Clare-based textiles maker part of Butler Gallery Craft Fair
Unmissable Craft Fair will take place at Kilkenny’s stunning Butler Gallery
On November first to third, quality Irish craft designers and makers from across the South East, and as far away as Dublin, Clare and Cork, are coming together for an unmissable Craft Fair at Kilkenny’s stunning Butler Gallery.
The three-day showcase event across the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday in November offers the public a unique opportunity to buy directly from makers, to speak with them, and hear the back story of the love and care that is poured into producing their products throughout the year. These mediums include ceramics, jewellery, textiles, wood products, glass, feltworks, knitwear, candles and much more.
Diarmuid Neilan is an environmental scientist and knitwear maker. And combines these two disciplines to create a truly sustainable luxury cashmere knitwear brand. All Ekotree products are designed, knit, milled and finished in the studio.
Kilkenny is a designated World Craft Council Craft City & Region, one of only four places to achieve this recognition in Europe. The Craft Fair Weekend opening times are Friday, November 1 from 2pm to 8pm; Saturday, November 2 from 10am to 5pm and Sunday, November 3, from 11am to 5pm. The entry fee is €5 per person, tickets can be bought in advance on www.butlergallery.ie or at the door with free entry for children under 12.
Butler Gallery is a 10,000 square foot historic building in the heart of Kilkenny City. Since it opened in its new location in 2020 it has become one of Kilkenny’s most visited attractions for families, individuals and groups.
In addition to programming 4-5 contemporary exhibitions per year in the large Main Gallery and having a prolific Learning and Public Engagement Programme for all ages, Butler Gallery is home to one of Ireland’s most important Collections of 20th Century Irish art with an entire wing dedicated to renowned Kilkenny artists, Tony O’Malley and Jane O’Malley.
For more, visit butlergallery.ie