November 2007

High end contemporary craft alongside one of Ireland’s greatest collections of art and antiquities. A wonderful opportunity to see masterpieces of the past and the future.

Venue: The Hunt Museum, Rutland Street, Limerick
Dates: 23 November 2007 – 12 January 2008
Contact: ncgpress@ccoi.ie

Ceramics, jewellery, wood, glass, textiles, baskets and furniture - some of the finest examples of contemporary craft can now be seen in context in this groundbreaking exhibition by the National Craft Gallery.

Work by leading Irish artists such as Liam Flynn, Joe Hogan, Joseph Walsh and Beth Moran will sit Side by Side with priceless works from The Hunt Museum’s private collection. Formed by Gertrude and the late John Hunt, this body of work dates from the Neolithic to the 20th century and includes works by Renoir, Picasso and Yeats.

As the gap between fine art and contemporary craft continues to narrow, the Crafts Council of Ireland is developing a vibrant collectors market for Irish craft. Side by Side demonstrates beautifully the timeless quality and cultural value of this work

Curator Brian Kennedy says The Hunt Museum is the perfect home for this exhibition: “Here we can show contemporary craft as part of a long lineage of collecting. And what today’s top craftspeople are creating is of our time, just as contemporary fine art is.”

Side by Side runs at the Hunt Museum, Limerick from November 23 2007 to January 12 2008. The Hunt Museum is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 2pm to 5pm. Admission is free.
For further information contact Helen Carroll ncgpress@ccoi.ie, 086-8057220 or Naomi O’Nolan at the Hunt Museum naomi@huntmuseum.com, 061-312833

FULL LIST OF ARTISTS FOLLOWS…

SIDE BY SIDE – PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

CERAMICS
Sara Flynn
Eleanor Swan
Geraldine Grubb
Margaret Walsh
Eileen Singleton

JEWELLERY
Anne Mette O’Connor
Kristen Thomas
Erika Marks
Marika O’Sullivan
Debbie Paul
Edward Cook
Sharon Ferguson

WOOD
Ray Walsh
Liam Flynn
Erich Fichtner

GLASS
Karl Harron
Suzanne Vaughan
Michael Ray

TEXTILES
Magdalen Rubaclava
Anne Harrington Rees
Beth Moran
Caroline Schofield

BASKETS
Joe Hogan

FURNITURE
Joseph Walsh

ENDS