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“Dolly Mix” exhibition at the MadArt Gallery, Dublin

May 25th, 2010 § 0

Emma Bourke, Fiona Byrne and Sarah Gavigan will be taking part in a group exhibition titled “Dolly Mix” at the Mad Art Gallery, Dublin. The exhibition showcases the work of nine emerging female artists and designers in 2D and sculptural works. According to Emma Bourke curator and exhibitor, “the collection of works in glass, ceramic, metal and fine art is tactile, diverse and demanding in responses from the viewer. Dolly Mix highlights the technical skill and the individual conceptual response from each artist to her craft based medium, resulting in a successful composition of Irish contemporary art and craft.”

The exhibition runs from the 10^th- 19^th June at the MadArt Gallery, 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

Upcoming Exhibitions

May 18th, 2010 § 0

Emma Bourke (Glass Designer) is currently taking part in a summer group exhibition called “Sculpture in the Gardens” at the Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere, Cork. She is also taking part in another group exhibition at the Mad Art Gallery opening 10^th June.

Sinéad Glynn is one of the artists in the “Art of Clay” exhibition currently running at the Gallery Zozimus, Dublin.

Cherith Brown (Fine Art) is currently studying a Masters in Fine Art and her end of year show takes place from the 31^st May – 5^th June, The Station, Belfast.

Future Makers Winners Announced

May 11th, 2010 § 0

The winners of the Future Makers grants and awards scheme were announced last Thursday 6th May. We would like to congratulate two members of RiseCreatives Sabrina Meyns (Jewellery Design) and Sinéad Glynn (Ceramic Artists-Designer) on their success.

Opportunities from Craft Northern Ireland

April 19th, 2010 § 0

Craft Northern Ireland got in contact with us to let us know about two opportunities available to designer-makers this summer. Firstly, Garden Show Ireland takes place from the 21-23 May in Hillsborough Castle. The show attracts over 25,000 visitors each year. Craft NI is currently investigating the possibility of arranging a marquee at the event where 8 selected makers would exhibit sell and possibly demonstrate their work over the two and half days. Currently, the total cost per maker is £250+VAT. However depending on levels of uptake, Craft NI may be able to offer a subsidised rate to selected makers.

Expression of interests must be received by 4pm on Friday, 23 April 2010 by emailing info@craftni.org with “Garden Festival” in the subject line.

The second opportunity is for designer-makers living and working in Northern Ireland who wish to take part in two selected trade/craft fairs in the UK. Craft Northern Ireland are coordinating a group presence at the 100% Design, Earls Court, London 23-26 September 2010 (www.100percentdesign.co.uk) and the Great Northern Craft Fair, Springfields, Manchester 21-24 October 2010 (www.greatnorthernevents.co.uk). If you are a maker wishing to expand your business by reaching buyers, curators, interior designers, journalist and collectors you should email tradeshows@craftni.org for an application form and further information. All forms must be submitted by 4 May 2010.

The Picture Works Art Competition

April 9th, 2010 § 1

The Picture Works is hosting its 2nd annual art competition. The competition is free to enter, and everybody may submit one entry. However, if you have ever had work printed with The Picture Works then you can submit up to 3 entries.

First prize is €1,000 as well as €25,000 worth of advertising media, comprising of a nationwide City Card campaign (30,000 postcards with the winning image on the front and the winner’s details on the reverse) and an i-site A1 poster campaign.

The winner of the second prize will be voted for by the public. A shortlist of 15 people will be selected by the jury and the public will be able to vote online for one week. Second prize, valued at €19,000 will be a nationwide City Card campaign and an i-site campaign.

There will also be Thames and Hudson prizes for selected entries.

More details can be found at The Picture Works.
Closing date is 5th May 2010

Aisling Wallace talks about her jewellery pieces

March 24th, 2010 § 0

When Aisling joined RiseCreatives towards the end of last year we were instantly attracted to the quality of the materials she used to create each piece. In a recent Q&A session with Aisling I asked her about the materials she uses.

