Part of our 2022 Summer Glass Festival Tackling the challenges of fuel, emissions and transportation in recycling glass Event Information In the glass industry we think of glass in 3 areas. Best for health, taste and environment. Whilst the first 2 ‘bests’ are without contention, glass being an inert product doesn’t release anything into the…
Part of our 2022 Summer Glass Festival Maximilian Schlott and Jan Vyskocil share their passion for working with glass and the importance of renewable and sustainable energy. Niesenglass Switzerland GmbH is a glass manufacturing company founded by Maximilian Schlott and Jan Vyskocil. Our passion for working with glass brought us together a few years…
Glint glass studio is a social enterprise that uses waste glass as a primary material for production and education. Event Information Glint Glass studio is creating something new while making use of waste. Looking to expand the glass community by educating and providing experiences to people who want to learn about glassmaking, the glass school…
Part of our 2022 Summer Glass Festival Caleb will be looking at the posture and position of artists in their studios and making suggestions to combat bad posture, pain and injury. Event Information Caleb will be looking at the posture and position of glass artists in their studios and making suggestions as to how to…
Part of our 2022 Summer Glass Festival Moving of the Blaschka Collection at the Natural History Museum Paolo Viscardi is a senior curator at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History (NMINH). His background is in the natural sciences and museology and he has over 17 years’ professional experience of working with natural history…
Roger Parramore, Andrea Spencer & Emma Bourke, with Paolo Viscardi discussing the making & global transportation of the Blaschka collection About this event Paolo Viscardi is a senior curator at the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History (NMINH). His background is in the natural sciences and museology and he has over 17 years’ professional…
How best can we take care of the stained glass in our custody - Online event with Dr. Nessa Roche, Colette Langan, Evan Connon, Alan Tomlin About this event Event Information How best can we take care of the stained glass in our custody? The responsibility of care for historical master works in stained glass…
Learn about the Glass Quilt by members of the Glass Society of Ireland. Powerpoint presentation by Aoife Soden and hosted by Healy Arts. Inaugural lecture as part of "Stories- Whispers from the Past and the Present" Lecture Series with Scottish Glass Society & Contemporary Glass Society in collaboration with Healy Arts. Join us for an…
The National Sculpture Factory is a place of production; a place where artworks are always becoming, and where artists delve into a wide variety of material enquiry and research. Material Laboratories is our new programmatic strand that will focus on specific material researches and medium specific practices through an intensified series of Masterclasses, workshops, lectures…
George Walsh is one of Ireland's finest contemporary stained glass artists, represented in the Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass by over a hundred windows dating from the 1960s to the present day. George's father, George Stephen Walsh, apprenticed under Harry Clarke, later moving to Northern Ireland to design for Clokey of Belfast. While there, George…
An overview of Murphy-Devitt Studios, Dublin, whose work spanned 1955-2004 in site specific abstract and figurative glass presented by Reiltín Murphy. As Murphy-Devitt Studios, Dublin, this small group of artists and craftsmen produced stained glass from 1958 to 1978. Working together more loosely outside of these dates their work spans from 1955 to 2004.…
Margaret Beker joins us for a Stained Glass Nearby Lecture titled “Stained Glass: Past, Present and Future” During this upcoming lecture, Margaret Beker will explore the history of stained glass, from its 12th century origins to its modern-day applications. She will highlight the work of Evie Hone, an Irish artist who played a crucial…