Craft NI Gallery are pleased to celebrate Fleadh Week with a Meet the Maker event that will delight harp lovers and anyone with an interest in instrument making! Join harp maker William Smyth and his wife, Anna - a talented ceramicist exhibiting her work in Craft NI Gallery - for an enjoyable and informative afternoon … Continue reading Harp making demonstration and try out with William and Anna Smyth
Craft NI are delighted to welcome contemporary jewellery designer and Co. Down native Marlene McKibbin to Craft NI Gallery for a talk about her jewellery practice and career. Marlene has been making jewellery for over four decade and her main body of work has been in acrylic and, over the last fifteen years, … Continue reading Marlene McKibbin – Meet the Maker Talk at Craft NI Gallery
Corinne Price will be running a nerikomi workshop at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast during Fleadh week! The event will take place from 10.30am until 12.30pm on Saturday, August 8th. Anyone who knows Corinne’s work will know the vibrance achievable with this technique - something she is looking forward to sharing! This is an opportunity for … Continue reading Nerikomi workshop with Corinne Price
Learn the art of arm knitting and create your own luxuriously soft throw in this fun and relaxing workshop led by Jill Gurney, the talented designer behind Linen Lane. This hands-on session is perfect for complete beginners as well as those looking to try a new craft. Using super-soft chunky yarn, you'll learn the techniques … Continue reading Arm Knitting Throw with Jill Gurney of Linen Lane
All the way from Missouri, Julie Simon will join Belfast Ceramics Studio to lead this hands-on workshop. Julie will guide a step-by-step process for painting and transferring custom-designed paper images onto leather-hard clay surfaces.
Join Jupiter Red for a fun, creative afternoon learning the basics of screenprinting on linen fabrics. All materials are included. Maximum 6 participants.
A solo exhibition by visual Karen Hamilton which translates the intangible phenomenon of light - the force that enables us to see and engage with our environment - into tangible woven textiles. Showcasing work developed throughout the artist’s undergraduate degree and new experimental weaving, Hamilton explores the characteristics of light, both artistically through colour and … Continue reading In Search of Light
In this exhibition Claire French explores how both form and surface of a vessel can embody a personal narrative and energy, enabling exploration of human memory and experience. While the surface encompasses artistic expression, it also acts as a canvas extending the narrative within the form. Eroded, scraped surfaces will metaphorically reflect how time wears … Continue reading Surface Matters Exhibition
Join Adam Frew for a 2 day throwing workshop - classes will be small groups of 5-7 students, suitable for intermediate and advanced levels. The emphasis of the class will be on using the potter’s wheel to make bowls and moon jars in porcelain. Students will be guided through the basics of throwing these forms … Continue reading Moon Jars and Bowls Workshop
Create a beautiful sterling silver necklace or pair of earrings. Each participant will be taught traditional jewellery making techniques by Goldsmith Diane Lyness, such as piercing, soldering, rolling, annealing and polishing. Diane will work alongside you as you design and make your own unique piece of jewellery to take home. No previous experience is required. … Continue reading Silver Necklace or Earrings with Diane Lyness
Come and spend a relaxing couple of hours creating Irish love rings. There are lots of workshop dates available from September to November. Visit the website to check for availability.
This immersive, hands on experience invites you to spend time hand crafting a unique wearable Scots Irish heritage ring. There are lots of workshop dates available from September to November. Visit the website to check for availability.