A touring exhibition from Craftspace curated by Helen Carnac. Taking Time takes as its starting point the issues emerging from the Slow Movement, which developed as a response to our increasingly fast lifestyles and our unsustainable consumer culture.

Traditional skills and crafts such as lace work, spinning, weaving and basket making are celebrated with demonstrations throughout the exhibit buildings. Meet the tutors and find out more about the varied courses and workshops run at the museum.

By Emma Bourke Emma grew up immersed in a culture of superstition, listening to stories of magic and fairies. Growing up in the natural world of the country side it has now become a key influence in the development of this body of work.

‘Pharma’s Market’ is a mosaic installation, the culmination of a two-year research project exploring the contrasting imagery of historical and contemporary farming. It connects traditional ideas about food, agriculture and animal husbandry with modern developments in stem cell research and genetic modification.

Helen Denerley's sculptures are made from scrap metal using relics of the horse-drawn days of agriculture alongside discarded modern machinery. Some of the parts have been hand-made by blacksmiths and used to farm the land until they are worn out.

Zest Gallery is hosting BLAST! - the Cohesion Glass Network’s annual selling exhibition, for the second year running. This exciting collaboration will showcase some of the best British contemporary glass art, featuring sculptural and wall mounted work selected from Cohesion’s talented members, both newcomers and more established artists.

The National Sculpture Prize 2010 is the second of this biannual prize created by the Bluecoat Display Centre to hunt out innovative artists and makers.

The New Décor is an international survey of some 30 contemporary artists, who explore interior design as a means of engaging with changes in contemporary culture.

The Molteni&C Flagship Store host an event which brings to life the work of one of the worlds most foremost designers.

An exhibition of innovative, contemporary British ceramics by Karen Bunting, Heather Deedman, Claudia Lis & Derek Wilson

Kate Maestri, who is known for her major architectural glass installations, exhibits new sculptures inspired by landmark works of modernist architecture in London.

The shape of things is an ambitious national initiative that explores the distinctive contribution artists make to influence or reflect national identity, the intercultural nature of British society and its connections with global cultures through a series of exhibitions, installations and events throughout 2010-2011.

Following the huge success of last year’s inaugural event, organisers are delighted to announce that Culture Night Belfast will return on Friday 24th September 2010.

European Basketmaking celebrates the diversity of the discipline today. It features work by leading basket makers in materials ranging from wire to willow and includes both contemporary sculptural work and traditional techniques.

Chair of the Craft Potters’ Association and lead potter at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, Cornwall, Jack Doherty is an energetic and key figure in British ceramics.

Learn to apply an image to a calico ground, appliqué fabrics to it and then free-machine embroider it to bring out the details for this charming postcard scene.

Exhibition by international textile artist Tilleke Schwarz. Tilleke stitches 'maps of modern life' that are reminiscent of graffiti.

An exhibition by 13 contemporary makers at Ruthin

An exhibition by 8 contemporary makers at Ruthin