Craft showcase set to attract 50,000 to shops, studios and galleries

An estimated 50,000 people are expected to visit studios, craft shops and galleries across Cork city and county in a planned showcase month for the crafts industry.

Some 150 potters, textile workers, wood-turners, glass artists, jewellers, furniture-makers and other crafts-people are to take part in the Cork Craft Month, now in its sixth year.

It will be launched in Kinsale tomorrow week, August 4, and will run until early September, offering exhibitions, gallery events, workshops, demos and pop-up shops. Â