DCCOI Textile Exhibition

DESIGN & CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND (DCCOI) EXHIBITION BY MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE GANS 

(Guilds, Associations, Networks and Societies) 

at The Knitting & Stitching Show, RDS 30th October to 2nd November 2014.

THEME: Entwined Memories

Brief:

Entwined Memories evokes a myriad of responses and inspiration for textile artists and designers. Work in this exhibition is to be made in response to memories, threads and stories of life; nostalgic tales, reminiscence, meditative, reflective, reliving, evocative, interwoven, rites of passage, social history and time.

Work can take the form of literal or abstract interpretation, functional and non-functional, wearable and non-wearable.

Pieces must be contemporary in design and can be in any textile media utilising slow and/or fast craft techniques, handcraft and digital technologies.

Selection:

• Work will be selected on the basis of excellence in design and making, its fit within the overall exhibition and creative interpretation of the brief.

• Work must have been made within the last three years and not previously shown in The Knitting & Stitching Show.

• Successful applicants will have their work photographed and exhibited in The Knitting & Stitching Show. Work may also travel to other venues.

Application form available on

www.ccoienterprise.ie/support/article/the-knitting-stitching-show-textiles-exhibition-2014

CCoI Teach the Trainer Courses

Crafts Council of Ireland 'Train the Trainer' Course

The Crafts Council of Ireland is looking at providing a number of 'Train the Trainer' courses in 2013, which will provide a FETAC Level 6 accredited qualification. This is a key opportunity to join a training programme that teaches the fundamental principles of successful training, building upon participants' confidence, skills and ability to deliver effective training sessions.


Interested individuals (with at least 2 years experience of giving training courses in their relevant craft) should express their interest via an email to the CCoI. For further details follow this link.

Offaly
Introductory session April 9th - Training Days April 16th / 23rd / 30th

DublinIntroductory session May 28th - Training Days June 4th / 11th / 18th

Louth
Introductory session October 1st - Training Days October 8th /15th /22nd

* If the area you are interested in is not listed, please apply anyway as other venues may be added later in the year.

Beauty in Nature - CCoI Exhibition at the Knitting & Stitching Show

Beauty in Nature is an exhibition of textiles in conjunction with the Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) and the textile GANS (Guild Association Network and Societies) which will be on display at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Dublin, 1st to 4th Nov. 2013.

Theme: Beauty in Nature
Work in the exhibition must be in response to and inspired by beauty in nature and our natural environment - colour, texture, pattern and form. It can take the form of literal or abstract interpretation. 

Some of the entry rules:
No size restrictions, work must have been made within the last 3 years and not shown in the Knit and Stitch Show or in any CCoI exhibitions. 

10euro entry fee

Closing date for work is the 8th October, work cannot be accepted after that date. 

Click here to see the entry form

Crafts Council of Ireland Proposed Name Change and Survey

Dear All,

Could you forward this note to as many members as you have emails for? There is a poll to complete by the 25th November. The name change has been discussed at executive level and it was agreed that Design should not be introduced into the name. There are a number of reasons for this:

Is it to be called The Design and Craft Council of Ireland or The Craft and Design Council of Ireland? Many felt that if the name had to be changes that Design should not come first.

If Design is introduced then it will not be the Craft Council any longer, graphic design, engineering etc will have to be admitted and this increased the membership and dilutes the monies available to the guilds, networks and societies.

The Crafts Council of Ireland (CCOI) is a very well recognised logo and organisation and appears to be fit for purpose at the moment-does it need to be changed? in particular after a very successful Year of Craft.

Do we need to spend the money that will be involved in in changing?

These are just some of the arguments and there are many more.

Below is the email from the CEO

Please share your thoughts by doing the poll.

Regards,

Mary Hunter (CCoI Rep)

Dear GANS representative,

Further to the GANS meeting which took place in Kilkenny on 16th September 2011, an online poll has been created as part of the consultation process around the proposal to amend the name of the Crafts Council of Ireland (CCoI) to include the word 'Design'.

This online poll provides your members with an opportunity to share their thoughts and feedback on this proposal, and this feedback is very important to us.  We would therefore ask you to encourage all of your members to take a few minutes to participate in the online poll.  CCoI will also be inviting our registered clients to participate in the poll.

Please click on this link: http://bit.ly/ccoiganspna which directs to:
• a letter from the Board of Directors of the Crafts Council of Ireland inviting your members to participate in this poll
• an outline regarding the background and rationale for the proposal
• the online poll

As mentioned in the letter, any GANS member who has a query or would like to obtain additional information on the proposed name amendment can email survey@ccoi.ie
We would ask all GANS members to complete the poll by Friday 25th November 2011 in order to ensure all feedback can be incorporated as part of our consultation process.

What you need to do:
• Please forward this link http://bit.ly/ccoiganspna to all of your individual members by email which contains the letter from the Board of the Crafts Council of Ireland and includes the background document and the link to the online poll
• Please encourage your members to complete the online poll, highlighting the closing date of Friday 25th November 2011
• Please forward any queries you receive from individual members or let us know if there are any recurring questions or concerns around the proposal

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you in advance for participating in this consultation process.


Kind regards,
Karen Hennessy.

Chief Executive
Crafts Council of Ireland
Executive Assistant: 056 7796148

"Tread Softly" Crafts Council of Ireland Textile Competition Details

Tread Softly - an exhibition of textile work by members of the Crafts Council of Ireland. This exhibition will be on show at the Knitting & Stitching Show RDS, Dublin 28th to 31st October 2010.

The exhibition is open to all registered members, associate and full, of the Crafts Council of Ireland. All original work must have been made in the past 2 years, and cannot have won a major prize.

The theme for the exhibition is the poem by Yeats, entrants may interpret the poem as they wish.

Had I the Heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with the golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet
But I, being poor, have only my dreams:
I have spread my dreams beneath your feet;
Tread Softly because you tread on my dreams.....
William Butler Yeats

4th August - Entry Date for Images
22nd August - Submission of work

Further details on this competition will be available next week