Image Courtesy of ACJSNI
In Conversation with Sarah Cathers & Shannon McShane
20 August 2022
2pm - 4pm
Tuesday to Saturday
Free Admission
You are invited to join us for the first of our Re-Use & Re-Imagine Adornment artist talk events on Saturday 20th August at 2pm in the gallery.
All welcome, booking not required.
In Conversation - Making- An insight into the careers and different approaches to navagating research & materials with Sarah Cathers and Shannon McShane.
Sarah Cathers is an artist and collector of oddities, make small sculptures out of found objects and foraged materials, documenting people and place. Fascinated by adhesives and their ability to secure and fasten two objects together, she aims to preserve an objects history and importance, using these materials to preserve and trap their history and original importance.
Shannon McShane is a silversmith/jeweller based in Belfast. Shannon's inspiration is drawn from the coast surrounding where she grew up. Deriving strong influence from the stunning rugged textures and tones of nature. Within her practice she explores the notion of preciousness through the combination of precious metal and the ritual of collecting abandoned objects from along the shore surrounding where she lives.
About ACJSNI:
The Association for Contemporary Jewellery & Silversmiths N.I is a regional group of The Association for Contemporary Jewellery, whose aims are to support and develop the voice, audience and understanding of contemporary Jewellery and Silversmiths in Northern Ireland.
Membership brings together ACJ, AJN and WeAre Jewellery groups under one constitution as a regional body of ACJ, whose members are International.
Our objectives support those of ACJ; to advance public education by promoting understanding of contemporary jewellery, to foster communication between practitioner and interested others, and to represent ACJ members within the region of Northern Ireland.
Further information: www.acjsni.org