Contemporary British Silversmiths, the leading organisation dedicated to contemporary silver in the United Kingdom, is delighted to present A Thirst for Silver at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast! The exhibition opens on Late Night Art Belfast Thursday 3rd September at 6pm and runs until Saturday 31st October. A Thirst for Silver showcases the work of more … Continue reading A Thirst for Silver
Belfast Potter's Market returns to 2 Royal Ave this September and this time for TWO DAYS! Come along to meet some of the island's finest ceramicists all under one roof and admire their beautiful ceramics - everything from sculpture to homewares to decorative arts. There will be live demonstrations throughout and of course a great … Continue reading Belfast Potter’s Market
Join Karen Hamilton for her Artist Talk on September 17 at 7:30 pm at Ards Arts Centre as she discusses her exhibition In Search of Light. Karen will share the journey of her undergraduate degree, a personal and artistic quest to communicate light through woven textiles. She will discuss her recent collaboration with Dr Jonathan … Continue reading Artist Talk: Karen Hamilton
Get ready for a vibrant Culture Night in Belfast! Stop by Craft NI Gallery on September 18th and join artist and signwriter Laura Nelson to paint your own letter of choice in traditional signwriters' lettering. Try out a unique two-colour painted block letter with shading in a choice of typeface, while you learn about this … Continue reading Sign writing with Laura Nelson for Culture Night Belfast!
Beginners will learn from Welig Heritage Crafts’ expert basket maker and return home with their own beautiful handmade basket.
Enjoy learning a popular printing technique where you’ll learn the basics in Lino printing through demonstrations from the tutor. Then you will get a chance to experiment, before working with templates or coming up with your own design. Use lino cutting tools to carve your design onto a lino sheet and print your own series … Continue reading Lino Printing for Beginners with Madison Swart
Ever wondered how pottery was made thousands of years ago? Join antiquarian and potter John Martin at North Down Museum on Tuesday 22 September for a fascinating talk exploring the craft and creativity of prehistoric pottery. Drawing on archaeological reports and traditional materials, John recreates Neolithic and Early Bronze Age vessels from Ulster, demonstrating the … Continue reading Pottering Around Our Prehistoric Past Talk
A course designed for those new to pottery. Simple hand building skills and throwing on the potter’s wheel will be explored alongside an introduction to glazing.
A series of strange objects and works on paper conjure imagined places and lives. Combining found, made, and fabricated elements from shoreline wanderings and imaginative meanders; Stuart’s work reflects a deep relationship with landscape and material culture. Stuart Cairns is an Irish artist exploring liminal environments—hinterlands, tidelines, and fringe spaces—through walking, photography, drawing, and collecting. … Continue reading From the Far Wide to the Near Shore Exhibition
The Body Remembers is a solo exhibition exploring memory, trauma, and embodiment through porcelain clay and thread. Drawing on personal experiences of brain surgery and mental health, it examines how the body retains experience. Combining fragile porcelain with thread, the work creates sculptural and immersive installations that invite reflection, empathy, and connection. Interconnected pieces explore … Continue reading The Body Remembers Exhibition
Learn the skills of Silversmithing and make your own silver jewellery with Diane Lyness over 10 weeks of classes. You 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 jewellery. If … Continue reading Silversmithing techniques
Join tutor Carolyn Faith at Roe Valley Arts Centre for a wool felting workshop that celebrates the joy of wild swimming. Participants will make needle-felted figure inspired by life at the water's edge - a creative workshop full of colour, character and texture.