“All my silver pieces are completely handmade. The materials used are predominately sheet silver, silver wire and recycled 9ct gold. The cabochon stones used for my ring settings are ethically sourced and are fair trade. I source the beads which include agate, quartz, amethyst among others from all over the world and I use heavy nylon coated stainless steel wire made from at least 49 stainless steel strands for my beaded necklaces. All the clasps and feature beads/pendants are.925 sterling silver and some of the clasps I hand make.”

Aisling’s jewellery is currently available at RiseCreatives.ie, Mira Mira in Sandymount Dublin 4 and Nell Jewellery Castlebar. She also takes commissions, and clients are welcome to visit her studio in Dublin.

Image: Handmade sterling sterling silver pendant with coral double strand necklace.

Sabrina Meyns – From Pulp …

March 16th, 2010 § 0

Sabrina Meyns is one of 7 artists who have been invited to exhibit in Makers Guild in Wales exhibition, “From Pulp …”. The seven artists are Sabrina Meyns, Carol Farrow, Shellie Holden, Sasha Kingston, Hannah Lobley, Gill Willson and Sarah Kelly. Each artist has selected unique methods of working with paper in some form. Sabrina uses handmade paper, seeds and fine silver to create delicate jewellery pieces. She says that, “this choice of media best translates my fascination with translucency, fragility and the ephemeral beauty that exists in nature. Light activates the work; illuminating the finest of details inherent in the materials and those which have been purposely trapped and worked into them.”

The exhibition runs from the 15th of May until the 4th of July at the Craft in the Bay Gallery, Cardiff.

Sabrina was also recently selected by the CCoI for the Irish Craft Portfolio exhibition which runs from the 26th March to the 22nd May.

One Year On – New Designers London

March 4th, 2010 § 0

One Year On is an event which has been running for the past 11 years as part of the New Designers exhibition in London. Each year up to 50 designer makers who are either within one year of graduating or one year in business are selected to take part in this event and showcase their work to potential buyers, employers and industry professionals.

Vivienne Martin a textiles designer from Galway as been selected as one of the participants. According to Vivienne “she sees this as a great opportunity and was delighted to have been picked”. Everyone here at RiseCreatives wishes you the best of luck!

Are you the next Solo Show Legend?

February 25th, 2010 § 0

This has been in our Opportunities Section in the Members Area for awhile. Deadline is March 1st so we thought we would share with the rest of the visitors to our blog.

The Solo Show starts 2010 with a newly formed Residency Program dedicated to supporting & inspiring emerging artists. They are on the hunt for the next generation of great artists from around the world.

Are you the next Solo Show Legend?

The 2010 Winter Solo Show is a juried international art competition for dynamic, inventive and provocative work of all mediums: sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video and more!

The Selected Artist will receive:

$5,000 cash grant
Solo exhibition in 3rd Ward’s gallery, complete with a massive opening reception
Optional 3-month residency at 3rd Ward including private live/work studio & full facility access (photo studios, wood & metal shop, media lab, classes)
Airfare & shipping to and from 3rd Ward for non-NYC residents
2-page spread in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine
NYC exposure – postcards, fliers, press!

PLUS! The top 25 artists will be featured in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine and website.

Judging panel includes:

Carol Lee, Arts Editor at Paper Magazine, Dan Deacon, Sound Artist & Electro-acoustic Wizard, Rostarr, NYC Artist and Paolo Salvagione, Lead Design Engineer, The Long Now Foundation, all join the judging panel for this selection.

So, submit your best work now!

For more information visit www.3rdward.com/opencall/adl4

Last Day to Submit March 1, 2010, 11:59 p, EST.

Kerry Fashion Designer Awards & Kerry Fashion Week

February 23rd, 2010 § 0

Kerry Fashion Weekend (KFW) is on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of April, 2010. It is produced by Upfront PR, Event & Model Management with Image Magazine as the official media partner and top Kerry hotels Aghadoe Heights Killarney & Ross Boutique Hotel as official venues.

The Kerry Fashion Designer Awards is part of the KFW and the deadline for entry is approaching. Last year’s winners included Matt Doody and Delphine Grandjouan. For an application form visit www.kerryfashion.eu.

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