Made in Wicklow - Love of Creativity~ A Month at Powerscourt ~ February 2026

Made in Wicklow - Love of Creativity

A month-long celebration of craft, creativity & film this February.

Month of Creativity & Exhibitions

For the Love of Creativity – Celebrating Craft, Creativity, and Film at Powerscourt

This February, the grand interiors of Powerscourt House will be transformed into a vibrant hub of Wicklow excellence as Made in Wicklow presents its most ambitious programme to date. Titled “For the Love of Creativity,” this month-long event celebrates the county’s rich heritage of making while marking a significant expansion of the brand. Established as a platform for exceptional making, Made in Wicklow is broadening its horizons for 2026, bridging the gap between hand-crafted skill, contemporary fine art, and the moving image.

Dates: Saturday, 14th February – Sunday, 1st March Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm Daily Location: The Entrance Hall, Powerscourt House, Enniskerry

Tickets: Free Entry | Open to the public

This remarkable exhibition highlights the exceptional talent of Wicklow’s craft practitioners, each of whom has created an original piece inspired by a costume from iconic film and television productions. Working in collaboration with the Irish Costume Archive Project (ICAP), artisans have drawn inspiration from a new selection of world-class titles including In the Name of the Father, The Tudors, Breakfast at Pluto, Poor Things, and Normal People. Their creations—spanning jewellery, ceramics, textiles, and metalwork—will be showcased side-by-side with the original costumes that sparked their imagination, offering a captivating interplay between the worlds of screen heritage and contemporary craft.

By uniting local craftsmanship with the legacy of Ireland’s film history, the exhibition underscores the county’s cultural and artistic vibrancy.

Image courtesy of the Irish Costume Archive Project –https://icap.ie/

 

Dates: Saturday, 31st January – Sunday, 1st March Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm Daily Location: The Ballroom, Powerscourt House, Enniskerry

Tickets: Free Entry / Open to the public

Experience a spectacular new chapter in the acclaimed February programme. ‘Art in the Ballroom’ marks a significant evolution for Made in Wicklow, expanding from its craft-led roots to present a major curated exhibition of contemporary visual art.

For the first time, the historic grandeur of Powerscourt House’s Ballroom will host an ambitious showcase of 160 original 2D works, featuring paintings, drawings, and fine art prints. This diverse collection celebrates the exceptional talent of artists from across the Garden County, offering a unique panorama of Wicklow’s vibrant creative spirit.

This landmark exhibition is project-managed by the Schoolhouse for Art in Enniskerry on behalf of Made in Wicklow, enriching the programme’s month-long celebration of craft, heritage, and artistic excellence.

Image courtesy of Brenda O’Malley –https://brendamalley.com/

 

Dates: Saturday, 21st February – Sunday, 1st March Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm daily Location: The Garden Room, Powerscourt House, Enniskerry

Tickets: Free entry / Open to the public

The Exhibition: Wearable Art In this stunning solo showcase, Claire Garvey presents 15 bespoke, hand-crafted, and hand-beaded pieces of wearable art. Each garment is a standalone masterpiece inspired by one of Claire’s ten favorite paintings, with influences ranging from the bold strokes of Van Gogh and Miro to the intricate worlds of Botticelli and Giger. Witness where fine art meets high fashion in this immersive display of texture and color.

Claire Garvey is based in her couture studio in Temple Bar, Dublin, Claire Garvey is a titan of Irish design. A graduate of NCAD and VGIK Moscow, she has spent over two decades creating one-off pieces for the world’s most iconic stages. Her work has been featured at the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Cannes Film Festival. Notable clients include Grammy legend Nile Rodgers (CHIC), conductor Eimear Noone, musician JackL, and Dancing with the Stars judge Julian Benson. From showcasing at New York Fashion Week to appearing in Vogue Online, Claire is a celebrated advocate for “slow fashion” and sustainability, hand-making every piece in her Dublin workshop with a focus on recycled trims and exquisite craftsmanship.

