During this 5 week course, participants will learn the basics of throwing including techniques like centering, opening out and pulling up to create a variety of different pots, including mugs and bowls. Pots are fired and glazed for collection at a later date. Please note, this course will run on Thursdays.
Hark is a Christian Christmas Market and is hosted every year in the iconic St Annes Cathedral in the Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. Visitors will be able to enjoy live music with Carols being sung and a variety of market stalls with creative ideas for Christmas: jewellery, ceramics, wood and so much more!
For a unique shopping experience, join the makers and artists of the Creative Peninsula as the annual Christmas Fayre makes a welcome return to Ards Arts Centre! Be inspired to purchase the perfect, unique, handcrafted Christmas gift in the opulent festive setting of the Georgian and Sunburst galleries of Ards Arts Centre. All work … Continue reading Creative Peninsula Christmas Fayre
This year's Christmas Belfast Potters’ Market will take place on Saturday, December 6th from 10am – 5pm. Over 40 Of Ireland’s top potters and sculptors will be gathered together to exhibit and of course sell their beautiful pottery. The venue, 2 Royal avenue, is right in the centre of Belfast, and it is fully accessible … Continue reading Belfast Christmas Potter’s Market
The Vault Christmas Market is once again returing to the beautiful Carlisle Memorial Church in North Belfast. Over the course of a weekend, the former church will be filled with 60+ stalls selling high-quality jewellery, gilded glass & stained glass, ceramics, macramé & crochet, homeware and so much more. The Vault Christmas Market is also … Continue reading Vault Christmas market
The Cathedral Quarter Christmas Sunday Art Market will take place on Sundays in December right in the heart of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter. Hill Street Belfast will come alive with festive stalls, local artists, independent makers, handcrafted gifts, and creative Christmas vibes from the city’s most artistic district. Dates and opening times: Sunday 7, 14 and 21 … Continue reading Cathedral Quarter Christmas Sunday Art Market
The Yuletide market, a much-loved family favourite, returns to Rowallane Gardens! Local craft people and traders return to the Stableyard for a weekend of festive fun. Get in the Christmas spirit as you browse the stalls in search of special gifts, take in the smells of the season and hear the sounds of choirs floating … Continue reading Yuletide Market at Rowallane Garden
Portview Christmas Market returns to Portview Trade Centre on the Newtownards Road, showcasing a great range of local makers of craft, jewellery, ceramics, vintage and so much more. This is a family-friendly event which will also have local DJs and hospitality available. Please note the following opening hours: Friday Night December 19th 6 - 10pm … Continue reading Portview Christmas Market
‘Patterning Futures: Dynamic Textiles’ by Jackie Toal is an experimental exploration of Irish textile heritage through immersive technologies and projections. The work engages with Irish motifs, patterns and the Irish linen industry, while foregrounding women’s central role in the linen production. Silk scarves reimagine motifs from Irish lace and floral patterns, translating historical knowledge into … Continue reading ‘Patterning Futures: Dynamic Textiles’
Join Fiona Shannon for a short GCSE-level pottery course offering compact throwing sessions for coursework enhancement or fun, hands-on exploration of clay for young artists. Please note, the workshop takes place on: Wednesday 28 January, 4, 11 February | 3.45–5.15pm
Stephen Ryan has 28 years experience in professional woodwork, but his passion for woodcraft started from an early age. This workshop has been born from his childhood memories of making things from wood. During this 2 hour family workshop you will learn how to use traditional woodworking tools and equipment to make your own toy … Continue reading Family workshop: Make a toy sword
Join willow weaver Lucy Ellis and learn the traditional heritage craft of willow weaving in the magnificent surroundings of Castle Coole in a cosy room in The Grand Yard. In this workshop participants will be making 2 beautiful decorative hearts. They will learn traditional weaves and create 2 different hearts in their choice of design. … Continue reading Willow heart workshop