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Master Print Workshop at Cill Rialaig, Co. Kerry 22nd – 23rd July Cost: €550 Includes 3 nights accommodation, lunch on each day, materials for final studio session day and dinner hosted by Dr. Noelle Campbell Sharp – Founder, Cill Rialaig Cló Cill Rialaig, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry On Monday 22nd ...
RDS Student Art Awards 2013: Apply Now The RDS Student Art Awards has an annual prize fund in excess of €16,000. Encompassing the RDS Taylor Art Award which has been awarded since 1860, the Awards are the most prestigious art awards open to registered art students of all award-bearing courses ...
designED workshops 2013 - New Pilot Programme for 2nd Level Students Took Place as part of Future Makers Exhibition designED, an exciting new pilot 2nd level craft and design initiative by the Crafts Council of Ireland took place on Thursday March 14th at the National College of Art & Design (NCAD). Organized in partnership with the NCAD, this was a day exploring t...
EMERGING ARTIST AWARD 2013 - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS SIAMSA TIRE SIAMSA TIRE EMERGING ARTIST AWARD 2013 - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Deadline for Entries: 1st April 2013 As part of an initiative to support developing and emerging artists, Siamsa Tíre will once again be offering its annual Emerging Artist Award which...
SUAVE 5, International Juried Textile Accesories Triennial Participation Rules The Asociación de Creadores Textiles de Madrid is organizing SUAVE 5, an international juried exhibition of textile fashion complements: bags, caps, fans, foulards, gloves, hats, headdresses, jewelry, mittens, parasols...
Funded Masterclass in Wool at the Bergerie Nationale, France The Crafts Council of Ireland in association with INMA (French Institute for Arts and Crafts), ULUV (Centre for Folk Art Production of Slovakia) and Fundesarte, (The Spanish Foundation for Innovation in Crafts), have developed a series of M...
Dublin Mini Maker Faire - Call for Entries Dublin Mini Maker Faire (@DublinMaker) will take place at Science Gallery, TCD on July 27th be an opportunity for makers to interact with each other, to share ideas, and to show examples of their work, projects, crafts, inventions, products and hacks in a...
Micro-Loan Fund for the Creative Industries: Western Development Commission The Western Development Commission has established a dedicated micro-loan fund on a pilot basis for the Creative Industries Sector. This €1m “Access to Finance” initiative for the Creative Industries Sector will make loans available ranging from €5,000...
THE MODERN CRAFT PROJECT: Ketel One Vodka and Wallpaper* search for today's best makers and shakers Wallpaper* has joined forces with Ketel One Vodka to launch the Modern Craft Project, a competitive quest to identify and support today’s craftspeople who want to take their work, skills – and themselves – to the next level. The Modern Craft Project is...
CCoI Facilities Support Programme 2012: Funding and Mentoring Opportunity CCoI Facilities Support Programme 2012 The CCoI Facilities Support Programme provides funding and mentoring to organisations that provide craft and design facilities including dedicated studio space, access to equipment, enterprise and product developm...
Craft Innovation Challenge: opportunity to design patient rooms at the Mater Campus Hospital Interested in getting involved in an exciting Craft Innovation Challenge?? Calling all textile artists, fashion designers, artists and designers! This opportunity funded through the Mater Campus Hospital Development percent for art scheme is wort...
Design Conversations @ Irish Craft Portfolio RHA Event, Saturday December 1st Image: 'Clash' : Irish Ash Dining Table by Klimmek-Henderson Design Conversations: The Interior Space Irish Craft Portfolio: RHA Exhibition Education Event Saturday 1st December, 2012 1.00pm– 2.30 pm @ Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) 1...
5 artists aged 18-30 to be supported for 1 year with GBP£30,000 Emerging Irish artists of all disciplines called to consider applying to Sky Arts Ignition Futures GBP£150,000 Fund to develop their practice · 5 artists aged 18-30 to be supported for 1 year with GBP£30,000 · Dublin briefing event hosted...
Deadline extended for the 7th Arte Laguna Prize Arte Laguna Prize widens the opportunities for artists and launches 2 new art residencies, one in China and one dedicated to marble! Therefore the deadline is extended to 27th November 2012 by mail and to 5th December 2012 directly online on the website ...
Future of Making: Join the Conversation Future of Making: Join the Conversation Thursday 8th November @ 6pm - 8pm Venue: Science Gallery, Dublin 2 A collaborative event between Crafts Council of Ireland, FabLab Dublin, National College of Art & Design, Makeshop, Science Gallery, Du...
