The Irish Invasion – Pilchuck Session7, 2014
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…
Glassy Future Makers of 2014
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…
Ulysses Cylinders Public Lecture
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…
Glass Art Society Conference Chicago 2014
Richard Royal Demo Coming from NCAD’s glass programme in Dublin, I was excited about the opportunities that going on student exchange at Southern Illinois University would bring. One of these…
Bright Adventures: Interview with Karen Donnellan
In my new position as one of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) glass artists in residence, I have the pleasure of sitting beside one of the most…
The Pilchuck Expereince – Apply Apply Apply
There’s a place near Seattle, half way round the world from our rainy little island, that’s synonymous with glass art: Pilchuck Glass School. Every year Pilchuck serves as melting pot…
GSoI: Looking back on Orientate (Part 2)
Mmmmmmmm… So lunch was delicious, all were in agreement on that point. The cosy atmosphere of the canteen also provided a good opportunity for guests, speakers and board members alike…
GLASS GALORE! @Sculpture in Context,2013
Sculpture in Context – a must see event on the Dublin art calendar. Set up in 1985 by sculptors who wanted to create exhibition space outside the normal white-cube gallery, Sculpture in…
ORIENTATE Symposium: Online booking now opening
Great news! Tickets for our Oct/Nov events are on sale now. We have a fantastic line up of international presenters for the Orientate Symposium in Cork including our keynote…
GSoI Nov Events 2013
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…