Lace Affair, Irish Lace Mending Workshop with Fiona Harrington

Sat, November 5, 2022

10:00 - 16:00

Kilbeggan Distillery Visitor Centre, Lower Main St, Aghamore N91 XA32

Irish artist Fiona Harringtonis internationally recongised for her work in using handmade lace to creates reparative and contemporary art objects. A graduate of Crawford College, Cork (Fine Art) and IDAT (MA), Fiona’s work has been featured in the Michel Angelo Foundation’s Homo Faber Guide, which celebrates European excellence in craftsmanship. Recent exhibitions including RHA Annual Exhibition (2022), Cairde Visual Arts festival (2022) and Soft Things in Hard Times, Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin (2022).

Working with ideas of the broken and fractured artist Fiona Harrington works with Irish lace techniques to create contemporary reparative objects. Join Fiona for a workshop where you can learn the basic of needle lace and the lace making process.

This workshop will take place at the Kilbeggan Distillery Visitor Centre and is limited to 12 persons. No prior skills required and all materials provided.

Registration required via Eventbrite.