Craftfest NorthWest 2012: 8 -11th November-Sligo Sligo is alive this autumn 2012 with Craftfest NorthWest Craft in the NorthWest takes centre stage at the Craftfest NorthWest festival from the 8th to the 11th of November in Sligo. The lively festival programme includes exhibitions, workshops, demons...
International Competition 'CREAZIONI GIOVANI' Macef Design Award" 24th-27th January 2013 The international competition “CREAZIONI GIOVANI” is an initiative of MACEF in association with Artex, Centre for Artistic and Traditional Handicrafts of Tuscany and under the patronage of CNA and Confartigianato. “CREAZIONI GIOVANI” is addre...
Designer Talk: Dirk Vander Kooij Lecture in Dublin, November 9th Image: Endless Chair, designed by Dirk Vander Kooij Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij, best known for his Endless Chair made from a continuous string of recycled plastic using a 3D printer comes to Dublin to speak about his design and making process. ...
FUSE: Design Week 5th - 11th November: Open Invite to Submit Images of Craft Work FUSE - Design Week 2012 The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) are seeking brave crafters who are curious, open and willing to provide us with images of your work to be re-imagined, re-invented and re-hacked by a team of designers. For Design Week 2012, ...
Product Design/Branding Workshop Product Design and Branding Workshop with Mentoring Clinics with a panel of Design/Branding and Product Development Specialists. Date: Wednesday 17 October Venue: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 63, Merrion Square Dublin 2. Agenda: 1....
Irish Artist in Residency Opportunity Bluecoat Display Centre, in partnership with Liverpool Hope University and the Crafts Council of Ireland is offering a short residency to a designer/maker based in the Republic of Ireland at the Hope University’s Creative Campus. Bluecoat Display Centr...
Workshops at Blackstack Studio Winter Schedule Blackstack Studio, 42 Parliament St. Kilkenny. Saturday Workshops - Screenprinting | 2 Saturdays | 13th & 20th October | 10am-4pm | Tutor: Aiseling Noone | €170. This is a beginners screenprinting class for visual artists. You...
Creative Hand Embroidery Workshops at Art in the Park – Cork 2nd and 16th of October | 10am – noon | Tutor: Arlene Shawcross | Cost: €25 per workshop (excluding materials) | ART OF THE STITCH | Art in the Park, Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgerald Park, Cork City. Learn and explore the creative techniques of hand s...
Lorg Fine Art Printmakers | Workshop Schedule October – December | Lorg Printmakers, Unit 8, Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Ballybane, Galway Lorg Printmakers are delighted to announce our classes and workshops for the next three months. Over the three months we have a huge selection to choose from in...
CLEO Craft and Knitwear Shop: Part Time Sales Position Available CLEO Craft and Knitwear shop in Dublin city center looking for part time sales person, (2-3 days) could suit craft worker to have part time employment in beautiful shop selling handmade products and designs. 10-5pm hour days, 9 euro per hour. ...
Jeweller Job Opportunity: FULL TIME JEWELLER NEEDED AMOC Jewellery in Greystones, Co. Wicklow is looking for a full time jeweller starting immediately. Jewellery repairs and sales as well as good customer care is essential. Please send application with CV to ocmette@g...
Apprenticeship Opportunity: the art of shoe making Tutty's Hand-Made Shoes, "Specialist handmade since 1946." Riverhouse Millbrook, Naas, Co. Kildare, Tuttys are Interested in recruiting a person who is interested in an apprenticeship in learning the art of shoe making. Please contact Liz at T...
CCoI Malthouse Design Challenge - Open Call The Crafts Council of Ireland in association with The Malthouse Design Centre are seeking applications from multi-disciplinary teams of craftspeople, product designers, industrial designers and graphic designers to participate in a two day Design Challeng...
Approaches to Contemporary Sculpture Seminar Image: Gobo Wheel, 2009 by Angela Fulcher September Seminar Tuesday 4th September, 10.30am-4pm Lismore Castle Arts is hosting a one day seminar on 4th September. The seminar takes its lead from the Josephsohn exhibition at LCA, extend...
Silversmithing and Jewellery Classes at The Old Schoolhouse Every Saturday & Sunday | 10am – 6pm | Cost: €70 | Must be booked in groups of four | The Old Schoolhouse, Ballinaclash, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow. Learn to make silver jewellery in the studio of Master Silversmith Brian Clarke in Co. Wicklow. These clas...
