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The submission deadline for our group exhibition onthe ArtWall at The Leitrim Design House, in Co Leitrim, has been extended to Friday, the 17th of July, at midnight.
Theme: Essence of Nature
We invite members to create a piece which reflects a unique interpretation of nature’s quiet power, from delicate studies of flora and fauna, to bold, abstract evocations of landscape and light.
Artists are encouraged to present works that reflect their unique perspective on the Essence of Nature through visual, conceptual or abstract forms. This open call welcomes all artistic styles and interpretations.
UPDATE: The SUBMISSION DEADLINE has been extended to the 17th of July, at midnight.
Artwork to be received at the drop-off point by Tuesday, 11th August 2026
ImportantDetails:
Our exhibition will be displayed on the ArtWall at the beautiful Leitrim Design House gallery in Carrick-on-Shannon from Wednesday, 26th August to Saturday, 3rd October 2026.
**To ensure uniformity on the ArtWall, we have pre-purchased specific-sized frames, together with the required D-rings, for your artwork, which are available to purchase HERE **
Note: Your submission needs to be two-dimensional but may be wet-felted, needle-felted, or both.
The Artwall can accommodate 45 frames in total. If we have more than 45 entries, we will move to a juried selection process.
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Guild member Caoilfionn Murphy O’Hanlon (aka Cushla of Gullion) has artwork in the Bridge Street Studios group show, The Things that Matter Most are the Things That Can’t Be Seen, which features the works of eight artists. The show celebrates 30 years of the Bridge Street Studios existence.
Guild member Maggie Mac has a piece in the ‘Members and Friends Exhibition 2026’. Running annually for more than 40 years, this exhibition showcases work by artists from across West Cork and beyond, at all stages of their careers.
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Applications are now open for the Hunt Museum’s second open submission. (Last year, two of our members had pieces in the Hunt Museum exhibition: Karena Ryan and Dr Niki Collier.)
This exhibition will be inclusive and offers a unique platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their work.
Submissions of work are invited from visual artists working in paint, photography, sculpture, print, drawing and mixed media.
Entry deadline: Noon, Monday, the 7th of September 2026
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The third annual Rialto Community Arts Festival in Co Dublin is this week. The festival includes poetry, music, drama, talks, exhibitions and craft workshops.
Of particular interest:
A talk about Linen in the Liberties on Thursday morning.
Crochet and screen printing workshops at F2 Centre
Note: Some of the activities need to be booked.
When: Thursday, the 18th, through Sunday, the 21st of June
Where: At various locations in D08, Dublin, including the F2 Centre and the St Andrew’s Community Centre
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Screenshot of the animated NCAD Works 2026 Poster via Instagram
Over the past year, Feltmakers Ireland guild member Annika Berglund has been attending classes in Jewellery and Object Design at NCAD. She will be showing work alongside her classmates at the NCAD Graduate Show. Editor’s Note: Their work will be displayed at the Annex on James Street, near the Guinness Gate.
The textiles and fashion graduates will also be exhibiting their work on the main campus.
Plus, there will be a series of events, talks, and performances throughout the 12-day exhibition run. For more information on these, visit here – https://2026.ncad.works/events
‘Works’ opens on Friday, the 5th of June, with a reception from 17:00 and a second opening at 18:00.
You are all welcome if you can make it.
When: Friday, the 5th of June, through Saturday, the 13th of June.
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The solo show ‘Living Felt: a Manifesto’ of feltmaker, milliner, and painter Saar Snoek features her explorations of 30 hats, sculptural works in felt, and her World of WearableArt (WOW) piece ‘Wild Things’. She creates her work using a variety of fascinating techniques – many of them felting!
“I made these to forget there is a ‘right way’ to make felt. Everything you don’t know is experimental, everything you know technique” — Saar Snoek
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Essence of Nature Open Call – Leitrim Design House ArtwollExample of part of the Artwall. Guild member Karena Ryan solos show in Janurary 2026.
We are delighted to invite Feltmakers Ireland members to apply for our second exhibition of 2026 and to submit a piece for the ArtWall at The Leitrim Design House, in Co Leitrim.
Theme: Essence of Nature
We invite members to create a piece which reflects a unique interpretation of nature’s quiet power, from delicate studies of flora and fauna, to bold, abstract evocations of landscape and light.
Artists are encouraged to present works that reflect their unique perspective on the Essence of Nature through visual, conceptual or abstract forms. This open call welcomes all artistic styles and interpretations.
Deadlines:
Application submissions by Friday, 10th July 2026.
UPDATE: The SUBMISSION DEADLINE has been extended to the 17th of July, at midnight.
Artwork to be received at the drop-off point by Tuesday, 11th August 2026
ImportantDetails:
Our exhibition will be displayed on the ArtWall at the beautiful Leitrim Design House gallery in Carrick-on-Shannon from Wednesday, 26th August to Saturday, 3rd October 2026.
**To ensure uniformity on the Artwall, we have pre-purchased specific-sized frames, together with the required D-rings, for your artwork, which are available to purchase HERE **
The Artwall can accommodate 45 frames in total. If we have more than 45 entries, we will move to a juried selection process.
We have included a photograph from guild member Karena Ryan‘s earlier solo show at the gallery to illustrate the Artwall and its environs.
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The members of the element15 Textile Art Collective and the Board of McAuley Place, Naas, invite all to the opening of the exhibition, Threads of Memory – The Heirloom Project.
This community art project explores the idea of heirloom and its varied meanings for each of us.
When: The opening is on Tuesday, the 5th of May, at 7 PM.
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The Cork Textiles Network‘s (CTN) spring exhibition theme is Aistear, the Irish word for a journey of experience. The exhibition includes a wide and varied selection of textile and fabric disciplines from appliqué, felting, weaving, embroidery, batik, and mixed media.
Several of Feltmakers Ireland members belong to the CTN and have artwork in the exhibition, including Maggie McCartney (whose work is on the poster), Cara Shank, Karima Rebecca Powell, and Emily Thompson.
The show also showcases a large collaborative project that CTN members undertook last year: a large wall hanging featuring the work of 36 artists who responded to a specific brief to create a piece of art that resonates with imagination, creativity and skill.
When: The show runs through Tuesday, the 29th of April.
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