Glass Society of Ireland Exhibition
The Peace Bowl
Invitation:
The Glass Society of Ireland is making a public call for peace using glass as a way of visualising this objective. Using the characteristics of glass we invite members to create original artworks that question and present ideas of peace in 3-dimensional vessel forms for exhibition in December.
Introduction:
As bombs continue to drop on Gaza with a mounting death toll of innocent civilians; and as war and conflict continues unabated in Ukraine and elsewhere, we, the Glass Society of Ireland, want to help mobilise towards peace. In creating a series of peace bowls for exhibition, our members will draw attention to the devastating loss of life through war and will stand in solidarity with those who seek peace for people of all faith and ethnicity.
Context:
Societies have been utilising bowls for millennia and they form an important part of cultural identity from the small delicate tea bowls of Eastern culture to the large communal sharing bowls of Zimbabwe. In Ireland we have a rich history of carved bowls made of wood dating from the Iron Age with evidence of their use for significant ceremonial events often being variously imbued with both sacred and secular ideas of peace, unity, community, harmony with nature and connection with our ancestors. In its simplest of forms, the bowl is a vessel to hold food and water – things taken for granted in times of peace but fundamental to life itself.
Objective:
The objective of the exhibition is for members of GSOI to have their collective call for peace made visible and to provide the general public with an opportunity to see, engage with and buy original artworks made by our members. It is intended that 20% of sales from the exhibition will be donated to Medecins Sans Frontieres to support them in their work in Gaza.
Selection Process:
An independent jury will select between 20-25 bowls for exhibition alongside invited international artists.
Exhibition Details
The GSOI will host the exhibition of Peace Bowls in the beautiful O’Connell Room of the Irish Georgian Society, South Williams Street in the heart of Dublin City from 9th – 20th December 2024.
Important Dates:
Closing Date for Submissions: Friday, 7th September – Extended to Saturday 14th September midnight
Selected Artists Notified: Friday 21st September
Photoshoot of Selected Works: Last week of October
Delivery of works: Monday, 9th December
Official Opening: Wednesday, 11th December
Exhibition: 11th – 20th December
Collect Works: 21st December
Artist Brief:
- Submissions must be of a bowl made of glass which reflects Irish culture in 2024.
- Submissions must be original and of a high standard in presentation and construction.
- Proposals can be of existing work or new work yet to be developed, the latter of which can be submitted as drawings or other suitable presentation which makes clear to the jurors the exact nature of the submission.
- Bowls must be free standing and suitable for exhibition in a public gallery. Handling of the bowl with ease and without danger of breakage or harm is essential
- If the submitted work is deemed not to meet the safety and quality criteria set above the GSOI reserves the right to remove it from the exhibition.
- Commission of 20% which will be donated to MSF Ireland is payable on all work sold during the exhibition unless marked NOT FOR SALE (NFS)
- Artists are responsible for the transport of works to and from the gallery space.
- The gallery space will be curated by the GSOI and Selection Committee.
- Works cannot be collected before the close of the exhibition.
- The artist licences GSOI to photograph works and to use any or all images supplied with their submission for publicity purposes in relation to the exhibition.
- Selected artists give authorisation to GSOI and the Selection Committee to move their bowl or remove it from the exhibition for any reason, including but not limited to public safety, damage or potential damage to the sculpture or for the cohesive curation of the exhibition.
- GSOI provides public liability cover for works included in the exhibition but this does not cover other risks. The utmost care will be taken of all works submitted for the exhibition, but neither GSOI nor the gallery venue will be responsible for any damage, loss of or destruction to any works for any reasons whatsoever. Any insurance should therefore be affected by the artist against all risks.
Submission Requirements:
- Artists must be current members of GSOI at time of submitting and exhibition of works
- Submissions to include a title and dimensions of the work and a description in 200 words (or less) setting out how the work is made and how it addresses the theme of the exhibition.
- 2 x images of the finished Peace Bowl including 1 x side image and 1 x top image labelled with the artist name and title of work
OR
- 2 x drawings or other suitable design proposal of the Peace Bowl to include a side image and top image which makes clear to the jury the exact nature of the submission.
Email glasssocietyofireland@gmail.com with Peace Bowl Submission in the subject area. Please remember to label your attached images with the artists name.