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Louth Craftmark Soap Making Course 2008
Would you like to learn a new skill which could enhance your employment prospects or start you on the path to setting up your own business? Through practical and theory modules this ten week course will cover all the basics for developing and making your own handmade soaps.
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Exchange Visit 2008
Showcase Ireland - Tuesday, 22nd January
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About Showcase Ireland
Showcase Ireland, showcasing design and innovation. Now celebrating its thirty-first year, Showcase is an important monitor of evolving trends, an essential platform for launching new products and the arena for emerging designers and small companies to introduce themselves to the wider community of buyers. A significant consumer trend is the demand for new contemporary products and the 650 exhibitors have responded in style with Showcase 2008 promising to be one of the most dynamic fairs to date. Business is conducted in the convivial and relaxed atmosphere that has made Showcase such a unique and much loved fair. But it is first and foremost an international trade event - a cosmopolitan meeting place for visitors from over thirty countries and the four-corners of Ireland to converge.
Showcase is marketed internationally by Enterprise Ireland. “Showcase provides a barometer for sales in 2008. With research and product development completed - this is where the selling for the year starts. At Showcase 2008 there will be plenty to buy - lots of new and exciting products, presented in the strongest way to buyers from across the world” said Joe Healy, Retail Products Manager, Enterprise Ireland. Key features at Showcase 2008 include: SOURCE, Index 50 and the Enterprise Hall. Exhibitors on the dedicated craft aisle SOURCE have been chosen by a panel of international buyers and media for the high standards of design and manufacture, suitability to market and for overall quality. This highly selective arena is where the best of Irish crafts will be presented and its location in the centre aisle of the main hall will be a focal point at Showcase.
Another highlight of the 2008 event is Index 50 - a display of fifty unique, high quality new products, providing a promotional platform for introducing new and innovative products. Index 50 will present an immediate overview of the best judged 50 new products on display. One of the most vital and exciting aspects of Showcase is the presentation of fresh talent. The Enterprise Hall is a distinctive focal point for Showcase 2008, where you will find new products, new faces and new ideas. It’s where an eclectic mix of first-time and emerging exhibitors come together to showcase their collections. With its brand new logo and distinctive signposting, the Enterprise Hall within Area J is easy to find and provides the perfect arena for Buyers sourcing fresh, innovative collections.
Up to 10,000 visitors, including a record number of international buyers are expected to visit Showcase 2008, which is organised on behalf of the Crafts Council of Ireland and marketed internationally by Enterprise Ireland. Showcase, the country’s largest trade fair, is the flagship event of the Crafts Council of Ireland and is staged annually as part of the Council’s ongoing promotion of the craft sector at home and abroad. The 560 exhibitors represent all sectors of the craft and design industry and there is a strong representation from Northern Ireland.
Showcase 2008 is organised by Showcase Ireland Events Limited and takes place at the RDS Main Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, from January 20th to 23rd. It is a trade only event.
Craft Taster Sessions
Short sessions on the basic techniques of craft disciplines including silk painting, jewellery making, ceramics and woodcarving. Contact Louth Craftmark for details of forthcoming sessions.
Exchange Visits to Craft Studios and Venues
Exchange 1: Networking Exchange visit to Craft Map venues in Co. Down
Saturday, 29 April 2006
17 participants visited 9 different craft venues which were open to the public as part of Craftmark’s Craft Map 2006 event. The participants on this exchange visit were, in the main, people who were looking at craft as a possible career for employment or self-employment.
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Exchange 2: Exchange visit to the National Craft Fair at the RDS in Dublin The National Craft and Design Fair is a key event in the calendar of most production craftspeople in Ireland and a visit to the fair gave participants an insight into the types of craft being produced and the potential benefits of participating in a major craft fair. As on previous Exchange trips the atmosphere was lively and informal, offering the opportunity to network with like-minded people. 20 people from County Louth and County Down took part in the visit. |
Exchange 3: Networking Exchange visit to Craft Map venues in Co. Down and Co. Armagh
Saturday, 26 May 2007
13 participants visited 9 different craft venues which were open to the public as part of Craftmark’s Craft Map 2007 event. The participants on this exchange visit were, in the main, people who were looking at craft as a possible career for employment or self-employment.