Bandon Arts Festival - Call for Street Furniture Submissions Deadline: 17th September | Festival dates: 27th – 30th September. The annual ENGAGE Arts Festival, which takes place over Bandon from September 27th to 30th with an electrifying programme of music, literature, dance, visual art and theatre, celebrates ...
Call for Applications: The Golden Fleece Award 2013 The Golden Fleece Award is an artistic fund established as a charitable bequest by the late Helen Lillias Mitchell. The Award aims to support and promote the diversity of contemporary Irish creativity in the arts and crafts. Its mission is to help arti...
Inhorgenta 2013 - Call out Inhorgenta 22nd – 25th February 2013 The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) will be supporting a group of leading Irish jewellers to exhibit at Inhorgenta 2013. Interested Irish based designer makers are invited to apply to participate in this initiative –...
Ceramic collective seeks new members A ceramic collective are looking to recruit more new members. The collective will be situated near Dublin city with ground floor access and the rent will range from €100 per month onwards. If interested, please contact Kate by emailing caitnihooley@yahoo....
VSO international development charity currently have 2 textile technology lecturing roles in Ethiopia VSO is an international development charity that recruits professionals and places them overseas to work in some of the world's poorest countries. Placements with VSO are long term with volunteers working overseas for 1-2 years. VSO currently is fighting ...
Printmaking Courses at Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery Photo Etching 3 Day Summer Special Course | Dates: 13th, 14th, 15th August | Price: €200. Artist Suzannah O’Reilly teaches this intensive three day photo etching workshop. Participants learn how to transfer images, either hand drawn or photographic, usin...
Exhibition Space For Textile Artists A. Rubanesque of Powerscourt Townhouse in Dublin is seeking creative submissions for a their pop-up exhibition space, the 'Spotlight'. This is an opportunity for budding artists, designers and craftspeople to showcase their talent in a prominent corner wi...
Textile Printing Workshops at The Stoneybatter Guild The Stoneybatter Guild, The Yard, Manor St, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 1 Day Workshop – Dates: 29th July | Times: 12pm – 4pm 4 Week Workshop – Dates: 26th July, 2nd August, 16th August, 23rd August | Times: 7pm – 9pm In this hands on course you will ex...
Weekend Pottery and the Art of Ceramic Construction Workshop 25th – 26th August | Fee: €140 (two days) – 10am to 5pm | Trainer: Ross Cochrane | Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, Leitrim. This course is aimed at the public and visual artists and is suitable for beginners and intermediate levels alike. It ...
Introduction to Printmaking Workshop 13th – 16th August | Fee: €345 | Wandesford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork. This is a valuable opportunity to explore a range of print techniques: etching on various metals using hard and soft grounds, aquatint, spitbite, drypoint and monoprint. You will le...
Introduction to Printmaking | Weekend Workshop with Gráinne Dowling 18th – 19th August | 10.30 am – 5pm | Introduction to Printmaking – Weekend Workshop | Cost: €150 (Max. 5 people) | National Print Museum, Garrison Chapel, Beggars Bush Barracks, Haddington Rd, Dublin 4 This two-day printmaking workshop gives particip...
Waterbased Photo Screen-printing with Marianne Keating at Cork Printmakers 21st & 22nd July | Fee: €195 | Cork Printmakers, Wandesford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork City. Waterbased Photo Screen-printing with Marianne Keating at Cork Printmakers – Last few remaining places. This course covers the process of developing stencil...
Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival | Call for Submissions Deadline: 23rd July | Festival dates: 3rd – 10th August. Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival is calling for expressions of interest for this year’s Open Submission Group Show. The Exhibition will feature on the Visual Arts Trail during the Festival fro...
Stone / Wood Carving Workshop at Glendalough. 28th – 29th July | Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Stone and/or wood carving weekend workshop near Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. 28/29th of July. 160 euros. 9.30am to 5pm both days. All tools and materials supplied + lunch. Beginners to advanced. Limited to five...
Derryaun Crafts, Mayo | Workshops Derryaun Crafts, Drummin, Westport, Co. Mayo | Receive 10% discount per student, please phone for details. Monday 9th July – Basic Traditional Wet Felting Thursday 12th July – 3D Needle Felted Figures Friday 13th July – Beginners dyeing workshop us...
Book Art Workshop at Grenhem Mill, Kilkenny. Book Art Workshop at Grenhem Mill, Kilkenny. 14 – 15 August | Grenhem Mill, Kilkenny. Andi McGarry and John Bently will hold two one day workshops during the exhibition on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th August running from 10am until 5pm each day. Duri...
