This stained glass course will run over 2 days on Zoom, with a questions and check in session a week later. Before the course begins you will receive a box of essential tools and glass, which will be yours to keep and with which to continue your stained glass career. This course teaches the traditional…
Join us in the Glass room for a fun and informative evening on Zoom. If you would like to know what classes courses and opportunities are available for learning new glass skills join us on Zoom in the Glassroom. In this event we explore a wide range of educational possibilities both in Ireland and abroad.…
VIRTUAL 2021 Annual GAS Conference Get ready to travel the world – right from your own home! Exploring how glass can build community all over the globe, VIRTUAL 2021 reimagines the annual Glass Art Society conference in a digital landscape. Jet-set around and experience working with glass from every angle. Whether you’re a long-time GAS…
As part of the GAS virtual Conference 2021 Benefield Spencer Glass will be participating in School, a project lead by Joseph Rossano and including glass makers from around the world. On May 21st Benefield Spencer Glass will be hosting a fish making event which will be live streamed from our studio
The Glass Society of Ireland are excited to announce the upcoming launch of our new interactive map ‘The Irish Glass Road’ which will show the location of artists and craftspeople working with glass, all over Ireland. We invite you to celebrate with us on 6th August at 12pm. This real time map will be available on your…
We would like to invite all of our GSOI members to join us in our first event for 2022. We are delighted to announce the launch of Glass Ireland, our annual publication. The event will take place on Zoom allowing friends and associates from around the world to join us. This year we had nineteen…
2022 is the International Year of Glass, and there are going to be many glassy events centered around glass practices throughout the year. The GSOI board has decided to adopt the theme of Climate Change as our national theme for IYOG2022. Come and join us for a brainstorming session - the GSOI Think Tank -…
Join our social media challenge as we work towards being more climate conscious in our glass practices. Share how you are changing your habits, materials, processes, packaging or working towards lowering your carbon footprint in your glass practice. Post a photo, a video, or go live in your Instagram stories to share with us! Invite…
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…
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…