28- 31 May 2015 www.ifg.org.uk
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INTRIGUE INNOVATE INSPIRE
Exhibitions
Welcome to the 6th International Festival of Glass. Since its inception in
2004, the Festival’s aim has been to celebrate and showcase the work and
innovation of the glass industry and makers; inspiring visitors to learn more
about the area’s heritage and the skilled work of glass artists. This year,
the Festival programme includes an exciting mix of lectures, workshops,
exhibitions and family activities, as well as fantastic food and drink - making
it an event not to be missed.
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Retail Opportunities
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Workshops & Taster Sessions
How to Book
Community Breath
The 2015 British Glass Biennale includes dynamic and compelling work
from over 70 glass artists living and working in Britain. Be inspired by their
craftsmanship and imagination. Try your hand at glassblowing and other
glass crafts through the taster sessions.
Events
Family Fun
Come along and help us celebrate one of the most fascinating and diverse
art forms around. We are certain that there is something to interest and
entertain all ages.
Ruskin Lecture Programme
Heritage Programme
Elisabeth Johnson
Festival Project Manager
www.ifg.org.uk
Celebrity Doodles
Demonstrations & Open Studios
With makers and visitors from all over the world, the Festival embraces
the international glass world, as well as having a focus on the proud local
heritage of Stourbridge.
Artist Programme
@FestivalofGlass
Walks & Tours
International Festival of Glass
Festival Venues
Getting Around
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Cover photo: Ayse Simsek & Heike Brachlow,
WEB - image, Ester Segarra
Emma Baker Idiosyncrasies
Photo: David Williams
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EXHIBITIONS
The Festival exhibition programme
is an eclectic and inspiring mix of
contemporary glass art, created by
both established artists
and students
All exhibitions are free and open
10am – 5pm daily throughout
the Public Festival (28 - 31 May).
Exhibition opening times outside
the Festival will vary, so please
check with the venue. During the
Festival, exhibitions at Ruskin
Glass Centre are free with a
Festival Pass – passes can be
purchased online at www.ifg.co.uk/
visit/buy-tickets. Day Passes cost
£5/adult, £1/child (under 15) and a
four day Pass is £14.50/adult.
BRITISH GLASS BIENNALE 2015
The British Glass Biennale is
the flagship exhibition of the
International Festival of Glass. It
is the UK’s most comprehensive
selling exhibition of contemporary
glass and features 122 pieces by
77 artists. From small sculptures
to large-scale installations, the
Biennale is a unique opportunity
to experience the creativity and
diversity of some of the UK’s top
glass artists.
www.biennale.org.uk
Venue
The Glasshouse Arts Centre at
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
28 May - 28 June 2015
CUTTING EDGE: MODERN
HUNGARIAN GLASS
Showcasing the work of 17
contemporary studio glass artists
from Hungary. A combination of
stunning visual appeal and
technical mastery.
Venue
Broadfield House Glass Museum
Date
9 - 31 May 2015
21st CENTURY ENGRAVED GLASS
Exhibition Of Contemporary
Engraved Glass
A selected exhibition of work by
members of the Guild of Glass
Engravers, including Alison Kinnaird
MBE, Chris Ainslie, Christian
Schmidt, Nancy Sutcliffe, Katharine
Coleman MBE, Jimmy DenisonPender, Sandra Snaddon, Tricia
Hilton-Robinson, Jan Studerus
and Dominic Fondé.
Venue
Red House Glass Cone
Date
18 May - 26 June 2015
GRAVUR ON TOUR
Modern European Glass Engraving
This small touring exhibition of 31
pieces of engraved art glass by
some 31 EU artists, represents the
diversity of contemporary glass
engraving both artistically and
technically; with work ranging from
experimental to traditional, classic
glass engraving.
Venue
Red House Glass Cone
Date
18 May - 26 June 2015
CONTEMPORARY GLASS SOCIETY
OPEN EXHIBITION
Wish You Were Here; A Wall Of Glass
Postcards
Postcards have a long and
fascinating history and are more
than just words and pictures;
offering a glimpse of another life,
a renewed friendship, a shared
joke… The Contemporary Glass
Society has created a wall of over
150 glass postcards and they are
all for sale. With thanks to sponsors
Mark Holford and Craft & Design
Magazine, and supporters Kilncare,
Alan J Poole (People’s Prize) and
John Agnew (First Prize)
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
29 May - 28 June 2015
Evy Cohen Wish You Were Here
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Ruth Shelley Indian Intarsia
Photo: Haydn Denman
EXHIBITIONS
BRUNTNELL ASTLEY
CONTEMPORARY GLASS
An exhibition by some of the finest
names in contemporary glass art,
with works from the Bruntnell Astley
online gallery site and new unseen
works in this ‘Pop Up’ gallery.
Venue
Wordsley Methodist Church
Date
25 - 31 May 2015
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GLASSHOUSE COLLEGE
STUDENT EXHIBITION
A mixed media exhibition of work in
glass, wood and textiles created by
the students of Glasshouse College,
which operates alongside the
Ruskin Glass Centre, giving young
adults the opportunity to work with
experienced craftspeople. This year,
students have developed a range of
craft products to sell at the Festival.
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
28 - 31 May 2015
THE GLASS CREW CIRCA 2015:
A PINHOLE REVELATION
Timeless images of glassmaking
recreated by Glasshouse College
students using a pin-hole camera.
Inspired by images from the Dudley
Archives and Local History Service
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
28 - 31 May 2015
RUSKIN COLLECTIVE
From glass blowing, painting, fusing
and stained glass to glass repairs,
creative woodwork, stone carving,
publishing and natural soap to
enameling and textile workshops;
the artists and tenants of Ruskin
Glass Centre each share a piece of
their work to create the
Ruskin Collective.
