CCI-Stoppress-1997-3-July

Exh i b i do n s / Com peti do ns EBS Crafts Competition This annual competition is open to all craft­ workers and designers in Ireland including stu­ dents and apprentices. All work submitted must be original designs, executed by a craftworker in Ireland or by an Irish craftworker living abroad.

July '97

For further information and application forms contact Sinead O Duinnin, Arts Development Executive, RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Tel. 01-6680866 Fax. 01-6604014

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Reminder - Summer New Product Exhibition You received a mail-out from us at the begin­ ning of May about the forthcoming New Product Exhibition. Please contact us about your new work if you have not already done so.

Rhoda MacManus, Exhibitions Manager, Crafts Council of Ireland, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William Street, Dublin 2.

Public Art Programme Wexford County Council wishes to establish a panel of artists and craftworkers from all arts disciplines for capital projects in the County in the following areas: housing, sanitary services, roads, urban and village renewal etc. Artists and craftworkers from this panel will be select­ ed to work on small to medium scale arts pro­ jects. This panel will be reviewed on an annu­ al basis.

Pleae send representative slides and/or pho­ tographs of work along with curriculum vitae to the Arts Office, Wexford County Council, Spawell Road, Wexford. For further informa­ tion contact the Arts Office at 053-42211 Ext. 285/369

Ceramitec '97 Munich 14th-18th October 1997.

Ceramitec '97 is the largest and most impor­ tant international trade fair for the entire ceramics industry. This unique event takes place every three years, when everyone who is anyone in the ceramics business comes to Munich. On a floor space of over 50,000 square metres, some 600 exhibitors present a full range of products and services from the fields of raw materials and additives, finishing, shaping, drying, firing, sintering, measure­ ment and control, laboratory equipment, stor­ age, packaging and transport, preparation and processing, environmental protection and plant construction.

Enquiries to: Messe Miinchen GmbH, Messegelande, 80325 Miinchen, Germany.

Tel. (+49 89) 51070 Fax. (+49 89) 5107506

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Craft Units Available for 1998 Location - Burren Coast, Newquay, Co. Clare.

The project consists of the development of an old granary converted into a Craft Centre with four workshops (one designated for Pottery already), a Cafe and a craft shop. Preferences to applicants who would be interested in out of season vocational teaching, to extend seasonal activities. Tel/Fax 065-78185 or E-Mail: stefania@indigo.ie

Workshop/Retail Space To Let Loch Ruray House is offering a suitable maker workshop space and access to retail sales.

Offering 350 sq.ft. of bright studio space which includes security system, fire system, access 24 hours, seven days a week, oil fired central heating, water access, bathroom, tea making facilities, basic electricity, computer/fax facilities. Also access to 450 sq.ft. retail outlet. Interested parties should contact Larissa Watson Regan, 8 Main Street, Dundrum, Co. Down, BT33 0LU. Tel. (013967) 51544.

For Sale

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For Sale Ostrich eggs. Suitable as jewellery presenta­ tion boxes or other.

Contact David Thompson at 0505-46477.

For Sale Complete jewellery casting equipment, never been used. Includes vacuum pump, burn out oven, flasks, tongs, gloves, investment and waxes. £1,700 o.n.o. For further information contact Linda Scarft at 051-425570 (before 6) or 051-425041 (after 6).

For Sale Low volume, high quality packaging, suitable for jewellery, crystal, silverware, pottery, carv­ ings etc. Tel. 01-8424637 Fax 01-8424498.

For Sale Finnish countermarch loom (Varapuu). 4 shaft, 8 treadles, weaving width 150cm.

Complete with all accessories including fly shuttle. Excellent condition. £600. Contact Maire N i Thaidhg, Spiddal Craft Centre, Co. Galway. Tel. 091-553680 (after 7) or 0868142530.

For Sale Small craft business - designs and stock. Tel. 046-24506 for details.

For Sale For Sale Foundry equipment for jewellery trade or metal craft industry. Induction furnace with coil and crucibles. Infra red thermometer.

Automatic polisher with media. All as new.

For quick sale. Tel. 061-340354.

Passap E6000 as new. Extras included Creation 6, Picto intarsia carriage and home tutor video, punch cards etc. Price £950.00 o.n.o. Tel. 061-364856 (after 6).

Wanted

For Sale Hand-made wool rug, 5ft x 3ft, blue, black, yellow biscuit. Made by Mamie O'Sullivan, Co. Cork. £600 o.n.o. (as new, never used).

Contact Anna Daly, 51, Wilfield Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Tel. 01-2694720.

Wanted Glass-blowers who use Borosilicate Glass.

Contact Alan Pedel at 0044-1271-75166.

"ADAGIO" Help For Decorative Giftware Sector

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Wanted

Work Experience Wanted

Fly press and also top loading kiln. Tel. 02837181.

Ulrike Mieg is a native of Germany and has been living in Finland for about 7 years. She A brand new EU initiative has just been has finished a 3 year course in textile arts and launched aimed at the Decorative Giftware crafts with weaving as her main subject. Her Industry. Entitled Advanced Applications for weaving skills include the whole process from Decorative Giftware Organisations or "ADA­ planning to the final product, which means all GIO" for short, it is an ambitious EU 2.6 steps of doing the warp, preparing the loom and Million project the objective of which is to weaving the fabric. Her language skills include increase the turnover, profit and employment fluent English, German, Finnish and Swedish. of the sector within a two year time-frame.

