ENAMELLING KILN FOR SALE

Enameling kiln for sale with viewing hole to front of door.
240v, phase 1, KW3.
Collection only- Spiddal,Co.Galway.
 Offers over €100.
Email Sue at:

E: rectorycats@eircom.net

SUZANNAH VAUGHAN: TRACING FORM, FLASHPOINT GALLERY, DC

January 7 - February 12, 2011

Flashpoint resident organization Solas Nua, the only organization dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish art in the United States, will present their second exhibition in conjunction with Flashpoint Gallery. In Tracing Form, Irish artist Suzannah Vaughan will combine glass and concrete sculptures with a string installation. Informed by linear perspective and architectural drawings, the luminous installation will be suspended across the gallery space to create a three-dimensional drawing.

Artist Talk: Thursday, January 20, 12:30pm
Exhibition: January 7 - February 12, 2011

For more information, visit:

W: www.flashpointdc.org, www.imagineireland.com

DISSOLVE, COMPOSE, RELEASE: A HOT GLASS PERFORMANCE, RIT, NY

Irish glass artist Karen Donnellan, along with artist Mary Catherine Richardson, performs "Dissolve, Compose, Release" on 14 January in the Hot Glass Studio, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY at 8pm. The performance will exhibit the collaborative processes of hot glass casting with live music by Eastman composer Jennifer Bellor, and performed with improvisations by members of Amphion Percussion.

For more information visit:

W: www.karendonnellan.com

ONE-DAY INTENSIVE NEON CLASSES, WAKEFIELD, UK

If you're interested in learning more about making neon, the people at Neon Workshops, Wakefield, West Yorkshire are offering a range of one-day intensive classes throughout 2011. The dates are outlined below:

Friday 11th February - One Day Intensive
Friday 25th March - One Day Intensive
Friday 21st October - One Day Intensive
Friday 25th November - One Day Intensive
Friday 9th December - One Day Intensive

For more information, visit:

W: http://www.neonworkshops.com/

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER 2011 SUMMER PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE

Pittsburgh Glass Center's 2011 Summer Programme is now onine for viewing and booking. Please note that applications for scholarships must be in by 15 March. For more information and to make your application, visit:

W: http://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/classes/summer-intensives-classes/classes-Detail.aspx

HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS 2011 SUMMER PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE

Haystack's 2011 Summer Programme is now onine for viewing and booking. Please note that applications for scholarships, work study placements and TA positions must be in by 1 March. For more information and to make your application, visit:

W: http://www.haystack-mtn.org/

PILCHUCK 2011 SUMMER PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE

Pilchuck's 2011 Summer Programme is now online for viewing and booking. Please note that for priority placement, scholarships and TA & AA positions, applications must be in by 14 February. Applications for internships, work placements and seasonal staff must be in by 4 February. For more information and to make your application, visit:

W: http://www.pilchuck.com/summer_program/2011_program.aspx

URBAN GLASS 2011 SPRING PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE

Urban Glass' 2011 Spring Programme of intensive courses is now online for viewing and booking. For more information and to make your application, visit:

W: http://urbanglass.org/EducationCatalog?q=node/224&sem=15&typ=1

CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS 2011 WINTER, SPRING AND SUMMER PROGRAMMES NOW ONLINE

The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass run winter, spring and summer programmes. You can view course information and apply online at:

W: http://www.cmog.org/dynamic.aspx?id=174

PRATT FINE ARTS CENTER 2011 WINTER PROGRAMME NOW ONLINE

Pratt Fine Arts Centers' 2011 winter programme is now online for viewing and booking. For more information and to make your application, visit:

W: http://www.pratt.org/classes/glass.html

BEGINNER'S FUSING WORKSHOP, PANGUR GLASS CRAFT, CAVAN

Join Pangur Glass Craft for the first of this year's one day Sunday workshops in Glass Fusing for Beginners. Fee includes all class materials and lunch. Workshop limited to 4 students
January 16th 2011 9am - 5pm
Fee €80 per student
If you are interested in participating, please email:

E: shop@pangurglass.ie

UPSTART: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

UpStart is a non-profit arts collective which aims to put creativity at the centre of public consciousness during the Irish General Election Campaign in 2011. This will be done by reinterpreting the spaces commonly used for displaying election campaign posters in Dublin City and are calling on all artists to submit work for this exhibition.

