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"INTERIORS" AT THE

CRAFTS COUNCIL

GALLERY DUBLIN

It was an exhibition that gave a

new impetus to craft

exhibitions. At the opening it

appeared as if the entire

invitation list had turned up.

The media, from the Gerry

Ryan show to the Irish Times

and Social and Personal, could

not get enough of this creation

of five room set interiors.

Five people were chosen to

create the bedsit, hotel lobby,

home office, the bedroom and

bathroom, none of whom were

interior designers. The five were

Shay Healy, the composer and

broadcaster, who was asked to

decorate a bedroom. Robert

O'Byrne, columnist, who was

assigned to design a bathroom,

the architect Alfred Cochrane

designed a hotel lobby, with

Rachael Chidlow creating a

"An experience not to be missed" is how one visitordescribed the recent "Interiors" exhibition at the CraftsCouncil of Ireland Gallery in Dublin. Others found it"super, excellent, interesting", and demanded moresuch "out of this world" exhibitions. Some 7,000 peoplevisited the exhibition and sales were brisk in these"rooms without a view" as they were described by"Social and Personal" magazine.

bedsit and the third architect

Sean O'Laoire a home office.

The project involved a huge

amount of preparation includ-

ing building an interior structur-

al shell within the gallery on

which to build the rooms. All

involved worked around the

clock right up until the last

minute when the show opened.

This resulted in an exhibition for

which the co-ordinator Anya

von Gosseln deserves great

praise. Without her it would not

have been possible.

This achievement stimulated the

imagination of all those who

attended the exhibitions. It

focused makers on the

environments in which their work

is housed. It also focused clients

on the fact that craft objects are

The Home Office - designed by Sean O'Laoire.

Cabinet by Gerry A\organ,

Chair Simon O 'Driscoll

as accessible (both aesthetically

and in price) as their factory

manufactured equivalents, and

that they can be commissioned

or purchased just as easily. Any

maker or client interested in

further information about

commissioning should contact

Siobhan McDonald at the

Dublin gallery.

OPEN DAY AT THEBUSINESS/DESIGN

SKILLS COURSE,CRESCENT WORKSHOP,

CASTLE YARD,KILKENNY.

For the last ten years the

Crafts Council of Ireland has

been running the Business/

Design Skills Course at the

Crescent Workshop. The

course imparts business skills

and aids people to develop

and perfect their craft design

and production skills.

The Crafts Council is running

an open day at the Crescent

on Saturday 27th November

(10 a.m. - 6 p.m.). This is

open to graduates of craft dis-

ciplines and all those who have

served an apprenticeship. For

further information and to book

your place on the open day

contact Nuala McGrath or

Emer Ferran, Business/Design

Skills Course Supervisor,

Crescent Workshop, Castle

Yard, Kilkenny.

CRAFTS COUNCIL

1992 AGM

The 16th Annual General

Meeting of the Crafts Council

of Ireland was held at the

Dublin office on 9th

September, 1993. This

meeting was preceded by a

presentation by Patricia Quinn

on the development of Temple

Bar and the proposed craft

centre. The chairman outlined

the year's activities and

particularly the excellent

Showcase results which were

back to the high levels of

1990. In addition to a vibrant

gallery programme the Crafts

Council's training

programmes have continued

with the Pottery Skills Course in

Thomastown continuing for a

3rd year. He also remarked on

the Business/Design Skills

Course's continuing success

with the 90 craft businesses

being set up by graduates of

the Business/Design Skills

Course being testimony to the

success of the programme.

Thanks were extended to the

Council's funding bodies who

make the activities possible

such as the IDA and the EC for

the training under ESF, SERtec

and LEDU. An Bord Trachtala

was also thanked for its close

links with the Crafts Council

particularly in relation to

Showcase Dublin. Kevin

O'Dwyer and Mel Bradley

(vice chair), both of whom

retired recently, were thanked

for all their commitment,

service and advice to the

Crafts Council whilst on the

Board of Management.

CRAFTS COUNCILANNOUNCEMENTS

The Crafts Council of Ireland

will hold a one-day Workshop

on stand presentation of

Textiles on Tuesday 30th

November at the R.D.S..

Participation at the Workshop

will be limited to twenty five

and will be on a first come,

first served basis.

For further details contact

Sean O'Farrell at the Crafts

Council, Dublin

CRAFTS COUNCIL

EXHIBITIONS

"10 Jewellers"

5th November - 27th November.

A project initiated by the

Jewellers and Metalworkers

Guild of Ireland. Also two

supportive exhibitions, one

showing the work of recent

NCAD graduates, the other the

Crafts Council's Jewellery Design

and Production Skills Course.

Crafts Council

Christmas Show

Dublin Gallery - Thursday 2nd

December onwards.

"Contemporary

American Quilts"

25th January - 5th March.

Hosted by the Crafts Council

of Ireland at the RHA

Gallagher Gallery. This

exhibition was originated by

the Crafts Council in London

and is coming to Dublin on

tour - this is its only Irish

venue. Workshops and

lectures by exhibitors Nancy

Crow and Susan Shie with

James Acord.

"Dancing Jewellery"

/ Oth January - end February.

A collaboration between

media jewellery, glass, dance,

music and video.

"La Notte"

An exhibition of the work of

Evelyn Montague quilt maker.

