Wednesday 19 September 2012

ANDREA SPENCER WINS ART IN ACTION PRIZE AT BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE

Andrea Spencer was one of seventy-one glass artists who were selected to exhibit at the British Glass Biennale in August 2012 where her piece 'Metamorphosis' was awarded the Art in Action prize. 'Metamorphosis' had previously been part of the Engaging with Glass exhibition that showed at the Solstice Art Centre, Co. Meath (2011), and at the William Traver Gallery in Tacoma, USA (2012). Andrea has been selected for the Biennale in 2008 and 2010, and was the only artist from Northern Ireland selected in 2012.

The Art in Action prize consists of a cash award of £1,000 and the opportunity to demonstrate and exhibit at the Art in Action event in July 2013 in Waterperry, England. You can see Andrea Spencer's work along with the other exhibitors at The British Glass Biennale which is currently running in Stourbridge, West Midlands until the 15 September 2012. The exhibition is based in the newly refurbished industrial space of the former Webb Corbett/Royal Doulton Glass factory, which opened this August as an Arts Centre.

W: http://craftni.org/directory/maker/andrea-spencer
WORK IN PROGRESS EXHIBITION, CULTURE NIGHT 2012

Work in Progress is a showcase of six of Northern Ireland's talented makers who are currently taking part in Craft NI's making it Business Development Programme. This exhibition continues until the 24th of September and is open as part of the fourth Culture Night Belfast on 21st September 2012 at Craft NI, Cotton Court, 42 Waring Street, Belfast.

In keeping with the August Craft Month 2012 theme - Made in Northern Ireland - the aim of this exhibition is to offer insight into the individual maker's motivations, processes and methodology. The exhibition includes finished objects, works in progress, sketch books and drawings giving a unique snapshot into the process of making. Videos produced by Adam Frew have been commissioned to reveal to viewers the person behind the object and the physical nature of fabrication.

T: 029 9032 3059
E: info@craftni.org
W: http://craftni.org/events/making-it-work-in-progress/
EUROPEAN GLASS CONTEXT 2012 – IRISH EXHIBITORS

Opening on the 15th September 2012 as part of European Glass Context 212 are two extensive exhibitions. The exhibition categories are European Glass Art for work made by professional, established artists within the field of glass art, and New Talent - for professional emerging glass artists under the age of 35 years. European Glass Art will be shown at Bornholms Art Museum, and New Talent at Grønbechs Gård.

Representing Ireland in European Glass Art will be Deirdre Feeney and Róisín de Buitléar. Eva Walsh and Edmond Byrne will show in New Talent. The exhibitions will be open 15th September to 18th November 2012.

A prize of €10,000 will be given to one outstanding glass artist in each of the two exhibition categories. A jury with expertise in the field of contemporary glass will go through the exhibitions before the opening and select the winners. The Jury members are architect James Carpenter (founder of Jcdainc.com NYC), Executive Director Rosy Greenlees (Crafts Council UK) and Museum Director Lars Kærulf Møller (Bornholm Art Museum). The prizewinners will be announced at the exhibition opening on15th  September 2012.

W: www.europeanglasscontext.com/events/exhibitions
CRAFT AND DESIGN COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION, BELFAST

The Craft and Design Collective presents In the House Out of the House; an exhibition of craft, applied art and design at Space CRAFT , Belfast, from the 7th to the 28th of September 2012.

In the House Out of the House is exhibition developed from In the House at Castle Ward during CRAFT FEST 2012 in August. At Space CRAFT, the pieces will be exhibited alongside photographs of the pieces as presented in the surrounding of the entrance hall, dining room, library, boudoir and saloon of the 18th Century House at Castle Ward.

The Craft and Design Collective is an independent membership organisation formed in 1997 by artists, designers and makers. They are dedicated to the promotion, representation, understanding and development of craft, applied art and design in Northern Ireland and beyond. The exhibition is open from Monday to Saturday, 10.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

T: 028 9032 9342 /0779 327 9161
E: info@craftanddesigncollective.com
W: http://craftni.org/events/in-the-house-out-of-the-house/
NEW GLASS REVIEW CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Corning Museum of Glass invites artists, craftspeople, designers, and architects world-wide to submit images of new works using glass. The deadline for submissions is 1st October 2012. In late November or early December, a jury selects 100 images from the submissions. New Glass Review is published every spring by The Corning Museum of Glass in conjunction with Neues Glas (New Glass), published by Ritterbach Verlag, Frechen, Germany, and GLASS: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly, published by UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, New York.

Participants are requested to complete the entry form, submitting a total of three digital images illustrating one work per image. Three images of different pieces are preferred, although participants may send multiple views of one or two pieces. Digital photographs must be of actual objects designed and made between 1st October 2011 and 1st October 2012.

