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Of Interest: Culture Night 2026 – Members Felting Events

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Several Feltmakers Ireland members are participating in events as part of this year’s Culture Night: https://culturenight.ie/

Co Leitrim

Promotional poster for Culture Night 2026 at the Leitrim Design House, inviting participation in textile and print workshops with demonstrations. Features images of leaf print, felted flowers, and event details including times and artists involved.

At the Leitrim Design House on Carrick-Shannon, guild members Belinda Reid will demonstrate 3D needle felting, and Karen Bowden will show how wool, water, and friction can create beautiful wet-felted flowers and beads. The guild’s exhibition, ‘The Essence of Nature ‘, is on The ArtWall.

https://leitrimdesignhouse.ie/blogs/news/join-us-for-culture-night-2026-for-an-interactive-evening-of-celebrating-textiles

Co Kildare

A woman sewing at a sewing machine during Culture Night, with fabric and materials on the table in front of her.

At Gather Kildare, guild member Tamzen Lundy will demonstrate wet feltmaking and free motion stitching. Her colleagues at Gather will also share what they create.

More info here: https://culturenight.ie/event/gather-and-meet-the-makers/

Co Galway

Promotional image for 'Little Woolly Wonders, Children's Felting Workshop', featuring a vibrant felted landscape with rolling hills, blue sky, and trees.

Guild member Joanne Foley will teach children how to create a wet-felted landscape at the Loughrea Resources Centre.

More info here: https://culturenight.ie/event/little-woolly-wonders-childrens-felting-workshop/

Co Wicklow

Colourful assortment of wool fibres and yarns for a cultural event at Ballywaltrim Library, titled 'Wonderful Wool in Wicklow', taking place on Friday 18 September 2026.

Guild members Sharon Wells, Loli Cox and other textile artists will be sharing the wonders of wool at the Ballywaltrim Library.

More info here: https://culturenight.ie/event/wonderful-wool-in-wicklow-experience-the-wonders-of-wool-including-felting-and-spinning-with-wicklow-based-crafters-and-artists/

Co Cork

A collection of felted bowls in various colours, including pink, orange, blue, and grey, displayed on a stone surface with green foliage in the background.

Guild member Zivile Zeniauskaite will teach wet felting at the Fermoy Library.

More info here: https://culturenight.ie/event/felting-workshop/

Note: Some of the events are drop in and others require booking. Please check the associated links for details.

Apologies if we missed your event.


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Of Interest: More Members will take part in Culture Night 2025

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Good Bog, Bad Bog – Collaborative Felting Project – Enniskerry, Co Wicklow

‘Good Bog Bad Bog’ sees wool-based landscape representations of a functioning bog and an eroded one, highlighting the ecological importance of Wicklow’s peatlands, sparking conversation around biodiversity loss, climate resilience and water quality.

This exhibition features felted pieces by Sharon Wells, along with a collaborative community project guided by Sharon. Amongst the artists are guild members Loli Cox and Margaret Ryan Collins.

Using Irish wool sourced from Farmachla in Co Donegal, and donated by @woolstoreireland (another guild member) and @irishfibrecrafters

When: Friday, the 19th of September at 7:30 PM.

Where: Schoolhouse for Art, R760, The Square, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, A98 RH33


For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website – https://culturenight.ie/event/good-bog-bad-bog/

Gort Arts Second Annual Members’ Exhibition – Co Galway

Guild member Joanne Foley is exhibiting work as part of the Gort Arts second annual members’ exhibition, which opens on Culture Night at 7 PM, with live music and refreshments.

When: The show runs from Friday, the 19th to the 28th of September, 2025

Where: Michael Kennedy Pottery Studio, Boland’s Lane, Ballyhugh, Gort, Co Galway, H91

For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website – https://culturenight.ie/event/gorgeous-gort/

FORMDesignMade Exhibition – Tullow Library – Co Carlow

FORM Designmade has a retrospective exhibition showcasing the exceptional talent of 10 craft practitioners from County Carlow. Guild member Leiko Uchiyama is among the artists.

When: Friday, the 19th of September, 4 PM – 8 PM

Where: Tullow Library, Inner Relief Road, Tullow, Co Carlow, R93 XD93

Here is their Instagram – @formdesigncarlow

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Of Interest: Members Participating in Culture Night

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Several of Feltmakers Ireland members are participating in this year’s Culture Night – Friday, the 19th of September.

