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Creative Christmas Showcase

Creative Christmas Showcase profiles local makers, retailers and cultural venues ahead of the 2020 holiday season. Hosted by Victoria Nicol, the series highlights businesses adapting to pandemic conditions while continuing to offer gifts and support for Northern Ireland’s creative sector.

Featured guests include Tracy McCrossan of Ballynagran Crafts (handturned wooden products), Sophie McIlwaine who makes bespoke mugs to support breast cancer survivors, and Craft NI representatives showcasing regional talent. Food producers like Hot Refuge Chocolate join retail spaces including No Alibis Bookshop (with owner David Torrans’ festive reading tips), An Ceathrú Póilí Irish‑language bookshop, Born & Bred, and The Vault Pop Up Shop from artists at Newtownards Road studios. The Royal Ulster Academy’s Betty Brown discusses the annual exhibition’s importance, while NI Creatives Market’s Danni Simpson promotes their free online directory.

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Creative Christmas Showcase: Ballynagran Crafts

Tracy McCrossan on Ballynagran Crafts, who create beautiful handturned functional products.
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15/12/2020

Creative Christmas Show: Craft NI

Craft NI celebrating and showcasing craft makers with Katherine McDonald, Karen & Claire Gibson, Adele Pound and Celine Traynor.
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15/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: Hot Refuge Chocolate + Two Sisters

Victoria Nicol talks about the work of Two Sisters, supporting local artisans with Tara Mullan from Refuge Hot Chocolate.
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14/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: ArtisAnn Gallery

A look at ArtisAnn Gallery which exhibits contemporary, emerging and established artists.
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10/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: NI Creatives Market

Artist and Illustrator Danni Simpson talks about The Creatives Market, the free online directory & market of Northern Ireland’s creatives.
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10/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: Sophie McIlwaine Ceramics

Sophie McIlwaine talks about her ceramics, the importance of Instagram and her bespoke mugs which she began producing to support those who have had breast cancer.
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10/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: Born & Bred

Linzi Rooney from Born and Bred talks about their experiences of the retail trade and their showcase of the work of local artists and creatives.
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10/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: Vault Pop Up Shop

The Vault Pop Up Shop set up by artists at the Vault Artist Studios talk about their work and experiences of 2020.
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10/12/2020

Christmas Showcase: An Ceathrú Póilí

Áine Nic Gearailt, from An Ceathrú Poilí bookshop based in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich, discusses how the shop has developed and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic this year.
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10/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: No Alibis Bookshop

David Torrans, No Alibis bookshop owner gives his tips for books this Christmas and talks about his experiences of the pandemic in 2020.
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10/12/2020

Creative Christmas Showcase: Royal Ulster Academy

Betty Brown, President of the Royal Ulster Academy, discusses the importance of the annual exhibition for the artists who exhibit.
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09/12/2020
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