Interlace Exhibition

INTERLACE EXHIBITION
BEAUTIFUL CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS OF IRISH LACE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR INTERLACE EXHIBITION

The concept of the show developed and curated by the National Craft Gallery is to explore how traditional material culture creates a resonant source for contemporary practice.

National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny: 28th March – 7th May, 2014
Opening Event: Friday 28th March, 2014
www.nationalcraftgallery.ie

 "More than a luxury, lace was once central to Irish life, and even to survival. These makers look at lace’s almost magical properties."– Gemma Tipton, Interlace Exhibition Catalogue

Interlace takes the history of lace as a starting point and creates a unique exhibition of work by 8 very different women, focusing on their contemporary interpretations of lace.

The concept of the show developed and curated by the National Craft Gallery is to explore how traditional material culture creates a resonant source for contemporary practice. This is one of a series of exhibitions to take traditional or vernacular practice as a starting point.

Each of the 8 participating artists tells her own individual story through her work and this exhibition offers an insight into how they have been influenced and inspired by our lace heritage to make everything from ravens to a wedding dress, from glass etchings to a celebration of the lace industry in Youghal, Co. Cork.

The 8 women involved in the exhibition are Caroline Schofield, Cathryn Hogg, Helen McAllister, Natalie B Coleman, Patty Murphy, Roisin De Buitlear, Anita Elliot and Saidhbhain Gibson.



Contemporary Lace - Traditional Techniques & Innovation Fri 25th
April, 10.30am

€20full day / €10 half day
As part of the Interlace education programme National Craft Gallery are delighted to offer a masterclass in contemporary lace and design, aimed at textile artists and lace makers. This Contemporary Lace Masterclass is an exploration of innovation and tradition in lace within the broader context of textiles. The morning session will focus on design thinking, innovation and combined materials with textile and fashion designer Natalie B Coleman. The practical afternoon workshop will focus on traditional lacemaking techniques with a focus on needlepoint, led by Nora Finnegan of the Kenmare Lace and Design Centre. This masterclass is suitable for makers who work with textiles and wish to expand their skill base and explore design thinking from another perspective. Places limited, booking essential.

10.30am - 1.00pm - Design, Innovation & Combining Materials with Natalie Coleman
Natalie Coleman is a fashion designer originally from County Monaghan. She studied fashion at Limerick School of Art & Design and on the MA course at Central St. Martins, London. With a background in strong narratives and quirky romance Natalie creates beautiful, feminine, contemporary, flirtatious looks with special attention to finish, fabric and detail. Coleman’s work features in our current exhibition

INTERLACE.
2.00pm - 5.00pm - Needle Point Techniques with Nora Finnegan
Nora Finnegan is a lace-maker based in Kenmare, Co. Kerry and the owner and manager of Kenmare Lace and Design Centre. Nora is the co author of recently published The Lace Story, Kenmare and  other Irish Laces. Nora will lead an afternoon session of traditional lace making techniques.
Book: events@nationalcraftgallery.ie / 056 7796151

Late Date: Artist talks with Natalie Coleman & Saidhbhín Gibson
Fri
25th April, 6.30pm
Fashion designer Natalie Coleman and artist maker Saidhbhín Gibson will speak about their work and in particular the pieces they contributed to the current exhibition Interlace. Designer Natalie and artist Saidhbhín represent very different approaches to using contemporary lace. Join us from 6.30pm in the gallery for a glass of wine and an informal chat about craft and contemporary lace.

Coptic Textiles Exhibition

 Coptic Textiles

24 January - 19 March 2014

Douglas Hyde Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin 2.

Found in the dry desert areas of Egypt, substantial numbers of Coptic textiles have survived. Most of them are fragments of the woven and embroidered garments in which the Copts buried their dead.

Coptic textiles were made between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. Early examples incorporate Egyptian and classical motifs; later pieces show the influence of Byzantium and, later still, of Islamic art. Woven in wool and linen, they are admired for their bold pictorial designs and saturated colours.


The Douglas Hyde Gallery is located in Trinity College Dublin 2.


Click here for a map to the gallery




Opening hours
Monday - Friday, 11am - 6pm
Thursday, 11am - 7pm
Saturday, 11am - 4:45pm

"I am a Quilter" Exhibition

The IPS Southern Branch are holding an exhibition of work from 6th March 2014 to the 27th March 2014 at the Bishopstown Library in Cork.

The Library is located in the grounds of the Wilton Shopping Centre Cork and parking is easily available.

Members are invited to the Opening on Thursday 6th March 2014 at 6.30pm  

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 10am to 5.30pm. Late opening: Thursdays till 8pm.

IPS Newsletter Issue 125

The Winter 2013 (Issue 125) IPS newsletter has been posted out to members this week.
 

Train the Trainer Course

A Train the trainer course is going to be run by the IPS and the Craft Council. The IPS is looking for expressions of interesting in obtaining a place on a Train the Trainer course that will provide a FETAC Level 6 accredited qualification. This is a key opportunity to join a training programme that teaches the fundamentals of successful training, building upon participant's confidence, skills and ability to deliver effective training sessions. 

There are a limited number of spaces so the IPS would like each branch to encourage at least two people to come forward. 

 

There is a form to fill out also and please don't be put off by this, we do not need complex answers and the question of experience, if you organise your local sewing group or classes with your children, help out with school or your branch that is all experience.

The IPS would like as many people as possible to express and interest and they can then judge if they need to run some more of these courses.

The forms and information will also be going into the newsletter for all members and this will be in the post shortly.

The closing date for the form is February 26th and the start date for the course is March 13^th.

Course will run on March 13, 20, 26 and 27. 

Venue: Ashling Hotel, Dublin  

 Agenda
 At the end of this programme you will be able to
1 Outline the concepts and theories underlying the delivery and evaluation of training interventions 

2 Explore the elements which impact on the effectiveness of a training session to include, the learning environment, the trainer, learning methodologies and the group dynamics of participants 

3 Demonstrate an awareness of a range of issues to include equality,diversity and disability in the context of current legislation with regard to training provision

4 Appraise a range of evaluation models, approaches, tools and techniques used in the evaluation and monitoring of a training and development intervention 

5 Deliver appropriate training content and materials using a range of training aids 

6 Formulate appropriate evaluation tools, techniques and approaches for a training session to determine whether or not training needs were met and objectives fulfilled 

7 Provide constructive feedback to participants in relation to training intervention 

8 Apply a comprehensive range of specialised training delivery and evaluation skills in the delivery of an appropriate training intervention

 9 Devise a training evaluation process to include the identification of key stakeholders, feedback from the trainee, challenges within the process and the conduct or methodology of the evaluation 

10 Select from a range of evaluation tools, techniques and approaches for a training session to determine whether or not training needs were met and objectives fulfilled 

11 Report on a training and development evaluation to include the identification of areas of success and of improvement opportunities.