opportunity →
Students enrolled in higher education institutions in Scotland and Northern Ireland are eligible to participate in IAESTE placements.
Events
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Horizons: Re-Imagining Cultural Sustainability
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Arts and Business invites you to this free half day conference on Thursday 25th March 2021, bringing together local and international speakers representing funders, UK trusts and arts organisations from Northern Ireland and beyond to discuss and debate how we create the change and culture shift required to build a stronger, healthier arts funding ecology for the longer term.
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NI Science Festival 2021 Explores Linen in Northern Ireland
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NI Science Festival has commissioned a series of three stunning films documenting the past, present and future of the linen industry in Northern Ireland.
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China Now Conference:Cultural Exchange in the New Normal
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UK-China Exchange: Arts and Culture in a Pandemic
During the COVID pandemic, a growing number of cultural activities in China have moved into virtual spaces, from art exhibitions, festivals and film screenings through to tours of the Palace Museum. To open the conference, we explore some of the innovative digital practices that have transformed the country’s cultural industry over the past year, and how these can empower and enrich future collaborations between China and the UK.
Programmes
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Wellbeing and self-care for makers
11-Mar-2021View this programme →
We have teamed up with INSPIRE to deliver a workshop that will reflect on your capacity to build emotional resilience in the face of uncertainty. The workshop will focus on personal and relational resilience when adversity casts a long shadow over sustainable recovery post Covid.
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Crafting Business Programme for Makers
03-Mar-2021View this programme →
Crafting Business is part of a Crafting Europe project funded by Creative Europe. Eight countries (including the UK) will be delivering their own respective training programmes in 2021 supporting up to 200 makers across Europe.
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Antrim Enterprise Agency Free Digital Training
03-Mar-2021View this programme →
Antrim Enterprise Agency are partnering with Digi Skills to present two free workshops: Creating a Facebook Business Page (19 March) and using Canva (24 March).
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