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- ASTRIG AKSERALIAN
- KIT BOYD
- JO ELLIS
- CHRISTOPHER JARVIS
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- SUSAN MULLEY
- MARK MUNROE-PRESTON
- GORDON RUSHMER
- JADE TAYLOR
![Own Art Member, Craft NI [@CraftNIGallery] are delighted to partner with the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust [@QESTCraft] to bring to you the QEST Northern Ireland Showcase Exhibition!
⏰Opening Times: Monday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm
📍 Location: 115-119 Royal Avenue, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 1FF
QEST supports the training and education of talented and aspiring craftspeople across the UK through Scholarships, Emerging Maker Grants and Apprenticeships.
Craft audiences in Northern Ireland will be able to see the work of 17 QEST Alumni who are based in or from the island of Ireland, representing a range of crafts including glass, handloom weaving, luthierie, willow sculpture, wrought iron putter making and silversmithing. The exhibition will be on until 10/05/24.
QEST Scholars exhibiting:
Aaron Leach @swiftsforge – wrought iron putter making
Alexandra Pengelly – textile design & knitwear
Andrea Spencer @aspencerglass – glass
Annemarie O’Sullivan – basket making
Bob Johnston @bob_johnston_willow_sculpture – basket making and willow sculpture
Cara Murphy @silverlandscape – silversmithing
Caitlin Murphy @caitlinmurphymaker – silversmithing
Damien McKeown – handloom weaving
James Adair – saddlery & leatherwork
Kurtis Scott @pictguitars – guitar making
Laura Quinn @lauraquinndesign – glass
Lucy Cushley @theirishsaddler – saddlery
Mario Sierra @mournetextiles – handloom weaving
Patrick Davison @p.e.davison – goldsmithing & silversmithing
Stephen McClenaghan @hawthorne.lutherie – musical instrument making
Tara McArtney @irishartisanyarn – textile design and making
Scott Benefield @benefield_spencer_glass – glass
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