Derry~Londonderry City of Culture 2013 and Craft NI are inviting expressions of interest from makers wishing to sell to the tourist market. The deadline is 12pm, 9th March 2012. There are two information seminars in in Derry~Londonderry(15 Feb) & Belfast (16 Feb).

As a key part August Craft Month 2012 – Made in Northern Ireland, Craft NI would like to promote makers by developing its online Craft Map. The deadline to receive applications is 12pm, 2nd March 2012.

The Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljiana, has announced the international Call for Entries for the 23rd Biennial of Design – the international exhibition and BIO Design Awards competition. The deadline for entries is 30 March 2012.

Garden Show Ireland takes place once again this year in the unique walled garden of Hillsborough Castle on 18-20 May 2012.

Made by Hand is open to makers resident in Britain and Ireland. The deadline for applications is 16 March 2012.

One of London’s most popular shopping destinations, Old Spitalfields Market, has teamed up with some of the UK’s most talented designers and makers to host a regular, specially themed market for one of its Saturday trading days.

The Council areas of Ards, Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Down and Newry & Mourne have launched a new Craft Development Programme – Expanding our Craft Horizons – and are inviting craftspeople to get involved.

Rise Creatives is a marketplace where work by independent artists and makers is exhibited and sold.They are looking for high quality, unique products that will attract online shoppers.

There are approximately 30 exhibitor places at the Carlingford Craft and Food Fair on March 18th (12noon – 5pm), Foy Centre, Carlingford.

The Northern Health and Social Care Trust with Macmillan Cancer Support are currently building a new Palliative Care Unit at Antrim Hospital. Artists are invited to submit proposals for three integrated artwork commissions within this new centre.

La Catedral Studios invites curators, theatre groups, solo artists as well as live art performers and artist collectives working in all media to submit proposals for its spring-summer programme at its spacious multi-purpose venue “The Back Loft”.

Don’t miss your chance to access over 400million of cultural funding. EUCLID announces the next series of Culture Euro seminars across the UK, helping you access some of the millions of euros available from the European Union for cultural projects.

Artist submissions wanted for group exhibitions in 2010 in the newly opened MadArt Gallery in central Dublin.

Irish Craft Portfolio was established to to ‘promote the work of individuals showing excellence in craftsmanship at an international level’.

This exciting new course is the only generic, multidisciplinary postgraduate crafts programme in the UK dedicated to developing and integrating contemporary craft practice and crafts business.

Banbridge District Council is now inviting applications from potential exhibitors for stands at their 2010 Craft Fair . The Fair attracts visitors from across Northern Ireland.

Kite Related Design (KRD) is a company that specialises in the designing and making of high quality kites, 3d fabric structures, stage props and products. Please have a look at the website for further information.

Yorkshire Artspace invites proposals from between May 2010 and April 2011 in the reception of Persistence Works, Sheffield.

Are you a gallery, craftmaker, craft trail, or craft business interested in developing your offering or product to be part of your local craft tourism market?