UK STAINED GLASS NEWS July 2007
and THE UK STAINED GLASS REGISTER

STAINED GLASS ORGANISATIONS

THE ASSOCIATION OF STAINED GLASS LAMP ARTISTS
This is a USA organisation based in the state of Washington. They produce a fantastic calendar. This site is well worth a visit if you like making big Tiffany lamps.

ARTISTS IN STAINED GLASS
Another North American Organisation (based in Canada).
Artists in Stained Glass (AISG) is a 27 year old not-for-profit association of stained glass artists, glass craftspersons, architects, hobbyists, and others, who are interested in the development and promotion of stained glass as a contemporary art form.

BRITISH SOCIETY OF MASTER GLASS PAINTERS

A very august body.
Do not be put off by their attitude to the rest of us.

BUNGI  Another site that took some figuring out.  Appears to be privately run, listing many stained glass sites.  Mostly U.S.A.  BUNGI started about five years ago and has at least 1,000 members, and is spreading round the world.  There are about 12 active UK members.  They like to organise cultural visits and exchanges.  Do visit them, they like this site and visit it frequently.

CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH SOCIETY
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) architect, designer and artist is celebrated around the world today as one of the most significant talents to emerge in the period which spans from the mid 1890s to the late 1920s. Most of his surviving work can be found in or around Glasgow and we at the CRM Society, from our headquarters at Queen’s Cross Church, can help you find it.

COHESION Cohesion is the glassmakers' network for the North of England and is sponsored by the City of Sunderland. The aim of Cohesion is to assist and support the region's glass businesses and practitioners to develop their skills, to create new opportunities and to promote the quality and diversity of their work to wider markets.

CONTEMPORARY GLASS SOCIETY This is a small grouping of UK Stained Glass Artists. Not a lot of work on show, but what there is appears to be of a very high standard so the site is certainly worth a visit. The rather rigid layout of the web site is inhibiting the artists from displaying some more of their work. Not restricted to stained glass.

GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART The Glasgow School of Art is one of the very few remaining independent Art Schools in the United Kingdom. The School was founded in l845 as a Government School of Design. Towards the end of the l9th century, the study and practice of the fine arts and architecture became part of the curriculum, and since then the School has blossomed and flourished, creating a proud and unique identity.

The School has occupied its present site since l899 and at the heart of the campus is Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterwork, now known as the Mackintosh Building. Mackintosh, one of the School's former pupils, was commissioned in l896 to design this building to provide a home for the School.

It has subsequently become a place of pilgrimage for visitors from around the world but remains fundamentally a working Art School and a continued source of inspiration to those who work within it.

GLASS VISIONS This is an American Trade Show's site with no apparent UK interest, but is worth a visit just to see the fantastic opening graphic!

GLASS CRAFTSMAN MAGAZINE Another American Web Site, this one being for the excellent Glass Crafts Man Magazine.

ELY CATHEDRAL STAINED GLASS MUSEUM The Stained Glass Museum offers a unique insight into the fascinating story of stained glass. The Museum Trust was set up in the 1970s to rescue and preserve stained glass and now houses a national collection of British stained glass. An exhibition of the finest pieces gives visitors a chance to appreciate its beauty and history.
The Museum is in the South Transept of Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire. Its exhibits include an early 19th century stained-glass copy of a work by Raphael and an 18th century panel copied from a portrait by the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, work by Morris & Co. 20th Century work, pieces by John Piper, Brian Clarke and Evie Hone famous for work at Eton College Chapel.

SILICON FOLLY Silicon Folly was created for all the people who share a love of the Stained Glass Arts. It's a place where we can enjoy interaction, share information and learn. It was originally born to house the Stepping Stone Manuals, but it's grown to hold 3 interactive forums for Glass, Stones/Mosaics and Kiln working.

The WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY, opened by Prime Minister Clement Attlee in 1950, is the only public museum devoted to England's best known and most versatile designer. The Gallery is located at Walthamstow.

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