SOLAS: An exhibition of Irish Glass
NCAD Gallery presents the Glass Society of Ireland (GSoI) exhibition, SOLAS: An Exhibition of Irish Glass
Wednesday, 14th October - Monday, 19th October 2015
SOLAS: An Exhibition of Irish Glass is a significant touring exhibition which will showcase the immense talent of glass makers in Ireland. The exhibition will run from October 2015 to February 2016 and will travel to four venues nationwide including: NCAD Gallery, Dublin: 14th - 19th October 2015; The Hunt Museum, Limerick: 22nd - 9th November 2015; Greyfriars’ Galley, Waterford: 20th - 29th November 2015; and CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork: December 2015 - January 2016 (dates to be confirmed).
NCAD Gallery SOLAS closing event: 6pm-8pm, Monday 19th October 2015.
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Image: ‘Eye Ring with Deadly Nightshade’ artist Emma Bourke. Photo Credit: Sylvain Deleu
Work for SOLAS was by submitted by members of the GSoI asked to consider the theme of light and design. As 2015 is the Year of Irish Design and also designated the United Nations International Year of Light; with light being a core element of glass design, it seems appropriate to address both propositions simultaneously within the SOLAS exhibition. The exhibition pieces were selected by two jurors: Dr. Audrey Whitty, Keeper of the Art and Industrial Division at the National Museum of Ireland (former curator of European and Asian Glass, Corning Museum of Glass NY) and Susanne Jøker Johnsen, project director of European Glass and Ceramic Context at The Royal Danish Academy, School of Design Bornholm.
A broad range of high quality work by twenty-four artists has been selected for exhibition. Well-known artists such as Róisín de Buitléar, Peadar Lamb and Andrea Spencer will be on display alongside emerging talent such as Sadhbh Moulds and Emma Bourke. It is significant for Irish glass makers to showcase their work in the context of the GSoI where they are part of a larger community. As a community of designers and makers they can become more visible, gain confidence, and demonstrate the potential for the future of this alluring material. Light and glass have long been intertwined, reflections and refraction, luminous colours, dramatic shadows and spectacular prisms; glass offers the designer a rich set of implements even beyond the physicality of the medium itself.
The SOLAS exhibition is part of the wider GSoI, Soilsiú programme for 2015 which includes a sold out master class with Joseph Cavalieri, and symposium held at NCAD on the 19th of October with a fantastic line up of international speakers. Please see more information on the symposium here http://glasssocietyireland.wix.com/gsoi#!soilsiu-symposium-2015/cn4v or contact glasssocietyorireland@gmail.com.
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Contact: Anne Kelly, Curator NCAD Gallery Programme gallery@staff.ncad.ie
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