BSMGP Special Events
Paris Weekend
7-10 October 2010
Following the tour in Paris last September enjoyed by 25 members, a completely new programme has been devised by Michael Barker to explore the rich legacy of stained glass in
the city and its environs while taking into account the vivid ceramics, mosaics, murals, sculpture, wrought-ironwork and the architectural and historical framework of the variety of buildings we will see. A cathedral, a notable moderne theatre, Art Deco churches, Lalique’s and other buildings with interesting façades are among the visual pleasures in store, launched by a good lunch in a charming old-fashioned bistro. There will be a dinner in a stunning Art Nouveau brasserie and a dinner in a well-rated restaurant near the three-star hotel which is our base.
Download information and booking form pdf.
For further information contact Michael Barker directly michaelbarker@wanadoo.fr
Click here to read a report of the Paris tour in September 2009.
Click here to read a report of the 2008 20th-century glass conference.
International Conferences
‘Aspects of 20th Century Glass'
31 July – 1 August 2008
Glaziers Hall, London
Following the successful 2005 conference on 19th century glass painting (see resume below), in the summer of 2008 the British Society of Master Glass Painters, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, hosted a second two-day conference at Glaziers' Hall. It again offered an international line-up of speakers and provided an opportunity for the discussion of various aspects of 20th century glass in Europe and the USA. A report of this event appears in the 2008 issue of The Journal of Stained Glass, volume XXXII.
Click here to read a report of the 2008 20th-century glass conference.
‘Glass Painting 1800–1900: Aesthetics, History, Conservation’ - resume
28 February – 1 March 2005
Glaziers Hall, London
In 2005 the British Society of Master Glass Painters, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, hosted a two-day conference on the art, craft and preservation of nineteenth-century stained glass at Glaziers' Hall, a prestigious London venue. It was able to offer an international forum for the discussion of nineteenth-century glass painting, an often-neglected field and certainly deserving attention representing as it does the great majority of our nation’s historic glass and an urgent challenge for future management.
The conference was divided into two parts: Day 1 chaired by Martin Harrison FSA and Peter Cormack FSA, exploring historical issues in nineteenth-century stained glass, and Day 2 chaired by Tony Benyon and Steve Clare CAMGP, concentrating on technical questions of conservation including the opportunity for delegates to examine and discuss stained glass materials.
A number of papers have since been reviewed in the Society Newsletter Stained Glass (March and July 2005) and in The Journal of Stained Glass (Vol. XXIX), with more to follow next year.
The following is a brief summary of the conference programme:
Day one: Stained glass history
Martin Harrison FSA, Hon FMGP 'Stained glass and art history - problems of criticism'
Dr Elgin van Treeck-Vaassen 'Imported stained glass from Bavaria and the misunderstanding that was built up around it'
Dr Sally Rush Bambrough 'Nineteenth-century Edinburgh glass painters'
Dr Michael Kerney ‘The Victorian memorial window’
Peter Cormack FSA, Hon. FMGP ‘Inspirations for modernity: sources in later nineteenth-century stained glass’
Dr James L Yarnall ‘John La Farge's iridescent universe’
Julie L Sloan MSc ‘Alabaster and amethyst: La Farge's materials and techniques'
Day two: Stained glass materials and conservation
Neil Moat ' What went ye out to see?’ A personal view on the current reception of 'Victorian stained glass
Keith Hill 'Rusthall 1855 - a time capsule of Winston glass’
Tony Benyon ‘From kelp to slab’ How 19th century glass painting styles adapted to the new varieties of mouth blown and cast glass: and the archaeological importance of glass identification during restoration in combination with the preservation of commercial glass samples.
Steve Clare CAMGP – ‘Pride and prejudice’ Problems with contemporary philosophy and looking to the future in terms of conservation and glass painting.
Mark Bambrough MA 'Aesthetic protective glazing – ongoing research'
Julie L Sloan MSc 'Paint, paper and stone: conservation issues in American opalescent windows'
