Possible boost for famous Laois craft that is stitched in to the fabric of Mountmellick
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Prince Charles and his wife Camilla accept a gift of Mountmellick Work by Ann O Brien, from Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan and his wife Mary, during their Irish visit on May 21 2015. );
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A new bursary to support contemporary lacemakers that celebrates Ireland’s rich history of needlework and could help Laois practitioners of the famous Mountmellick embroidered Laois work has been launched.
The RDS Branchardière Lace Bursary 2021 is part of an innovative collaboration funded by the RDS and managed by Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI).
Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland co-host first Irish events as part of New European Bauhaus initiative
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Industry webinars hosted by the Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) are taking place to explore how Ireland can benefit from a landmark new initiative that will shape the future of Europe.
The New European Bauhaus project by the European Commission is a cultural movement that aims to make Europe carbon neutral by 2050 and to renovate 35 million buildings across the continent by 2030. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described New European Bauhaus as a movement to act as “a bridge between the world of science and technology and the world of art and culture”. The project seeks to create a European Green Deal a
Innovative project inspiring kids during lockdown receives funding
Sean Didier making a Spoonville character called Ryan with his dad Jd Stefaniak using a kit made by Amanda Hogan in association with Benchspace Cork and the DCCI keep well campaign Picture: Clare Keogh.
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An innovative project that inspires kids to get creative during lockdown has been awarded funding as part of the national ‘Keep Well’ campaign.
Benchspace Cork is one of nine community and craft ventures across the county that have been chosen as part of a Sláintecare-funded collaboration between the Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) and Healthy Ireland.
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Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland unveils projects to help people get creative under Covid
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Many of Ireland’s craftspeople and makers are bringing their talents into homes and communities across the country as part of an inspirational nationwide campaign unveiled by Kilkenny-based Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI).
A giant glass quilt ‘sewn together’ by makers across the country, community benches forged by blacksmiths and online workshops for children and adults are just some of the creative projects inspired by the Government’s ‘Keep Well’ campaign.