The Glass Society of Ireland is made up of people
whose interests or professions significantly relate to the specific material of
glass. Drawing from diverse creative and
enterprising fields including art, design, craft, research, collecting and the
historical context, we are a volunteer-run organisation whose interest in glass
provides us with a mutual cause for conversation.
It is the primary objective of the Glass Society
of Ireland to continue to support established practitioners in Glass whilst
fostering new talent. We also aim to create opportunities to communicate with
each other and to engage with new audiences. This is achieved through a number
of platforms: exhibition-making, holding events such as conferences, workshops
and public talks, networking through social media and information distribution
through our website, blog and monthly e-bulletin. Through these activities,
professional connections are established both nationally and internationally.
Apologies for the slow down on blog post in the last few weeks, I have been away in Scotland but am returning soon and will get lots of news and articles up ASAP! In the mean time you may like to get your glass fix at this talk at the National College of Art and Design:
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
CRAFT WRITERS’ MEETING
The next meeting of the Craft
Writers Group will take place on 5th November, 7pm - 9pm at the Design
Tower, Pearse Street. We are hoping to have a guest speaker (to be
announced).
Readings; the two pieces we are reading for this month
are both by Bruce Metcalfe and available on his website. Please print
them out and bring them with you for discussion:
Writing: Please bring an extract of your work in
progress (up to 500 words) for discussion and feedback. Alternatively,
you can write a piece of a similar length about a craft object that you
really dislike. It might help if you brought a picture... NB: you are most welcome even
if you haven't done the homework!
MASTERCLASSES IN THE
APPLIED ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER
The
Masterclass programme 2012/ 2013 offers a unique insight into the work
of six internationally renowned artists each at the peak of their
practice. The masterclass programme is organised on an annual basis by
the Applied Arts Ulster group and is supported by Craft NI. All
Masterclass lectures are free to attend but booking is advised to avoid
disappointment.
FROM PUPIL TO MASTER,
SOLOMON FINE ART GALLERY, DUBLIN
From Pupil
to Master is a contemporary glass exhibition at Solomon Fine Art,
Balfe Street, Dublin 2 from 12th to 27th October 2012. The exhibition
will feature new works by Roisin de Buitlear, Sinead Brennan, Karen
Donnellan, Peadar Lamb, Caroline Madden, Elizabeth McClure, Sara McEvoy,
Charlene McFarland, Fiona Murphy, Paula Stokes, James Toal and Suzannah
Vaughan.
Solomon Fine Art have been supporting contemporary glass
in Ireland for four decades and are delighted to present this exciting
exhibition of artists working in glass. From Pupil to Master will
feature the work of 12 artists in a celebration of mastery, mentorship
and method. An exciting mix of emerging and established artists will
exhibit together for the first time, showing the diversity and alchemy
of glass as a material for expression. The exhibition includes work by
graduates and senior lecturers, past and present, of the School of Glass
Design at the National College of Art and Design Dublin, the majority
of whom live and work in Ireland. The exhibition comprises of
figurative sculpture, abstract compositions, drawings in colour and
line, encapsulated mark making. Studies in transparency, shadow or light
celebrate the innate qualities of glass; luscious colour, fluid form,
intricate refractions, translucent liquidity each piece a personal
dialogue with the material.
With only a
few graduates each year it is interesting to note how this particular
school has figured in the world of contemporary glass. Of the exhibiting
artists many have become dynamic personalities in the international
glass movement, mentors, educators and influential artists in the USA,
UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Some, although at the very
beginning of their careers, are already being heralded internationally
with awards and exhibitions. This exhibition relays the diversity of
this medium and the complexity with which Irish Artists are creating
work in glass. It remains to be seen if this exhibition reveals a visual
link or style between all of these artists whose lives have been
interwoven through material and origin. What is evident is a poetic
evocative exhibition of masterful new forms of expression.
From Pupil
to Master will be opened by Louise Kennedy on Thursday 11th October
from 6pm to 8pm. A lecture and tour of the gallery (with some of the
exhibiting artists) will be held on Thursday 18th October at 6.30pm -
booking is essential. The gallery is open Monday to Friday 10am –
5:30pm, and Saturdays 10am – 1pm.
RESEARCH SEMINAR AT
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND – CALL FOR PAPERS
The National Museum of Ireland,
Decorative Arts and History is holding a research seminar on Saturday
16th February 2013 and are currently welcoming papers from researchers,
historians, and practicing artists working on any aspect of the
decorative arts and history collections to participate. Interested
participants are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 300
words.
LECTURE ON HARRY CLARKE BY DR. NICOLA GORDON BOWE, CO. DOWN
The Friends of the F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge, Co. Down will present a lecture by Dr. Nicola Gordon Bowe on Harry Clarke and stained glass in Ireland on Thursday 15th March 2012 at 7:30pm. Tickets for this event are £3.00 (Friends & Students £2.50). The Friends AGM will be held before the lecture at 6.30pm. Booking is recommended.
TALK ON CONTEMPORARY IRISH CRAFT, GLASNEVIN MUSEUM, DUBLIN
This talk will give an interesting insight on contemporary craft practices. It will be followed by a Q&A session with the full panel. The panel will be Derek McGarry, Dr. Caroline Madden, Lisa Young and Angela O'Kelly. The talk will take place on Saturday 25th February 2012 at 1pm.
Mary Mackey, curator of Elements exhibition of contemporary Irish glass and ceramics opening in Shanghai next month, will be giving a talk at the National Gallery of Ireland on Sunday 26th February 2012 at 3pm. The talk is part of a series of lectures at the Gallery about different aspects of glass. Her presentation will focus on Curating and Creating Contemporary Stained Glass.