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
18 May - 29 June 2015
COALBOURN HILL TIME
CAPSULE: FINDS FROM THE
ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG
The treasures of the 2012 Nexus
Heritage archaeological digs reveal
the fascinating 300 year glass
history of the Ruskin Glass Centre
site; with glass finds from glass
manufacturers Coalbourn Hill,
British Lens and Glass Co, Webb
Corbett and Royal Doulton Crystal.
Venue
Webb Corbett Visitor Centre
(Ruskin Glass Centre)
Date
28 - 31 May 2015
Photo: R Morton
Alison Kinnaird
Roses II
Photo: Bed
JohnofPlant
EXHIBITIONS
A CONSERVATION PIECE
Working with acrylic paint on
canvas, John Ramsell incorporates
natural and abstract images in
juxtaposition, to create a snapshot
of a missed environment. His most
recent work has explored tensions
between symbolism, religion, and
nationality. During the Festival
visitors will be able to watch John
using enamels to paint on glass - a
chance to explore the qualities a
change of medium can bring to an
artist’s work.
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
28 - 31 May 2015
AMBLECOTE ECHOES
An exhibition of contemporary
glass, continuing the legacy of an
innovative glassmaking centre.
Venue
Holy Trinity Church, Amblecote
Date 28 - 31 May 2015
NEW BEGINNINGS
A look back at the life of “To leave
is to enter” - the glass mirrored
gates created by artist Robyn
Smith for the British Glass Biennale
2012 - together with new works
created through upcycling, recycling
and reconstructing.There will be
opportunities to join in various Up
Cycling Workshops both before
and during the Festival weekend
alongside the exhibition.
Venue
St John’s Church, Stourbridge
Date
28 - 31 May 2015
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SHADOWS AND DUST
An audio-visual installation
exploring ‘spirit of place’ of dormant
buildings. Created by multi awardwinning singer, composer and
visual artist Andy Garbi, the piece
uses photographs taken of the
patina developed over decades on
hundreds of panes of glass at the
Coffin Works (Jewellery Quarter,
Birmingham) prior to renovation.
Venue
Red House Glass Cone
Date
28 May - 6 June 2015
FUSION OF LACE AND GLASS
A small, but eclectic and
imaginative show of collaborative
works by contemporary lacemakers
working with glassmakers.
Venue
The Lace Guild
Date & Time
28 - 31 May 2015
EXPLORE YOUR ARCHIVES:
DESIGNS, DRAWINGS &
DOCUMENTS
A rare opportunity to view the glass
documents and design books held
by the Glass Museum and Dudley
Archives & Local History Service;
including the unique pattern books
of engraver Joseph Keller and
Modernist designer Keith Murray, as
well as printed catalogues from the
major firms of Thomas Webb, Stuart
& Sons, and Stevens & Williams.
Venue
Broadfield House Glass Museum
Date
25 – 30 May 2015
VOLUNTEER FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GLASS
Like what you see? Want to be at the
centre of things? Well you can be!
The Festival would not be possible
without our lovely volunteers and we
are always looking for people to join the
team. From stewarding to taking tickets,
helping to spread the word about the
Festival to catering assistance, there are
all sorts of ways you can get involved. In
return you can meet some of the world’s
greatest glassmakers, make new friends
and have a fantastic time. To Volunteer
for the Festival, visit www.ifg.org.uk or
email [email protected]
Robyn Smith New Beginnings
CELEBRITY DOODLES
The British Glass Foundation (BGF) is bringing celebrity doodles to glass!
A team of talented glassmakers will be creating glass art from celebrity
doodles throughout the Festival and all pieces will be auctioned later in the
year to raise funds for the work of the BGF.
Nancy Sutcliffe will be working on a piece inspired by a doodle by Raymond
Blanc at Broadfield House Glass Museum, 28, 29, 31 May.
The Glass Bandits (Tim Boswell and Elliot Walker) will creating a piece
inspired by Maggie Philbin in the morning of 29 May in the Hot Glass Studio
at Broadfield, whilst Lynn Baker will be there in the afternoon inspired by
Emma Thompson’s doodle.
Terri Colledge will be working on a piece inspired by Tony Hadley in her
studio at Ruskin Glass Centre throughout the Festival. Georgia Redpath will
be turning Wolves’ legend Steve Bull’s doodle into glass, whilst Jo Newman
is taking on comedy legend Lenny Henry.
Keeping it local, Steve Piper will be demonstrating the fine art of copper
wheel engraving in the Cameo room at Broadfield on 30 May to realise
Robert Plant’s doodle, followed by Vic Bamforth and Darren Weed who will
be bringing Dave Hill’s (Slade) doodle to life on 31 May.
Teresa Belmont and Terri Malcolm are collaborating on a piece based on a
doodle from singing star Beverley Knight.
Local schools have also caught the doodle bug with Broadfield House Glass
Museum’s Doodle competition. Allister Malcolm and Melissa Nicholls will be
transforming the winning doodle into glass for the Festival.
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Robert Plant’s doodle
DEMONSTRATIONS &
OPEN STUDIOS
A unique opportunity to see the most talented glass
artists, from the UK and overseas, demonstrate their
skills in a variety of techniques. Demonstrations will
take place across all Festival venues over the four
days of the Festival. A full schedule will be available to
download from www.ifg.org.uk
The Stourbridge area has been a major glassmaking
centre for 400 years and there is still a thriving
industry in Stourbridge today. During the Festival,
the glass and craft artists based across the quarter
will be opening their studio doors: the award winning
Broadfield House Glass Museum, one of the major
glass museums in the world with its hot glass studio
and selling exhibitions; Ruskin Glass Centre and Webb
Corbett Visitor Centre home to 18 studios and craft
businesses with retail units to browse and an organic
café; and Red House Glass Cone, one of only four
cones left in the UK, with 12 craft studios, a hot glass
studio and the Red Cone Coffee House.
