Communicating Glass
5th-6th September 2023
The History and Heritage themed session at the SGT Annual Conference will span 2 days, (includes lunch on both days).
This will facilitate travel to and from Cambridge and allow attendance at the conference banquet on Tuesday evening.
It is
hoped to have a hydrid event with online participation by an international audience.
We invite delegates to join us in exploring the lively and diverse, present and future possibilities for 'Communicating Glass'
in all its forms through art, craft and design, history, research and education. Keynote lecturers include the following:
Goshka Bialek
Artist, Durham, UK
Glass as a medium for fine art and technology. Education, cooperation and communication between artists and scientists
Adriano Berengo
Murano, Italy
The artist in his workshop
Colin Brain
Researcher, Salisbury, UK
How glassmakers and scientists learnt about 'new' glasses 350 years ago
Jessamy Kelly
Edinburgh College of Art, UK
Glass as a creative gateway material for Higher Education students
John Parker
University of Sheffield, UK
What a difference a year makes!
Max Stewart
University of Wolverhampton, UK
Where to Next? The State of Glass Education in the UK
Day 1: Tuesday 5th September
12.30-5.00 pm
The proposed focus is on Glass Knowledge acquisition and transmission: through word of mouth, in-house training, literature.
Craft and Trade Bodies and latterly formal Education, covering both practical and technical elements of glass teaching.
National glass collections, publications and library resources, academic research and reconstructive modelling, glass displays,
online resources and international links are all legitimate topics.
Day 2: Wednesday 6th September
9.00 am-12.30 pm
Focussing on Glass Arts, Crafts and Design including the development of practical glass making; the preservation and
safeguarding of historical glass skills (promoted through UNESCO special status); town twinning projects, national and
internation
glass prizes and funding to support glass practitioners
The event will be divided into four themed sessions, two each day, each offering one 40-minute slot on a keynote topic and
two 20-minute talks for more focussed presentations by students or emerging research speakers. We aim to build in
opportunities
for round table discussions and cross-fertilisation between those attending the H&H and other conference sessions.
The present a talk, please submit a 250 word abstract online, or send it with your contact details, keywords to Christine@sgt.org by 15th June 2023.
Following successful admission to the conference, we will invite submission of papers for publication (3000-4000 words).
Conference fees for delegates and presenters, including tea, coffee and lunch breaks are:
Two Days
Full price: £95.00
Students: £75.00
One Day
Full price: £50.00
Students: £40.00
The conference dinner is on Tuesday 5th Sept evening and you can add that to your registration £68.00 per ticket