Waterford Glass Panel Discussion, San Jose Museum of Art

Waterford, Ireland’s Glass heritage; maintaining a living tradition for the future

Two events, June 4 & 7, 2015

 GAS, The Glass Art Society holds an annual conference to bring together an international community of glass enthusiasts and artists from every discipline of glass (blowing, hot casting, kiln work, stained glass, flame working, beadmaking, cold work etc). This year at Interface: Glass, Art, and Technology Day of Glass, at the San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose you can listen to Ireland’s representatives at a panel presentation at 2pm June 4th.

Maintaining a living tradition for the future – Panel Presentation June 4 at 2pm (free event at San Jose Museum of Art)
Join Dublin, Ireland sculptor Róisín de Buitléar, Waterford Glass Cutters Fred Curtis and Karl Hayes and Dublin National College of Art and Design Glass professor Caroline Madden for a fascinating discussion on life at the glass factory in Waterford and explore how glass artists and industry can help toward building a new future for glass making in Ireland.

Glass Art Society Demonstration June 7 at 10am (ticketed event at San Jose State University. NOTE: A one day pass ticket for $170 plus GAS Membership is required to attend – tickets
Róisín de Buitléar, Fred Curtis and Karl Hayes are invited Presenters of the Glass Art Society annual conference, which is meeting in San Jose June 5-7. They will demonstrate glass cutting, live, on Sunday morning June 7 in the San Jose State University Glass Studio from 10:00-11:30 am.

See Glass Art Society website

Join us for a scintillating view of Irish glass and enjoy Irish tea, scones and conversation.

Panel and presentation will begin at 2:00 pm with tea following