David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards 2013 Launched! The David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Award nurtures the enterprising spirit across the spectrum of the Arts, Business and Social sectors. The Award celebrates its 10th year this year, and continues to go from strength to strength. It was established by ...
SHORT TERM CONTRACT: Project Manager – Craft Enterprise Web development Job Title:Project Manager – Craft Enterprise Web development Reporting To:Enterprise Development Manager Duration:15 days (approx) Work Location: Remote Craft Enterprise Web development The Crafts Council of Ireland wish to develo...
idea2enterprise idea2enterprise is a programme of supports for new and existing businesses from Westmeath Community Development, delivered over a six month period. The aim of the programme is to encourage and support businesses to apply for grant aid under the LEADER ...
Call for Applications for Aesthetica Art Prize Aesthetica Art Prize | Deadline: Aug 31, 2012. The Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world and is hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, an internationally recognised art and culture publication. Included in the prize is a...
Black Church: Repetition Exhibition | Call for Applicants Repetition: Exhibition Open Call | Deadline extended: 29 June 2012. Repetition is part of Black Church Print Studio’s current programme of exhibitions from August 2012 to August 2013. There are three exhibitions programmed in this series, respectively tit...
Electric Picnic Exhibition Call for Applicants Electric Picnic Artists Re-invent the Wheel | Deadline: 2 July at 5pm. Budding artists have been invited to submit designs for inclusion in this year’s ‘Electric Picnic Artists Re-invent the Wheel’ exhibition. The exhibition showcases sculptures made from...
The Art Tunnel, Smithfield | Call for Proposals The Art Tunnel is an outdoor art gallery in Smithfield built on a previously derelict site. Fieldwork & Strategies is now calling for site specific, context and political art proposals for the 'Tunnel' section by artists and (landscape)-architects. Al...
Stained Glass Techniques Workshop | Westport Three Day Course | 13 - 15 th July | Stained Glass Techniques | The Glasshouse, Westport | Three Day Course in Stained Glass Techniques at the Glasshouse, Westport, Co.Mayo. 10.00-5.00. Small class of 6 so suitable for beginners. Glass cutting skills, sol...
Drawing Workshop with Megan Eustace Drawing Workshop with Megan Eustace Sun 1st July | Drawing Workshop with Megan Eustace | Tycor Business Centre, Waterford. Waterford City Life Drawing are hosting a day long workshop (10.30-4) on Sunday 1st July, instructed by Megan Eustace, Life Drawing...
CALL OUT: Crafts Council of Ireland Mentoring Panel CALL OUT: Crafts Council of Ireland Mentoring Panel The Crafts Council of Ireland is looking for innovative, creative and design savvy mentors to join our mentoring panel and address specific design needs of craft workers in Ireland. Design thinking, ...
The 13th Contemporary Arts and Crafts Masterwork The 13th Contemporary Arts and Crafts Masterwork Exhibition and International Crafts Exhibition Invitation Exhibition Introduction Exhibition Theme and Plan: With twelve-year history, the 2012 International Crafts Exhibition will join the 13th Conte...
Call for Submissions - "A Place to Gather" The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) in association with Culture Ireland, announce an exciting and inspiring exhibition, "A Place to Gather", showcasing the best creativity and making in Ireland to the world. Click here for more info. The exhibitio...
Collagraph, Candlemaking & Calligraphy Workshops at National Print Museum Collagraph Printmaking Workshop: 28 & 29 July 2012Tutor: Debra Bowden | €115 (Max. 8 people) Candlemaking Workshop |22 July 2012 | Tutor: Bláithín Quinn Cost: €60 (Max. 12 people) Calligraphy Workshop: From Script to Scroll | 8 July 2012 | Tut...
CRAFT MASTER SERIES 2 - Call for Applications CRAFT MASTER SERIES 2 Big Mountain Productions, in association with the Crafts Council of Ireland, is delighted to announce that production has begun on Craft Master, the BAI co-funded series for RTÉ.The second series of this hugely successful programm...
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 19th ...
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 coun...
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 crafts...
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 int...
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 associatio...
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 trade ...
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 in English or in any other l...
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 luminar...
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 Art...
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 apartments...
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 print...
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 currently...
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...
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 Textiles...
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. ...
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 more ...
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. Following ...
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’ Workspaces in Ire...
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 - b...
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 time...
‘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 residencies:...
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 partic...
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, in...
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://ww...
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 special...
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