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- Future Maker Awards Announcement - Sugar Club 6.30 - 8pm May 22nd We're very excited about the upcoming announcement of the 2012 Future Maker Awards and Supports. We had some incredible entries this year and the decision making process which took place last week was tough. Details of the lucky recipients of Future Maker...
- Upcoming Events at The Arthouse and Library Stradbally, Co. Laois Bealtaine Festival Workshops Tour, Talk and Craft Workshop 8th, 15th and 22nd May 2012, 11am -1pm, Free Event Mosaic Workshop 10th May 2012, 11am-1pm, Fee: €5 Read More: Bealtaine Festival Workshops Poster National Drawing Day ...
- EUNIQUE - ARTS & CRAFTS 2012 EUNIQUE – arts & crafts 2012 International Trade Fair for Applied Arts and Design in Karlsruhe/Germany 4 – 6 May 2012 3 May 2012: Preview & Vernissage for invited guests More than 350 exhibitors from 21 countries Finland is partner ...
- Fifth Annual Irish Contemporary Ceramic Awards 3rd to 24th June 2012 The Best of Irish Ceramic Sculpture The Annual Irish Contemporary Ceramic Awards are open to anyone working in clay in Ireland. Entry forms must be submitted by 5th May 2012. Selected works will be exhibited at the galleries fr...
- Crafts Council of Ireland Professional Development Programme 2012 CCoI offers a series of workshops designed to meet the challenges facing existing craft enterprises today. These workshops are delivered on a regional basis and according to the business and design needs of our clients. 589 participants have attended sinc...
- National Drawing Day Kilkenny - Call for Proposals Butler Gallery Kilkenny invites artists to submit workshop proposals for National Drawing Day, a countrywide event initiated by the National Gallery of Ireland, and coordinated by the Butler Gallery in Kilkenny Castle for the past five years. The event ex...
- Parent and Child Creative Workshop What? Come to the Malthouse this Easter to design and create space with your child. Anne Kirby (Interior Designer) will lead you both through the adventure of design and understanding the importance of a child's environment. In the workshop with Rosemary ...
- TIME TO DESIGN NEW TALENT AWARD New Talent Gets A Chance Time to design - new talent award is a design award aimed at young design talents in the beginning of their career. The prize includes a three months residency at The Danish Art Workshops, 50.000 DKK sponsored by TA, the Danish...
- Greencrafts - Electric Picnic 2012 GREENCRAFTS - ELECTRIC PICNIC 2012 MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL STRADBALLY HALL ESTATE CO. LAOIS AUG 31 – SEPT 2 GUIDELINES TO APPLYING Following last years great success, GREENCRAFTS are once again selecting & organizing a dedicated Irish c...
- Skibbereen Arts Festival 2012 - The Pop-Up Museum of Miniature Skibbereen Arts Festival 2012 The Pop-Up Museum of Miniature Skibbereen Arts Festival is calling for submissions for the wonderous Museum of Miniature. In this ‘For One Week Only’ Pop-Up Museum, the only criteria is that your artwork must fit...
- The International Art Project "Baikal-KeraMistika." The international art project "Baikal-KeraMistika." The first ceramic plein air in Russia, on the Lake Baikal! In 2012 the ceramic plein air will take place in Russia, Sybiria, Lake Baikal, Olkhon Island, village Khuzhir. Olkhon Island is the largest ...
- Job Opportunity with Makers and Brothers Studio Administrator Makers and Brothers are looking for a studio administrator. As part of an innovative, young, growing company the role will be varied and exciting. As well as the day-to-day management of customer orders and stock there will be the ...
- CREAZIONI GIOVANI Competition Don't miss this incredible opportunity to win a stand at MACEF the premiere Italian showcase for home decoration, which attracts over 95,000 operators and over 1,300 journalists. The competition “CREAZIONI GIOVANI” is an initiative of MACEF in assoc...
- Workhouse Studios are looking for new creative enterprises and start-ups to join their vibrant team Workhouse Studios are looking for new creative enterprises and start-ups to join their vibrant team. Every artist and designer in the studio shares the goal of making a sustainable career from their creative practice.Through business training, mentorin...
- WORKHOUSE STUDIOS APPLICATION CALL 2012 WORKHOUSE STUDIOS is an exciting collective of artists, designers and makers based in the Kilmacthomas Workhouse, Co. Waterford. Workhouse Studios is recruiting new studio members. They are interested in individuals working in any creative form or m...
