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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Funding Opportunity: ACNI Support for the Individual Artist Programme
18-Jul-2018 - Funding & GrantsView this opportunity →
Open to artists of all disciplines and in all types of working practice, who have made a contribution to artistic activities in Northern Ireland for a minimum period of one year within the last five years.
Deadline: 16 August 2018, 4pm.
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Call for Applications: BKV Prize 2019 for young applied artists.
26-Apr-2018 - Awards & CompetitionsView this opportunity →
This competition is aimed specifically at young crafts people who have completed professional training and are at the beginning of their careers. Applications are open to international makers and covers all areas of applied art.
Deadline: 27 July 2018
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Call for Stallholders - Craft Fest 2018
25-Jun-2018 - Calls for MakersView this opportunity →
Calling all craftspeople / artists / makers to take part in Craft Fest.
Castle Ward is looking for stallholders and demonstrators for Craft Fest, the annual summer craft fair on the 11 and 12 August 2018.
Events
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Workshop: Carrickmacross Lace for Beginners
- WorkshopsView this event →
Lúnasa Festival 2018 – Have-a-go-at Carrickmacross Lace, a beginners Workshop with the South Armagh Lace-makers Group.
Date and Time: 18 August, 2018, 10.30am – 3:30pm
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August Craft Month 2018
- Exhibitions,Fairs,Workshops,Talks,Open Studios,CommunityView this event →
August Craft Month is Northern Ireland’s annual celebration of craft. Check out the full programme now.
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The Linen Biennale Conference 2018
- TalksView this event →
The Linen Biennale Conference 2018
A two day conference held in Lisburn, Northern Ireland on 3-4 October 2018.
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.
