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Photo: Hand carved and jointed ‘Gigi’ wooden cats; Maker: David Cousley; Photo credit: Craft NI

Transferring Images to Clay with Donna Bloye, Winner of the Pottery Throwdown

Belfast Ceramics Studio Unit 10E Owen O'Cork Mill, 288 Beersbridge Road, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

In this full day workshop, Donna will lead you through her process for hand-building using hump molds and decorating a dish. Her aim is to encourage potters to consider the decoration of their piece at the make stage rather than after bisque firing a piece. Decoration will be applied using a mono-printing method, which allows … Continue reading Transferring Images to Clay with Donna Bloye, Winner of the Pottery Throwdown

£120

ForM Sculpture Exhibition

Walled Garden Bangor Castle Valentine Rd, Bangor

Explore sculptures and artworks in the beautiful surroundings of The Walled Garden at Bangor Castle. ForM Sculpture Exhibition gives visitors the unique opportunity to experience art in a different context, outside the traditional gallery setting. This year's exhibition features over 40 sculptures from artists across Ireland - some of the works are of large scale … Continue reading ForM Sculpture Exhibition

Free

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R-Space Gallery 32 Castle Street, Lisburn, United Kingdom

‘Re:New Wallace #7’ is the seventh in a series of collaborative cultural projects involving a Northern Irish artist and the Wallace Collection in London. This is an extraordinary collection encompassing paintings and decorative art objects collected from around the world by Sir Richard Wallace and his predecessors. The project provided a residency opportunity to visual … Continue reading c

Free

Elements of Place – Formed by Fire

Andrea Spencer Glass 35 Lagavara Road, Ballintoy, United Kingdom

Elements of Place - Formed by Fire is a 5 day flamework, filati (hand pulled glass threads) and micro-mosaic workshop aimed specifically at practicing glass and mosaic artists. The workshop is designed to expand creative practices through exploration of these complementary hot and cold glass working techniques, in combination with simple casting, use of found … Continue reading Elements of Place – Formed by Fire

£965

‘Glass Runway’

Craft NI Gallery 115 - 119 Royal Ave, Belfast, United Kingdom

The Glass Society of Ireland, in collaboration with The Council of Irish Fashion Designers, is delighted to present a unique exhibition of wearable glass at Craft NI Gallery, Belfast opening on June 6th 2024 and running until July 25, 2024. This show is aimed at addressing gender equality, diversity and inclusion in the fashion world … Continue reading ‘Glass Runway’

Free

Porcelain Paper Clay with Anne Butler

Belfast Ceramics Studio Unit 10E Owen O'Cork Mill, 288 Beersbridge Road, Belfast, Antrim, United Kingdom

 Learn the processes that artist Anne Butler uses to integrate pattern into porcelain as well as some of the construction techniques that Anne uses! At the end of the workshop you will have created your own sheets of porcelain using porcelain paper clay with an integrated and inlaid pattern and will have successfully constructed your … Continue reading Porcelain Paper Clay with Anne Butler

£120

Make a Pendant Wax Workshop

Craft NI Gallery 115 - 119 Royal Ave, Belfast, United Kingdom

Learn how to carve and texture your own pendant design using an ancient technique used for the last 7,000 years. Guided by Martin and Laura from Cameron & Breen, you will learn about lost wax casting, how to effectively use wax carving tools and shown how to hand carve and texture your pendant in wax … Continue reading Make a Pendant Wax Workshop

£80

A Commission by YES

YES Hub St. Columb’s Hall, 10a Newmarket St, Orchard St., Derry/Londonderry, United Kingdom

Catherine O'Connor  is a self-taught tapestry artist currently based in Dublin. She established her studio practice in 2019 with the purpose of capturing the essence of a person in woven tapestries. Catherine is drawn to portraiture in an effort to capture the variations and nuances in a person’s features and expression. For YES 2024, Catherine … Continue reading A Commission by YES

Free

Never Drying Towels

YES Hub St. Columb’s Hall, 10a Newmarket St, Orchard St., Derry/Londonderry, United Kingdom

Morta Jonynaité is a textile artist from Vilnius who will exhibit her beautiful, fragile textiles exhibition ‘Never Drying Towels’ in St. Columb’s Hall, a former, popular entertainment venue for the hundreds of Derry’s Factory Girls. ‘Never Drying Towels’ is a series of hand-woven towels inspired by Lithuanian folk traditions. In the past, towels on hand-carved … Continue reading Never Drying Towels

Free

Andrea Hayes | Northern Ambience

klöver haus 92B Main Street, Moira, Craigavon, United Kingdom

'Northern Ambience' is an exhibition of original art by local textile artist Andrea Hayes. Working from her home studio in Cookstown, Andrea draws inspiration from the vast array of textures, colours and dramatic skylines of the Irish landscape. Each piece is a unique collage created in Andrea’s distinctive style; hand painted, layered with appliquéd hand … Continue reading Andrea Hayes | Northern Ambience

Free

Make at pendant wax workshop

Craft NI Gallery 115 - 119 Royal Ave, Belfast, United Kingdom

Learn how to carve and texture your own pendant design using an ancient technique used for the last 7,000 years. Guided by Martin and Laura from Cameron & Breen you will learn about lost wax casting, how to effectively use wax carving tools and shown how to hand carve and texture your pendant in wax … Continue reading Make at pendant wax workshop

£80

Felted Landscapes with Jennifer Cunningham

The Workshop 4a Church Street, Ballynahinch, United Kingdom

Jennifer Cunningham is a local textile artist who works out of her home in Dundrum, County Down. She specialises in beautiful felted scenery and landscape pieces of her local surroundings getting inspiration from the Mournes and surrounding areas. Come join Jennifer as she takes you through the needle felting process to create your own felted … Continue reading Felted Landscapes with Jennifer Cunningham

£40

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