FORM DESIGNMADE in Carlow seeks applications for full membership of the Group. Members must reside in County Carlow and be professional designers/makers/craftspersons.
Application closing date: April 5, 2024.
For more information, visit this page – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFXe_-sev57BKKczoQlk5mYlUZhhsdgwZH_mXCD2jtRFr0aw/viewform
VISUAL Centre of Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Carlow is the Craft Hub International Craft Exhibition venue and is supported by Creative Europe & Creative Ireland. The exhibition commenced in Italy in April 2023, travelling to Greece, Germany, and Portugal, and has now arrived in Ireland!
The exhibition features work from across the whole spectrum of craft techniques and uses an anonymous selection process, giving emerging artists an equal opportunity to be selected alongside the established makers. Moving on to Wales, then Norway for the closing conference.
Craft Hub is a European project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme focused on Craft in the context of cultural heritage and its continuing relevance in contemporary practice.
This show is only up for a few more days – until the 3rd of September.
Feltmakers Ireland member Nicola Brown has a piece in the show.
For more information, visit the website – https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/crafthub
If you have news about exhibitions or teaching, please share it with the Guild!
Dear members. Nationwide last night featured Feltmakers Ireland’s November Sunday Session and maker Leiko Uchiyama. We are sorry we could not tell you in advance as we had not been told it would be on last night.
It can be watched online on the RTE player https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH000412895 for at least the next 30 days.
The choice of what to include in the programme was entirely up to the RTE crew but we feel it gave a positive picture of felting and Feltmakers Ireland.
Congratulations to Leiko! That was a lovely segment about your work.
Our member Leiko Uchiyama is taking part in an upcoming Exhibition- entitled Borris Connections.
Last year Leiko gave a workshop together with Felt makers Ireland, it was well attended, lots was learnt, and everyone went away with a new piece of work and new techniques. We even had some of these displayed at our Knit & Stitch Stand in Nov 2019, which drew lots of admiration.
Leiko’s work is stunning and the other artists showing their work are sure to be of a high standard.
Please #supportartists #artistsgonnamake but they need your support more than ever. Go along to the exhibition, be inspired, share, and spread the word. Support each other.
9th July- 30th August, The Granary, Borris, Co. Carlow…
Please send us a review if you attend, we will publish photos and help spread the love.
Fekltmaker Nicola Brown is organising a workshop with Dawn Edwards from the US next month. This is Dawn’s second time to teach in Ireland and there were some gorgeous results from her last workshop here.
Feltmakers Ireland 