21 June, Engaging with Glass Symposium 10am – 4pm

Engaging with Glass selected exhibition and one day symposium (21 June), Engaging with Glass forms part of a series of events that mark Ireland hosting the World Crafts Council – Europe, General Assembly and the Crafts Council of Ireland designation of Year of Craft 2011. The two events will present Irish artists, craftspeople, designers, architects and historians engaged with the medium of glass from Ireland and abroad. The exhibition selectors are Dr. Audrey Whitty, Curator of Ceramics, Glass and Asian collections at the National Museum of Ireland and Tina Oldnow Curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, USA.

The one day symposium presents a number of key international speakers including Dr. Brian Kennedy (US) and Susanne Joker Johnsen (Denmark)

In partnership with The Glass Society of Ireland, Meath County Council Arts Office and the Crafts Council of Ireland.