THREADS: Time, Memory and Material Curated by Lindsay LeBlanc

Opening Times

• Fri 28 Aug: 11am–3pm
• Sat 29 Aug: 1pm–4pm
• Sun 30 Aug: 1pm–4pm
• Fri 4 Sept: 1pm–4pm
• Sat 5 Sept: 1pm–4pm
• Sun 6 Sept: 1pm–4pm

Festival Duration Dates & Times:

• Thu 10 Sept: 3pm–5pm
• Fri 11 Sept: 12pm–3pm & 5:30pm–7pm
• Sat 12 Sept: 12pm–4pm & 6:30pm–8pm
• Sun 13 Sept: 12:30pm–4pm

THREADS: Time, Memory and Material is a curated exhibition of contemporary glass presented by the Glass Society of Ireland in partnership with Cashel Arts Festival 2026. Set within the Cathedral Chapter House, former home of the Bolton Library until 2016, the exhibition brings contemporary glass into dialogue with a space shaped by knowledge, preservation, and time.

Curated by artist Lindsay LeBlanc, whose practice explores memory, ecology, place, and narrative through glass installation, the exhibition reflects an ongoing commitment to site-responsive exhibition making.

Featuring artists working across a range of glass processes and material approaches, THREADS explores ideas of archive, fragility, and transformation. Informed by the historical and ecclesiastical landscape of Cashel, the works engage with the architecture, atmosphere, and layered histories of the site, creating connections between object, material, and place.
Glass Society of Ireland

The Glass Society of Ireland (GSOI) is an all-island organisation representing professional practitioners working across the breadth of contemporary glass practice in Ireland and abroad. As a volunteer and member-run organisation, GSOI supports excellence in making, promotes visibility for Irish glass nationally and internationally, and advocates for glass as a vital and evolving material discipline.

Its members are recognised through exhibitions, commissions, public collections, residencies, education, and research both nationally and internationally. Through exhibitions, events, publications, masterclasses, and professional development opportunities, GSOI continues to support and expand contemporary glass practice across Ireland while fostering connection and exchange between artists working in the medium.