Design Mingle

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Design Mingle is a vibrant networking event tailored for craft and design entrepreneurs.

It serves as a dynamic platform where creative minds come together to share ideas, collaborate, and foster meaningful connections.


OUR NEXT EVENT:

SHANE

Join us in CREW for an inspirational talk from Shane Cluskey

Shane Cluskey is an award winning illustrator from Galway. He aims to tell a story in his pictures using dynamic composition with bold and deliberate use of colour.


He studied at the National College of Art and Design (N.C.A.D) and furthered his education at the Illustration Academy in Kansas City and School of Visual Arts in New York. Shane's work has garnered recognition from the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Communication Arts. Notable clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and Atheneum Books.


His latest work can be seen on the cover of 'The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens' by Alan Nolan, published by O'Brien Press. The book has been shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year - Senior at the An Post Irish Book Awards.

Design Mingle is a vibrant networking event tailored for craft and design entrepreneurs. It serves as a dynamic platform where creative minds come together to share ideas, collaborate, and foster meaningful connections.

When: Friday 13th December  2024

Registration from 10.30am 

Chat and Q and A with Shane at 11am

Refreshments and networking from 12 noon - 1pm

Where: CREW, Cluain Mhuire, Galway, H91 8K85

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Past events:

May 2024: A conversation with accomplished multi-disciplinary artist Finbar McHugh

June 2024: Author and illustrator Taylor Dolan in conversation with award-winning illustrator and designer Shane Cluskey

September 2024:  An inspirational talk from Joanna Ciezka, co-founder and CEO at Irish Socksciety Ltd. 

October 2024: In conversation with Eimear Noone and Craig Stuart Garfinkle

November 2024: Design Mingle with Artist Ciara O'Neill

Watch this space for details of our next Design Mingle!