Irish Woodturners Guild

An international roster of forty invited studio artists takes woodturning from its traditional roots in bowls, vessels and boxes into new territory.
This exhibit, the sixth in othe AAW's  very popular Professional Outreach Program invitational series, challenges turners to think beyond one of woodturnings most basic forms: the vessel. What is containment? What is beyond containment?
Catalogs from previous exhibits: Roots, The Teapot, The Spindle, The Sphere and Japanese Bowls can be viewed on the Past Exhibits page.
VIEW FULL CATALOG HERE

BLOOMS DEMONSTRATORS REQUIRED.

Irish Wood Turners Guild has the pleasure of demonstrating our wonderful craft again this year with C.C.O.I at Bloom in the park. If you feel you could assist us over the June bank holiday weekend May 31st to June 4th then we want to hear from you.

What we need.
We need people to promote the I.W.G and the craft of wood turning in Ireland. So if you can demonstrate, or talk about wood turning and the great benefits it can bring we want you. Demonstration’s will be small items like spinning tops, mushrooms, dibber’s, simple little bowls etc. No selling is involved at this event, we are selling the idea of wood turning and encouraging people to maybe take it up as a hobby etc. All the work we do is voluntary but we can promise you good fun.

CONTACT
If you fancy giving a hand then contact me as soon as you can so I can roster you in. We supply the lathe and the stand and then we need 4 people per day to demonstrate, promote, and look after the stand. Demonstrators will need to bring their own tools.

Joe Laird

0872698027
joelaird@irishwoodturnersguild.com

The entry deadline for the RDS National Crafts Competition is fast approaching …..

The RDS National Crafts Competition is one of the largest crafts competitions in Europe that brings together an international panel of judges to Ireland to adjudicate a 20 category competition. It has a prize fund in excess of €27,000 and is open to all craft workers and designers in Ireland. It is also open to Irish craft workers based abroad.

The closing date for entries is Tuesday, May 8 at 5.00pm

Full details and online application form are available at www.rds.ie/crafts

Any issues with applying online please contact Veronica Reid on 01 240 7297 or Sarah Ross on 01 240 7255 or email arts@rds.ie