Tag: Awards

News: Deirdre Crofts – Awards and Exhibition

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Feltmakers Ireland committee member Deirdre Crofts, who tirelessly organises our Sunday Sessions, has been awarded an Agility Award from the Arts Council of Ireland to further her multi-faceted practice. Besides feltmaking and weaving, she works with clay and automata. In addition, she has won an EU workshop and the opportunity for an international exhibition in Italy or Spain.

Moreover, she has a vessel displayed in the juried Ceramics Ireland Selected Members Exhibition, which is at Rathfarnham Castle and runs until the 8th of September.

Deirdre’s piece

For more information about the exhibition, visit the Rathfarnham Castle website – https://www.rathfarnhamcastle.ie/exhibitions/

Image: Grainne Watts Vortex Vessel

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Opportunity: The David Shaw-Smith Legacy Award

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The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is delighted to announce the second year of the David Shaw-Smith Legacy Award. The award supports and recognises the achievements of our masterclass craftspeople in the creative development of their craft.

This award was developed by DCCI to honour the legacy of David Shaw-Smith, the legendary Irish filmmaker. It has been created to recognise that Irish craft is driven by heritage and creativity. It will support and acknowledge the achievements of key master craftspeople in the creative development of their craft.⁠
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Pictured is last year’s winner @ericphillips.ie with Daniel Shaw-Smith, David Shaw-Smith’s son. ⁠

The deadline is the 22nd of July.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/opportunities/david-shaw-smith-legacy-award/

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Opportunity: RHA Studio – Fingal Co Artists

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Fingal County Council Arts Office, in partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) School, is pleased to announce the 2024 RHA Studio Award. This prestigious award offers a professional artist, a funded studio space for one year, beginning at the end of October 2024.

Open to practising artists at all stages in their professional careers working in visual art, applicants must have been born, have studied, or currently reside in the Fingal administrative area to be eligible to apply.

Deadline: the 19th of July.

For more information, visit their website – https://rhagallery.ie/residencies-awards/studio/fingal-county-council-studio-award/

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Open Call: Sensory Tools Competition – Europe

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The European Wool Exchange (EWE), in collaboration with the IAIA Association, seeks to promote the therapeutic and well-being effects of creating fibre crafts, especially those made with natural fibres.

They have a call for a competition to create sensory tools that are created with natural fibre. These include the following items –

  • Sensory Sleeves
  • Elongated Sensory Sleeves
  • Sensory Mats

Amongst the awards are Best Sensory Tools made with 100% European Wool.

Other categories of awards include the following –

  • Best sensory tools made with natural fibres other than wool
  • Special Award to best sensory tool crafted by men
  • Special Award to the most senior person participating
  • Special Award to the youngest person participating
  • Special Award to the most active country determined by pro rata of population
  • Public’s Choice Awards / The best sensory tools will be chosen based on the technique: Crochet, Knitting, Weaving, *Felting* or Mixed Techniques.

All the sensory tools will be donated to institutions that care for patients.

Deadline: Sensory Tools must be received in Spain by the 10th of September, 2024.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.ewe.network/wool-4-health

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Open Call: Apply to the DCCI Irish Business Design Challenge

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The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) launches this year’s Irish Business Design Challenge (IBDC) for micro, small and medium-sized businesses to apply and showcase their commitment to sustainability through innovative design and circular and ethical practices.

In its fourth year, IBDC celebrates businesses that add value, repurpose products, develop eco-friendly processes, enhance efficiency, and tackle societal and environmental challenges through sustainable design.

This year’s challenge has a prize fund of over €50,000.

Examples of Sustainable Design Strategies:

  • Designing for minimal waste.
  • Prioritising durability in design.
  • Utilising safe, renewable, and recycled materials.
  • Championing ethical production practices.
  • Reducing chemical impacts through design.
  • Implementing energy and water-efficient designs.
  • Drawing inspiration from nature’s designs.
  • Dematerialising products and developing sustainable systems and services.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/ibdc

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Award: Dorothy Waxman International Textile Design Prize for Recent Grads

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Li Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano are pleased to announce the 10th edition of the Dorothy Waxman International Textile Design Prize. The prize is awarded to a current or recently graduated Textiles or Fashion student who exhibits sustainable thinking and innovative creativity in textiles. It is part of the TALKING TEXTILES initiative, which promotes textile education and creativity.

Submission deadline: 30th of July 2024.

For more information and to see the inspiring work of the winner and the 20 finalists from 2023, visit the website – https://www.textilemonth.nyc/textile-prize-2024


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Opportunity: Future Makers Awards 2024

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Established in 2009, the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland’s Future Makers Award is one of Europe’s most extensive prize-funded award programmes. It showcases talent and provides much-needed financial support.

Divided into student and emerging practitioner categories, the award supports this crucial time.

  • Win up to €3,500 to financially support your career.
  • Qualify for the annual RDS Craft Awards and a chance to win one of 5 awards of €10,000 each to support your future growth.
  • Achieve recognition for your talent, potential and creativity.

The categories of awards include the following: sustainable design, studio equipping, residencies/training, and exhibiting/trade events.

The deadline is the 14th of June, 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit the DCCI website – https://www.dcci.ie/dcci-future-makers/apply-now/?campaign=dcci-future-makers

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Education: Workshop on Agility Award via Minding Creative Minds

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Important Update: Join Minding Creative Minds via Zoom for a Workshop with Cli Donnellan. She will teach you how to apply for the Arts Council of Ireland’s valuable Agility Award. This online webinar will also include how to reference your introduction, support material, and work with collaborators.

When: Wednesday, April 3rd 13:00 – 14:00 PM.

For more information, visit the Minding Creative Minds website – https://mindingcreativeminds.ie/events/the-arts-council-agility-award-application-basics/

Here is a link to the Agility Award page on the Arts Council website – https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Agility-Award/

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Opportunity: Festivals Investment Scheme

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The Arts Council of Ireland announces round two of the Festivals Investment Scheme (FIS) for festivals that commence between the 1st of July 2024 and the 31st of December 2024.

They welcome applications from organisations (voluntary and professional) operating annual, biennial or triennial festival programmes and support multi-disciplinary arts festivals and those in a single art form discipline.

The Festivals Investment Scheme is a competitive scheme that offers funding to support the staging of festivals on a non-recurring basis.

The deadline is Thursday, 23rd of November, 2023.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Festivals-Investment-Scheme/

Awards: Applications Open for the Golden Fleece Award

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The mission of the Golden Fleece Award is to provide resources for practising contemporary visual artists and makers to innovate and develop their artistic vision.

The annual award supports artists working in all forms of visual, craft and applied arts at critical junctures of their careers. Applicants should be resident in, or originally from, the island of Ireland.

This year, two main awards worth €10,000 each – one in Visual Art and one in Craft + Applied Art – will be made from a total prize fund of €30,000.

The deadline is 5 PM, Friday, the 24th of November, 2023.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.goldenfleeceaward.com/how-to-apply/apply


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