Eleanor Swan Symbiosis: A Delicate Balance

'Pathways' - Group Exhibition with Sult Artists

Listen: Ceramicist Eleanor Swan speaks to the inspiration behind her sculpture 'Symbiosis: A Delicate Balance'. 

Cahir Arts presents 'Pathways', a group exhibition with Sult Artists Collective.

This exhibition explores the different paths the Artists have taken, in their lives and their Art practices, and as a Collective of Multidisciplinary Artists. 

Visitors to the exhibition may scan a QR code which will play a recording of sounds, from nature or spoken word, that influenced the Artist in the creation of the piece of art. 

Sult Artist Collective will exhibit at Cahir Arts, Wednesday 5th June to Saturday 13th July. The exhibition opens on Friday, 7th June from 6pm. Enquiries to Siobhán cahirarts@gmail.com ph. +353 89 203 6096.

  

Irish Independent: Made in Wicklow Digital Craft Trail Launches

Irish Independent: Made in Wicklow Digital Craft Trail Launches

The launch of County Wicklow Partnership and Wicklow Craft Foundation’s ‘Made in Wicklow: Head, Heart and Hands’ aptly fell on St Brigid’s Day, and was accompanied by a free five-day exhibition at Powerscourt held over the bank holiday weekend.
February 02, 2024 — Eleanor Swan
Ceramics Ireland: Clay/Works 2023 at The Printworks, Dublin Castle

Ceramics Ireland: Clay/Works 2023 at The Printworks, Dublin Castle

Over 130 makers exhibited at Clay/Works 2023, the annual Ceramics Ireland members exhibition, at The Printworks, Dublin Castle. The exhibition opened on Sunday 30th July and ran until 27th August 2023. 
September 01, 2023 — Eleanor Swan
Land/Marks opens at National Design & Craft Gallery, February 2023

Land/Marks opens at National Design & Craft Gallery, February 2023

Fancy Footwork Gallery gets new exhibition ready. Photo Dylan Vaughan for The Irish Times, 14th February 2023.

At the launch of LAND/MARKS, Brian Byrne, Gallery Coordinator, National Design & Craft Gallery and Suzy O Keefe, Head of Digital Communications, Design and Crafts Council Ireland were photographed with ‘Not All Streets are Paved With Gold’ a piece by Eleanor Swan.

Ceramics Ireland is delighted to present Land/Marks, the fourth in its triennial exhibition series. Continuing the ethos of celebrating the diverse range and breadth of contemporary ceramic work being created my makers of and from Ireland. Land/Marks will feature works that explore and challenge the material clay, investigating its malleability and pushing its boundaries.

This will be evident through a variety of sculptural forms, functional vessels and installation-based works. The independent expert panel of three selected 42 makers for this edition of the triennial series, which will celebrate the craftsmanship and skills of these contemporary practitioners. 

Eleanor Swan prepares her installation at Land/Marks

Eleanor Swan prepares her piece 'Not All Streets are Paved With Gold' for Land/Marks exhibition.

 

 

LAND/MARKS runs from 14th February to 20th May 2023 at the National Design & Graft Gallery, Co Kilkenny.

 

 

 

Fine Giornata (Yellow) exhibiting at Clay/Works 2022

Fine Giornata (Yellow) exhibiting at Clay/Works 2022

Fine Giornata (Yellow) selected for exhibition at Clay/Works - Ceramics Ireland Annual Exhibition at the Printworks, Dublin Castle
'Not All Streets are Paved with Gold' exhibiting at Argillá Italia, 2022

'Not All Streets are Paved with Gold' exhibiting at Argillá Italia, 2022

Postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Argillà Italia has been rescheduled for 2nd - 4th September 2022 and I am delighted to be exhibiting a condensed version of my sculpture 'Not All Streets are Paved with Gold' at the event. 
July 15, 2022 — Eleanor Swan
Fine Giornata

Fine Giornata

Fine Giornatatranslates to end of the day, and Argilla di Fine Giornatatranslates to clay at the end of the day. Apprentices who worked in glass or ceramic studios would often have the opportunity to make their own work with leftover materials at the end of the day and these creations were often called Fine Giornata...