Welcome to I Like Local's first bi-island Heads Up,
with information on exhibitions and events both at home in Ireland and
here in Scotland. I'm sad to be missing the Irish events listed, but the
Scottish events at the bottom provide some consolation :)
IRELAND
Until Friday 5 April: Future Makers
NCAD Gallery, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
This exhibition, curated by Angela O'Kelly, shows the work of the most
recent recipients of the Crafts Council of Ireland's Future Makers
awards and grants, and includes the work of fashion designer Natalie B.
Coleman, glass artist Karen Donnellan, product designers Klickity and others. More info here.
Friday 5 - Sunday 7 April: OFFSET2013
Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2
I'm not going to lie - it's a real shame I wont make this year's edition of the OFFSET festival.
Three days of inspiring speakers from Ireland and abroad, great events,
cool parties and heaps and heaps of design enthusiasm, it's an absolute
MUST if you can make it. Tickets are still available, as are lots of
videos from previous years (I know what I'll be watching next
weekend...)
Tuesday 9 April to Tuesday 7 May: Makers & Brothers Pop-Up
Brown Thomas, 88-95 Grafton Street, Dublin 2
Craft and design retailers Makers & Brothers
are popping up for the first time this year for April, opening up a
shed (similar to the one they base activities from in Blackrock) in
swanky department store Brown Thomas. A really nice opportunity to see
the M&B stock in the flesh, accompanied by various events over the
course of their one-month stint.
4 to 25 April: Design Stories
The Culture Box, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
A group of artists and designers who've recently completed a course with
Dublin City Enterprise Board have come together to exhibit their work,
showing an eclectic mix of furniture, fashion, sculpture and more. More
info here.