Stephen & Kate Gillies Jones Landscape Study Blue & Grey
Photo: Peter Chambers
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RUSKIN GLASS CENTRE DEMONSTRATION HIGHLIGHTS
GLASS BLOWING
• Dante Marioni (USA)
• Janusz Pozniak (UK/USA)
• Neil Wilkin (UK)
• James Devereux (UK)
• Ian Bamforth (UK)
• Vic Bamforth (UK)
• Stephen Foster (UK)
• Pete Fricker (UK)
• Malcolm Andrews (UK)
• Christiaan (Chris) D. Maas
(Netherlands)
• Ondrej Novotny
(Czech Republic)
• Blowing the Churchill mould
(also at Dial Glass Works during
Factory Tours. See p33.)
MURRINI MAKING
• Penny Rakov (USA)
PAINTING ON GLASS
• Cappy Thompson (USA)
• John Ramsell (UK)
• Vic Bamforth (UK)
FREEHAND GLASS ENGRAVING
• Christian Schmidt (Germany)
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GLASS FUSING, SLUMPING & CASTING
• Lisa Pettibone (UK)
• Georgia Redpath (UK)
BOTTLES TO GLASS TESSERAE
a new perspective on recycling
• JanHein van Stiphout (Netherlands)
ALFRESCO GLASSBLOWING
A rolling programme of hot glass
demonstrations under canvas
from a variety of contemporary
makers, as selected by The Glass
Hub. Merlyn Farwell will also be
demonstrating his energy efficient
mobile furnace.
PIElectronics
The Contemporary Glass Society,
Worshipful Company of Glass
Sellers, British Glass Foundation,
and Friends of Broadfield House
are all bodies who strive to promote
glass, glass heritage and further
the interests of glassmakers in the
UK. They are also valued partners
and supporters of the Festival.
Information about their work will be
available throughout the Festival.
THE GUILD OF ENAMELLERS
AND THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF
ENAMELLERS
Visit the display of enamelling
techniques and find out about the
opportunities available to you,
whether beginner or
experienced enameller.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Date and Time 28-31 May, display
10am-5pm with demonstrations at
11am and 2.30pm
Price Free with Festival Pass
GUILD OF GLASS ENGRAVERS
Have a go sessions
Venue Red House Glass Cone
Date and Times 29 - 31 May
Price £4.50 per person. A max of
8 per session and children must be
over 8 years of age.
Advance booking required, call
(01384) 812756 or call into
the Cone.
RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES
THE JOURNEYMAN
Visit ‘The Journeyman’, featuring a
range of beautiful craft pieces for
sale, hand made by the students
of Glasshouse College during their
Contemporary Apprenticeship.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre and
Glasshouse College
Date and Times 28 - 31 May,
10am - 5pm
Price Free with Festival Pass
BEAD FAIR
A truly unique bead fair with
handmade beads and other
handmade glass items not found on
the high street.
For further details please see
www.stourbridgebeadfair.co.uk
Venue The Bonded Warehouse
Date and Times 30 & 31 May,
10am - 4.30pm
Price Free
CHROME YELLOW BOOKS
Specialists in contemporary
European art and craft publications,
Chrome Yellow Books brings
a specially selected Festival
bookshop to Stourbridge.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre and
Glasshouse College
Date and Times 28 - 31 May,
10am - 5pm
Price Free with Festival Pass
PAPERWEIGHT DAY
Paperweights take the spotlight
on Sunday, with paperweights for
sale by specialist dealers, a special
exhibition of American weights
by members of the Paperweight
Collectors circle, and paperweights
being made in the hot glass studio
by Darren Weed and Vic Bamforth.
Venue Broadfield House Glass Museum
Date and Times 31 May, 10am - 5pm
Price Free
CONFIDENT COLLECTING
Join Matt Durran, Guest Curator
of the British Glass Biennale 2015,
artist and Trustee of the Crafts
Council, in a tour of the Biennale
exhibition after hours. Gain an
insight into ‘artists to watch’ and
emerging trends.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Date and Time 29 & 30 May, 5pm
Price Free with Festival Pass,
advance booking required
THE GLASS BARGE
A newly converted 70’ narrowboat,
housing a workshop and gallery of
fused glass jewellery, which will be
moored at the Ruskin Glass Centre
for the Festival.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre and
Glasshouse College (mooring)
Date and Times 28 - 31 May,
10am - 5pm
Price Free with Festival Pass
CHARITY CHILLOUT
Enjoy a relaxing mini back massage
or reviving aromatherapy foot
massage at The Natural Soapworks.
Donation of £7.50 for 15 minutes
to Prostate Cancer UK. For more
information and appointments
please visit www.natroma.co.uk
Venue: Ruskin Glass Centre (Natural
Soapworks)
Date and Time 28 - 31 May, 10am - 5pm
Price £7.50 donation book through
www.natroma.co.uk plus Festival Pass
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WORKSHOPS & TASTER SESSIONS
AT THE RUSKIN GLASS CENTRE
Unless otherwise stated, sessions must be booked in advance.
See www.ifg.org.uk for booking information.
‘HAVE A GO’
A GLASSBLOWING TASTER
Have you ever wondered whether
glassblowing was for you? If so,
this is your chance to try it out. A
two hour session designed to show
you the basics of glassblowing in a
small group. Your blown glass will
be available to collect the
following day.
