Friday 1 April 2011

RDS NATIONAL CRAFTS COMPETITION 2011: CALL

The RDS National Crafts Competition have announced the call for entries for this year’s competition. The competition is one of the largest crafts competitions in Europe that brings an international panel of judges to Ireland to adjudicate a 20 category competition. It boasts a prize fund of E28,400 and is open to all craft workers and designers in Ireland including students and apprentices. It is also open to Irish craft workers based abroad. Entrants can also enter the RDS Student Art Awards should they meet the terms and conditions of the Awards.

Important dates for the Competition:
* Deadline stage one: 16 May 2011 at 5pm
* Deadline stage two: 23 & 24 June

Entry fee:
* E15 per entry (Maximum of three entries per category. An entry is defined as one piece of work or a matching set.)
* E10 students and apprentices (Written evidence of status is required by 16 May.)

For further information, please contact:
Ms Sarah Ross, Arts, RDS Foundation Department, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
T: +353 (0)1 240 7255
E: arts@rds.ie
W: www.rds.ie/crafts

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