'We need new curators': Cork ceramicist Charlie Mahon makes the case for crafts
Charlie Mahon at Fota House, Co Cork, during the launch of Cork Craft Month. Picture: Michael O'Sullivan / OSM PHOTO
If it’s August, it must be Cork Craft Month. Now in its 16th year, the festival features 99 events, including 80 hands-on workshops, around the city and county.
Charlie Mahon is one of Cork’s best-known makers, and his work features in two of the festival’s major showcase exhibitions. Two of his distinctive ceramic sculptures may be seen in Echoes of the Makers, a special Cork Craft & Design members exhibition at Fota House in Carrigtwohill, while a third, along with some vases, is included in the Voice of the Craft exhibition at St Peter’s on North Main St, Cork. His shop at the English Market also features on the festival’s Clay Trail.