- International Fair Fund – supporting export Call Out..... International Fair Fund – supporting export The International Fair Fund has been developed to financially assist craftspeople in reaching key export markets. The fund provides match funding up to the value of €4,000 for wholesale t...
- AN INTERNATIONAL CRAFT FILM CONTEST FOR STUDENTS ➢ The Entries should be 8 to 10 min of documented craft on the following topics only ➢ Crafts- A fight for survival. ➢ Crafts- The magic of creation. ➢ Crafts- A signpost of culture. ➢ The entries can be i...
- GARTH CLARKE LECTURE - VULCAN GOD: FONTANA AND THE KILN Garth Clarke, leading writer on contemporary ceramic art and outspoken critic of the crafts movement. Date: Tuesday 20th March 2012 Time: 12.30PM Venue: Harry Clarke Lecture Theatre, National College of Art and Design, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin Bo...
- 2012 London International Creative Competition Accepting Entries Now LICC invites all visual artists to submit their creative work for inclusion in the LONDON CREATIVE AWARDS. The artwork is juried by a board of internationally esteemed artists, writers, curators, gallery owners and other lumin...
- EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST AWARD 2012 - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS An Arts Council, Wexford Arts Centre & Wexford County Council Partnership Initiative Wexford Arts Centre and Wexford County Council are pleased to announce a call for submissions for the annual Emerging Visual Artist Award. The Emerging Visual Ar...
- DLR CoCo Seeks Info on Public Art Commission Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office is trying to find information about a per cent for art commission by artist Maire Foley which was undertaken around 2002. The commission relates to two drawings which are believed to be sited in apartment...
- Weekend Workshop at Cork Printmakers 10 & 11 March | 10am - 5pm | Cost: €185 | Beginners and Refreshers | Contemporary Linocut techniques weekend course with John Aherne. Relief print is the earliest form of printmaking, this workshop will bring you through the technique of relief pr...
- Photography Workshops at Bantry House, Cork Ben Russell is running 3 workshops at Bantry House, West Cork pitched at 3 different groups March 10 Digital Essentials : basic important information and techniques for beginners | March 19 Superb Photos: for those with some familiarity with their camer...
- Pilchuck Glass School Emerging Artist in Residence (EAiR) Program 2012 EAiR APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 12, 2012 SEPTEMBER 24–NOVEMBER 16, 2012 The EAiR program supports artists who are making a transition in their professional lives. Whether moving from academia to a prof...
- Breakfast, Dinner and Tea This exhibition of contemporary tableware and table linen at the Blue Egg Gallery opens to the public on Tuesday 13th March. It will run until Saturday 14th April 2012. Gallery opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 5.30pm The makers: Gráinne ...
- 9th INTERNATIONAL CAST IRON ART SYMPOSIUM Call for participants: 9th INTERNATIONAL CAST IRON ART SYMPOSIUM Residency and workshop centre SERDE invite professionals within the field of visual art to apply to 9th International Cast Iron Art Symposium. 9th International Cast Iron Art Symposi...
- Google offer to SME's - Free training to build your own Website This fantastic event is giving local businesses the chance to build their first website with a Google expert. best of all, it’s free! The training is focusing on the Getting Business Online initiative which aims to help the 40% of Irish SMEs who current...
- Business Women Making Designs The Malthouse Design Centre is hosting a round table discussion to celebrate International Womens Day. This will be an informal gathering, giving opportunity to women who are making a design business work. We have all had different experiences to date, bu...
- Made by Hand 2012: Call for Entries Made by Hand is open to makers resident in Britain and Ireland. The deadline for applications is 16th March 2012. Now in its 3rd year, and in a new partnership with The National Trust, Made by Hand is set in the mansion house and grounds of Tredegar ...
- The Malthouse Design Centre The Malthouse Design Centre Working Environment is crucial when making the leap from design concept to creative products for selling and retail stores. The Malthouse Design Centre is an innovation centre where incubation cells are flourishing. The focu...
- How to start your own Fashion Label Feb 25th, 9.30 am - 5.00 pm How to start your own Fashion Label With Fashion Designer Jennifer Rothwell Venue - The Morgan Hotel, Temple Bar, Dublin This course will give you an insight and understanding into all the important factors and challen...
