Meath Made Creates
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 August 2025
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
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
Meet the Maker
Saturday 16 August | 5:30pm | €10 | See event page for more details
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.