Date 28 – 31 May 2015
Age Range 16 upwards
Price £24 plus Festival Pass
STONE PORTRAIT CARVING
FOR BEGINNERS
Using an easy to carve sandstone,
Philip Potter ARBSA will cover
the basics of carving in 3d. The
materials are included. Please note,
stone is resistant, so a full day is
recommended to get the most from
this workshop.
Date 28 - 31 May
Age Range 12 and upwards
Price £50/£90 half/full day plus
Festival Pass Half day, £90 Full day
plus Festival Pass
BEGINNERS FUSED
GLASS WORKSHOP
Glass designer & maker Paul Floyd
will teach the basics of fusing,
cutting glass to a pattern and
working with coloured sheet glass,
frits and powders.
Date 29 May & 30 May
Age Range 15 and upwards
Price £40 plus Festival Pass
ENAMEL WORKSHOP
Sgraffito on copper
Learn how to prepare 1 - 2 copper
blanks ready for coating with wet
process liquid enamel, create
designs (sgraffito) in the dried
powder, fire in a kiln, and then
add flux or transparent enamels.
Suitable for beginners.
Date 28 May & 30 May
Age Range 16 and upwards;
children under 16 can attend with a
fee paying adult (lead free
enamels available)
Price £20 plus Festival Pass
Festival Passes can be
purchased online at
www.ifg.co.uk/visit/buy-tickets
or through the Festival Office. Day
Passes cost £5/adult and £1/child
(under 15). The Four Day Festival
Pass is £14.50/adult.
Photo: John Plant
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WORKSHOPS & TASTER SESSIONS
AT THE RUSKIN GLASS CENTRE
Unless otherwise stated, sessions must be booked in advance
Caroline Jariwala
ENAMEL WORKSHOP
Stencils & masks on copper
Learn how to prepare up to two
copper blanks, sift enamel powder,
fire in a kiln, and create designs
using stencils/masks & embedding
beads, threads etc. Suitable
for beginners.
Date 29 May & 31 May
Age Range 16 and upwards;
children under 16 can attend with a
fee paying adult (lead free enamels
available)
Price £20 plus Festival Pass
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INTRODUCTION TO
GLASSBLOWING WITH
MARTIN ANDREWS
Get hands on experience in the half
day workshop covering the basics
of hot glass making; gathering,
shaping and forming; developing
hand eye co-ordination and
rhythm to turn, stretch and control
the molten glass. No prior glass
experience necessary.
Date 28 - 31 May
Age Range 16 and upwards
Price £135 plus Festival Pass
PORTRAITS ON GLASS WORKSHOP
Working with Jo Gane,
photographic artist and educator,
create an amazing one-off
ambrotype image on a glass
plate….featuring you! Historic
backdrops supplied. Feel free to
dress up or bring props.
Date & Time 29 - 31 May, half
29 - 31 May, half hour sessions
Age Range All ages but children
All ages but under 14 must be
accompanied by an adult
Price £15 per workshop plus
Festival Pass
THE WEBB CORBETT HERITAGE
MOSAIC – PIECING TOGETHER
THE PAST
Come and help international
mosaic artist Caroline Jariwala
make a permanent, public, mosaic
mural using Victorian glass shards
unearthed during the archeological
dig at the historic glass cones at the
Ruskin Glass Centre, with Victorian
glass factory pattern books and
Caroline’s Indian heritage as
inspiration. Free drop in activity.
Date & Time Drop in activity, 28 &
29 May
Age Range Children 8+ welcome
but must be accompanied by adult
Price Free with Festival Pass
HOW TO BOOK
Please book Festival Passes and tickets online at www.ifg.org.uk.
For queries, please email [email protected] or phone 01384 399410
10am - 3pm Tuesday to Saturday, answerphone outside of these hours.
Workshops and taster sessions are very popular, and we may have to limit the
number of classes any one person can take in order to give others a chance
to participate.
Suitable clothing and closed toe shoes must be worn for all workshops.
COMMUNITY BREATH
Linking via Aurea Caroli in the Czech Republic and the
Glasshouse College in Stourbridge, England
Via Aurea Caroli means the ‘golden
road of Caroli’ and it stretches
from Nuremburg to Prague. In the
fourteenth century it was of great
economic and cultural importance
for Bohemian glass makers and
it is along this road that German
pioneer, Wolfgang Gutberlet, is
converting 5,000 hectares of newly
acquired land for conversion to
Biodynamic methods, as part of the
Via Aurea Caroli Biodynamic
farm initiative.
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Community Breath is a collaborative
glass blowing project linking the
initiative with ancestors of the
Bohemian glass communities and
the Glasshouse College. The silica
for Community Breath is from the
Via Aurea Caroli farm and is mixed
with limestone from Dudley; fusing
the two communities together. This
cultural exchange of knowledge,
skills and spiritual vision of renewal
in agriculture and practical arts,
will feature a number of skills and
techniques developed during the
founding of the first Goetheanum,
particularly in the areas of
glass etching.
Venue Webb Corbett Visitor Centre,
Hotshop 2
Date There will be Community
Breath Sessions on Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday plus an
exhibition at the Webb Corbett
Visitor Centre throughout
the Festival
Price Free with Festival Pass
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Sponsors of the The People’s Prize
EVENTS
OPENING OF WISH YOU WERE HERE
Join members of the CGS and
artists for the opening of the
Contemporary Glass Society Open
Exhibition; Wish You Were Here.
A stunning collection of over 150
glass postcards; all for sale at £50,
£100 or £150.
