AIDAN BREEN Celtic Art in Silver and the Creation of the Ulysses Tower for the Dublin Assay Office

Taken from the livestream of AIDAN BREEN's talk at the Celtic Art Conference 2023
-
Aidan’s talk will be about what exactly chasing/repoussé techniques are,
the Celtic Treasures that the Dublin silver workshops produced until the
1980s, and how he came to select James Joyce’s Ulysses as the theme for
his Silver master-work.
-
The Saint Patrick Centre is delighted to be hosting the 2nd International Day of Celtic Art Conference from 8-11th June 2023. 16 speakers who are both artists and scholars in a variety of media from visual design and textile to metalwork, woodwork and ceramics will be coming to Downpatrick from destinations around the world including the USA, Canada, Scotland, Isle of Man and Ireland. The Conference will include exhibitions of Celtic Art, technical demonstrations and workshops as well as a Conference Dinner/Show and excursion.