The Leitrim Design House loves to introduce new makers and new creative work to this region, offering audiences a wide variety of artworks to connect and inspire!
We’re delighted to host a new exhibition from Louth Craftmark Designers Network titled Reveal, Conceal. All are welcome to join us in celebrating this eclectic collection and meet some of its creators at the launch here on Saturday May 24th at 12pm.
This exhibition spans across three venues, The Leitrim Design House, Carrick-on-Shannon, from 24th May to 6th July, The Marketplace Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh, 16th May - 5th July and The Cowshed Gallery, Farmleigh15th July to 15th August 2025. While the artists' pieces are not identical across all three venues, they are from the same collections of work in response to the theme of this show. We recommend visiting the other two venues to enjoy the full collection. The artists have come together across a range of disciplines to create a new body of work for the Leitrim Design House which explores the ‘inside out of things'.
Co. Louth has a long history of collaboration between crafts people resulting in is a group of makers and visual artists based in the Northeast of Ireland forming Louth Craftmark Designers Network in 2006. It’s an impact-driven membership organization which promotes and supports members through accessing funding, networking and collaborative projects. The group is made up of 64 members working full time in a wide variety of creative disciplines including print making, painting, glass, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, jewellery, soap making, paper making, candle making, millinery and leatherwork.
For almost two decades Louth Craftmark have been showcasing their members work in public spaces including, Bloom in the Park, Highlanes Gallery and Powerscourt Town House. The network has continued to strengthen and collaborate on a variety of projects and exhibitions such as Creative Map, Showcase Ireland, National Craft Fair, Meet the Makers, Drogheda Arts Festival, Tain Festival, and many group projects. Exhibiting artists in this venue include: Tracy Fry (The Leitrim Design House National Award Winner ’23), Breda McNelis, Caroline Duffy, Ciara Agnew, Leonora Reilly, Noella Manley, Orla Barry, Rozzi Kennedy, Gillian Black, Iseult Raftery, Suzanne Carroll, Clemence Prosen, Helen Loughran, Krystyna Krasowaska-Cicha. The network exists to create opportunities for members, and to foster an atmosphere of collaboration and support between artists and craftspeople. Louth Craftmark look forward to marking their 20th anniversary in 2026.
Visit this exhibition and more in The Leitrim Design House, housed in the beautiful 19th century Dock Art Centre in the cultural quarter of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. Open Monday-Friday 10am until 6pm, Saturdays 10am – 5pm.
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Image above: 'Wired' Acrylic on canvas by Rozzi Kennedy.
