Tag: Design and Crafts Council Ireland

Opportunity: Share at August Craft Month 2024

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The Design and Crafts Council Ireland and Craft NI invite makers and craftspersons to register their events for this year’s August Craft Month.

What a maker chooses to share is up to them.

Here are some ideas:

  • Craft Talks and Trails
  • Open Studios and Exhibitions
  • Workshops and Demos
  • Meet the Maker Events

August Craft Month 2024 is for makers, communities, families, collectors, and enthusiasts across the island of Ireland. Event applications are welcome from the following:

  • Individual craft makers
  • Guilds and networks
  • Galleries, retailers and museums
  • Councils and arts centres, cultural venues
  • Further and higher education institutions and crafts educators
  • Heritage organisations

The deadline for registering your event is Friday, June 14th.

For more information and to register, please visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/whats-on/dcci-august-craft-month/

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Exhibition: Photos from ‘Opposites Attract’

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On Saturday, the 4th of May, Feltmakers Ireland opened their group art exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract,’ at the Phonix Park Visitors’ Centre. Friends, family, and other supporters kindly came to cheer us on!

A Few Photos from the Gallery

Above photos by Fiona Leech

Tom Watts from the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland (the DCCI) inaugurated our opening by speaking about the importance of wool as a sustainable material and how craft and design are interwoven. He added that he was impressed with the qualities, techniques, and ideas of the exhibited pieces.

Tom Watts spoke at the opening.

Interestingly, he wore a pair of vintage Nike Air Footscape Woven Trainers that contained felt!

Members Alongside Their Work

Our trusty photographer was busy chatting with other members, so she only managed to snap some of our members alongside their work.

  • Annika Berglund
  • Breda Fay
  • Elizabeth Redding
  • Eva Salamon
  • Caitriona Nolan
  • Juliane Gorman
  • Lory Cotti Cottini
  • Sandra Chase
  • Marie Dunne
  • Tamzen Lundy
  • Loli Cox
  • Neasa Ryan
  • Eithne O’Dea

A short video of the opening is on the Guild’s Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels.

The Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre Gallery is open seven days a week, from 10 AM to 4 PM. If you stop by, be sure to chat with and see what one of our members is working on.

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Exhibition: Two More Days Until the Opening of ‘Opposites Attract’

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Are you getting excited? Only TWO more days until Saturday – the day Feltmakers Ireland’s group exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract’ opens!

Here are sneak peeks of the following members’ artwork: Ramona Farrelly, Margaret Ryan Collins, Lory Cotti Cottini, Fiona Leech, Karena Ryan, Claire Merry, Caoimhe Tuthill, and Catríona Nolan.

  • Ramona Farrelly
  • Margaret Ryan Collins
  • Lory Cotti Cottini
  • Fiona Leech
  • Karena Ryan
  • Claire Merry
  • Caoimhe Tuthill
  • Caitriona Nolan

More images to share tomorrow!

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Exhibition: Three More Days Until ‘Opposites Attract’ Opens

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Feltmakers Ireland’s group exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract,’ opens at the Phoenix Park Visitors Centre in three days.

Here is a Sneak Peek of seven pieces that will be displayed. Can you guess what some of these felted artworks might contain?

  • Eithne O’Dea
  • Elizabeth Redding
  • Eva Salamon
  • Jane Fox
  • Joanne Foley
  • Sandra Chase
  • Loli Cox

We will share glimpses of other members’ artworks tomorrow!

Only TWO more days until Saturday! The opening is at 3 PM.

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Exhibition: ‘Opposites Attract’ Update and Countdown with Sneak Peeks

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Update:

Feltmakers Ireland has recently learned that the Phoenix Park Visitors’ Centre is not open on Mondays or Tuesdays. However, visitors can visit the guild’s exhibition the rest of the week, from Wednesdays through Sundays, from 10 AM until 4 PM.

Our opening ceremony will be at 3 PM on Saturday, the 4th of May. Tom Watts of the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCI) will officially open our exhibition with a brief speech.

Feltmakers Ireland’s annual exhibition, ‘Opposites Attract,’ features 38 pieces from our members. The artworks range from naturalistic landscapes to abstract pieces, from wearables to wall art. Here are seven ‘sneak peeks’ from our members to whet your appetite!

Sneak Peeks:

  • Irina Lampadova
  • Ursula Heiting-Wiese
  • Neasa Ryan
  • Breda Fay
  • Bernie Hennessy
  • Audrey Murray
  • Astrid Tomrop-Hofmann

We will share glimpses of other members’ artworks tomorrow! Only four more days until Saturday!