LECTURE BY PEADAR LAMB, DUBLIN On Tuesday 28th February at 10.30am Peadar Lamb will be giving a lecture at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. The talk will focus on his public art commissions in stained glass including pieces in New York and the recently installed Diptych in the National Maritime Museum. The lecture forms part of the gallery’s lecture series and will be free to attend.
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GLASS 2012, STOURBRIDGE, UK
Please click the link below for information about this year's International Festival of Glass which will take place at Stourbridge, UK.
The International Festival of Glass is a festival that takes place every two years across Stourbridge’s Glass Quarter. It is now a firmly established event over the August bank holiday which aims to intrigue, innovate and inspire glass makers and the public alike. The festival celebrates the unique glass making heritage of the area as well as the dynamic emergence of a whole new era of contemporary glass making drawing large national and international audiences into Stourbridge and the Black Country. Featuring world class exhibitions, including the prestigious British Glass Biennale, demonstrations, open studios, bead fair, heritage walks, family events, lectures, a glass fashion show, performances, plenty of fantastic retail opportunities and the chance for everyone to have a go at glassmaking.
VISUAL ARTISTS IRELAND AND NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE ARTS EXCHANGE MEETING
This is a reminder that there is still time to register for the visual arts information and exchange meeting with the National Campaign for the Arts. Visual Artists Ireland is encouraging all artists to come and have your voice heard about the current concerns that are impacting us all in Ireland today. This will be a unique opportunity for full and frank discussion and one that should not be missed.
The NCFA are very keen to open up a dialogue with the visual arts communities and discuss how we can move forward, working together.
Colin Reid is regarded as a pioneer in the field of kiln-cast glass. He exhibits internationally and has work in over 45 museum collections worldwide. Based in his studio in SW England, Colin has developed the expertise and facilities to handle large scale commissions in glass. He will be speaking as part of the Ulster Museum’s Master Classes in the Applied Arts Series 1pm - 2pm on Thursday 23rd February 2012. Tickets should be reserved by contacting the museum.
MICHELLE O’ DONNELL (GLASSHAMMER STUDIOS) UNVEILS NEW GLASS INSTALLATION
On Thursday 20th October 2011, a glass art installation by Michelle O’ Donnell of Glasshammer Studios was officially unveiled at Rathmore National School in Naas, Co. Kildare. Michelle was selected by the Per Cent for Artwork committee to complete the project. The large landscape piece was fabricated after a series of workshops with the students, and is now available for all to see.
DR. JUDITH SCHWARTZ LECTURES, NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Dr. Judith S. Schwartz currently directs the Sculpture in Craft Media area at New York University’s Department of Art and Art Professions. On Tuesday 18th October she will present lectures at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. Topics which she will address on the day include: Confrontational Ceramics, How the Galleries Function for Crafts NYC and Globally, Guiding a Global Career. Other speakers on the day include Michael Moore (University of Ulster), Henry Pim (NCAD) and Colleen Dube (Fulbright Program).
This event is free but seating is limited and needs to be reserved. Lunch and tea can be provided for a fee of €10 which can be paid on the day but must be booked at the same time of seat reservation.
In 2011 - 2012 six international artists working in glass, ceramics, silversmithing, jewellery, and textiles will give lectures at the Ulster Museum. This is a unique insight into artists at the peak of their practice. The lecture series is organised by the Applied Arts Ulster group and is supported by Craft NI.
The first Applied Art Masterclass in the 2011- 2012 series will be ceramicist Deirdre McLoughlin, 1pm -2pm on Thursday 27 October at the Ulster Museum. Colin Reid will be the fifth presenting artist to participate, on Thursday 23rd February 2012, 1pm – 2pm at the Ulster Museum.
THREE X 3 CONTEMPORARY GLASS SPECIAL OPENING, FLOWERFIELD ARTS CENTRE
Flowerfield Arts Centre in Portstewart will host the work of three mid-career artists whose common denominator is the material they have chosen to work with: glass. The exhibition in glass and light features large-format fused and cast wall pieces by Sean Campbell, lampworked mixed-media pedestal pieces by Andrea Spencer and Scott Benefield’s blown glass work using Italian cane techniques.
Three x 3: Contemporary Studio Glass runs from 3rd to 31st October 2011 with a special opening and artists' presentations on 8th October 2011 from 1pm - 5pm.
Flashpoint resident organization Solas Nua, the only organization dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish art in the United States, will present their second exhibition in conjunction with Flashpoint Gallery. In Tracing Form, Irish artist Suzannah Vaughan will combine glass and concrete sculptures with a string installation. Informed by linear perspective and architectural drawings, the luminous installation will be suspended across the gallery space to create a three-dimensional drawing.
Artist Talk: Thursday, January 20, 12:30pm Exhibition: January 7 - February 12, 2011
Irish glass artist Karen Donnellan, along with artist Mary Catherine Richardson, performs "Dissolve, Compose, Release" on 14 January in the Hot Glass Studio, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY at 8pm. The performance will exhibit the collaborative processes of hot glass casting with live music by Eastman composer Jennifer Bellor, and performed with improvisations by members of Amphion Percussion.
"Glassmaking in Ireland, From the Medieval to the Contemporary", a new book edited by John M. Hearne, is launching in the Oak Room, Mansion House, Dublin on 28 January from 6 - 8pm. To attend, please RSVP to Karen O'Donoghoe at:
