Two Kilkenny jewellery students to participate at major cultural exhibition in Venice

Kilkenny based Annemarie Reinhold and Lily Read, both students at the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland (DCCoI) Centre of Excellence in Jewellery & Goldsmithing, have been selected to participate at major cultural exhibition Homo Faber which takes place in Venice, Italy from 14th to 30th September 2018.

Ireland will have significant representation at the event with seven leading Irish designers and makers having been selected to participate in the landmark exhibition. In addition to this, Reinhold (originally from Germany) and Read  are two of 12 graduates and students from the DCCoI Centres of Excellence in Ceramics and in Jewellery & Goldsmithing chosen for the Young Ambassadors programme, a unique joint educational and cultural initiative as part of Homo Faber.

Organised by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, Homo Faber aims to put fine craftsmanship on the global map and increase recognition and visibility for master artisans. The exhibition will bring together a vast range of materials and disciplines and will offer an immersive experience; visitors will be able to meet master artisans or virtually enter their workshops, to observe conservators at work and wander through worlds of fine craftsmanship. Covering nearly 4,000 square metres, on San Giorgio Maggiore Island, Homo Faber will offer the public a rare opportunity to explore the island and the magnificent complex of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, including areas that are generally not accessible to the public.