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Feltmakers Ireland aims to share information about awards, education, events, exhibitions, and opportunities that you will find interesting. Our sharing is neither paid for by nor an endorsement of these individuals or organisations.

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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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News: Design and Crafts Council of Ireland Features Three Feltmakers

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Leiko Uchiyama in her studio.
Leiko Uchiyama in her studio.
Tamzen Lundy with one of her foxes.
Karena Ryan seated amongst her art.
Karena Ryan seated amongst her art.

The Design and Craft Council of Ireland (DCCI) has an ongoing series called ‘Meet the Maker’, which interviews members and asks exciting questions such as, “What do you like most about your work?”. In addition, the DCCI has another feature called ‘Sunday Spotlight’, which shares information about a member via DCCI’s social media.

Three of Feltmakers Ireland’s guild members were recently featured by the DCCI.

Leiko Uchiyama was recently featured in a ‘Meet the Maker’. To read the interview and learn more about Leiko, visit the DCCI’s website – https://www.dcci.ie/meet-the-maker-leiko-uchiyama/

Yesterday, Tamzen Lundy was featured in a ‘Meet the Maker‘. To learn more about Tamzen and see her mention Feltmakers Ireland(!), visit the DCCI’s website – https://www.dcci.ie/meet-tamzen-lundy/

While Karena Ryan was recently seen on a ‘Sunday Spotlight’, which you can read on the DCCI’s Instagram page here – https://www.instagram.com/p/C4nuC0tMMzS/?img_index=1

If you are a member of the DCCI, you can arrange for yourself to be featured in a ‘Meet the Maker’ and/or a ‘Sunday Spotlight’! Contact the DCCI for further information – communications@dcci.com

Membership at DCCI allows designers and makers to:

  • Benefit from all DCCI services, projects and programmes
  • Get their regular e-newsletter, Connect
  • Participate in their health, personal accident and public liability insurance schemes
  • Fully professional members can boost their profile by listing on their Public Directory of Craftspeople. {Editor’s note: makers who work the material of felt are often found under the ‘Textile Making’ discipline on the directory.}

If you are not a member of the DCCI and want to learn more about how to apply, visit this page on their website – https://www.dcci.ie/members/join-dcci/as-a-designer-maker/


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Education: Foundation Programme and Growth Programme – DCCI Academy

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Foundation Programme

The Foundation Programme course is a practical guide for companies that are sole traders and considering setting up a more formal operation to grow a sustainable business. The Foundation Programme is tailored to offer DCCI members a unique opportunity to join other talented creatives to gain practical knowledge and insights essential for building a sustainable and successful business.

At the end of this programme you will have:

  • defined your vision for your business
  • understood your customers and competitors
  • improved your ability to make strategic business decisions

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/foundation-course/

Growth Programme

The DCCI Academy Growth Programme is aimed at design and craft companies that are beyond ideation, have been operating for some time, and wish to scale beyond their current position either in the Irish or international markets.

A series of training workshops and mentoring that supports growth from start-up to scaling stage.

At the end of this programme you will have:

  • defined your vision for your business
  • understood your customers and competitors
  • improved your ability to make strategic business decisions
  • defined your strategic objective, key milestones and implementation steps for success
  • learned how to use the business tools shared on the course
  • improved your entrepreneurial confidence

Application deadline: 6 May 2024.

For more information, visit their website – https://www.dcci.ie/growth-programme-may-2024/


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Opportunity: Irish Craft Village at Bloom

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Applications are now open for the Design & Crafts Council Ireland’s Irish Craft Village at the Bord Bia Bloom 2024. Each year, exhibitors are selected to illustrate Ireland’s wide variety of craft and design.

Bord Bia Bloom will take place from the 30th of May through the 3rd of June. The event celebrates its 18th birthday in 2024 and is Ireland’s largest garden festival. It runs for five days during the June bank holiday weekend each year in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

The deadline for applications is Friday, the 12th April.

For more information, visit the DCCI’s website – https://www.dcci.ie/whats-on/bord-bia-bloom/

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Opportunity: Home Faber Fellowship

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The Homo Faber Fellowship is a yearly seven-month sponsored professional integration programme designed for collaborative duos of master artisans and craft graduates. Participants will develop business and marketing knowledge, as well as design and hands-on practical skills through transmission from one generation to the next.

The Homo Faber Fellowship is presented by Design & Crafts Council Ireland in partnership with the Michelangelo Foundation, powered by the Young Craft Booster and co-funded by European Union.

Application deadline: 8th of March 2024

For more information, visit the DCCI’s website – https://www.dcci.ie/homo-faber-fellowship-2/