The organisers are asking for submissions to this project from the full range of artistic disciplines. Their aim is to receive 500 submissions from writers and visual artists, photographers, painters and graphic designers. These works will be duplicated and 1000 pieces will be printed as election size posters and be erected throughout Dublin city. They are also accepting works from musicians and film makers which will be hosted and exhibited through our website which will be launched on the day of the electoral poster campaign.

UpStart comprises artists and writers from Ireland and abroad and are non-aligned to any political party. UpStart respects and follows Dublin City Council litter regulations and operates within the requirements of Irish law.

Please note that the deadline for submissions is 5 February.

T: 0868339858

E: prints@upstart.ie

W: www.upstart.ie


DAN KLEIN TRAVEL BURSARY 2011: CALLS FOR APPLICATIONS

In memory of Dan Klein, a wonderful motivator and supporter of Contemporary Glass, CGS is offering two travel bursaries for 2011
Aim: To assist two individuals to attend a conference/ event or master class that they would not normally be able to afford. In doing so the individual will gain experience that will encourage the maker to develop their ideas or work into new dimensions.
Eligibility: There are two categories':
1. For established artists who have been working professionally for over four years.
2. For recent graduate within two years of completing a degree, diploma or course. You must have graduated in or after July 2009.

Exclusions: You must be a current member of CGS
Value: Award up to £500 each

Download form from:

W: www.cgs.org.uk

WARM GLASS PRIZE 2011: CALL FOR ENTRIES

You can now submit your entry for the Warm Glass Prize 2011. There are three categories for work that includes an element of kiln-formed glass: the Artist's Prize, the Student's Prize and the Bullseye Glass Prize (for work made using Bullseye glass). For information on eligibility and to enter online, visit the Warm Glass Prize website. Please note that the deadline for entries is 28 February and voting in the Student category is open between 1 - 18 March.

W: http://www.warmglassprize.com/

FUTURE TALKS 011: TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MODERN MATERIALS IN DESIGN: CALL FOR PAPERS

The Conservation Department, Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich – is pleased to announce FUTURE TALKS 011. Technology and Conservation of Modern Materials in Design to be held at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Germany. FUTURE TALKS 011 will discuss technology and conservation of modern materials over three days. On the first day the conference will focus on technology, design and production processes of modern materials and their consequences on ageing, degradation and failure of design objects. The following two days will highlight the state-of-the-art of scientific research and focuses on practical treatments in the conservation of design objects made of modern materials. If you are interested in submitting a paper (deadline 31 March), visit:

W: http://www.incca.org/news/160-2010/793-future-talks-2011

HOW IS THIS GLASS? CALL FOR CURATORS

HOW IS THIS GLASS? is a Post-Glass movement exploring the connections between glass and new/alternative media. HOW IS THIS GLASS? invites curators who are interested in studying and furthering the movement's scope to submit proposals for projects. The deadline for submissions is 31 January, and for more information on the project, you can visit:

W: http://howisthisglass.blogspot.com/2010/12/call-for-curators.html

STEVEN'S ARCHITECTURAL GLASS COMPETITION 2011: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Steven's Architectural Glass Competition 2011 has been announced. The project for the Stevens Competition 2011 is to design a glass feature for a wall (Approx. 5.4mW x 3.770mH) in the Macmillan Wellbeing and Therapy Room within the new UCLH Cancer Centre, London, based on the theme "The Fabric of Life". For more information on the competition, visit the Worshipful Glazier's Company website. Please note that the deadline for entries is 24 March.

W: http://www.worshipfulglaziers.com/stevens_competition-18.htm

GLASSMAKING IN IRELAND, EDITED BY JOHN M. HEARNE: BOOK LAUNCH

"Glassmaking in Ireland, From the Medieval to the Contemporary", a new book edited by John M. Hearne, is launching in the Oak Room, Mansion House, Dublin on 28 January from 6 - 8pm. To attend, please RSVP to Karen O'Donoghoe at:

E: info@iap.ie

FROM EXPERIENCE SEMINAR, UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

CraftNI, in partnership with the University of Ulster, are holding a seminar entitled "From Experience: creating objects, meanings, interests and interactions" at the University of Ulster, Belfast, from 3 - 5 March. The seminar consists of specialised workshops with selected participants and two conference days/evenings with public lectures and presentations, podium discussions and networking opportunities. For more information visit:

W: www.craftni.org

YEAR OF CRAFT 2011

Ireland's Year of Craft has begun! Find out what's going on throughout the year on

W: www.craftinireland.com