Art Exhibition – Sutton, Co Dublin

Guild members Sandra Reynolds and Fiona Leech are amongst the artists who are exhibiting as part of Sow’s Ear Collective at the Bayside Community Centre. “Taking Shape” is the second group exhibition from the Sow’s Ear Collective, a gathering of multidisciplinary artists working across painting, sculpture, textiles, and more.

When: 7 PM – 10 PM, on Friday, the 19th of September.

Where: Bayside Community Centre, Bayside Blvd N, Sutton, Co Dublin 13, D13 DDF2.

For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website –https://culturenight.ie/event/sows-ear-collective-taking-shape/

Gathering at GATHER Kildare

Tamzen Lundy and her colleagues at GATHER Kildare will be hosting an open night. Watch live demonstrations of traditional and contemporary skills, including feltmaking, wood carving, and glassmaking.

When: 4:30 PM – 6 PM, on Friday, the 19th of September.

Where: Southwells Grocery Store, Market Square, Kildare Town, Co Kildare, R51 CV61

For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website – https://culturenight.ie/event/community-gathering-at-gather-kildare/

Alternative Fashion Showcase at GalleryX – Dublin

Guild member Juliane Gorman is among the designers included at Galleryx’s fashion showcase.

Where: Galleryx, 11 Hume St, Dublin 2, D02 T889.

When: 6 PM to 10 PM.

For more information, visit their page on the Culture Night website – https://culturenight.ie/event/alternative-fashion-showcase-at-galleryx/

If you are a guild member who is participating in a Culture Night event, please let us know – FeltmakersIE@gmail.com

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Event: IMMA – Earth Rising Eco Festival 2024

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EARTH RISING at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) is a three-day festival where art meets activism and offers visitors a unique opportunity to engage with our time’s most pressing environmental issues. Over the weekend, EARTH RISING will present a diverse range of eco-themed installations and exhibitions, workshops, screenings, and thought-provoking discussions that invite participants to reflect on their role in the global climate movement.

All events and experiences at EARTH RISING are free of charge; the festival is drop-in and accessible to all. Spaces for talks and workshops are allocated on a first-come basis. Some workshops require booking, and ticket links can be found on the festival app on the workshop event page.

Fibreshed Ireland will offer short workshops, demonstrations, and talks throughout the event. From Seeds to Textile Sovereignty is an interactive space that will help festival-goers visualise and understand how seeds turn into textiles and why agrobiodiversity is key in this process.

When: Friday, the 20th through the Sunday, the 22nd of September.

Where: IMMA – Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Military Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 FW31

For more information, visit IMMA’s website – https://imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising-2024/


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Event: Earth Rising Eco Festival at IMMA

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EARTH RISING is a four-day festival of free events and experiences aimed at addressing the climate crisis and inspiring collective action towards a sustainable and hopeful future. Taking place across the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) site, the festival promises an unforgettable experience that seeks to provoke, inspire, and empower audiences to become agents of change.

The festival programme offers diverse events, including over 50 artists and collaborators who will showcase their work via installations, screenings, workshops, tours, and talks.

Some of the Fibreshed Ireland members will facilitate drop-in spinning, weaving, knitting and natural dyeing demonstrations. Participants will be welcome to try their hands on any of these activities to collaboratively create a tapestry made from Irish-grown fibres and dyes.

The festival runs from the 21 – 24th of September.

For more information, visit IMMA’s website – https://imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising-2023/

Event: Culture Night 2023

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The eighteenth edition of Culture Night will occur on Friday, the 22nd of September, 2023.

Doors will open later, and special and unique events will be specifically programmed at participating locations. Thanks to the continued support of the Arts Council and Local Authorities across the island of Ireland, all activities will be available to the public free of charge.

You can search by genre, location, age, and start time. There is a lot happening!

To search for what’s happening, visit their website – https://culturenight.ie/

Open Call: Culture Night – Friday, 22nd September 2023

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Culture Night invites everyone, everywhere, on one joyful night to discover and celebrate all that our culture is today. The Culture Night experience is across a wide range of sectors – culture, arts, heritage, education, hospitality, tourism, health and commercial and corporate enterprise.

Its diversity is reflected in the scope and range of events and people who participate – and it aims to connect with engaged audiences and extend its reach to those who may not always have access.

For more information, visit their website – https://culturenight.ie/get-involved/