So we have had a very busy year so far at GSoI but its not over yet! In Nov we will be having a series of exciting events in both Dublin and Cork – workshops, an exhibition and a conference with a fantastic line up of speakers… Here’s a little taster so you can be…
(If you haven’t seen it yet there’s still time, but hurry the final day, August 22nd is fast approaching!) CultureCraft: Craft in the Making is an engaging exhibition at the London Street Gallery that challenged 37 craft artists to create an original work in response to the question of culture and how that may or may not play a role in…
Yanyan Wong and Shihui Zhang are exchange students from the Shanghai University of Fine Art. They spent three months in spring practicing glass, ceramic and textiles at C.I.T Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork. After six weeks of dedicated work, the girls showcased some pieces in the recently renovated foyer area of the college. …
Third year Glass and Ceramic students in NCAD have been very busy these last few weeks, labouring on while the newly graduated 4th years finally relaxed All their hard work paid off however at the opening of Mud & Sand last Thursday at Gallery Zozimus on Francis St. Zozimus represents over 120 artists and is…
The final installment from NCAD’s glass degree show 2013 and last but definitely not least Michelle Mc Dermott: Michelle has a great interest in visual world around her, being particularly drawn to nature and organic forms. Her research takes her to many parks and gardens where she gathers this visual information, ready for manipulation in…
As promised talented graduate number two – Meadhbh McIlgorm Meadhbh has recently been awarded the CCOI Future Makers Student Award and one of her pieces was selected for the RDS Craft Exhibition. Watch this space! Meadhbh’s work is an installation made up of numerous ‘intangible’ objects. The delicate pieces are suspended within the space creating a refraction of light…
Hi all sorry for the lack of blog posts recently it has been a busy time for us all at the Glass Society. We will have a shiny new webpage soon and our wonderful student rep Meadhbh McIlgorm has taken over from myself as the Media and Communications Officer. But before I hand over completely…
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…
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…
The following article has been written by GSoI member Catherine Keenan. Catherine Keenan is a glass artist based on the lovely north coast of Ireland, in Portstewart. Finding a glassblowing studio whose hiring rates are reasonably priced, with a skilled assistant on hand, if desired, and the studio is always up and running and available…