Sculpture in Context Annual Open Exhibition 2010 will be held at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. The exhibition will run from 2nd September to 15th October 2010. The Botanic Gardens offers a unique and challenging platform for artists to respond to a specific location.
Entry Forms and conditions of entry are now available and can be printed from the website at www.sculptureincontext.com underSculptors’ Information
A site visit is scheduled for Saturday 27th February 2010 at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin 9. We will meet inside the main gate at 11.00am. If you cannot attend the site visit you can visit the National Botanic Gardens at any time, admission is free.
Proposals [Typed A4] with entry forms and appropriate fee should reach Sculpture in Context, PO Box 10054, Dublin 16, on or before 16th April 2010.
Details of the Sculpture in Context awards will be posted on the website shortly.
If you have any enquiries please telephone Ana at 087 6258258, or Beatrice at 086 8942851 or see the Sculpture in Context website at www.sculptureincontext.com.
Please note any enquiries regarding the exhibition and/or siting should be directed to Sculpture in Context Committee members, and not to the National Botanic Gardens staff.
We look forward to seeing you at the site visit.
Ana Duncan
www.sculptureincontext.com
Proposed Schedule for 2010
Site Meeting
11am, Saturday 27th February 2010, at the National Botanic Gardens
Submission of Proposals
Final Day for receipt of proposals is Friday 16th April 2010.
Entry forms should be posted to:
Sculpture in Context, PO Box 10054, Dublin 16.
Siting of Works will take place on these two days only
26th August 2010 (Thursday) between 9.30am and 4pm, or
28th August 2010 (Saturday) between 10am and 4pm.
Installation of Large Works
26th August 2010 (Thursday) between 9.30am and 4pm. Large works can be installed only on this day. Please arrive before 11am if assistance or lifting equipment is required.
Exhibition Dates
2nd September to 15th October 2010
Removal of Works
16th October 2010 (Saturday) between 10am and 4pm, or
18th October 2010 (Monday) between 9.30am and 4pm.
Removal of Large Works
18th October 2010 (Monday) between 9.30am and 4pm. Large works can be removed only on this day. Please arrive before 11am if assistance or lifting equipment is required.
Sunday, 7 February 2010
STAINED GLASS SHORT COURSES EASTER & SUMMER 2010 AT CENTRAL ST MARTINS
Glass, Paint, Light, Tutor:Ruth Adams
6/04/2010 – 9/04/2010,
10am-5pm, (4 days)
Fee: 455
Stained Glass by Kathy Shaw 2009
2/08/2010 -8/08/2010,
10am -4pm (5 days)
Fee: 475
Design & Make Stained Glass – Tutor : Kathy Shaw
12/04/2010 – 16/04/10,
10am-4pm (5 days)
Fee: 475
9/08/2010 – 13/08/10,
10am-4pm (5 days)
Fee: 475
P: Central St Martins,
Southampton Row
London WC1
T: 020 7514 7022
W: www.csm.arts.ac.uk
6/04/2010 – 9/04/2010,
10am-5pm, (4 days)
Fee: 455
Stained Glass by Kathy Shaw 2009
2/08/2010 -8/08/2010,
10am -4pm (5 days)
Fee: 475
Design & Make Stained Glass – Tutor : Kathy Shaw
12/04/2010 – 16/04/10,
10am-4pm (5 days)
Fee: 475
9/08/2010 – 13/08/10,
10am-4pm (5 days)
Fee: 475
P: Central St Martins,
Southampton Row
London WC1
T: 020 7514 7022
W: www.csm.arts.ac.uk
MILL COVE SCULPTURE GARDEN: CALL
Call for Submissions for Outdoor Sculpture + smaller work for exhibition at the galleries
Submissions close on 19th March
Mill Cove Gallery is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and extending the Sculpture Gardens which open on the 4th April 2010. If you wish to exhibit work at the gardens and gallery please complete the form from the website and submit with images of your work
P: Mill Cove House, Castletownbere, County Cork
T: 027 70393 087 2436502
E: millcove@iol.ie
W: http://www.millcovegallery.com/
Submissions close on 19th March
Mill Cove Gallery is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and extending the Sculpture Gardens which open on the 4th April 2010. If you wish to exhibit work at the gardens and gallery please complete the form from the website and submit with images of your work
P: Mill Cove House, Castletownbere, County Cork
T: 027 70393 087 2436502
E: millcove@iol.ie
W: http://www.millcovegallery.com/
NORTHLANDS CREATIVE GLASS MASTERCLASSES 2010: INFO NOW ONLINE
Visit the Northlands website to find out what masterclasses are available this summer. Spaces are already filling, so book early.