Date and Time Thursday 28 May,
5.30 - 7.30pm
Start/End Ruskin Glass Centre
FILM NIGHT AT SCARYCANARY
Our friends at ScaryCanary will
be screening the 1954 Hitchcock
classic Rear Window at their lovely
upstairs cine-bar in Stourbridge
town centre. Doors open at 7pm,
film starts at 8.30pm. Admission is
free but seats (especially the sofas)
are limited so arrive early and enjoy
a drink while you wait for the film
Venue
Scarycanary Bar, Stourbridge
Date
Thursday 28 May 2015, 8.30pm
(doors open at 7pm)
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SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW
ABOUT GLASS…
IFG Glass Quiz Night
If you can tell your frit from your
frigger and your marver from your
carver then this is the night to show
the world your glassy talents. Food,
real ale, traditional pub games and
all topped off with a fiendish quiz
to test your knowledge of all things
glass. Be sure to book tickets early
to avoid disappointment.
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
Saturday 30 May 2015, 8pm
Price
£12 (including meal), advance
booking required
WRITING ON GLASS: A
PERFORMANCE OF NEWLY
COMMISSIONED WORK
West Midlands writers Liam Brown,
Roz Goddard and Anna Lawrence
have created new writing informed
by site visits to the Glass Quarter,
by glassmakers past and present
and, of course, by glass in all its
forms. Their brief is simply to write
‘on glass’.
Venue
Venue: Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
31 May, 2.30pm
Price
Free with Festival Pass
HAGLEY HALL;
A LANDSCAPE UNPICKED
“I wore out my eyes with gazing,
my feet with climbing, and my
tongue and vocabulary with
commending” so said 18th Century
historian and critic Horace Walpole
when visiting the park at Hagley
Hall. In its day, the 18th century
Park was considered amongst the
greatest of all English landscape
gardens, inspiring the century’s
most enlightened poets, writers
and painters. Today, after almost
a century and a half of neglect, a
major restoration is well underway.
In the process, Head of Landscape,
Joe Hawkins, has uncovered
fascinating evidence of forest
glassmaking in the park dating
back to the late 16th/early 17th
century - perhaps the earliest yet
evidenced in the locality.
Join Joe on a tour of the landscape,
as he discusses his recent
discoveries and explains the way
in which the Park was originally
conceived to affect the senses,
provoke different moods and inspire
the imagination.
After the tour, retire to the
sumptuous Rococo interior of the
Hall and enjoy an evening of food,
music and words.
Venue
Hagley Hall and Park
Date
Friday 29 May 2015, 7pm
Price
£29.95 per person (advance
booking required)
Hagley Hall
FAMILY FUN DAYS
Children of all ages are mesmerised by the magical process of hot glass making. The Glass Festival not only has plenty
of opportunities to watch glass makers in action, but there are lots of great hands-on activities to have a go at too.
Here is just a brief roundup of family events and activities over the Festival weekend in the Stourbridge Glass Quarter.
BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM
THURSDAY 28, FRIDAY 29 AND SUNDAY 31 MAY
Talented engraver Nancy Sutcliffe will be demonstrating the modern art of drill engraving from 10.30am – 1pm.
FRIDAY 29 MAY: FAMILY FUN DAY
Have fun and frolics on the lawn at Broadfield House with our family friendly event. Youngsters can enjoy donkey
rides, falconry displays, crafty workshops and story-telling – they can even clamber aboard a real fire engine!
There will be entertainment, charity stalls, ice-cream and hot pork sandwiches, as well as amazing hot-glass
demonstrations by The Glass Bandits and Lynn Baker. Admission is free but charges apply to some activities.
EVENTS
FUN AUCTION WITH WILL FARMER
A firm favourite with Festival visitors
- a great spectacle and a chance
to bid for your own heirloom of
the future. Will Farmer, Director
of Fieldings Auctioneers (and our
favourite expert on BBC Antiques
Roadshow), will once again take to
the gavel, bringing plenty of fun and
expertise to the occasion. Raising
vital funds, the auction brings the
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four days of the Festival to a close
with an exciting event where artists
can sell work and bidders can bag
themselves a bargain.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Date Sunday 31 May 2015, 3.30pm
Price Free - Festival Pass not
required for those arriving after
3.30pm
FESTIVAL CHOIRS AT RUSKIN
GLASS CENTRE
The Got 2 Sing Community Choir
will be performing uplifting, toetapping songs on Saturday 30 May,
followed on Sunday 31 May by
Stream of Sound, a community of
young a Capella singers who revel
in the variety of haunting harmonies
and energetic rhythms from around
the world. All performances are free
with Festival Pass
SATURDAY 30 MAY: MAKE YOUR MARK
Flint-knapper Karl Lee, will demonstrate how to make primitive tools from modern materials such as glass bottles
and glass blocks. Arrowheads, cutting blades and scrapers are some of the tools used by indigenous peoples,
which would originally have been made from stone, such as flint.
FAMILY EVENTS AT RUSKIN
There will be all sorts of opportunities for children to design and make themselves - from sandblasting a piece of
glass with your name or design with Kevin Barry Crystal (from £3.50 a piece) to trying out sandblasting or glass
painting on tea lights, hanging discs or coasters with Stourbridge Glass Engravers (£4.50), to designing your own
cut glass with Andy Cope (£2 per glass). Why not do a drop-in workshop in leather, felt or willow at the Zodiac
Courtyard Children’s Crafts (£1 per half hour session). Don’t forget your Festival Pass.
THE FETCH THEATRE COMPANY
Banraku Puppet Workshops
Try your hand at being a puppeteer
in this interactive Banraku puppets
workshop, based on characters
from the city of Lahore.
