Mid-West Branch "Local Landscapes" Exhibition

To coincide with National Quilting Week, the Mid-West Branch are running an exhibition from 2nd - 6th June. The theme of the exhibit is "Local Landscapes".


Venue: Ormston House, Patrick Street, Limerick
Opening hours: Tues - Sat: 12-6pm. Thurs: 12 - 7pm.

Official Opening Tuesday 2nd June at 7pm

Irish Quilter's Showcase

As part of National Quilting Week, there will be an Irish Quilter's Showcase exhibition taking place.

12 Irish quilters have been invited to make pieces based on the theme of "Wild Atlantic Way".

The show will open on the 22nd of May and run till the 14th of June in the Blasket Centre, Dun Chaoin, Dingle, Co.  Kerry.

EQA Movement Exhibition

EQA "Movement" Exhibition will be taking place in Christ Church, United Presbyterian & Methodist (Central Buildings), 51 O'Connell Street, Limerick.

1-14th June 2015

Open daily from 10am to 5.30pm (Closed Sundays)

 

Western Branch Exhibition "Summer Colours"

The IPS Western Branch will be holding a branch exhibition "Summer Colours" from Friday 5th - Thursday 11th of June in the foyer of the Orbsen Building, NUIG, Galway.

The venue is open daily from 9am to 6pm. Admission free

Modern Quilters Ireland 1st Exhibition

Modern Quilters Ireland will be holding their 1st ever exhibition from May 25th - June 26th at St. Patrick's Hospital, Dublin.

The theme of the exhibition is "Happiness".
 
The official launch of the exhibition is on the 4th June at 4pm to coincide with National Quilting Week.

The venue, St Patrick's Hospital, is a 5 minute walk from Heuston Station. It is situated on Steeven’s Lane, between Heuston Station and St. James’s Hospital, with bus and Luas services all within a 5-10 minute walk. There is limited paid parking also available for visitors travelling by car.

South-Eastern Branch Exhibition

The South-Eastern Branch will be holding a patchwork exhibition at:

 Central Library, Lady Lane, Waterford City 

from 

30th March - 16th April.

Library Opening hours
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri - 10:00 - 17.30
Wed: 10:00 - 20:00
Sat: 10:00 - 13:00. 14:00 - 17:30


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New Beginnings Art Exhibition

Western Branch members Ester Kiely and Colette O'Donnell are amongst a group of artists who will holding an art exhibition at Cruthu Studios, Claregalway, Co. Galway. 

The exhibition runs from Sunday 23rd November to Saturday 6th December. 

Athlone Schoolhouse Quilters Exhibition

The Athlone Schoolhouse Quilters are holding a quilt exhibition to mark their 20th Anniversary. 
The exhibition opening will be on Friday 21st Nov. at 7.30pm. Venue: St. Mary's National School, Fair Green, Athlone. 

Venue also open Saturday 22nd Nov. 11-5pm.  Sunday 23rd Nov. 11-4pm. 


All welcome - admission free.

River of Dreams Exhibition

The Limerick Quilt Centre are delighted to announce that their 9th Annual River of Dreams Quilt Exhibition will be held in the Franciscan Church, Limerick on the 9th June 2014.

All quilt entries are welcome.

If you are interested in entering your quilt in the exhibition please note that the following requirements apply:

* €10.00 entry fee
* Completed entry form
* 4" hanging sleeve must be attached to each quilt
* Identifying label on each quilt

The closing date for all quilt entries is 20th May 2014 as they produce a catalogue of all entered quilts. Quilts are to be sent to Limerick Quilt Centre, Park Road, Limerick.

Contact the Limerick Quilt Centre for an entry form.

Joke Buursma Upcoming Exhibitions

IPS member, Joke Buursma, is holding two solo exhibitions in the coming few months. The details are as follows:

The first solo art quilt exhibition will be at the Old Market House Art Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

The title of this exhibition is: A Sense of Place.

The opening will be on Saturday 3rd May at 2.30 pm, and the exhibition will run until Saturday 31 May.

Address: Lr Main Street, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford.

Phone: 058 48944 ; website : Waterford Arts Centre

The second solo exhibition will be at The Blue Egg Gallery in Wexford. There is no title yet for this one.

The opening will be on Saturday 19th July at 3 pm, and the exhibition will run until Saturday 23rd August.

This second exhibition will be partly different from the one in Dungarvan.

Address: 22A John's Street, Wexford

Phone: 053 0145862 ; Blue Egg Gallery Facebook Page

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.

"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.

Four Winds Textile Group Exhibition

The Four Winds Textile Group are hosting an exhibition of new work in Bishopstown Library (Wilton Shopping Centre) Cork.

Dates: September 5-28th 2013

Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5.30pm.
Thursday late opening: 10am - 8pm

The Four Winds Textile Group members are: Catherine Duggan, Anne Moloney, Joanna Harrington, Evelyn Montague, Mary Hynes and Kitty Whelan.

The exhibition will be opened on Thursday 5th September at 6.30pm by Carmel Creaner (Textile Artist).

Hands Across the Border Exhibition Opening

Textile Du Monde Exhibition France

For anyone that might be on holiday in France during the next month or so, there is a Textiles Du Monde exhibition taking place.

Dates are 5th April to 26th May 2013

Venue: Val d'Argent, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Franche

Enniscorthy Patchwork Exhibition

South-Eastern Branch Patchwork Exhibition (change to previously announced dates!)


In the recent IPS newsletter it was printed that the below exhibition is starting July 30th. It is not!

The exhibition is taking from 1st July - 8th July in St. Aidan’s cathedral in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Thanks to collective efforts, there will be 90+ quilts representing of the SouthEast quilters at this celebration of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, gifted designer of the 19th Century and St. Aidan’s cathedral, the largest church Pugin built in Ireland.

River of Dreams Exhibition

After a successful opening night at Limerick City Hall  on Friday 1stJune, the 7th Annual River of Dreams Exhibition will run from 9.30amto 5.30pm daily and will finish at 5.30pm on Sunday 10th June 2012.

Tickets are being sold everyday for a raffle for this quilt:

Quilt Art at 25 - Change to Exhibition Dates and Venue

Quilt Art at 25 Exhibition

In a change to the previously announced dates and venue, the Quilt Art at 25 Exhibition will now be taking place from:

Thursday 18th October - Friday 16th November 2012

Off Site at Raggle Taggle Gallery, Sarsfield Street, Limerick

Irene MacWilliam Exhibition Opening 16th Feb Tower Museum Derry.

Events of the Year Quilts and Testimonies of Survival Exhibition 

at the Tower Museum, Derry, Northern Ireland,
on Thursday 16th February at 12.30 pm.

An exhibition of year quilts by Irene MacWilliam spanning over the last 25 + years.

There will also be a panel of Chilean arpilleras made by women in the late 1970s.

Textile specialist Anne Montgomery will speak at the opening about Irene’s prolific and versatile work.

Guest Curator: Roberta Bacic
Light refreshments will be served.
The exhibition will be open from Thursday 16th February until Saturday 24th March 2012

RSVP:
Email: tower.reception@derrycity.gov.uk
Tel: 028 7137 2411

Irish Guild of Embroiderers

The Irish Guild of Embroiderers invite you to their exhibition "Off the Wall" (an exhibition of textile work).

The exhibition will be taking place in the Pearse Museum, St. Enda's Park, Dublin 14. (Tel. 01-493-4208) 

The exhibition runs from Saturday 3rd September till 30th September, 10am - 5pm.

At 10.30am Saturday 3rd September, Sue Rangeley will be giving a lecture. After the lecture, Sue will be officially opening the exhibition