- Tyrone Guthrie Bursaries 2012 - including a new opportunity for artists working in Printmaking Kilkenny County Councils Arts Office in partnership with the Tyrone Guthrie Centre is extending its annual Tyrone Guthrie Bursary Awards to include three artists’ residencies in 2012. The annual residency opportunity for a practitioner in any art form...
- Exciting New Course at the Crawford College of Art & Design Cork is alive with textiles interest and textiles excellence. Now the Crawford College of Art and Design is recognising and accommodating the demand for third-level education in textiles with a part-time Level 8 Special Purpose Award in Fine Art Textil...
- Science Gallery Dublin Mini Maker Faire - Call out Open Call for Makers opening Feb 15th, 2012, deadline March 15th, 2012! Q: When is Dublin Mini Maker Faire? A: It's happening at Science Gallery on July 14th, 2012, during Science Gallery's HACK THE CITY exhibition and the ESOF 2012 Conference. Q...
- Derry City of Culture 2013- Call for craft products Opportunity to Sell Premium Tourist Product Craft NI and Derry City of Culture 2013 will run two information seminars to detail the guidelines and application process for this unique opportunity; Date: Wednesday 15th February 2012 Time: 10.30am ...
- International Call for Applications - Paris Deadline March 3rd Semapa, an urban development company of the Paris Rive Gauche area in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, is launching an international call for applications open to all forms of artistic creation. The artwork will be located nearby...
- Wetland Project - Taiwan Deadline 8th February Artists from all countries are invited to send a proposal for a site-specific outdoor sculpture installation to be created during a 25-day artist in residency (April 12 – May 7, 2012) in Cheng Long, a small rural village near...
- How to have a good trade show - Artquest and Own-it TV For all those attending Showcase 2012 or any other trade show check out Artquest and Own-it TV's series of commissioned films focusing on craft. They explore many of the legal issues that makers face when showing, selling or distributing their work, prese...
- Culture Ireland - Dates for funding applications 2012 Purpose of Awards Culture Ireland offers support to Irish artists, arts organisations to present work by Irish artists at significant international venues and festivals. Proposals are considered for events (e.g. performances, exhibitions or readings) the...
- PLAYFUL INCIDENT – Call for Expressions of Interest A major new commission for the Parkland of Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire The second National Trust curated commission in the East Midlands, part of a programme of contemporary art in England and Wales in partnership with Arts Council England, Trust New Art. ...
- Ideastap and Sky Arts Ignition: Futures Fund offer 3 bursaries of £30,000 Don't miss this incredible opportunity which is open to emerging makers in Ireland and the UK! IdeasTap, is a not-for-profit organisation that helps young people break into the arts and creative industries. We offer all sorts of funding, creative bri...
- Internship opportunity with Una Burke, London This is an amazing opportunity to work alongside Una Burke to learn the skills of leatherwork and how to run and develop a small but dynamic business at a key time of growth. Since graduating from the London School of Fashion, St. Martins and winning two ...
- Tickets selling fast for Year of Craft 2011 Public Conference, Dublin Castle, June 9th 2011. Don't miss out on your chance to attend the Year of Craft 2011 Public Conference – Craft Conscious: Re-shaping Global Futures in the Innovation Age, taking place in Dublin Castle, June 9th 2011. We are especially thrilled that President Mary Mc Alees...
- Future Makers Award and Grant Recipients 2011 Future Makers Awards and Grant recipients were announced by Dermott Rowan, board member of the Crafts Council of Ireland, founder and Managing Director of Orla Kiely Limited at an event held at the Odeon, Harcourt Street, Dublin on 21st April 2011. Rece...
- Future Makers Announcement 21st April Join us for the announcement of Future Makers Awards and Grants 2011 and The House and Home Crafts, Council of Ireland, Student Design Award 2011 At the Odeon, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 on Thursday 21st April, from 6pm - 8pm. Its likely to be a l...
- Future Makers Short-list Thanks to all who applied to Future Makers 2011! In case you are curious.... we will be short-listing for Future Makers next week! We'll hope to let you know by the end of next week or at the latest early the following week if you have been short-listed f...
- Leonardo Mobility - Funded Placement Opportunity to National Museums Northern Ireland The Crafts Council of Ireland in partnership with the National Museums of Northern Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from craftspeople to participate in a four week Leonardo Mobility work placement in Northern Ireland from March 21st –15th Apr...