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poemcetamols and other poetic
pills and treatments from the Cold
Comfort Pharmacy. There are skulls,
jars of eyeballs and other body
parts inside the ambulance too.
Dates 28, 29, 30 & 31 May
Age range 12 upwards
Price £3 per person plus
Festival Pass
Dates 29 & 30 May, 12noon - 1pm
and 3 - 4pm
Age range 7 years and over
Price £2 per person plus Festival Pass
Dates 28, 29 & 30 May
Times 10am - 5pm each day
Age range All
Price Free with Festival Pass
Emergency Poet kindly sponsored
by Pridewater Estates Ltd
EMERGENCY POET
A mix of the serious, the therapeutic
and the theatrical, the Emergency
Poet offers free consultations inside
her ambulance and prescribes
poems as cures. In the waiting
room Nurse Verse dispenses
TWEETABUBBLE
Your chance to try blowing a glass
bubble with the help of Merlyn
Farwell (and his team); the prolific,
eccentric, pioneering inventor and
his amazing portable glass studio.
Tweet a picture of you with your
bubble and the most retweets
by the end of the Festival will be
awarded a magnificent prize!
FESTIVAL POET
Emma Purshouse, performance
poet, writer and comedienne will be
our first ever Festival Poet. Look
out for her random acts of poetry
and help her write the definitive
2015 Festival Poem.
Effortlessly comedic and unpretentious, Nutkhut’s stilt walking characters resonate with audiences of all ages by
injecting an iconic twist into the everyday and familiar. The Princesses may be draped in stunning jewels and silks,
but don’t expect these down-to-earth divas not to have an eye for high street bargains and cute boys amongst
charmed and chuckling crowds.
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre and Glasshouse Arts Centre
Dates 30 May
Price Free with Festival Pass
STILT PRINCESSES
RED HOUSE
GLASS CONE
FAMILY DAYS AT THE CONE
Knights in Armour
SATURDAY 30 - SUNDAY 31 MAY
10AM - 5PM
The cone is stepping back in
time this Festival. We’re going
all medieval with the Guild of
the Blessed St Edmund and
discovering knights in armour and
the chance to learn all about the
medieval life, together with family
friendly medieval themed crafts
from Juniors at Museums.
DEMONSTRATIONS
AT THE CONE
28 May: Charlotte Hughes Martin
and Caroline Scully
29 May: Ian MacDonald
30, 31 May: The Bandits of Glass
An eclectic mix of glass technicians,
students, former factory workers
and glass maestros - will share the
techniques of glassmaking from
Roman times through to the present
day, with demonstrators from
Elliot Walker, Tim Boswell, Nicky
Steel, students from Canterbury
Stained Glass Department,
Layne Rowe, Malcolm Andrews,
Stephen Foster and students from
Wolverhampton University. All glass
made throughout the weekend will
be donated to the British Glass
Foundation and auctioned at a
later date.
There will be an exhibition of work
by all those involved in the Bandits
of Glass demonstrations on 30 and
31 May in the Map Room Gallery
during the Festival.
RUSKIN LECTURE PROGRAMME
All lectures are held at the Ruskin Glass Centre and Glasshouse Arts Centre and are free with your Festival Pass (except
where otherwise indicated) – just turn up and enjoy. Times and dates are published in good faith, however are subject
to change.
Thursday 28 May 2015
COMMUNITY BREATH
Aonghus Gordon, Founder and
Executive Chair, Ruskin Mill Trust
and Paul Gawden, Principal
Glasshouse College, open the
Festival with a presentation about
Community Breath, a collaborative
glassblowing project which links
the Via Aurea Caroli in the Czech
Republic and Glasshouse College.
Time: 10am
Community Breath event in
Hotshop 2 at 10.45am
THE SPANISH CONTEXT AND THE
WORK OF MAVA
Maria Luisa Martinez, Director of
the Museo de Arte en Vidrio de
Alcorcon (also known as MAVA)
talks about MAVA, its collections
and projects, within the context of
the Spanish glass scene.
Time 11.15am
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF
GLASS SELLERS LECTURE
Colin Reid, winner of the 2012
Worshipful Company of Glass
Sellers Art and Craft Award at the
British Glass Biennale, will present
on past winners and discuss their
work and his own.
Time 1pm
I WAS DREAMING OF SPIRIT
ANIMALS: 40 YEARS OF PAINTING
ON GLASS
Cappy Thompson from Seattle,
Washington has been described
as ‘the major practitioner of the art
of transparent enamelling in the
American Studio Glass Movement’.
She is known for her reversepainted vessels, which have been
shown and collected worldwide.
Time 2pm
PRETTY DEADLY
Michael Brennand-Wood is a
major creative force in the world
of contemporary international
art textiles, with a reputation
for innovative and imaginative
combinations of ideas and media.
Time 3pm
REFLECTIONS ON PRACTICE
Keith Cummings has been one
of the most influential figures in
the development of kiln forming
within the British Studio Glass
movement. His books, teaching and
a considerable body of personal
glass works have inspired
students worldwide
Time 4pm
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RUSKIN LECTURE PROGRAMME
Friday 29 May 2015
THE BOHEMIAN CONNECTION
Charles Hajdamach is one of
the top authorities on glass from
antique to contemporary in the UK.
Charles will explain the importance
of key Bohemian artists and
craftspeople and the contribution
they made to the crystal industry
in Stourbridge.
Time 11am
AN AMERICAN APPROACH TO
STUDIO ART GLASS
Dante Marioni’s flawlessly
executed blown glass forms are
intensely individual and instantly
recognisable; combining a deep
reverence for the history and
tradition of glassmaking, with a
masterful and distinctly modern
sense of design.
