What’s going on in the Irish Craft World

If you know who the organiser of a fair is, please email their details to me personally.

karen.noticeboard@gmail.com

I can then ask them if they are looking for anything in particular, there are still many people available to fill these places!

Popularity: 16% [?]

The Irish Art Compendium had their first awards last night…..
what amazing talent!

Firstly let me congratulate John on holding a great event and what amazing prizes…

Overall winner got 10,000 Euro
The five runner up artists got 1,000 Euro each

Those that voted for the winner all got put into a hat and 10 voters got 500 Euro each!

What can I say but this was a fantastic competition for everyone involved.

The six pictures were on display before the winner was announced and I would definitely say what a job it would be to choose between them.
The pictures were so different, all brilliant in their own way, and the artists were only too delighted to stand while I got my photographer to capture them with their work…and all found it funny when I said I would be able to start selling copies of their work by lunch time today!
(why they thought that was funny, I don’t know!!!)

Well done to Bartosz Kolata with ‘McDonalds’, who was the lucky winner of 10,000 Euro!

Check out http://www.irishartcompendium.com/index.php to see all the entries!

All finalists will be doing a blog post for me once Christmas is over… and you can hear from the artists first hand about their work.

Popularity: 17% [?]

Christmas Craft Fair,

Temperance Hall,
Loughrea, Co. Galway

Date: Sunday 9th December,
Time: 11.00 - 6.00 p.m

Popularity: 23% [?]

Stalls wanted for Christmas Fair

PE Hall of the local National School
Borris-In-Ossory, Co Laois.

Date: Sunday 2nd December.
Time: 12:30 to 18:00pm
Contact: Teresa Heffernan
Derrin Crafts
Mobile 087 268 2466
teresa@derrinconsulting.com

Popularity: 19% [?]

Popularity: 22% [?]

(Invitation only) Friday 23rd Nov 6pm – 9pm
Saturday 24th Nov & Sunday 25th Nov 10am – 5pm
Marlay House,
Marlay Park,
Grange Rd,
Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Absolutely top quality crafts and wonderful Christmas Atmosphere!

Inside the door you will find the likes of…

• • Sonja Ewen – Beautiful Handmade Jewellery
• • Christabel O Loughlan – Mad Cow Designs
Bags, T-Shirts
• • Siobhan Campbell-Stained Glass Gifts
• • Ruzica Ruane – Handmade Glass Beads- jewellery
• • Herve DeWergifosse – Woodwork pieces
• • Clare Moran - This little light of mine.
Ceramics Castle Lamps
• • Sandra Richardson – Feltpix
Childrens framed felt pictures
• • Orla Murphy – Framed Etchings
• • Sheena Power- Baglady Designs
Handmade Cards
• • Liz Bo - Derrynine Candles

And many more excellent gifts!

Popularity: 19% [?]

Embroidery, Patchwork and Textiles

15 – 25th November 10am – 4pm

Threads of Beauty - Plant Fibre and Form -
an exhibition of skills and textiles in context.

The exhibition will be based on and inspired by nature,
flowers, plants and foliage, showing a range of
examples of modern and traditional work.

Free admission Gallery, Education and Visitor Centre

Presented jointly by the Dublin Branch of
The Embroiders Guild (Dublin Branch) and the “04 Textile” group.

Popularity: 13% [?]

Venue: Mayfly Inn, Kesh, Co. Fermanagh
Date: Thursday, 6th December, 6-10pm
Organiser: Siobhan Allister, (048) 7809759597

- in aid of Fermanagh Marie Curie

Popularity: 12% [?]

CRAFT FAIRS
Craft Fairs

Sun 25 Nov.,
Ostan Loch Altan hotel,
Gortahork, Co. Donegal (11am-6pm)

Sun 2 Dec.,
Mount Errigal hotel,
Letterkenny, Co. Donegal (12-6pm)

Popularity: 10% [?]

Christmas Extravaganza,

Fabric Gallery,

4 Village Gate Arcade,
Main St,
Bray, Co. Wicklow

Drop in and get some craft ideas for Christmas, children very welcome!

• Craft area for the kids to make something.
• Gifts
• Craft kits, and ideas for Christmas.
• Sewing machines on demo.
• Coffee and mince pies.

No booking necessary - just call in.

Saturday 1st December 10am - 5pm

Popularity: 13% [?]