Join tutor Keith Sheppard and make a glass windchime for your home or garden. With guidance in design and assembly, during this workshop participants will combine fused glass with driftwood!
A full day to spend making a lovely summery greenman or greenwoman or greensomeone! Using stoneware terracotta clay, coloured slips and underglazes and under Anna Donovan's guidance, participants can create a splendid addition to their home/garden. Refreshments will be available and there is the Little Mill Cafe on site for lunch. Begin gathering at 9.30 … Continue reading Summer Solstice Greenman Workshop
Scott Benefield’s trunk show at Craft NI Gallery shines a light on the beauty of blown glass - stop by to learn about the Filigrana technique which goes back to 16th century Venice! Scott Benefield’s work draws upon a particular heritage in the history of glass: the golden age of 16th century Venetian glassblowing. … Continue reading Scott Benefield Trunk Show
Set against the backdrop of our stunning gardens and stableyard, the Heritage Craft Fair will bring together an incredible gathering of makers — from blacksmiths and woodworkers to potters, embroiderers, and more. Watch sparks fly during live blacksmithing demos and see skilled hands shape natural materials into beautiful, functional art. With a handpicked collection of … Continue reading Heritage Craft Fair at Rowallane Garden
Come along for a weekend were you will learn a range of beginners skills in making jewellery. What will you learn? Day 1: You will begin with getting to grips with the tools, the workshop and metals. You will make a ring to kick start, moving on to making a pair of stud and a … Continue reading Weekend Beginners Jewellery Making Course
Established in 2021 and organised by Design & Crafts Council Ireland and Craft NI – the two national bodies for craft in Ireland – August Craft Month is an all island celebration of Ireland’s unique craft sector! This year’s fantastic August Craft Month programme brings together an array of talented makers hosting over 300 events … Continue reading August Craft Month
The second edition of the Northern Ireland Linen Biennale’s headline group exhibition, where flax and linen—whether as story, medium, or substrate—serve as the common thread across a range of fine and applied art practices. Curated by artist and creative producer Meadhbh McIlgorm, the exhibition celebrates the slow, considered, and skilful labour of artist-makers. A theme … Continue reading ‘Common Threads’
A solo exhibition of work by ceramic artist Jakki Trainor. The ‘Sgraffito’ exhibition explores how decorative mark making and sensitive carving can reveal detail, pattern, light and shade. Jakki draws inspiration from a love of nature and folklore, producing illustrative ceramics depicting both real and imagined flora and fauna that aim to engage the viewer … Continue reading ‘Sgrafitto’
In this guided silversmithing workshop with Amy of No.88 Jewellery, participants will handcraft their very own sterling silver bracelet—choosing their chain, designing a meaningful charm, and working with professional tools to shape, solder, and texture your piece. Once your design is complete, the bracelet will be professionally finished—ready to wear as a reminder of what … Continue reading Silversmithing workshop
R‑Space Gallery is pleased to present 'Flaxen', the first solo exhibition in Northern Ireland by British textile artist Alice Fox, as part of the Linen Biennale Festival. 'Flaxen' is a collection of new works by Alice Fox, exploring the flax plant at every stage: from whole dried stems to unspun fibre. The works are woven … Continue reading ‘Flaxen’
For this exhibition, Derek Wilson uses the Gallery as a project space to contemplate the dialogue and interaction between his current research project into collage and painting, and its later translation into three-dimensional sculptural objects. As a recent recipient of the Rosemary James Memorial Trust Award, Derek’s ‘Under Construction’ ’exhibition at Craft NI Gallery gives insight … Continue reading ‘Under Construction’
This group exhibition brings together artists from the North and South of Ireland whose work and processes reference Linen heritage in a contemporary context. The exhibition weaves together each artist’s creative practice and how it engages, questions or explores sustainability in relation to functional textiles and textile art. Exhibiting Artists: Katerina Gribkoff, Malú Colorín, Maya Todd, Niamh … Continue reading InterWOVEN