Time 12noon
Saturday 30 May 2015
CGS LECTURE: GLASS IN PUBLIC
ART; CRAFT OR FINE ART?
Architectural Art Glass has had a
very long tradition. Barbara Derix
explores examples of public art and
the integration into architectural
contexts.
Time 2pm
EUROPEAN GLASS EXPERIENCE:
OPTIONS AND ECONOMY IN
CONTEMPORARY GLASS
An informative and entertaining
talk from Cornelia Lauf, Scientific
Director of the European Glass
Experience (EGE), including the
process of curating an exhibition in
four countries and bringing together
artists from around the EU with
glass masters on Murano.
Time 3pm
“I SEE YOUR ONE CONE
AND RAISE YOU FOUR”:
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
INVESTIGATIONS AT GLASSHOUSE
COLLEGE, AMBLECOTE.
Kate Churchill of Nexus Heritage
will describe the fascinating process
of uncovering the 300 year glass
making history of the Ruskin Glass
Centre site.
Time 10am
THE BOHEMIAN CONNECTION:
JIŘÍ HARCUBA A LIFE
Ronald Pennell explores the life
and works of the late Czech artist
and teacher, Jiří Harcuba. Wellknown for his mastery in cutting
and engraving, Jiří Harcuba was
an instructor for many years at
the Academy of Applied Arts and
founded the Dominik Biman School
in the Czech Republic.
Time 12noon
THE SUM OF ALL THESE PARTS
Neil Wilkin believes that
glassmaking skills are paramount
to the design and concept of any
glass work. Using components,
THE JOHN SANDERS
MEMORIAL LECTURE
Benjamin Richardson “The Father Of
The Glass Trade” And The Wordsley
Flint Glassworks.
Jason Ellis, author of “Glassmakers
of Stourbridge and Dudley 16122002”, gives an illustrated talk
about Benjamin Richardson.
Time 11am
cleverly engineered with stainless
steel to form his beautiful glass art
sculptures and chandeliers, Neil
uses both lamp worked, furnace
and pickup styles of hot glass.
Time 1pm
ALTERNATIVES
JanHein van Stiphout has taken part
in international glass festivals and
exhibitions across Europe. In this
lecture, he talks about his eclectic
and experimental practice.
Time 2pm
GUILD OF GLASS ENGRAVERS
SPRING LECTURE: KATHERINE
COLEMAN - A FUTURE FOR
GLASS ENGRAVING
Katharine Coleman MBE will be
giving the Guild of Glass Engravers’
annual Spring Lecture. Further
information and tickets from
www.gge.org.uk
Time 2.30pm
CGS LECTURE: GLASS IN PUBLIC
Kate Churchill
(Please note the venue for this
lecture is the Red House
Glass Cone)
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RUSKIN LECTURE PROGRAMME
Saturday 30 May 2015 (cont.)
Sunday 31 May 2015
FURNACE ADVENTURE
“Between the attitude of Morris
and the altitude of Tagliapietra,
and probably taking the measure
of both, is the witty commentary of
Janusz Pozniak”.
Time 3pm
WHISKERS ON KITTENS: LECTURE
AND BOOK LAUNCH
Certain to be entertaining and
informative Graham Fisher MBE,
author, canal and glass enthusiast
and friend of the Festival, will take
us on a canter through some of
his favourite (glass) things, before
revealing an unorthodox twist in
support of the Stourbridge
Glass industry.
Time 10am
MURRINI - AN ART OF PAST
AND PRESENT
Penelope Rakov, a professor at
Tyler School of Art, fell in love with
the techniques of creating Murrini.
She regularly teaches classes at Hot
Soup Glass studio and The Goggle
Works and continues to develop
her technique.
Time 4pm
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ENGRAVED IN GLASS;
GLASSMAKERS AND
THEIR GRAVESTONES
“The English do gloom very well;
and there is nothing gloomier than a
good old English Churchyard”. Nick
Baker draws together the research
of a number of local experts
and presents illustrations of the
grave monuments to Stourbridge
glassmakers.
Time 11am
FALLING
Lisa Pettibone’s sculptures examine
man’s complex relationship with
nature and reveals elemental forces
such as gravity, growth and optical
illusion through manipulating
kiln-formed glass.
Time 12noon
SLIDE SHOW
Christian Schmidt studied the craft
of engraving at the State Glass
School in Zwiesel, Bavaria and has
run his own engraving workshop
since 1986. He is also an illustrator,
painter, musician, singer and actor
and has exhibited and collected
worldwide.
Time 1pm
THE CHURCHILL SCREEN AND THE
WORK OF EDWARD
BAINBRIDGE COPNALL
Steve Field and David Lewis give
a fascinating insight into the works
of Edward Bainbridge Copnall, and
in particular the 40 x 10 foot glass
screen installed to commemorate
the death of Winston Churchill.
This lecture will be followed at
2.30pm by a demonstration of
mould blowing in Hotshop 1,
using an original Webb Corbett
mould of Churchill’s head. These
limited edition glass busts will be
auctioned by Will Farmer at the Fun
Auction at 3.30pm.
Time 1.30pm
Installation of Churchill Screen c 1969. Photograph courtesy of David Lewis
HERITAGE
PROGRAMME
FILM SCREENINGS: Kids in the
Cone and Kids on the Cut - Two
Young Roots Productions
The premiere of ‘Kids in the Cone’;
a film based on historical accounts
from the 1860s of the brutal working
conditions of Victorian children,
who laboured in glassworks in the
Stourbridge area and acted by
students of Glasshouse College,
which now stands on the site of the
Coalbourn Hill works.
