Applications will open for the RDS Craft Awards on the 5th of May, 2025. It is a competition open to all craft makers living on the island of Ireland and Irish-born craft makers working overseas. The work of emerging and established makers is judged separately, with specific prizes to support emerging craftspeople. The Awards will be made from a total prize fund of €60,000.
The Emerging Maker category is open to individuals who aren’t necessarily recent graduates, and there is no age limit. Instead, there are these requirements:
Focus on heritage, skills, and sustainable practices.
Practice commenced within the past 10 years, with the determination to grow their craft at home and abroad.
Work must be made and sourced in Ireland.
The deadline for applying is the 23rd of June. There is no fee to enter.
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Sculpture in Context will celebrate 40 Years of showcasing sculpture in Ireland this September. The DEADLINE for applying is next Friday!
Exhibition entries are open to artists working in three dimensions in any medium. They encourage the broadest possible definition of sculptural practice, encompassing object-making, installation, performance, video, and emerging hybrid forms, both permanent and ephemeral.
Note: In the past, several feltmakers have submitted and been accepted to exhibit in Sculpture in Context shows. Search ‘Sculpture in Context’ on our Feltmakers Ireland website to read about some of these members’ pieces.
The exhibition attracts numerous visitors and offers significant visibility and potential for selling work.
The large sculptures will be showcased in the garden’s natural setting, creating a dialogue between art and nature. The indoor gallery will showcase a curated selection of works, offering an intimate and thoughtfully arranged viewing experience.
Entrance is by open submission, and selection is made by an independent panel of judges.
DEADLINE: 11:59 PM, on Friday the 25th April, 2025.
How to Submit
Up to three submissions per artist are allowed, with an entry fee of € 16 for each submission.
The online submission process requires support documentation.Please note that if you close the portal mid-entry, your application will not be saved.
Editor’s Note: Feltmakers Ireland member Juliane Gorman co-founded and organised the Dublin branch of the World Hat Walk. At last year’s event, she was the only person to wear a hand-felted hat. For 2025, let’s add our FELTED HATS to the 2nd Annual World Hat Walk!
Do You Make Hats?
Many feltmakers create hats – are you one of them? If so, are you ready to flaunt your headgear in style? Come and join the Dublin Hat Walk, a delightful event that’s part of the larger World Hat Walk, happening on Sunday, the 27th of April, 2025.
It’s a Global Phenomenon:
Our event is part of the second annual World Hat Walk Day, which was started by London Hat Week (LHW). In 2024, the LHW founders coordinated the first-ever World Hat Walk with over 2,000 hat wearers participating in 21 cities, in 17 countries, in a show of strength of the hat community around the globe. This year, Hat Walks are scheduled for 48 cities on 6 continents!
Origins
Dublin’s event is part of the larger World Hat Walk, organised by London Hat Week, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2024. Of course, the grandmomma of all Hat Walks is the Passejada amb Barret – Barcelona Hat Stroll, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on the same day! (Do check out their photos – such wild hats!)
When:
Get ready to strut your stuff starting promptly at 12:30 PM. However, let’s gather slightly beforehand, at noon, to admire the unique hat styles and capture some memorable photographs!
Where:
We will meet near the Fusiliers’ Arch, at the entrance of St Stephen’s Green, opposite Grafton Street. The Green Line LUAS stops nearby, making it convenient for everyone to join in the fun!
Dress Code:
Let your creativity shine! Wear whatever attire you fancy, but PLEASE remember to wear a hat! Whether it’s hand felted or not, let your headgear shine!
All Are Welcome:
The Dublin Hat Walk is an inclusive event, open to everyone who loves hats and wants to participate in this vibrant celebration. Bring your friends, family, and furry companions along for an afternoon filled with fun and fashion! Last year we were on page 3 of the Irish Times!
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The second year of the Dublin Fibre Festival will be held on the 18th of October, 2025 at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA).
Applications for vendors, exhibitors and workshop instructors are open until the 30th of April for vendors and exhibitors.
Vendors and Exhibitors
All fibre artists are welcome to vend or exhibit in the following categories:
Wool, knitting and crocheting, felting, embroidery, macrame, textiles and fabrics, weaving, and wool-related technology.
Workshop Tutors
For workshop instructors, eligible categories include the following:
Teaching fibre-related techniques, crafts, products, technology, software, small businesses, and entrepreneurship subjects.
Talking about a technique, craft, product, history, culture, technology, small businesses, entrepreneurship or anything related to the fibre industry and having a small business in the fibre/craft industries.
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Sculpture in Context will celebrate 40 Years of showcasing sculpture in Ireland this September.
Exhibition entries are open to artists working in three dimensions in any medium. They encourage the broadest possible definition of sculptural practice, including object making, installation, performance, video, and emerging hybrid forms, both permanent and ephemeral.
Note: In the past, several feltmakers have submitted and been accepted to exhibit in Sculpture in Context shows. Search ‘Sculpture in Context’ on our Feltmakers Ireland website to read about some of these members’ pieces.
