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August Craft Month 2010
Craft NI invites you to slow down this summer and join us for the best August Craft Month yet. In this, the 4th year of August Craft Month, take time…
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Jack Doherty Ceramics Exhibition
Chair of the Craft Potters’ Association and lead potter at the Leach Pottery in St. Ives, Cornwall, Jack Doherty is an energetic and key figure in British…
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Changing Arts & Minds
Exhibition of textiles, glass, painting and drawing and mixed media made during workshops with deisgner-makers including Erika Marks, Louise Rice and Brigitta…
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Three x 3 at Craft NI Gallery
A touring exhibition with glass artists Andrea Spencer, Scott Benefield and Sean Campbell.
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Creative Peninsula 2010
Now in its 9th year, Ards Borough Council's Creative Peninsula Open Studio event gives visitors the opportunity to experience first-hand the creativity…
News
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Craft NI launches its new website
29th July 2010Welcome to Craft NI’s new website which focuses on our forthcoming, annual celebration of contemporary craft in Northern Ireland - August Craft Month 2010. Over the next month we will be populating the rest of the site with new content and helpful and interesting information on what’s happening in the contemporary craft world - so please be patient with us.
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August Craft Month 2010 Begins
29th July 2010
Yarn bombings, street pianos, a Bohemian Festival – just some of the many events taking place at this year’s August Craft Month – the biggest in its four year history.
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Yarnbombing in Belfast as part of August Craft Month 2010
19th July 2010
Designer-makers put their own spin on Belfast graffiti art. The famous sheep outside the Waterfront Hall were the first to get the woolly jumper treatment and throughout August skilled knitters will wrap their imaginative creations around public property.
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Opportunities for Makers
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Retail and Administrative Support Officer
23rd July 2010 -The Craft & Design Collective invites applications for the post of Retail & Administrative Support Officer at Space CRAFT, the group’s Shop, Gallery and Exhibition Area. This is a part-time position until March 2011.
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Tourism Ireland Grand Central Station Display Opportunity
23rd July 2010 - Call for Makers
Tourism Ireland is currently inviting designer-makers to register their interest in this opportunity to sell their work as part of the exhibition. The deadline has been extended to Friday 30 July.
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Deadline Extended: International Linen Biennial, Portneuf
23rd July 2010 - Call for MakersCraft NI and University of Ulster are currently inviting expressions of interest from designer-makers in all disciplines in Northern Ireland or Republic of Ireland to exhibit at the Biennale International du Lin de Portneuf (BILP).
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Events
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Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2010
4th August, 2010 - Exhibitions
Exploring new perspectives in making. Morphing basket weave, a self-contained laundry and an oversized charm bracelet are just some of the works from the third and final Jerwood Contemporary Makers exhibition.
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Taking Time: Craft & The Slow Revolution
4th August, 2010 - Exhibitions
A touring exhibition from Craftspace curated by Helen Carnac. Taking Time takes as its starting point the issues emerging from the Slow Movement, which developed as a response to our increasingly fast lifestyles and our unsustainable consumer culture.
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Ceramic Patchwork Installation
16th August, 2010 - Fairs
Relating craft to the ethos of the Slow Movement - a reconnection to self, materials and its positive impact for our quality of life - ceramicist Gail Mahon invites members of the public to contribute and engage with the sculptural works that will be developed during a week installation at the Tower Museum.
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Programmes
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August Craft Month 2010
6th July 2010
Craft NI invites you to slow down this summer and join us for the best August Craft Month yet. In this, the 4th year of August Craft Month, take time out to enjoy and experience craft – see the work of international craft makers and designers, join a workshop and explore the skills behind the craft and, if you’re tempted, buy something that’s different, original and locally-made.
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C3 - Collecting Contemporary Craft
10th June 2010
C3 – Collecting Contemporary Craft promotes investing in contemporary craft for both personal and corporate collections.
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Craft Exhibition Group
7th June 2010
The Craft Exhibition Group offers a forum and resources for individuals and organisations involved in programming, curating and setting up exhibitions.
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