IRISH GLASS 'ELEMENTS' REPRESENTED AT SHANGHAI ART FAIR

Professor Zhuang Xiaowei, Professor of Glass in the Glass Studio of the Fine Arts College in Shanghai University and Director of the Glass Museum of Shanghai, visited Cork late last year and subsequently invited Irish artists to exhibit their work in Shanghai in the New International Glass Exhibition that is to be part of the Shanghai Art Fair.

The Fair will take place 10th - 14th May as part of Art Shanghai with the exhibition 'Elements' curated by Mary Mackey.

Irish glass is represented at the fair by Sean Campbell, Aoife Soden, Mary Mackey, Alison Lowry, Andrea Spencer, Róisín De Buitléar, Debbie Dawson and Michael Ray.

ART Shanghai 2012 will be held in Hongqiao New Town Central Park based on its location in Hongqiao Development Zone and its ecological natural environment.

W: http://www.craftinireland.com/events/details/art-shanghai-with-elements-curated-by-mary-mackey/

CONTINUING EDUCATION IN ART AND DESIGN 2012 SUMMER COURSES SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED, NATIONAL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

The National College of Art and Design provides an extensive range of part-time courses including non-credit and award bearing courses offering progression. Short(3 and 5 day) summer courses being offered for 2012 include:  Painting Practice, Drawing / Painting / Looking, Colour Theory Workshop, Drawing and Research in Notebooks, Introduction to Watercolour, Etching and Dry Point Technique, Photography, Printed Textiles, Artist Books, Jewellery and Stone Setting, Jewellery Casting and Ceramics. This year we are also offering several Masterclasses including Kiln Formed Glass with Karl Harron and Letterpress Printing with Mary Plunkett.

For further information and a complete listing please visit the CEAD link on NCAD's website www.ncad.ie where you can download a brochure and application form.

Dates: 25^th June – 20^th July 2012

Contact: Seliena Coyle

E: cead@ncad.ie 

T: 01 636 4214