The Glass Society of Ireland in association with the National College of Art and Design present:
An evening of lectures on Wednesday 7th November 2012
 
Andrea McKay

International Art Projects Adviser & Co-ordinator for Derix Glasstudios, Germany
(5:45pm)



 Architectural art glass in public and ecclesiastical settings

Andrea McKay has been  working with Derix Glasstudios for over seven years. She is responsible for projects in the UK, Benelux and Scandinavia. Projects she has managed range from small-scale to large-scale public art. Andrea describes herself as the link between the artist and the studio.

Clifford Rainey

Professor of Fine Art and Chair of the Glass Program at California College of the Arts, USA
(6:30pm)

 

Clifford Rainey is an artist whose work has been exhibited internationally for thirty-five years. Born in Whitehead, Co. Antrim in 1948, he later received a Master of Arts from the Royal College of Art, London in 1973 and later lectured there for seven years. Principally a sculptor who employs cast glass and drawing as primary methodologies, his work is interdisciplinary, incorporating a wide spectrum of materials and processes.

Rainey is a passionate traveller and his work is full of references to the things he has seen and experienced. Celtic mythologies, classical Greek architecture, the blue of the Turkish Aegean, Globalization and the iconic American Coca-Cola bottle, the red of the African earth, the human figure combined with cultural diversity all intermingle to provide sculptural imagery charged with emotion.

Rainey’s work has been exhibited internationally including the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland, The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Kunstmuseum in Dusseldorf, Germany, The Millennium Museum in Beijing, China, and the Museo de Arts Contemporaneo in Monterrey, Mexico. His work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums including: The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland, The DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, California, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Museum of Art and Design, New York, The Fine Arts Museum of Boston, and The Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Canada. He is presently a Professor of Fine Art and Chair of the Glass Program at The California College of the Arts. He is a recipient of the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Award, Chicago, and the 2009 UrbanGlass Outstanding Achievement Award, New York.

JERPOINT GLASS FEATURED IN LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2012 VIDEO

A Place To Gather is a 5 minute film about Irish craft created by emerging Dublin based film producers Jamie & Keith, which was launched during London Design Festival 2012. A Place to Gather is about an approach and craft’s relationship to a wider culture. It is about a maker, a practical person in an often bewildering world. It is about a person; rooted and aware, drenched in the weather and materials of the land, part of a community, local and global, hedgerows and cables, influenced from inside and out, time’s power being respected and the materials’ better nature drawn forth. It is about a holistic way of thinking, an approach that creates objects of use - be that practical, emotional or intellectual. Objects that hold the tactility of their construction and through their use add value.

The video features Horizon Furniture, Studio Donegal, Basketbarn, Jerpoint Glass and Derek Wilson Ceramics.

W: http://www.aplacetogather.ie/

CRAFT WRITERS’ MEETING

The next meeting of the Craft Writers Group will take place on 5th November, 7pm - 9pm at the Design Tower, Pearse Street. We are hoping to have a guest speaker (to be announced).

Readings; the two pieces we are reading for this month are both by Bruce Metcalfe and available on his website. Please print them out and bring them with you for discussion:

http://www.brucemetcalf.com/pages/essays/diy_websites_energy.html
and
http://www.brucemetcalf.com/pages/essays/craft_education.html

Writing: Please bring an extract of your work in progress (up to 500 words) for discussion and feedback. Alternatively, you can write a piece of a similar length about a craft object that you really dislike. It might help if you brought a picture...
NB: you are most welcome even if you haven't done the homework!

E: eleanorflegg@gmail.com

MASTERCLASSES IN THE APPLIED ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

The Masterclass programme 2012/ 2013 offers a unique insight into the work of six internationally renowned artists each at the peak of their practice. The masterclass programme is organised on an annual basis by the Applied Arts Ulster group and is supported by Craft NI. All Masterclass lectures are free to attend but booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

Claire Twomey - Ceramics - Thursday 15th November 2012 (1-2pm, Ulster Museum)

Jeremy Lepisto - Glass - Thursday 31st January 2013 (1-2pm, Ulster Museum)

Matthew Blakely - Ceramics - Thursday 21st February (1-2pm, Ulster Museum)

Jorunn Veiteberg - Critical Writing - Thursday 14th March (1-2pm, Ulster Museum)

Bettina Dittlmann - Jewellery - Thursday 21st March (1-2pm, Ulster Museum)

T: 028 9044 0051
W: http://craftni.org/events/masterclasses-in-the-applied-arts-20122013/

FROM PUPIL TO MASTER, SOLOMON FINE ART GALLERY, DUBLIN

From Pupil to Master is a contemporary glass exhibition at Solomon Fine Art, Balfe Street, Dublin 2 from 12th to 27th October 2012. The exhibition will feature new works by Roisin de Buitlear, Sinead Brennan, Karen Donnellan, Peadar Lamb, Caroline Madden, Elizabeth McClure, Sara McEvoy, Charlene McFarland, Fiona Murphy, Paula Stokes, James Toal and Suzannah Vaughan.

