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Victor Richardson, The Old Pumphouse, The Lee Fields<\/p>\nAs Christmas draws near, the traditional end of year exhibitions, fairs and markets bring any number of opportunities to invest in Irish arts and crafts. Most outlets offer a range of affordable items, such as cards, household goods and jewellery, as well as more expensive heirloom pieces, such as paintings, prints and sculptures.<\/p>\n
Lavit Gallery<\/p>\n
\n Wandesford Quay, Clarke\u2019s Bridge, Cork T12 E26D\n <\/p>\n
Victor Richardson, The Old Pumphouse, The Lee Fields<\/p>\n
\u00a0 A seasonal showcase of Irish art, craft and design, including paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and so much more. More than fifty artists are featured, including Ita Freeney, Mags Geaney, Roseanne Lynch, Jim Turner and Grainne Watts.<\/p>\n
Prices for original artworks from \u20ac700 for Ciara Gormley\u2019s oil on canvas Autumn Meadow 1 to \u20ac1,920 for Michael Quane graphite pencil and gold leaf drawing Tuber to \u20ac9,000 for Victor Richardson\u2019s oil painting The Old Pumphouse, The Lee Fields.<\/p>\n
Gifts from \u20ac35 for Siobhain Steele\u2019s ceramic robins to \u20ac75 for Deirdre McKenna\u2019s Old Head of Kinsale etching to \u20ac100 for Carmel Creaner\u2019s set of six napkins.<\/p>\n
Backwater Artists<\/p>\n
\n Wandesford Quay, Cork T12 E26D\n <\/p>\n
\u00a0 Backwater Artists has a membership of more than 110, to whom it provides studio spaces, mentorship and exhibition opportunities throughout the year. This year\u2019s Christmas showcase features paintings, digital prints, works in collage and sculpture by 25 artists, including Amna Walayat, \u00c9ilis N\u00ed Fhaol\u00e1\u00edn, Stephen Doyle and Joseph Heffernan.<\/p>\n
Prices start at \u20ac110, most works are in the \u20ac300-500 range, with larger pieces on offer from \u20ac1,000-\u20ac3,000.<\/p>\n
Cork Printmakers<\/p>\n
\n Wandesford Quay, Cork\n <\/p>\n
The Printmakers gallery and online store features work in intaglio, screen-printing, lithography, letterpress, relief and digital printing by scores of local printmakers, from Aoife Barrett and Ben Reilly to Noelle Nooan and Wendy Dison, Prices from \u20ac40 for the Project Twins\u2019 risographs and \u20ac130 for Br\u00edd Moynahan\u2019s etchings to \u20ac600 for Paul La Rocque\u2019s screen-prints and \u20ac1,250 for Emma O\u2019Hara\u2019s monotypes.<\/p>\n
Letterpress cards \u20ac4, tote bags \u20ac15.<\/p>\n
Crawford Supported Studios<\/p>\n
\n MTU Gallery at 46 Grand Parade, Cork T12 VN56\n <\/p>\n
Pop-up Exhibition Crawford Supported Studios supports artists from Glasheen Art Studio Programme and Mayfield Arts Centre\u2019s C\u00faig Programme, including Ailbhe Barrett, \u00cdde N\u00ed Sh\u00failleabh\u00e1in, John Keating and Stephen Murray.<\/p>\n
Original artwork, prints and paintings from \u20ac10 – \u20ac300.<\/p>\n
Charlie Mahon<\/p>\n
\n Ceramics Pottery, Unit 43, English Market, Cork T12 WER8\n <\/p>\n
Charlie Mahon is a graduate of the Crawford College of Art & Design and the University of Mississippi, USA. He uses traditional Irish techniques and white earthenware clay, glazes and oxides – along with the odd piece of gold – to create hand-thrown, hand-painted pieces with a playful contemporary twist.<\/p>\n
Prices from \u20ac20 for dipping bowls and \u20ac35 for coffee mugs to \u20ac120 for framed ceramic pieces and \u20ac900 for unique ceramic sculptures.<\/p>\n
Cork Textile Network<\/p>\n
\n Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork T12 E9HY\n <\/p>\n
Face the Music Christmas Exhibition Cork Textile Network provides a range of supports for textile artists, including masterclasses, Zoom talks and skills exchange workshops. The Network\u2019s Christmas exhibition, Face the Music, features artists such as Anne Kiely, Carmel Creaner, Julia Zagar and Lesley Stothers, working in techniques that range from print, stitch and machine embroidery to tapestry weaving.<\/p>\n
Prices from \u20ac40 to \u20ac950.<\/p>\n
8am \u2013 10pm Monday to Friday, 8.30am \u2013 5.30pm Saturday
\n 9.30am – 5.30pm Sunday, until January 5, 2026<\/p>\n