W: www.northlandsglass.com
W: www.northlandsglass.com
Monday, 18 January 2010
DESIGNER MART AT COW'S LANE: CALL FOR ARTISTS / DESIGNERS
Designer Mart are now enrolling new craftspeople, designers and artists to become part of one of Temple Bar’s outdoor markets, re-starting in March 2010. Showcasing handmade jewellery, ceramics, visual art, furniture design and fashion, Designer Mart is a platform from which to sell and display hand-made crafts and design.
For an application form, please contact Eimear Chaomhánach at:
E: echaomhanach@templebar.ie
For an application form, please contact Eimear Chaomhánach at:
E: echaomhanach@templebar.ie
BRING ON THE NEW 2010 - MAKERS WORKING WITH MAKERS IN THE UK: CALL
Applications are welcome for 8 collaborative partnerships from:
* Glass makers/designers and educators running businesses in the West Midlands
* Cohesion members living & working in Tyne & Wear
* Glass makers living and working in Europe (EU) countries – Sweden, Greece, France, Czech Republic, Germany etc and the USA.
Working in collaboration with a glass business based within the West Midlands, glassmakers from the North East branch of Cohesion, along with makers living and working in Europe (EU) including Germany, Sweden, Greece, France, Czech Republic etc and Corning in the USA are invited to work on a collaborative piece, where emphasis will be on the creation of uniquely, individual forms for ‘Life Style and Interior Living.’ For example: inventive structures which enhance outdoor living, à la mode lighting, distinctive furniture, ingenious approaches to designing tableware etc.
As part of the project the Red House Glass Cone have made available their blowing and kiln facilities to accommodate the creative sparks of collaborative working. Although not compulsory, the residencies are free to collaborative partners and are available from Easter onwards, with each residency running across five days. Glass Collaborations hope to make available a number of small awards to support overseas visits between West Midlands makers working in collaboration with a German partner. Works produced during these collaborations (including examples of the artists own work) will be showcased at the Red House Glass Cone during the International Festival of Glass 2010. Exhibition Dates: 1st July to 26th September 2010
Cost of application: £35 made payable to the Dudley MBC. (Cheques will be returned to unsuccessful applicants.) Deadline for applications is the 1st February, and application forms can be downloaded from:
W: http://www.glasscollaborations.co.uk/
* Glass makers/designers and educators running businesses in the West Midlands
* Cohesion members living & working in Tyne & Wear
* Glass makers living and working in Europe (EU) countries – Sweden, Greece, France, Czech Republic, Germany etc and the USA.
Working in collaboration with a glass business based within the West Midlands, glassmakers from the North East branch of Cohesion, along with makers living and working in Europe (EU) including Germany, Sweden, Greece, France, Czech Republic etc and Corning in the USA are invited to work on a collaborative piece, where emphasis will be on the creation of uniquely, individual forms for ‘Life Style and Interior Living.’ For example: inventive structures which enhance outdoor living, à la mode lighting, distinctive furniture, ingenious approaches to designing tableware etc.