Solomon Fine Art have been supporting contemporary glass in Ireland for four decades and are delighted to present this exciting exhibition of artists working in glass. From Pupil to Master will feature the work of 12 artists in a celebration of mastery, mentorship and method. An exciting mix of emerging and established artists will exhibit together for the first time, showing the diversity and alchemy of glass as a material for expression. The exhibition includes work by graduates and senior lecturers, past and present, of the School of Glass Design at the National College of Art and Design Dublin, the majority of whom live and work in Ireland.

The exhibition comprises of figurative sculpture, abstract compositions, drawings in colour and line, encapsulated mark making. Studies in transparency, shadow or light celebrate the innate qualities of glass; luscious colour, fluid form, intricate refractions, translucent liquidity each piece a personal dialogue with the material.

With only a few graduates each year it is interesting to note how this particular school has figured in the world of contemporary glass. Of the exhibiting artists many have become dynamic personalities in the international glass movement, mentors, educators and influential artists in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Some, although at the very beginning of their careers, are already being heralded internationally with awards and exhibitions. This exhibition relays the diversity of this medium and the complexity with which Irish Artists are creating work in glass. It remains to be seen if this exhibition reveals a visual link or style between all of these artists whose lives have been interwoven through material and origin. What is evident is a poetic evocative exhibition of masterful new forms of expression.

From Pupil to Master will be opened by Louise Kennedy on Thursday 11th October from 6pm to 8pm. A lecture and tour of the gallery (with some of the exhibiting artists) will be held on Thursday 18th October at 6.30pm - booking is essential. The gallery is open Monday to Friday 10am – 5:30pm, and Saturdays 10am – 1pm.

W: www.solomonfineart.ie
E:    086 8142380

ANDREA SPENCER EXHIBITING IN METAMORPHOSIS, BELFAST

Curated by Rowan Sexton, Metamorphosis is an exhibition showing work by Andrea Spencer (UK), Stephen Brandes (UK), Vanessa Donoso López (ES), Priscila Fernandes (PT), Cainneach Lennon (IE), Tom Molloy (IE), Ann Murphy (IE) and Magnhild Opdøl (NO).

Metamorphosis alludes to the process of transformation, where a profound change of form, structure or substance occurs. This exhibition aims to establish clear associations between art and the natural sciences, and to contextualize these dual frameworks, where significant cultural common ground exists. The biological mechanisms of growth, change and evolution are examined in tandem with material, philosophical and conceptual concerns within the visual arts. Highlighting the mutual elements in these distinct disciplines opens up a discourse, which emphasizes experimental overlaps, perception and interpretation, in an historical and contemporary context.

At its core, Metamorphosis aims to explore the dynamic relationship between art and the natural sciences. Each of the artists involved has a unique approach to the dual topics under consideration, and their diverse interpretations encompass a multitude of styles and methodologies. The exhibition encourages a deep integration between both disciplines, and incorporates artworks that investigate experimentation, hybridity, physiological studies, psychoanalytical models, musical interpretation, the historically traditional métier of taxidermy, the specialised craft of glass blowing and sculptural interventions within the space.

Metamorphosis will open at PS2 on Friday 19th October from 6 – 9pm and the exhibition will continue until 10th November 2012. The gallery opening hours are Tuesday to Friday 1pm -5pm, Saturday 11am-3pm.

W: www.andreaspencerglass.com
W: www.pssquared.org

ALVA GALLAGHER EXHIBITING AT THE MALL GALLERIES, LONDON

Alva Gallagher has been chosen to exhibit at The Mall Galleries London in this year’s RSMA Exhibition. The exhibition opens to the public on Wednesday 17th October and will show until Sunday 28th October 2012

W: http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=2&subid=114
W: www.alvagallagher.com
E: info@alvagallagher.com

SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT, NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS
Sculpture In Context 2012 is a mixed media sculpture exhibition which includes glasswork by makers Sinéad Brennan, Emma Bourke, Julie-Ann Foley, Jesse Gunther, William Harvey, Nicky Hooper, Eva Kelly, Cynthia Moran Killeavy, Fiona Murphy, Lucinda Robertson, Killian Schurmann and Aoife Soden. Sculpture in Context will be showing at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin until 19th October 2012.

E: info@sculptureincontext.com
W: www.sculptureincontext.com

GLASSWARE FROM THE SOUTHEAST
From the 19th October the Craft Granary in Cahir, Co. Tipperary will be exhibiting in their gallery a collection of glassware from the Southeast region. The collection showcases some fantastic pieces of glassware from Kirkwood, Jerpoint and The Irish Handmade Glass Company to name but a few. The exhibition runs until 21st November 2012. The gallery is open Monday to Friday from 10am - 6pm and Saturdays 9am - 5pm.

W: www.craftgranary.com

RESEARCH SEMINAR AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND – CALL FOR PAPERS

The National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History is holding a research seminar on Saturday 16th February 2013 and are currently welcoming papers from researchers, historians, and practicing artists working on any aspect of the decorative arts and history collections to participate. Interested participants are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 300 words.

E: eobrien@museum.ie