Narratives In Making, National Craft Gallery - Kilkenny

Venue

National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny City, Kilkenny, Ireland

When

Audience

Open to the Public

Narratives In Making

An exhibition of new and innovative works from the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s PORTFOLIO: Critical Selection 2017-18. The 28 designer makers represented were selected by an international panel, for demonstrating excellence in craftsmanship, design quality and technical skill.

Narratives in Making, curated by Gregory Parsons, considers the provenance of the objects, who made it, where it was made, how it was made and what it is made of. All this is inextricably linked. It informs our relationship with the object. There are fascinating stories here, from the love of material, rituals of making, the design process, the physical rhythm and time involved.

The curator reflects on the contribution contemporary craft makes to our well-being, through the life enhancing intelligence of the makers hand, the delight in what it produces and the joy of owning it. As you become absorbed in their world, you also become a part of these narratives in making.

Roger Bennett

Úna Burke
Anne Butler
Edmond Byrne
Mike Byrne
Stuart Cairns
Julie Connellan
Jack Doherty
Liam Flynn
Sara Flynn
Karl Harron
Pierce Healy
Jennifer Hickey
Joe Hogan
John Lee
Alison Lowry
Michael McCrory
Cecilia Moore
Cara Murphy
Stephen O'Briain
Susan O'Byrne
Eily O'Connell
Coílín Ó Dubhghaill
Angela O'Kelly
Sasha Sykes
Joseph Walsh
Grainne Watts
Zelouf + Bell