W: http://www.cmog.org/research/publications/new-glass-review
CCOI MALTHOUSE DESIGN CHALLENGE – OPEN CALL

The Crafts Council of Ireland in association with The Malthouse Design Centre are seeking applications from multi-disciplinary teams of craftspeople, product designers, industrial designers and graphic designers to participate in a two day Design Challenge workshop led by John Jenkins, Design Manager at Heals, UK. Teams must consist of a minimum of two people and must include one craftsperson. Teams must download and complete an application form that responds to the design brief as outlined.
The workshop will take place on October 11th and 12th 2012 at The Malthouse Design Centre, Dublin.

W: http://www.futuremakers.ie/2012/09/03/ccoi-malthouse-design-challenge-open-call/
CRAFTFORMS 2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES, USA

The 18th international Craft Forms juried exhibition is dedicated to enhancing the public’s awareness of contemporary craft, while providing a venue for established and emerging artists alike to share their functional and sculptural creative endeavours. The exhibition will take place between 30th November 2012 and 26th January 2013. The deadline to submit is 13th September 2012.
 
All work must have been completed within the past two years and may not have been previously exhibited at the Wayne Art Center, PA, US.

W: http://www.wayneart.org/exhibition/craft-forms-2012
GLASS CLASSES AT LEITRIM SCULPTURE CENTRE

Glassblowing for Beginners Workshop


Dates:  Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September 2012
/Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th September 2012
Trainers: Louise Rice & Graham Reid
Course Fees: €240 (two days) – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maximum Participants:   4 (no experience required)
In this two-day workshop you will explore the extraordinary medium of hot glass. You will learn how to gather glass out of the furnace, to control and shape the hot glass, to blow a bubble and make a simple vessel. Working in two small teams, the emphasis of this course is hands-on experience, with demos and support from an experienced glassblower.

Louise Rice is based at the Sculpture Centre in Manorhamilton and studied glass at Edinburgh College of Art and the Rietveld Acadamie in Amsterdam. Rice has work in the Ulster Museum and in the National Glass Museum, Netherlands. Graham Reid received a Bachelors degree in Sculptural Glass from Massachusetts College of Art. He built Knockbeg Studios where he taught glassblowing, and now works as a sculptor in glass, wood and metal from his studio in Sligo.

Sand Casting with Hot Glass Workshop

Date: Friday 21st September 

Trainer: Keith Seybert
Course Fees: €140 (one day) – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maximum Participants: 6 (no experience required)

This course will introduce you to the potential of molten glass as a creative material through the process of hot casting into sand moulds. You will have the opportunity to ladle glass straight from the furnace and pour into prepared open-faced sand moulds made with found and sculpted objects. This is the most direct method to create your own solid sculptural forms in glass. No previous glass working experience is required and all materials will be provided. Feel free to bring in your own objects to press in the sand. Appropriate footwear is a must; leather boots are preferred, leather shoes are acceptable, no open-toed shoes or sandals!
 
Hot Glass-casting into Zircar Moulds Workshop


Dates: Monday 24th - Wednesday 26th September 2012
Trainer: Keith Seybert
Course Fees: €395 (three days) – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Maximum Participants: 6 (no experience required)

This three-day course will introduce you to the potential of Zicar. This 'space-age' mould material exhibits excellent surface reproduction with an optical finish. Molten glass can be poured directly into light-weight porous moulds with no need for gating or venting. You will have the opportunity to ladle glass straight from the furnace and pour into preheated sculptural moulds. This is the most cutting edge mould method for hot-casting your own solid sculptural forms in glass. No previous glass working experience is required and Zircar will be provided.

Participants must bring in wax objects to use in the moulding process. Appropriate footwear is a must; leather boots are preferred, leather shoes are acceptable, no open-toed shoes or sandals!

Keith Alan Seybert received MA qulifications in Sculpture, and Glass and Ceramics from Washington University, St. Louis in 1987 and 1995. He has led numerous workshops in a variety of glass and sculpture techniques in the US, Europe and beyond. From 1999 to 2001 he was a Senior Researcher at the Royal College of Art, London, where he headed an in-depth examination of investment type refractory moulds for casting glass and bronze; a topic he has lectured on at many international venues including 2002 and 2009 at the annual Glass Art Society conference. He currently lives in Ireland and works from his studio in Blarney, Co. Cork.

B&B rates start from €20/ night.

E: info@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
W: www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
T: 071 985 5098
JUST GLASS SEMINAR, LONDON

Just Glass will host their 2012 seminar Finishing Touches; British Studio Glass on Saturday 20th October. This seminar will take place at The Conway Hall, London. Speakers include Katherine Coleman, Catherine Hough, Francis Federer, Richard Jackson and Anthony Scala.

Discounted ticket booking at £22.50 is currently available for the Just Glass Seminar. This offer will end on 14th September, after which tickets will cost £25.

W:  www.just-glass.co.uk
 
GLASS KILN FOR SALE

Large glass fusing kiln for sale from Skibereen, Co. Cork. Details about the kiln: ‘AIM’, with Bentrup controller TC 405/30. Papers included. Rectangular chamber measuring 42 x 30 x 9 inches. Can be used for slumping, fusing, painting and stained glass.

Price including controller is €3,000 (initial cost was over €4,000)

T:  Carin 087 7982359