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Eily O’Connell will be representing Ireland at the European Prize for Applied Arts in November in the Anciens Abattoirs in Belgium. She was selected from hundreds of applicants from all over Europe and all craft diciplines to participate in this prestigious event that is hosted by the World Crafts Council, Europe in Belgium.

Eily is also exhibiting in the The Bluecoat Display centre, Liverpool and in “Dazzle”, a London craft fair held in the Royal Theatre where she is showing as a Special Exhibitor.

In Ireland, she is showing in the National Craft Gallery in Kilkenny as part of their “Generation” exhibition and in the RDS travelling exhibition where she won first prize for precious jewellery in their competition in July. On December 14th her ring “Dahlia’s Cage” will be auctioned at Pierres Berge’s renowned auction house in the Salle des Beaux Arts in Brussels.

Mark Doherty is currently exhibiting at Filmbase Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. The exhibition entitled “Urban Stories” will run until the 4th December. Opening times are as follows Mon to Fri: 9:30am – 5:30pm, Sat and Sun: 11:30am – 5.30pm.

Eily O’Connell and Sabrina Meyns along with the other members of the Workhouse Studio will be exhibiting at the Tramore Coastguard Station from the 17th November – 20th December.

Vivienne Martin is taking part in the ‘Generation’ exhibition at the Kilkenny Craft Gallery from the 31st – 10th January. She will also be taking part in the Contemporary Textile Arts Fair, London in March of 2010.

Article on Eily O'Connell

ANTLER is an online magazine which focuses on composing a collection of beautiful, inspiring ideas and designs from all aspects of life. The body of the magazine is fashion, but is much more than that. The creators look for ways to inspire through not only fashion, but art, design, literature, and culture. They strive to compile a new collection each month that meets this criteria. ANTLER is  published online which makes the magazine accessible to readers from all corners of the globe.
Eily O’Connell is profiled in the latest issue, where she talks about herself, her work and what inspires her. You can view the article on the ANTLER website.

Michael Dolan graduated this year from the Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD) with a BA in Fine Art. His current portfolio of work takes its inspiration from the world of films – cowboys in particular. Michael exhibited in the Hunt Museum in Limerick as part of the Hunt Museum/LSAD exhibition and he also received the Revenue Commission Award for 2009. We are not surprised – his paintings are fantastic.

Lesley Kelly graduated with a Bachelor in Craft Design specialising in ceramics in 2009 from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. She decided to continue her education and is now studying for her MA in Design.  In her current portfolio of work she has a number of abstract forms that “represent her personal and direct response to the positive and negative elements that we are exposed to on a daily basis.”  She has taken part in a number of exhibitions both in Ireland and England including an exhibition in the Zozimus Gallery in Dublin. We look forward to seeing her new body of work when she completes her Masters in 2010.