- The Association of Norwegian Sculptors: Call for Submissions Call for artists (DIS)PLACEMENT – nature/culture, Tøyen Culture Park, 12.08-02.10.2011 Project initiator The Assosciation of Norwegian Sculptors (Norsk Billedhoggerforening) Exhibition period 12.08.2011 - 02.10.2011 Art projects All professional...
- Don't miss out apply now for the Craftsperson Studio Scheme The Arthouse Stradbally, County Laois Laois County Council has extended the deadline for receipt of applications for the Studio Award/Schemes at the Arthouse Stradbally to Friday 10th December. Due to commence in March 2011 the facilities include: stud...
- Craftspace residency Craftspace and The Community Integration Partnership are seeking a contemporary craft maker to facilitate residency workshops for refugee and newly arrived women. The core aim of the seven month residency is to develop a structure and skills to create a craft social enterprise. Dates: 24 days between January - July 2011.
- Golden Fleece Award 2011 The Golden Fleece Award aims to support and promote a wide range of artistic creativity, recognising excellence in painting, textiles and sculpture, glasswork, and all the traditional crafts. The Award was launched in 2001 and is now widely recognised as ...
- Day of Action National Campaign for the Arts On Friday 17 September 2010, arts workers in constituencies around the country will be meeting with their local TDs. Amidst a nationwide media campaign, arts workers be discussing with their local representatives to the fundamental importance of the arts ...
- Call for entries for the IX International Ceramics Symposium LET'S CALL A POT A POT… The call for entries has been published for the IX International Ceramics Symposium which will take place next summer in Römhild (Germany). The deadline for applications is 21 October 2010. Click here to visit the website for mo...
- Visual Artists' Workspaces Minor Capital Grant Visual Artists Ireland, on behalf of The Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport and in partnership with the Arts Council, invites applications for grants towards the cost of equipment and/or improvements to the quality of artists’ workspaces. Followin...
- Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme 2011 Visual Artists Ireland, on behalf of The Arts Council, invites applications for grants of up to a maximum of €30,000 towards the running costs of visual artists’ workspaces. Following the Council’s recent policy document ‘Visual Artists’ Workspa...
- CERAMICS IRELAND INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 3RD - 5TH SEPTEMBER 2010 This year’s festival features demonstrations and slide shows by Richard Notkin - USA, Walter Keeler - UK, Etain Hickey - IRE, Brendan Hesmondhalgh - UK, Sara Flynn - IRE, Jackson Li - China. Firings include Naked Raku with Sinead Glynn. Wood Firing -...
- Tony O’Malley Studio Residency The RHA is delighted to offer the Tony O’Malley Studio Residency. During his lifetime Tony O’Malley was the recipient of subsided studios and accommodation in St. Ives, Cornwall. Administered by the Arts Council of Great Britain it offered the artist ...
- ‘Artists in Residence’, Leitrim Sculpture Centre Call for Applications 2010/11 Leitrim Sculpture Centre and Leitrim County Council are offering 5 residencies to visual artists in 2010/11. Each residency is based at the Sculpture Centre and is valued at a total cost of €4,500. Background of artists applying for these residenci...
- Metal Fabrication Workshop at Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton METAL FABRICATION WORKSHOP Dates: 22nd & 23rd May Trainer: Michael O’Hara Course Times: 10.00am - 5.00pm Course Fees: €120 (two days) Participants: 6 Experience: No experience required An intensive two day tuition in metalwork with a pa...
- Launch of the RDS National Crafts Competition 2010 The 2010 RDS National Crafts Competition, in partnership with the Crafts Council of Ireland, has been launched. Regarded as one of the largest competitive platforms for Craft in Europe, the Competition’s 20 categories are adjudicated by an independent, ...
- Arts Council Upcoming Funding deadlines 1st April 2010: Street Arts and Spectacle Project award 1st April 2010: Literature project award 1st April 2010: Music project award 30th April 2010: Young Ensembles Scheme (YES) 2010 Visit the arts council website for further details: http://w...
- Funding Opportunity The Thomas Dammann Trust is a charity, established in 1985, which makes awards to applicants for furthering their research and practice and visiting exhibitions, museums, galleries and buildings of architectural importance. Applicants must have a specia...
- Residencies and Training Looking for information about residencies and training opportunities?... click on the residencies and training header above Res Artis is the largest existing network of artist residency programmes, representing the interests of more than 300 center...
