Craft NI are delighted to organize this talk as part of their upcoming exhibition ‘Peter Meanley: New Works’. This solo show will feature new works by renowned salt glaze potter Peter Meanley, which he has developed over the last three years. Peter Meanley has won international acclaim for his abstract spouted pouring vessels and his … Continue reading Peter Meanley: Reflections
Event Information This launch event and panel discussion marks and celebrates the public online release of ‘Bending Glass’ - a Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive Project’ which tells the story of master glass bender and neon sign maker Adrian McNevison of AM Light taking archive footage from the UTV as a starting point. This … Continue reading Bending Glass & Sustaining the Art of Neon
Join a guided tour of Encirc Bottle Manufacturing Facility! In the glass industry we think of glass in 3 areas. Best for health, taste and environment. Whilst the first 2 ‘bests’ are without contention, glass being an inert product doesn’t release anything into the product or react to anything from the product, thus preserving the … Continue reading Fiacre O’Donnell: Guided Tour of Encirc Bottle Manufacturing, Eniskillen
Join us for this unique event associated with the 'Wool Works exhibition currently on at Craft NI Gallery until August 5th. The Textile talk and brunch will feature two very special guests: Chris Weiniger, general manager of Donegal Yarns woollen mill who will talk about Ireland’s rich wool heritage, and  Finnish textile artist and weaver Niina … Continue reading ‘Wool Works’ event: Textile Talk and Brunch
The ACJSNI Re-Use + Re-Imagine Adornment Project is a collaborative venture between artist / makers related to the linen heritage of R-Space Gallery. The project highlights the distinct characteristics of 3-Dimensional research in Silversmith, Jewellery and Textile Art practices. The three craft areas see frequent overlaps in scale, materials, and methods of construction which, when … Continue reading Adornment (Re-use and Re-imagine)
The second artist talk and closing event for Re-USe & Re-Imagine Adornment will take place on Saturday 3rd September in the gallery with makers Stuart Cairns, Anne E. Boylan and Céline Traynor. In Conversation - Making- An insight into the careers and different approaches to navigating research & materials. Stuart Cairns works as a silversmith … Continue reading In Conversation with Stuart Cairns, Anne E. Boylan and Céline Traynor
Join North Down Museum for an informal talk by Peter Meanley about his work, influences, inspiration and love of salt glazed ceramics. Potter Peter Meanley is originally from Yorkshire. He attended York School of Art as a painter and Royal College of Art as a ceramic designer. He taught briefly in Bradford and went on … Continue reading Artist talk with Peter Meanley
Join Clodagh Molloy and Eva Lynch for this unique artist talk, a supporting event to the 'Collectibles and Curiosities' exhibition, currently on at Craft NI Gallery until December 30th. Learn more about these creative makers, their inspiration and processes by signing up for their talk, which will take place via Zoom. Please register your interest … Continue reading ‘Collectibles and Curiosities’ Artist Talk with Clodagh Molloy and Eva Lynch
Thursday, February 2 Craft NI Gallery will host Late Night Art with Gail Kelly! A well established Co. Down textile artist and printmaker, Gail will show us how she works on the composition of her linen collages and sews them by hand. Gail draws inspiration from her travels in Ireland and Britain: the routine of the … Continue reading Late Night Art with Gail Kelly
Come long and meet the talented twin sisters Karen and Claire Gibson, the creative dynamic duo who have been making exciting ceramics with a very distinctive style since 2001. With a Master's Degree in Fine and Applied Art from the University of Ulster, the two now run a Ceramics and Framing Studio in the heart of Belfast, … Continue reading Late Night Art with Red Earth Designs!
Craft NI is grateful to Belfast School of Art for facilitating a Maker Talk in Craft NI Gallery with leading Silversmith, sculptor and jeweller Bryony Knox. The talk will take place Wednesday, March 15h at 2pm at Craft NI Gallery.  A visiting lecturer at Belfast School of Art, Bryony Knox specialises in the silversmithing technique of repoussé … Continue reading Maker Talk with Silversmith, sculptor and jeweller Bryony Knox
Come along for Late Night Art on Thursday, April 6 between 6 and 8pm and learn about Serti silk painting! Karen O’Kane, the creative force behind Kokodesigns, is a textile artist based in the picturesque Donegal village of Ramelton who specialises in hand painted silk which she uses to make colourful pieces for the home - especially … Continue reading Late Night Art with Kokodesigns