As part of the project the Red House Glass Cone have made available their blowing and kiln facilities to accommodate the creative sparks of collaborative working. Although not compulsory, the residencies are free to collaborative partners and are available from Easter onwards, with each residency running across five days. Glass Collaborations hope to make available a number of small awards to support overseas visits between West Midlands makers working in collaboration with a German partner. Works produced during these collaborations (including examples of the artists own work) will be showcased at the Red House Glass Cone during the International Festival of Glass 2010. Exhibition Dates: 1st July to 26th September 2010
Cost of application: £35 made payable to the Dudley MBC. (Cheques will be returned to unsuccessful applicants.) Deadline for applications is the 1st February, and application forms can be downloaded from:
W: http://www.glasscollaborations.co.uk/
JANUARY SPECIAL: 2-DAY BRONZE CASTING WORKSHOP, H2STUDIO
A 2-day Bronze Casting Workshop will take place at h2studio in Ballinaspittle/Kinsale, Co. Cork. This introductory workshop will cover wax work, mould making, casting techniques and self made equipment. All work small scale. January special reduced price: E200. The workshop is suitable for all levels. Small groups.
For booking and further information please contact Helle Helsner on:
T: 021 4708950 or 086 3256689
E: hellehelsner@gmail.com
For booking and further information please contact Helle Helsner on:
T: 021 4708950 or 086 3256689
E: hellehelsner@gmail.com
FELTING WORKSHOPS, CO. CARLOW
January felting workshops with Nicola Brown will take place at Clasheen, Ballybrack, Borris, Co. Carlow on 16 and 23 January.
1. Fingerless Mittens, Saturday 16 January 2010, 10.30am to 12.30pm. Cost: E25
Keep your hands warm this winter and felt a pair of fingerless mittens with Icelandic wool by learning to felt around a plastic resist, a method also used to create bags, sculptures and other 3D work.
2. Nuno Felting, Saturday 23 January 2010, 10.30am to 12.30pm. Cost: E25
Nuno felting is a technique that incorporates fabric and fibre and is used to create drapeable felt. Students will experiment with different types of natural fabrics and learn how to create texture using light wool.
Workshops include materials. Nicola can also facilitate groups of min. 4 people who would like to determine their own felting agenda at Clasheen any Saturday from 2 to 4pm during January. Unless any special material requirements are necessary (e.g. silk fabric as well as fibre) these sessions will also cost E25 per person including materials.
To book contact Nicola at:
T: 087 2789740
E: clasheen@gmail.com
W: www.clasheen.wordpress.com
www.clasheen.etsy.com
1. Fingerless Mittens, Saturday 16 January 2010, 10.30am to 12.30pm. Cost: E25
Keep your hands warm this winter and felt a pair of fingerless mittens with Icelandic wool by learning to felt around a plastic resist, a method also used to create bags, sculptures and other 3D work.
2. Nuno Felting, Saturday 23 January 2010, 10.30am to 12.30pm. Cost: E25
Nuno felting is a technique that incorporates fabric and fibre and is used to create drapeable felt. Students will experiment with different types of natural fabrics and learn how to create texture using light wool.
Workshops include materials. Nicola can also facilitate groups of min. 4 people who would like to determine their own felting agenda at Clasheen any Saturday from 2 to 4pm during January. Unless any special material requirements are necessary (e.g. silk fabric as well as fibre) these sessions will also cost E25 per person including materials.
To book contact Nicola at:
T: 087 2789740
E: clasheen@gmail.com
W: www.clasheen.wordpress.com
www.clasheen.etsy.com
8-WEEK JEWELLERY CLASS, IRISH DESIGN SHOP
An 8-week Jewellery Class will begin on Tuesday 2 February 2010 from 6.30 to 9pm at the Irish Design Shop in Dublin 2. Cost: E280. The course will cover basic jewellery skills in metal, such as ring and broach making, starting in copper and then working in silver. Techniques will include piercing, soldering and riveting. Extra charge for working in silver: approx. E30. Small class numbers.
For further information and booking please contact Clare or Laura on:
T: 01 4752222
E: admin@irishdesignshop.com
For further information and booking please contact Clare or Laura on:
T: 01 4752222
E: admin@irishdesignshop.com
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