PROJECT NORTHERN IRELAND

Welcome to PROJECT NORTHERN IRELAND!

Project Northern Ireland: Elevating Northern Ireland's Hair Creativity

Project Northern Ireland is a unique programme designed to showcase and develop Northern Ireland's top hairdressing talent across all areas of creativity—cutting, colouring, styling, and more.  With a minimum of 8 educations days + a photoshoot (all education days will be based in Northern Ireland), as well as appearing on stage time at HairCon, Manchester & the Projects Grand Finale.

It’s a platform for hair professionals to come together, learn from each other, and explore new creative approaches, all while staying true to the distinctive style and innovation that 'Northern Ireland's Hair Creativity' is known for.

What Project Northern Ireland offers:

• Comprehensive creative development: Covering every aspect of hair artistry, from cutting and colouring to styling and beyond.
• Learning from the best: Team mentees will have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from some of Northern Ireland's leading hair professionals.
• Real-world exposure: Whether through photoshoots, stage work, live sessions, or other creative projects, this programme provides opportunities to put newly developed skills into practice.
• Supporting Northern Ireland's talent: The focus is on nurturing local talent, helping team mentees grow within the industry and contribute to Northern Ireland's hairdressing community.

Project Northern Ireland is about fostering creativity and collaboration, giving hair professionals the tools and inspiration to continue growing and pushing boundaries in their craft.

The Fellowship launching Project Northern Ireland is something I’ve always hoped would become a reality, and I’m thrilled to be the first leader for this Project, as its very close to my heart. As for the mentees, I’m beyond excited to take them on an incredible journey showing all aspects of hairdressing – Everything from salon-relevant, session styling, social media, stage work and ultimately a photographic collection.

Northern Ireland getting its chance to showcase the incredible talent it has to offer is so exciting, not only for the ever-emerging talent, but also for the phenomenal trailblazers who we’ll have mentorship days with as part of Project Northern Ireland – These are people I look up to myself, who have and continue to shape the hairdressing industry, and for them to share their knowledge and advice with the mentees is an opportunity I cannot recommend enough for anyone considering applying.

With the Fellowship itself being a forward-thinking, forever-moving, diverse and creative community, I’ve taken it as a great privilege to be trusted with the responsibility of showcasing all the possibilities, opportunities and potential career-paths available to the hairdressing community here, some of which may have previously seemed unattainable in Northern Ireland, but my mission with the Project is to prove that the future is limitless for the many talented individuals here. Stephen Campbell, Project Leader Northern Ireland