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2011 Year of Craft

5th November 2009


Ireland - 2011 Year of Craft
In 2011 the Crafts Council of Ireland will celebrate its 40th anniversary. The organisation was established in 1971 following a visit by the World Crafts Council to Ireland the previous year.



To celebrate 2011 has been designated 2011 Year of Craft. The objective of the year is to promote the craft profession as exciting and commercially viable, and to create public awareness of the wealth of craft that Ireland has to offer both at home and abroad.

For the 2011 Year of Craft, CCoI plans to include a year long event-based programme concentrating on elected themes which will take place throughout the island of Ireland. The focus of these events will be to present craft as exciting and to enthuse and involve young people and their families in craft.

Activities will include:

• Collector Tours
• Exhibitions
• Lectures
• Demonstrations
• Workshops

A dedicated webpage will be launched over the coming months.

In the meantime all suggestions are very welcome.

Email: info@2011yearofcraft.ie

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