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Category Archives: Workshops

14Tue

Carrick Creates 400

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We are delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new programme called Carrick Creates. Using the theme of “Connecting through Creativity” the Carrick Creates project will over a six month period celebrate cultural diversity though a series of intercultural events, meetings and creative workshops. Using the framework of the...

16Sat

Leitrim LiveCRAFT

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Are you living in County Leitrim and interested in the craft sector? Would you like to develop business and marketing skills? Do you wish to see how your creative talents could translate into a viable craft enterprise?Are you an existing craft business wishing to diversify or expand your current product...

15Fri

Culture & Craft Feb 7th & 14th

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The series of Culture & Craft workshops run by the Leitrim Design House has now come to a very successful conclusion. Over the past number of months a very creative group of women have come together on a weekly basis to learn about each other through creative dialogue. Felt, print,...

01Fri

Culture and Craft re-cycles January 24th & 31st

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The Culture and Craft workshops continue with week seven and eight focusing on the theme of re-cycling. The challenge was ” to make creative and/or functional items out of recycled material”. Everyone brought in something from home, with the result that there was a wide variety of material to choose...

12Sat

Culture and Craft January 10th

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The series of Culture and Craft workshops resumed on January 10th. This is the fifth workshop in the programme and the theme was print-making.This is now truly a multi-cultural group, with an excellent mix of backgrounds and cultures. There is no monopoly of one nationality or culture over another, with...

18Tue

Culture and Craft Christmas workshop

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Women from the Leitrim Intercultural Women’s Group met on Thursday the 13th December. This was the final meeting before Christmas and the topic was was of course Christmas. Christmas traditions in different countries were shared. Christmas wreaths were made. Using willow as a base the wreaths were decorated with lots of gorgeous...

11Tue

Get Crafty this Christmas

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Some bright Christmas cheer for you all from”Get crafty this Christmas” a series of Children’s worshops designing and making Christmas cards and decorations. Laura Gallagher and Nara Stephanyan two local artists guided and inspired two enthusiastic groups of children on Saturday the 2nd and Saturday the 9th December and here...

04Tue

Craft and Culture update

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The Leitrim Design House Craft and Culture workshops are generating a steam of creativity. Women from the Leitrim Intercultural Women’s Group have been meeting weekly and are exploring colour, texture and design. Look at what is being created after only a couple of weeks. This Friday the group are off...

27Tue

Children’s Creative Christmas Workshops

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Get crafty this Christmas and create your very own decorations and cards. Laura Gallagher artist in residence here in the Dock will help you be creative this Christmas. Come along to our children’s creative workshops Sunday 2nd and Sunday 9th December 2-4pm and make your own cards and decorations with...

25Sun

Craft and Culture

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Craft and Culture is a new programme currently being delivered by the Leitrim Design House. Women from Leitrim’s Intercultural Women’s group have come together to explore their creativity through conversation and craft. Art is a dialogue without need of language. It is a resource of learning, growing and sharing. Tutor’s...