120 Years of Irish Stained Glass highlights Irish Stained Glass from the foundation of An Túr Gloine in 1903 to the present day. Presented by David Caron for the Glass Society of Ireland 2nd Tuesday's Lecture Series 2022 To coincide with the publication of the revised and expanded edition of the Gazetteer of Irish Stained…
Richard King’s stained glass for churches in Ireland and overseas & artistic influences that formed his development. Presented by Ruth Sheehy This lecture focuses on Richard King’s commissions for Catholic churches in Ireland and overseas. Artistic influences that formed his development such as his mentor Harry Clarke and other Irish modernist stained glass artists such…
Medieval stained glass - the original social media? In this lecture Colette Langan invites you to consider how stained glass was greeted by the medieval mind. This will be an exploration of the imagery in stained glass that reflects surprisingly contemporary issues. Colette Langan is a stained glass conservator and maker. Originally trained in the…
The Harry Clarke Studios became one of the most important Irish art businesses of the 20th century. Paul Donnelly charts the growth globally. In 1930 Harry Clarke renamed the church decoration and stained glass making firm he inherited from his father as 'Harry Clarke Studios'. One of Clarke’s ambitions for the Studios was to expand…
Part of our 2022 Summer Glass Festival David Farrelly, General Manager with Glassco Recycling talks about how the recycling of glass packaging is a truly sustainable activity. Event Information The recycling of glass packaging is a truly sustainable activity. When glass in deposited into bring banks around Ireland, this glass is collected, processed and remelted…