Business & the Economy
The Creative Industries sector contributes £24.8bn GVA annually to the UK economy and employs 678,480 people. Of this, the craft sector contributes 12%, or £2.98bn GVA and employs 88,202 people. In Northern Ireland the Creative Industries sector employs 11,640 people and contributes £245M GVA annually to the UK economy.
The NI craft industry accounts for 16% (1,862) of this work force contributes £39M GVA to the [GVA = Gross Value Added]
Statistical sources: Creative and Cultural Skills: Creative and Cultural Industry - Impact and Footprint (08-09) ; Northern Ireland – Impact and Footprint (08-09) ; Craft – Impact and Footprint (08-09)
Craft NI works closely with partners to support the sector in developing business potential within the arts and cultural environment and increasing its contribution to the NI economy.
Our key activities include general promotion and increasing the visibility of the sector at home and abroad through our web site and Directory of designer makers, as well as through our making it and Business Support Programmes, support for designer-makers attending trade shows, developing craft input to the growing tourism economy and promotion of sales at key points during the year.
- Call for Applications: August Craft Month | Competition with the Ulster Museum Shop
- Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers
- Avoca seek producers of Irish made products and collaboration | Expression of Interest with DCCOI
- County Down Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme 2019
- Call for makers - China Liling International Ceramic Expo 2018
Opportunities
- Database of Manufacturing and Production Facilities: Call for Entries
- Derry City Council Craft Development Programme
- Directory of Trade Events Updated
- Five NI designer-makers selected for top UK selling events
- Harnessing Creativity in Leitrim, Fermanagh and Tyrone
- Jewellery graduate wins the 2011 Craft in Business Award
- Join the Craft Conversations
- Lighting the Way for Wendy’s Craft Business
- LightsOutNI
- New Museums and Creative Industries Toolkit
- NI Assembly Gift Shop: Fourth Round Makers
- NI Craft at CRAFT LONDON
- NI jeweller wins Best Creative Business at Belfast Business Awards
- NI makers Branching Out in January
- NI Makers in the Spotlight
- NI silversmith’s commission for Downing Street
- Own Art scheme comes to NI
- PfG - Creative Industries Support
- Promote your craft business with new Discover Northern Ireland initiative
- Rural Networking Meeting in Strabane
- Steensons New Collection Launches