Wanted Woodturner looking for metal spinner to spin bowls. Contact David Comerford at 040539053.

Wanted Seconds in all crafts would be greatly appreci­ ated for John of God Centre for the Mentally Handicapped in Celbridge, Co. Kildare. Will collect items. Please contact Sheila Prendergast at 0405-51148.

Ulrike is planning to live in Ireland from late July for about one year.

Contact Ulrike at Sofiankatu 4B A6, 20100 Turku, Finland. Tel. +358-2-2534964

Wanted Chess board/table maker, would like to get in touch with craftworker who makes chess pieces (any medium). Please contact John Martin at 065-77174.

Wanted Hanna Saalinki has graduated recently from Turku College of Art and Design with a degree in Textile Design and she is seeking a position in the textile design, weaving or teaching areas.

Her major is woven textiles but during her studies she has familiarised herself with many other art and craft techniques. Contact Hanna at Vanha Hameentie 81b 3, 20540 Turku, Finland. Tel. +358-49-987098.

Seeking W o r k Experience

Work Experience Wanted

A female German wood sculptor with experi­ ence in gilting, restoring old furniture and Applicant companies are now being actively sculptoring stone seeks work experience in sought and so, i f your company is an Irish Ireland. For further information contact Nuala small/medium decorative giftware manufactur­ McGrath at the Crafts Council's Kilkenny er with a strong desire for profitable growth and you want to hear more about ADAGIO, office (056-61804). contact Leslie Reed of the Crafts Council at 01-6797368.

General Announcemen cs Telecom Eireann Offer Guild of Enamellers For information on the Guild of Enamellers please send S.A.E. to Geoffrey Winter (Publicity Officer), Uplands, Brighton Road, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey, KT20 6SX, U.K. Tel. 0044-1737-830082

Work Experience Wanted Aoife O'Mahony is an Irish citizen studying in Holland. She is a first/second year goldsmith student at De Vakschool, Mr. Kesperstraat 10, Schoonhoven, Holland. She will be available for work between July 21st and August 22nd.

So far she has covered the following at school: soldering, filing, sawing, routing, hammering, hinge making, making linked chains, drilling holes, machine polishing, sandblasting, machine engraving, some hand engraving, engraving a ring with a machine, lathe work and making stone settings. Contact Aoife at Zwaluwhof 9, 2935 VS OUDERKERK AID IJSSEL, Holland. Tel/Fax +31-180-683156.

Work Experience Wanted Ashleigh Downey is a second year textile stu­ dent at Central Saint Martins College in London and she is very interested in gaining work experience in the industry. Her main interests are printing, weaving and photogra­ phy. Curriculum vitae available on request.

Contact Ashleigh at 23 The Anchorage, 42 Cuba Street, London, E14 8NE (Tel. +44-1715389385) or 21 Raymond Street, Off South Circular Road, Dublin 8 (Tel. 01-4542505).

Transnational technology transfer between partners in Ireland, UK, Spain and Portugal will be used to infuse at least 20 participating firms in each region with the latest technolo­ gies in Advanced Product Design, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Quality Information Systems and Planning and Control Systems.

Michael Associates

The Small Business Marketing Unit of Telecom Eireann is currently offering one additional telephone line free of connection charges to its customers - a saving of £100 on the normal, standard price. Each crafts busi­ ness currently using one or more 'fixed' lines can now have an additional line - with no con­ nection charge. The additional line could also be shared with a fax or computer modem for Internet access. The offer is available for a lim­ ited period to October.

Michael Associates is a full-service communica­ tions consultancy, providing a comprehensive Contact Eugene Smyth, Manager - Small range of communication services including Business Marketing, National Telephone media and public relations, video production, Service Marketing, St. Stephens Green West, event management, internet publishing and a broad range of communications training cours­ Dublin 2. Tel. 01-6714444 Fax. 01-4903467 es that include - Public Relations/Publicity, Do It Yourself, Media Skills, Effective Business Harpers and Queen Writing, Presentation Skills and Customer Care.

The well known magazine Harpers and Queen would like to do a piece on the alluring For further information contact Michael Irishman (preferably of the handsomely crag­ Associates Ltd., 29, Westmoreland Street, gy-romantic type)!

Dublin 2. Tel. 01-6708461 Fax. 01-6790971 They need details about what they do, where they live and work, some biography and a pic­ Focus O n Recycling ture i f possible. All suggestions/nominations welcome.

Are you involved in design for the home using recycled materials? House and Home, the Irish Contact Siobhan at the Crafts Council's Interiors Magazine, will carry a focus on recy­ Dublin office for more details. Tel. 01cling in its September/October issue. I f you 6797368. would like to be included please send details and good quality transparencies of your work to the address below. There is N O CHARGE for WHILE EVERY CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE inclusion. Contact Karen Hesse, House and COMPILATION OF THIS STOPRESS, THE PUB­ Home, 57, North Great Charles Street, Dublin LISHER CANNOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY 1. Tel. 01-8550477 Fax. 01-8550473 FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.