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Are you a craft worker interested in selling your produce in the busy run-up to Christmas? If so, apply now for the eighth Food and Design Winter Fair which will take place in Belvedere House and Gardens on November 22 and 23.

Are you a craft worker interested in selling your produce in the busy run-up to Christmas? If so, apply now for the seventh Food and Design Winter Fair which will take place in Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar on November 23 and 24.

Opening this evening Friday, November 30 at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar is Flora lucid, a beautiful exhibition of glass sculptures by Mayo artist Emma Bourke. Emma is a visual artist working mainly in the medium of glass. Her artistic practice is inspired by the natural environment in the west of Ireland, and the wild flowers and plants that populate the countryside. Captivated by these enchanting plants, Emma creates collections of these wild flowers out of glass, eternally capturing their beauty.

Opening on Friday, November 30 at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar is Flora lucid, a beautiful exhibition of glass sculptures by Mayo artist Emma Bourke. Emma is a visual artist working mainly in the medium of glass. Her artistic practice is inspired by the natural environment in the west of Ireland, and the wild flowers and plants that populate the countryside. Captivated by these enchanting plants, Emma creates collections of these wild flowers out of glass, eternally capturing their beauty.

Made in Westmeath, the umbrella group promoting craft workers and the industry within the county, has opened its own shop for the festive season on Mount Street, Mullingar.

Westmeath County Council is delighted to host a winter display from Westmeath craft makers as part of the Craft Council of Ireland’s 40-year celebration as the National Year of Craft 2011.

A group of top international conference buyers from the US, Great Britain, mainland Europe, and South Africa arrived in Kilkenny last weekend as part of a familiarisation trip of the South East region, prior to the official opening of the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) on Tuesday September 7.

The many friends of artist John ffrench, in Ireland, the United States, and around the world, will have heard the news of his death on Friday (January 22) at the age of 81, with a deep sense of loss.

There is something for everyone at this year’s Food and Design Winter Fair to be held in Belvedere House from Friday evening November 21 to Sunday November 23.

Several of Kilkenny’s most talented craft makers are gearing up to participate at the Bloom Festival in the Phoenix Park over the June Bank Holiday Weekend as part of a rich craft programme organised by the Crafts Council of Ireland.