The exhibition attracts many visitors and offers significant visibility and potential to sell work.
The large sculptures will be showcased in the garden’s natural setting, creating a dialogue between art and nature. The indoor gallery will display a selection of works, providing an intimate and curated viewing experience.
Entrance is by open submission, and selection is made by an independent panel of judges.
DEADLINE: 11:59 PM, on Friday the 25th April, 2025.
How to Submit
Up to 3 submissions per artist are allowed, with an entry fee of 16 euros for each submission.
The online submission process requires support documentation.Please note that if you close the portal mid-entry, your application will not be saved.
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‘In the MakingFestival‘ has an open call for submissions to ‘Tiny Acorns’, a multidisciplinary journal exhibition showcasing a curated selection of physical sketchbooks and journals by artists, creators, and makers across Ireland.
Sketchbooks/journals (landscape or portrait) must not exceed A4 dimensions (8.3 x 11.7 inches).
The exhibition will be at the Cork Opera House – the 2nd of April, 2025.
Deadline: the 22nd of February.
Presented under Cork Opera House’s Creating Together partnership with UCC.
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The Creative Exchange Residency for Craft Practitioners aims to foster a collaborative and open learning environment, encouraging craft practitioners to apply their unique skills and perspectives. Successful applicants can engage in meaningful exchanges, contributing to the rich tapestry of European craft knowledge and practice.
The call is open to professional craft practitioners of all levels from diverse regions across Europe. It facilitates exchanges both between countries and within different regions of the same country, encouraging a wide variety of knowledge-sharing experiences.
Apply in one of the three categories:
Pair Exchange – traditional two-week knowledge exchange, option for a hybrid format with 7 days in person and the rest online, established pairs or find a partner.
Craft Practitioners – attending established workshops of at least 7 days, eligible for a stipend for the workshop duration, propose a supplementary program for the remaining days.
Group Exchange (3-20 participants): Craft practitioners form a group for a collective exchange. There is an option for a hybrid format with 7 days in person and the rest online. Each member of the group is individually eligible for the stipend.
Successful applicants will receive a stipend of 400€.
The roll-out call spans until the 31st ofMarch 2025, and the residency can take place until the 15th of April, 2025, providing an extended application window and more opportunities for craft practitioners.
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The Contemporary Art Modern Project Gallery (CAMP Gallery) invites fibre artists to submit proposals for the 7th edition of their annual exhibition, ‘Women Pulling at The Threads of Social Discourse: Don’t be Absurd’.
“The exhibition will explore absurdism, referencing Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, Simone de Beauvoir, Jose Saramago and/or Samuel Beckett. Artists will apply the ideas and concepts in these works to our modern world, through which industry and politics are still and often dehumanised. Sub-topics include but are not limited to childhood in industrial societies, sexuality, gender, women’s rights, and education. We asked artists to create circular fibre works to symbolize the continuation of hope in our present experience as we strive to overcome a certain sense of nothingness.” – the gallery’s website.
They ask that artists submit a proposal first, detailing how their piece complements the chosen text, with an accompanying sketch and/or render. Please do not make any pieces before notice of acceptance.
The exhibition is in North Miami, Florida (USA) and runs from the 10th of October – the 20th of December 2025.
Last day to submit proposals for large-scale work – March 15, 2025 Last day to submit proposals – April 15, 2025
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European Wool Day is an event dedicated to celebrating wool’s versatile and sustainable benefits, a natural fibre with a rich heritage and an important role in our future. The event has a particular focus on wool’s therapeutic and health-related uses.
Applications are now open for wool producers, health professionals, and sustainability advocates to share their woollen stories contributing to our health and the planet’s health at the 5th European Wool Day.
There are three ways to participate:
-Presenting in person on 6th April from Rome, Italy -Presenting live joining online on 6th April -Contributing with a pre-recorded presentation.
The deadline for applications is the 16th of February, 2025.
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The Creative Industries Programme from Dublin City LEO, in collaboration with Visual Artists Ireland (VAI), offers a series of business development workshops for Dublin-based creative businesses.
The workshops include: -5 expert-led workshops (3 in-person, 2 online) -Business mentoring tailored to creative professionals -A chance to showcase your work during Local Enterprise Week on 6th March -Led by industry expert Emer Ferran, the programme will build confidence and skills in the following areas: Digitalisation, marketing, and finance; Networking and group learning; Preparing for success with funding, residencies, and ethical practices. When: 11th Feb – 18th March, 10 AM – 4 PM. Location: VAI (Temple Bar) & Zoom Participant Criteria: -Based in Dublin 1-13, 17, or 20 -1+ year in practice post-qualification -Participated in a group/solo show in the past year -Able to submit a 2-year directional plan
Fee: €60 (covers mentoring, materials, and catering) Deadline to apply: 9 AM, 27th January, 2025. To apply, submit 200 words on your business objectives and 3 high-resolution images of your work to the following email: services@visualartists.ie
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