North Down Craft Collective returns to the charming setting of Castle Espie for their annual Christmas market - Â stop by Sunday, December 8th 10 - 4pm to see a fabulous selection of local crafts - a great time to pick up Christmas gifts and chat to the makers too!
A solo exhibition by Maya Todd, 'In Praise of Shadows' is an evocative exploration of the interplay between fibre and form, where the boundaries of textiles are pushed to create three-dimensional sculptural shapes. This exhibition showcases the delicate and ethereal qualities of linen and Irish wool, materials chosen due to their importance in local heritage. … Continue reading In Praise of Shadows
Portview Christmas Market will take place at Portview Trade Centre on the Newtownards Road. PLease note the following opening hours: Friday Night 20th from 6 - 10pm Saturday 21st  from 12 - 4pm. Showcasing a great range of local makers of craft,, jewellery, ceramics, vintage and so much more, this family-friendly event will also have … Continue reading Portview Christmas Market
Join local artist Adele Pound on a paper birding making workshop in National Trust's Rowallane Gardens! Participants will learn simple paper cutting and folding techniques to cut and assemble a paper bird decoration following instructions and demonstrations. There will be a couple of designs such as a Robin and Male Bullfinch to choose from. Participants … Continue reading Winter Paper Bird Workshop With Adele Pound
Experiment with the many different techniques of printmaking with nature, with Ruth Osborne. In this 8-week printmaking course with a nature theme, participants will be introduced to, and experiment, with a series of printmaking processes and will create artworks on both textiles and paper. Processes covered will include Monoprint, Gel Plate Printing, Lino and Cyanotype. … Continue reading Impressions of nature
'Surface matters' is group exhibition by the Loft Artists, a professional collective of artists based at The Mill, in Bishop Mills, Portaferry. The exhibition will feature works by Sara Brown, Owen Crawford, Sally Houston, Kate Rebbeck, and Cecilia Stephens responding to the title of Surface Matters. The work showcased will be an outcome from developing the … Continue reading ‘Surface matters’
Participants will learn the skills of Silversmithing and make their own silver jewellery with tutor Diane Lyness. Under the guidance of Diane, they will learn a variety of jewellery techniques including soldering, piercing, shaping, texturing metal and polishing. During the term, participants will work through the design and creation of a piece or pieces of … Continue reading Silversmithing techniques
During this 5-week course with Fiona Shannon, participants (18+) will master hand-building techniques like slab building, coiling, pinch pots and press moulds to craft pots like vases and bowls before adding colour with vibrant slips. Items will be fired and clear-glazed before collection. Please bring an apron. It is advisable to cut your nails short … Continue reading Hand-building course for beginners and improvers
Spend a day of fun in the workshop with Diane Lyness and create a beautiful sterling silver bracelet. Make it for yourself, or why not gift it to someone special! Each participant will be taught traditional jewellery making techniques by Goldsmith Diane Lyness, such as piercing, soldering, rolling, annealing and polishing. Diane will work … Continue reading Silver bracelets workshop
In this workshop, textile designer Debbie McCann will give a short introduction to the history of Dorset Button making including new insights she has gained since on her recent trip to Dorset. Debbie will demonstrate how to make a simple cartwheel button and then guide the participants in the creation of their own piece of … Continue reading Dorset Button Making with Debbie McCann
Building on the success of the first ‘Makers Who Teach’ exhibition which took place in 2023, Craft NI are pleased to invite you to the 2025 edition of this unique event. This year’s theme, ME. HERE. NOW. highlights the creative practices of makers who teach others as part of their overall practice, whether it’s in classrooms, … Continue reading ‘Makers Who Teach: ME. HERE. NOW.’
'Peter Meanley - A Journey' runs from 22 March to 17 April at Island Arts Centre -  a retrospective exhibition celebrating an over sixty-year career as a potter! Known for his salt glaze stoneware, Peter’s inspiration comes from museum collections and drawing the world around him. His work is held in worldwide collections including Victoria … Continue reading Peter Meanley – A Journey
