The Design and Crafts Council Ireland’s pioneering CRAFTed Programme has been connecting primary teachers with professional crafts peoples for several years now. The programme gives schools the opportunity to teach…
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It’s all over now but I was delighted to get out to the RDS Craft Fair last weekend for both Christmas shopping and GSoI journalistic reasons. Maybe I was just…
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Fred Curtis and TA Conor in the Cold shop Glass. Rarely seen glass. Mother Teresa. Water/Waader/Wawsher. Hot Glass. Painting Party. Crown Jewels. Irish Glass. S’mores. Beer. The Pond. Falling into…
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Benjamin Just, ‘Bonsai Model’, Glass Wood Pvc, 20x40x10 Hard as it is to believe that a whole year has gone by since I told you about ‘GLASS GALORE @Sculpture in…
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This year the Glass Society of Ireland were proud to be able to sponsor a prize at the RDS National Craft Awards. The GSoI Ireland sponsored prize was €300 this…
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Glass Painting with Cappy Thompson Date: 30, 31 Oct & 1 Nov (Wednesday – Friday) Location: National Sculpture Factory, Cork [VIEW MAP] Limited places are available on this workshop. (Max. 12) The purpose of this…
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This year’s Future Makers Competition has been a great success for Glass Society of Ireland members Karen Donnellan, Emma Bourke and Mags O’ Dea. The awards ceremony took place again…
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by Fiona Byrne In the lead up to the opening of the Ulysses Cylinders exhibition by Dale Chilhuly and Seaver Leslie with Flora C. Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick a lecture…
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To celebrate the arrival of Dale Chihuly in Dublin, the GSoI is hosting a number of events in the city on June 17th to coincide with his lecture and exhibition…
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Kari Hakonsen – blown, cut and polished glass Earlier this month London’s Satchi Gallery was once again home to ‘The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects’, better known to everyone…
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