3rd November onwards in

European Modern Art, 5, Clare

Street, Dublin 2.

For further information please

contact Juliet O'Reilly

Tel. 01-6765371.

Mansion House - Christmas

I Oth-I9th December

For further information contact

Louis O'Sullivan

Tel. 01-2859294

The City Hall Crafts Fair,

Cork - / 9th-21st December inclusive.

For further information contact

Louis O'Sullivan

Tel. 01-2859294

The Christmas Show -

Craftworks Gallery, Belfast.

4th November-24th

December, 1993.

XIV INTERNATIONAL

BIENNAL OF CERAMIC ARTS,

I JULY to 3 1 st OCTOBER 1994

Since 1968 the town of

Vallauris has held this

competition to develop artistic

creativity in the field of

ceramics. All types of tech-

niques are allowed other than

non-fired or synthetic enamel

pieces. Any artist/craftsperson

or manufacturer presenting

entirely original works in their

first exclusive showing may

enter the contest. Four

categories are proposed:

architectural pieces, thrown

pots, enamel, creativity.

Contact: Biennal Committee,

Hotel de Ville, 06200 Vallauris,

France. Deadline for entries:

10 January, 1994.

APPLICATIONS FOR

WORK PERIODS

at the European Ceramics

Work Centre (EKWC) for a

three month work period. The

aim of the EKWC is to

develop the exploration of

ceramics as fine art and

applied art by providing a

work place in a professional

environment, with financial

support and accommodation

open to artists who have been

working for at least two years,

with access to 12 spaces

studios. Available from sum-

mer 1994 onwards, deadline

for applications is 15th

January, 1994. For further

information please contact

Yvette Lardinois,

Zuid-Willemsvaart 215,

5211 SG's - Hertogenbosch,

The Netherlands.

Tel.+31 073-124500

Fax+31 073-124568

DESIGN WORKSHOPS -

AUTUMN PROGRAMME

1993

For further information please

contact P.O. Box 3108,

Butterfield House,

Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Tel. 01-946435

Fax. 01-936407.

The programme includes

Marbling and Graining,

Interior Design and Decoration

week plus a Fine Arts week.

SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT

New retail outlet in prime

Dublin location; specialising in

high quality interior acces-

sories and giftware, invites

submissions from innovative,

quality concious craftspeople

specialising in the following

areas:-

Functional ceramics;

decorative/architectural

ceramics, ironcraft/metalwork,

glasswork/stained glass,

textile printing, lighting,

enamelling, wallhangings.

Please contact Eoin Kennedy,

C/o Sean O'Farrell, Crafts

Council of Ireland, Powerscourt

Townhouse Centre, South

William Street, Dublin 2.

FLETCHER CHALLENGE

CERAMICS AWARD

Entries are invited for this

international exhibition and

competition. Entry is by slide

(up to three of one work) or

one group to be shown as one

work. Slide material to be

received by 1 st December,

1993. Selected works by early

May, 1994.

For further details contact

Moyra Elliott,

Award Administrator,

Fletcher Challenge

Ceramics Award

P.O. Box 33

1425,

Takapuna,

New Zealand.

Tel. 649630 8581/

649445 8831.

FOR SALE

4 shaft 6 pedal counter-bal-

ance Douglas Andrews floor

loom. Weaving width 41

inches - complete with acces-

sories. Also a warping mill

and (for separate sale) a

Canadian "Cottage Spinner".

Contact Patricia Cooney at

01-2896842.

FOR SALE

Electric Kiln 6.5 cubic feet

with limitronic controller,

shimpo wheel and workshop

materials.

Contact: M. Carroll,

Knockeragh, Killarney,

Co. Kerry.

The ManagementCommittee 1993

Chair Dr. John McGuire

Mr. Michael Feeney

Ms. Suzanne May

Mr. Michael McCrory

Mr. Rudolf Heltzel

Dr. David Shaw-Smith

Ms. Breda Haugh

Ms. Angela Forte

Ms. Eveline Greif

Mr. Brendan Flood

Ms. Hilary Pratt

Ms. Maureen Cairnduff

Ms. Kaethe Burt-O'Dea

Crafts Council Staff

Dublin

Chief Executive

Craft Development Officer

Administrative Officer

Administrative Assistant

Gallery Administrator

Exhibitions Assistant

Shop Assistant

Christine Ross

Sean O'Farrell

Margaret Jones

Clare Brennan

Margaret McAnallen

Greg McAteer

Siobhan Me Donald

The Crescent Workshop

Training and Education Officer

Supervisor/Information Officer

Administrative Assistant

Leslie Reed

Emer Ferran

Nuala McGrath

Thomastown Pottery Skills Course

Trainer Gus Mabelson

Jewellery Design and Production Skills Course

Trainer Jane Huston

The Crafts Councilof Ireland

Dublin

Powerscourt Townhouse Centre

South William Street,

Dublin 2

Tel. 0 1 6 7 9 7368

Fax. 01 679 919

Kilkenny

The Crescent Workshop,

Castle Yard

Kilkenny

Tel. 056 61804 or 62734Fax. 056 63754

Designed in the Crescent Workshop

by Daragh 6 Toole

All information is published in good faith but without research, so please check carefully before committing yourself to work or financial outlay

Please forward all further information to Emer Ferran

The copy date for the next issue is 3rd December and the print date is 10th December 1993