News
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The Launch of August Craft Month 2018
20-Jul-2018Read this article →
INVITATION to the Launch of August Craft Month 2018
CRAFT NI, in partnership with the Millennium Court Arts Centre, invites you to join us for the Launch of August Craft Month 2018 at the Opening of the exhibition LINEN.
Date and Time: Friday 3 August 2018, 7pm to 9pm
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Future Makers 2018 Awards
18-Jul-2018Read this article →
The Design & Crafts Council unveiled the recipients of the 2018 Future Maker awards at a ceremony in Dublin earlier this month
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Opening Hours Update
06-Jul-2018Read this article →
CRAFT NI will be CLOSED on Monday 9 July 2018 and will RE-OPEN on Monday 16 July 2018.Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Opportunities for Makers
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Opportunity: Crafting Futures Grant Scheme
01-Oct-2018 - Funding & GrantsView this opportunity →
The British Council will award research grants of up to £5,000 each for UK-based practitioners to undertake overseas residencies, projects, collaborations or other activities in response to a set of research themes related to the Crafting Futures programme between October 2018 and February 2019.
Deadline: 8 October 2018, 5pm
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Call for Makers: The Guildhall Craft & Artisan Food Fair 2018
23-Nov-2018 - Calls for MakersView this opportunity →
Applications are now open for the 2018 Guildhall Craft & Artisan Food Fair.
Deadline: 17 August 2018, 4pm.
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India Residency - Arts Council of Northern Ireland
01-Dec-2018 - Funding & GrantsView this opportunity →
Indian Residency Schemes
- Vedaaranya Artists’ Residency at Ramgarh Shekhawati Rajasthan
- The Sanskriti Foundationd
Deadline: Thursday 23rd August 2018 at 4pm
Events
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Interactive panel discussion for young male creatives
- TalksView this event →
The Time is Now – Creating a Space
Creating A Space & Blick Shared Studios have teamed up to create an event that will be an interactive panel discussion.
Date & TIme: 26 June 2018, 6:00-8:30pm
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The Maker’s Hand: 50 years of the RDS Craft Awards
- ExhibitionsView this event →
For fifty years the RDS Craft Awards have sought to promote the handmade by encouraging and rewarding Irish makers. This exhibition explores that history and in so doing, it celebrates Ireland’s rich history of making.
Dates & Times: 21 June - 17 August 2018, 10am to 5pm.
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Robyn Galway 10 week Jewellery skills course
- WorkshopsView this event →
Join ethical jeweller Robyn Galway for a 10 week Jewellery course running from Sugary Studios on Castlereagh Street, Belfast this Summer.
Programmes
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August Craft Month 2018 – Call for Event Registration
08-Jun-2018View this programme →
CRAFT NI invites you to register a craft-related event for August Craft Month 2018.
August Craft Month is ‘An Annual Celebration of Craft in Northern Ireland’.
For the past 11 years Craft Northern Ireland invited artist/designer/makers, craft organisations, craft retail outlets, galleries, museums, local councils, arts centres, cultural venues, further education colleges, universities, heritage organisations, amongst others, to consider putting on craft-related events and activities, during August Craft Month, which support and promote themselves and/or artist/designer/makers and of course Craft.
Deadline: 5pm, Friday 30 March 2018
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NI Assembly Gift Shop
08-Jun-2018View this programme →
Call for Applications Northern Ireland Assembly Gift and Coffee Shop - Retail Opportunity
Continuing the successful collaboration between CRAFT NI and the Northern Ireland Assembly Gift and Coffee Shop at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, the initiative now invites applications from Northern Ireland based Artist/Designer/Makers for the period 1 June 2018 to 1 December 2018.
This is an opportunity not only for sales but to raise the profile of selected Artist/Designer/Makers and Craft in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly Gift and Coffee Shop is located in Parliament Buildings, Stormont. It is open to members of the public from Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.
Deadline - Tuesday 8 May 2018, 5pm
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CRAFT NI: The Art of Presenting Craft
23-Sep-2016View this programme →
The Art of Presenting Craft is a bespoke workshop programme aimed at mid-career designer-makers. It consists of four workshops focusing on personal and
professional development as well as business development issues pertinent to more established craftspeople. The workshops will take place fortnightly in
February and March 2017. Book in now.
