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.

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Swift Culture Centre, Co. Meath