Tag: Pearse Museum

Event: Textiles in Prison Tour with Collections Curator Brian Crowley

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Brian Crowley speaking at the Pearse Museum at St Enda’s Park.

Did you know that textiles were used as a gesture of rebellion in prison at the beginning of the 20th century?


Can you guess what craft was considered an upper-class occupation and which was a working-class necessity?

The tour will be led by Brian Crowley, the curator of the Pearse Museum at St. Enda’s in Rathfarnham and Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin.

Originally from Naas, Co. Kildare, he studied English and History at Trinity College and then completed a Masters in Museology at the University of East Anglia. He has been working at the Pearse Museum since 2001. He is also a director of the Irish Museum’s Association and has served as editor of its journal, ‘Museums Ireland’.

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Date: the 1st of December, 2023.

Meeting Point: 10:45 AM at Kilmainham Gaol.

The tour will be one hour long.

For more information, visit the Textile Journey website – https://textilejourney.ie/textiles-in-prison/

Exhibition: ‘Slow Time with a Butterfly’ – Contemporary Tapestry Artists of Ireland

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‘Slow Time with a Butterfly’ refers to the slow, detailed practice of tapestry weaving. The technique uses “butterflies” or bobbins of coloured yarns woven through a cotton or linen warp to create the image of the artist’s design.

Contemporary Tapestry Artists Ireland (CTA) is a group of professional tapestry weavers working in studios all over the country who come together to collaborate and exhibit their work to give a platform to handwoven fine art tapestry and raise the profile of this textile medium. By its nature, a solitary occupation, CTA Ireland gives its members an opportunity to connect, network and collaborate. Woven tapestry and the influence of this textile medium informs each of their work, be it in fibre, paper or collage.

There is a video from 2022 which features the work and brief interviews with some of the CTA’s members – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9oWMgvWgIE

The exhibition is at the Pearse Museum in beautiful St Enda’s Park, Dublin 16, and runs until the 5th of November.

For more information, visit the Museum’s page – https://www.pearsemuseum.ie/exhibitions-2/

A couple of upcoming Exhibitions

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Felted Stained Glass Exhibition Programme @ Pearse Museum

Felt Stained Glass International Fibre Art Exhibition,

With community installation of pieces from all over the world by artists of all ages,

Curated by Dr. Niki Collier and Brian Crowley,

on Saturday 23 April at 3pm

at Pearse Museum, Grange Road, Dublin 16, D16 Y7Y5

The exhibition will be officially opened by  Liz Nilsson, one of the 50 Irish Craft Heroes.

The exhibition runs 14th April – 26th June

RSVP pearsemuseum@opw.ie

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EMERGENCE at Walters in Dun Laoghaire

We invite you to celebrate EMERGENCE – ArtNetdlr Exhibition Launch this Thursday 14 April, with ArtNetdlr friends & artists, and all creative community of Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown, and a JAZZ Quintet. Emergence, a group exhibition curated by invited artists Jay Murphy and Louise Neiland, featuring the work of over seventy artists from dlr is now on view at Walters. You can also explore and buy artwork online.

Members Annika Berglund and Niki Collier included in exhibition.

Upcoming events that may be of interest:

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Talk: Launch ships and burn towers: Beatrice Elvery and Patrick Pearse

Upcoming Needle felting landscape courses at The Muddle

Talk: Launch ships and burn towers: Beatrice Elvery and Patrick Pearse

 It explores the fascinating relationship between Patrick Pearse and the artist Beatrice Elvery. 
Several of Elvery’s paintings hung in Pearse’s school, Scoil Éanna and she also illustrated Pearse’s book, ‘Íosagán agus Scealta Éile’. The talk will also look more generally at the central role which art played in Pearse’s innovative and experimental school. 
Hopefully these stories will inspire you and be just what you need to get your creative juices flowing and help you beat the January blues. The talk will also look at aspects of the history of early 20th century Irish stained glass and will help you in finalising your ideas towards submission for Keep Well Felt with Us Felt Stained Glass Exhibition scheduled for launch in Pearse Museum in April. The Pearse Museum and St. Enda’s Park are managed and run by the OPW.

This event can be booked on Eventbrite:
Launch ships and burn towers: Beatrice Elvery and Patrick Pearse Tickets, Thu 13 Jan 2022 at 19:00 | Eventbrite

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Niki Collier at herself@nikicollier.com

The Muddle; needle felting classes

The Muddle in Bray has added some 2022 Needlefelting Landscape classes onto the web for booking.

One is an online needlefelting class, two hours, two week on zoom on a Wednesday evening. 

https://www.themuddle.ie/product-page/needlefelting-pictures-online-weds-2nd-and-9th-feb7-30pm-9-30pm

The other is Needlefelting landscapes in  person in The Muddle Sat Feb 26th

https://www.themuddle.ie/product-page/needlefelting-a-landscape-with-sharon-wells-sat-26th-11am-2pm

For the online class you will need a basic kit which you can order on the website or collect from the shop. The kit is provided for the inhouse class. Here are the two links. 

The muddle is also planning classes this year in natural wool fibre preparation, wool washing, dyeing, carding and spinning.

They are also starting Kids after schools classes and adult weekly mixed craft sessions. Also on the website. The classes will differ each week depending on the tutor. Like a plethora of art and craft, tasters sessions etc.