I would like thank my muse Mary Heffernan (Head of National Monuments Ireland, OPW), who supported my vision for this installation which was commissioned by OPW to celebrate Winter Solstice at New Grange 2024. She worked tirelessly with us and Joanne Clarke (Visitor Experience Manager, Newgrange, OPW) to create this piece. This is the first […]
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Crosscurrents is an exhibition of new collaborative artworks by artists from ArtNetdlr curated by Claire Halpin (Artist & Curator). The artists from ArtNetDlr were invited to express their interest in working collaboratively with another artist (or artists) from different discipline(s). Each group worked together for over a year developing a collaborative proposal that responded to
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Help the Climate Crisis! Join our Yarn Bombing. Make art in Textile. Help Textile Reclaim it’s place as a creation of wonder. And let’s build an installation to be reckoned with! All textile lovers are invited! Make a triangle 20 x 20 x 20 cm. Any textile medium – felting, knitting, crochet, embroidery, stitching, creative
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Cruinníu na nÓg 2023 @ Richmond Barracks, St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, Dublin, D08 YY05 This is a celebration of 6 months engagement with the Bulgarian Community exploring bird lore and craft. The boys and girls tried basketmaking, weaving, macrame, knitting and heard fairytales, songs and stories about Irish and Bulgarian Craft, birds and community. Got the chance
Niki Collier and Olga Melnikova met at an IMMA event in support of Ukraine in April 2022. We clicked straight away and chatted long after the gathering finished. We went onto meeting each other on several social occasions at each other’s houses and at events. We chatted a bit about Olga’s travel from Kiev to
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Visual artist Niki Collier in collaboration with award winning photographer Barry Cronin and dancers Vitor Bassi, Yves Lorrhan and Favour Odusola present an installation of large wings and live performance at the red pins on the docklands. A combination of installation, performance and live streaming of work made as part of Collier’s exploration of Symbols
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An International Exhibition presenting Dr Niki Collier’s Felt Stained Glass technique through the artworks of 20 of the most interesting contemporary fibre artists was funded by Culture Ireland to travel to Vienna this autumn. “The most successful show in a decade” as described by the Pearse Museum staff, is invited to travel to Gallery Kabllo,
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The felt stained glass technique is founded on the contrasting forces in nature: from chaos to structure and from destruction to mending. The world is broken and chaos shadows all aspects of our lives. As humanity we are not new to this, but as a generation, we needed re-assurance that it will pass and that
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An international exhibition of felt stained glass held at the Pearse Museum that runs from the 14th April until the 24th June. It includes the work of over 30 artists from Ireland, UK, France, Germany, Japan and the US. Some of the most influential artists across the globe are part of it. The call out
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We invite artists to submit work for a felt stained glass exhibition at the Pearse Museum in Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland.The exhibition will run from the 21st April to the 26th June, 2022.It is open to artists from around the world.The submission deadline is 10th April, 2022.Register your interest here. This event is possible with the generous support of the OPW.Pearse Museum and St Enda’s Park are
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