Crafts Council of Ireland
STOPRESS Crafts Council of Ireland AGM The Crafts Council of Ireland held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday I5™1 of June in Kilkenny.
Gerry Macken Association of CEO's of City and County Enterprise Boards Vincent Hughes IKEG
At the AGM two new Directors of the Board were nominated and appointed: Gerry Macken representing the Association of CEOs of City and County Enterprise Boards and Vincent Hughes representing the Irish Knitwear Exporters Guild.
Elected appointments: David Shaw-Smith Film maker Pat McBride Paper Conservator Gillian Carey. Weaver J.P. Donnelly. Ogilvy & Mather
Newly elected CCol Board Member Gerry Macken
Mike McCrory. Emmet Kane Mary O'Reilly. Society
Silversmith Woodturner Irish Patchwork
About twenty members travelled to Shastours to Expo 5 where the I.P.S. were invited to present a focus lecture.This was presented by our chair, Emer Fahy, and was attended by several thousand quilters from around the world. We have been invited to exhibit quilts in Val'darqeit, Alsace during September next and in the Heysel, Brussels during March 2001.
The Board of Directors of the Crafts Council now consists of: Ministerial appointments: Dr Frances Ruane Chairperson Liam Kearney. Enterprise Ireland Kevin Neligan Enterprise Ireland Cathy Byrne KPMG Accountants Martin Walsh EBS Building Society
eleven workshops to choose from something worthwhile for every level of ability.
Newly elected CCol Board Member Vincent Hughes
At each AGM the member guilds and associations present reports on their activities.The following are excerpts from the Irish Patchwork Society Report and the Sculptors Society of Ireland Report:
Irish Patchwork Society Report Since the last Crafts Council of Ireland A.G.M in October 99 we had a really busy year. Our National Biennial exhibition 'Memories of the Century' travelled to Galway, Ballina, Ballyjanersduff, Dundalk, Cork and Dublin. Some of our members sent quilts for exhibition to England, Europe and the USA and individual branches had their own exhibitions. We invited Vivien Prideau from Cornwall, England and another textile artist to speak to us after our A.G.M. and to give a workshop. We had a stand at the Knitting and Stitching show. A great weekend was had up in An Grianan with
Another exhibition,'Hands across the Border', is being organised with the Northern Irish Patchwork group during October. All in all, a busy year behind us and even busier still ahead.The I.P.S. would like to thank the Crafts Council of Ireland for grant aiding this year. .„ ~,D ... 1 Mary OReilly
Sculptors Society of Ireland Report The Sculptors' Society of Ireland is the main forum and point of reference in Ireland for sculptors and those interested in sculpture, nationally and internationally. It is a thirty-two county organisation and its aims are to support sculptors and promote sculpture in its widest possible forms. As part of the continual upgrading of the magazine the following is being undertaken: • a new strategy on formatting information. • a new marketing and distribution strategy to increase readership