corktextilesnetwork.com<\/a><\/p>\n Cora Murphy<\/p>\n \n This is the Place, 42 Douglas Street, Cork T12 EC5K\n <\/p>\n Cora Murphy creates abstract paintings based on the Irish landscape and the natural world. She works in oils, using up to 50 layers to complete a painting. Murphy has worked outdoors on residencies in Cill Rialag in Co Kerry, in Co Mayo and in Mexico. Her conversion of a former shop on Douglas St into her new home and studio featured in Great House Revival on RT\u00c9 in March this year.<\/p>\n Art card gift sets from \u20ac25, limited edition prints from \u20ac275 and original paintings from \u20ac925.<\/p>\n Showroom open weekends. 10am \u2013 4pm, November 29 \u2013 30 December 6 \u2013 7, 13 \u2013 14, 20 – 21<\/p>\n coramurphy.com<\/a><\/p>\n Nano Nagle Place<\/p>\n \n Douglas Street, Cork T12 X70A\n <\/p>\n The Christmas markets feature beautiful ceramics, vibrant jewellery, original pastel artworks, olive-wood pieces, sustainable Irish-language apparel, ginger-inspired treats and beautifully restored toys – gifts with meaning, story and soul.<\/p>\n The featured makers include Church House Pottery, Jayney Mac, Jeneric Crafts, Blasta Delights and Toys Ar\u00eds.<\/p>\n Prices range from \u20ac30 for Teanga Gr\u00e1\u2019s Tiocfaidh \u00e1r Gr\u00e1 (Our Love Will Come) t-shirts to \u20ac113 for morning coffee sets by Doolin Clay Pottery, hand-thrown from glacial clay dug 120ft within the caverns of Doolin Cave in the Burren, Co Clare.<\/p>\n Outlaw Studios<\/p>\n \n Unit R2, Marina Commercial Park, Cork T12 R3HX\n <\/p>\n The Christmas Show features an eclectic mix of work by the 13 artists based in Cork\u2019s longest running studio, including figurative and abstract sculpture, painting and drawing.<\/p>\n Prices range from \u20ac160 for Tom Campbell\u2019s Car Dog painting to \u20ac470 for Rosie O\u2019Regan\u2019s collage Scattered Sky, \u20ac480 for Alison O\u2019Shea\u2019s painter Beholder and \u20ac750 for John Corkery\u2019s oil on canvas St Finbarr\u2019s.<\/p>\n All the artists are donating a percentage of their sales to Nasc Gaza, a small women-led aid initiative, operating between Gaza and Ireland.<\/p>\n Benchspace<\/p>\n \n Units O15 and B1b, Marina Commercial Park, Centre Park Road, Cork T12 YAE4 and T12 KRH7\n <\/p>\n Benchspace is a not-for-profit creative enterprise hub for makers in woodwork, metalwork and digital fabrication.<\/p>\n The Christmas market features jewellery by Alex Thiel, R\u00f3isin McCabe, and Fabio Oliveira of Mo Ghrian; photographs by Karen Lunnon; and furniture by Christopher Tuohy and Fergal O\u2019Leary of Horizon.<\/p>\n Prices from \u20ac50 for jewellery to \u20ac1,500 for bespoke furniture pieces.<\/p>\n Cork Craft & Design, Douglas Court Shopping Centre<\/p>\n \n T12 HK5D and St Patrick\u2019s Woollen Mills, 27A, Cork T12 H932\n <\/p>\n Established in 2005, Cork Craft & Design promotes the work of 110 professional and semi-professional craft and design makers in Cork city and county. From hand-thrown ceramics and illustrated prints, to sustainable wooden toys, textiles, jewellery, and furniture, there are more than 4,000 handcrafted gifts on offer this year, online and at the organisation\u2019s two outlets in Cork.<\/p>\n Prices from \u20ac10 for Barbara Hubert Cork Notebook to \u20ac350 for Julian Smith\u2019s raku Torso and \u20ac450 for Emily Thompson\u2019s painting Highland Cow.<\/p>\n Douglas Court Shopping Centre 10am \u2013 6pm, Monday to Saturday![\"Cora](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4881777_17_articleinline_Cora_20Murphy_20-_20Speir_20Rua_1_.jpg\" "\\"Cora")
Cora Murphy – Speir Rua, This is the Place, 42 Douglas Street, Cork T12 EC5K<\/p>\n![\"Corkidoodle](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4881780_17_articleinline_Corkidoodle_20do_20Frame_20_e2_82_ac85.jpeg.jpg\" "\\"Corkidoodle")
Corkidoodle do Frame, \u20ac85, Cork Craft & Design, Douglas Court Shopping Centre<\/p>\n
\n St Patrick\u2019s Woollen Mills, 27A 10am \u2013 5pm, Monday to Saturday<\/p>\n
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Giles Norman, 45 Main Street, Kinsale P17 K651 <\/p>\n![\"Claire](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4881786_17_articleinline_Claire_20Lambert_2c_20uillinn.jpg\" "\\"Claire")
Claire Lambert, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co Cork P81 VW98<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4881789_17_articleinline_Boydell_204.jpg\" "\\"")
Cormac Boydell – Coomeen, Allihies, Beara P75 E065<\/p>\n