Meath Made Creates
A festival of craft, design, and creativity!
Join Meath Made Creative Collective at Swift Cultural Centre for a two day festival this August Craft Month as they takeover the entire building with demonstrations, workshops, a craft fair, an exhibition, live music, and a Meet the Maker talk.
Planned workshops include weaving, ceramics, painting, drawing, and gilding alongside demonstrations in woodworking, pottery wheel throwing, portraiture, and much more. 23 members of Meath Made will be selling their work, making for an even bigger craft fair than last year, and Beanery vintage coffee van will be outside serving cakes and drinks
See each of the sections below for more info on everything taking place at Meath Made Creates at Swift.
Workshops
Booking required | See individual workshops for prices and details
Saturday 16 August
10:30am – Draw a Portrait with Mary Duffy Portraits
10:30am – A Touch Gold: Hand Painted Lettering and Gold Leaf
11:00am – Paint Your Own Pottery Masterpiece
02:00pm – Animal Paintings
02:00pm – Wet Felt Flower Bouquet Workshop
02:30pm – Weave Your Own Tweed Coaster
Sunday 17 August
10:00am – Floral Still Life using Acrylic Paints
10:00am – Making a Ceramic Lidded Box/Figurine Netsuke
10:00am – Woodland Wonders Workshop
02:00pm – Lampshade Making
02:00pm – Sashiko Embroidery
02:15pm – Positivity Pebbles Workshop with Rebecca Maguire
03:00pm - Beaded Jewellery
Meet the Maker
Saturday 16 August | 5:30pm | €10 | See event page for more details
Demonstrations
Free, no booking required
Saturday 16 August
10am-1pm – Whittling and Making a Sugan Chair
2pm-5pm – Live Portrait Drawing
2pm-5pm – Traditional Sign Making
Sunday 17 August
10am-2pm – Whittling and Making a Sugan Chair
10am-5pm – Pottery Wheel Throwing
2pm-5pm – Irish Crochet Lace Making
UPA and the Art of Becoming with Vaida Rasciute
Join creative entrepreneur Vaida Rasciute, founder of the poetic children's brand UPA and emerging homeware label Domus Gaudens, as she shares how a deeply personal and artistic vision found its way into the global business world.
Craft Fair & Exhibition
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 August | 10am - 5pm each day | Free, no booking required
A craft fair featuring 23 members from Meath Made selling a variety of their wonderful works. An exhibition of art including paintings, prints, embroidery, ceramics, and textiles from members of the collective will be on display.
Live Music
Free, no booking required
Sunday 17 August
10am-1pm – Take a break and listen to the soothing sounds of harpist Jennifer Leahy in our foyer in-between checking out the crafts fair and participating in a workshop.
Sunday 17 August
12pm-1pm – Ballivor Community Gospel Choir perform a variety of uplifting songs with great energy and joy in our auditorium.
1pm-4pm – Take a break and listen to the soothing sounds of harpist Jennifer Leahy in our foyer in-between checking out the crafts fair and participating in a workshop.