Image Courtesy of Claire Garvey – Photographer ; Cara Raven.  Model & make-up ; Severin Stargher. https://www.clairegarvey.com/

Dates: Saturday, 28th February – Sunday, 1st March Time: 10:30am – 4:30pm Location: The Salon Room, Powerscourt House, Enniskerry

Tickets: Free Entry / Open to the public

As Shuttleknit marks 25 years, they invite you to spend a day immersed in the heritage, craft, and enterprise that shape their work. This curated event brings together making, conversation, and shared learning, opening up the inner workings of a Traveller-led creative business. Together, they will explore what it takes to build something truly generational, sustainable, and deeply rooted in culture.

Across a series of talks, workshops, and shared circles, they will knit together craft practice, business insight, and lived experience. This event is not a simple retrospective, but rather an open and generous invitation to listen, learn, and share ideas. Visitors are invited to think alongside the makers, reflecting on where the collective has come from, where it is heading, and what is still unfolding as we look toward the future of this vibrant creative community.

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WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY

This place is amazing. Soo beautiful. We’ve been many times and each time we love it. We chose to come in May but maybe next time we’ll head over in June hopefully to see all the flowers blooming. The walks are soo relaxing and the view is just amazing. This time we stayed for lunch and cannot praise enough their food. Such fresh and tasty soup and sandwiches and yummy desserts. Cannot wait for our next visit as even if it’s far away from where we live and takes almost 3 hours to drive, it’s just soo beautiful ?

We visited Powerscourt gardens for the first time in late October. The walled gardens still had a colourful display of flowers and shrubs, the trees were in wonderful autumn shades and the Japanese gardens were delightful with the Acers looking very attractive. Powerscourt is certainly worth travelling to see if you are in the area.

I’ve been here many years ago and the grounds are just as beautiful as I remembered. The new addition of shops, Avoca cafe, nursery and distillery just adds even more things to do. This is a great place to stop and spend sometime.

This garden was incredible. We went on a very rainy day and it was difficult to really enjoy the beauty that was there. We quickly walked thru the formal gardens, Japanese garden and tower house. The collection of trees were magnificent but it was raining too hard to read all the labels Would definitely go back if we get a chance.

The walled gardens are the most amazing flowers I have ever seen. I could have looked at them for hours. The rest of the grounds are very beautiful and peaceful when there aren’t large tour groups. The lunch at Avoca is very good, fresh and reasonably priced. You can even have some retail therapy at the stores. Again, the most amazing flowers!!!

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Coming To Powerscourt?
WHAT OUR VISITORS SAY

This place is amazing. Soo beautiful. We’ve been many times and each time we love it. We chose to come in May but maybe next time we’ll head over in June hopefully to see all the flowers blooming. The walks are soo relaxing and the view is just amazing. This time we stayed for lunch and cannot praise enough their food. Such fresh and tasty soup and sandwiches and yummy desserts. Cannot wait for our next visit as even if it’s far away from where we live and takes almost 3 hours to drive, it’s just soo beautiful ?

We visited Powerscourt gardens for the first time in late October. The walled gardens still had a colourful display of flowers and shrubs, the trees were in wonderful autumn shades and the Japanese gardens were delightful with the Acers looking very attractive. Powerscourt is certainly worth travelling to see if you are in the area.

I’ve been here many years ago and the grounds are just as beautiful as I remembered. The new addition of shops, Avoca cafe, nursery and distillery just adds even more things to do. This is a great place to stop and spend sometime.

This garden was incredible. We went on a very rainy day and it was difficult to really enjoy the beauty that was there. We quickly walked thru the formal gardens, Japanese garden and tower house. The collection of trees were magnificent but it was raining too hard to read all the labels Would definitely go back if we get a chance.

The walled gardens are the most amazing flowers I have ever seen. I could have looked at them for hours. The rest of the grounds are very beautiful and peaceful when there aren’t large tour groups. The lunch at Avoca is very good, fresh and reasonably priced. You can even have some retail therapy at the stores. Again, the most amazing flowers!!!