The film is a companion piece to
‘Kids on the Cut’, a Young Roots’
film about children living and
working on the canals in the
19th century.
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre and
Glasshouse College
Date
28 May 2015, 12-1pm
Price
Free with Festival Pass
Filming inside the Shrower at Red House Glass Cone
DIAL GLASS WORKS (TUDOR
CRYSTAL) FACTORY TOUR
Home of Tudor Crystal and Plowden
& Thompson, the Dial Glass Works
with its canal side location, is the
last remaining working factory
cone in the Stourbridge area. The
Churchill bust will blown during
the tour.
Date and Time 28 May, 10am,
11am and 12 noon
Start/End Dial Glass Works
Price Free of Charge (numbers limited)
Closed toed shoes essential.
WEBB CORBETT VISITOR CENTRE
The Webb Corbett Visitor Centre is
located in the Bottom Glassworks
of the Ruskin Glass Centre, known
as the ‘Caves’. The Centre tells
the story of glass production and
the heritage and social history
that existed within the factory
and glassmaking quarter. The
permanent exhibition has been
enriched for the Festival by an
amazing collection of Webb family
artefacts on public show for the
first time and on loan from Mrs
Barbara Webb. Items include a
pattern book with hand drawn
sketches by Edward Webb c1850,
two gold medals won by Thomas
Webb at the Paris Exhibition and an
original illuminated address given
to Thomas Webb before leaving
for an Australian visit in 1878,
signed by some of the most noted
glassworkers of the period.
Also on display is the newly
installed Sankey Window, saved
from a skip by vigilant Amblecote
historians and restored to its former
glory (with the support of Dudley
Council’s community fund) by
stained glass artist Paul Floyd.
Venue
Ruskin Glass Centre and
Glasshouse College
Date
28-31 May 2015
Price
Free with Festival Pass
GLASS ARCHEOLOGY ROADSHOW
During the Festival bring along any
piece of glass you have uncovered
in your garden or allotment for
identification by one of the country’s
leading Archaeologists.
Kate Churchill, lead Archaeologist
during the recent dig at Glasshouse
College, will be available throughout
the festival to identify your
treasures.
Kate will also give a one hour
presentation at 10am on Saturday
30 May detailing the schedule of
the dig with its involvement with the
community volunteers and the team
from Nexus Heritage.
Venue
Venue: Ruskin Glass Centre
Date
28-31 May 2015
Price
Free with Festival Pass
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PROFESSIONAL ARTIST PROGRAMME
There are some activities that will be of particular interest to professional artists and students - a chance to network with
your peers, pick up tools and materials at bargain prices, seek advice from experts, listen to talks by some great artists
and practitioners and to learn about international glass projects.
PLOWDEN & THOMPSON
CLEARANCE SALE
An amazing clearance sale of all
Plowden & Thompson coloured
rods and powders with discounts of
up to 90%, plus 25% off selected
stock from the Reichenbach range
of coloured sticks, rods, foils
and grain.
Date and Time 28 & 29 May, 10am
- 5pm; 30 May, 9.30am - 4.30pm
(closed 31 May)
Venue Dial Glass Works, Factory
Shop
CGS FESTIVITY
CGS Board invites its members to
come and celebrate eighteen years
of the Society. We want to say
thank you for helping us develop
into the vibrant organisation we are
today. This is a members’ event but
we also welcome anyone wanting to
join CGS on the night.
Drinks and light refreshments
available.
Date and Time 29 May, 6 - 8pm
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Price Free (entry to Ruskin Glass
Centre after 5pm is free of charge)
CGS TABLE TOP SALE
Bring your unwanted materials &
equipment along, they might be
just what someone else is looking
for and at the same time have a
rummage yourself. If you would
like to participate please contact
[email protected]
Date and Time 30 May, 10 - 11am
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Price Free with Festival Pass
CGS AGM
Everyone welcome but a must for
CGS members
Date and Time 30 May, 11am 12noon
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Price Free with Festival Pass
MEET THE SCOTTISH GLASS
SOCIETY
The Scottish Glass Society,
formed in 1979, was established
to promote the development of
the art and craftsmanship of glass
making in its many variations in
Scotland. Members of the Scottish
Glass Society will be on hand with
information about their current
projects, examples of members’
work and catalogues from recent
exhibitions. So please come along
and chat to us.
www.scottishglasssociety.com
Date and Time 30 May,
1.30 - 2.30pm
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Price Free with Festival Pass
DERIX ARTIST SURGERY
Since 1866, Derix Glass Studios
(Germany) has been working
with art in glass - traditional and
contemporary; interior and exterior;
ecclesiastic and public buildings;
restoration, construction and project
management. Derix is working to
take Art in Glass to the world of
mainstream fine art.
Open for artists, architects,
restoration specialists, private and
corporate clients, the Derix Artist
surgery is an opportunity to discuss
and seek advice on your own public
art glass projects. Barbara Derix
and Elke Westen will offer their
expertise and know-how, acquired
over many years of working with
glass, to independent artists
working with architectural spaces
and light aspects.
Date & Time Saturday 30 May,
individual sessions of 15 minutes
with either Barbara Derix or Elke
Western between 3 - 5pm
Venue Ruskin Glass Centre
Price Free with Festival Pass
Book your session online or at the
Festival Office on the day.
Work in Derix Glasstudios
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WALKS & TOURS
NEW JEWELS ON THE CUT
Take a walk along the Crystal Mile
and learn about Stourbridge’s rich
glass making heritage from the
perspective of the life blood of the
industry; its canal network. Together
with an overview of plans to
transform the former Stuart Crystal
glassworks into a new world-class
glass facility.
Date and Time Friday 29 May,
meet 12.45pm, walk starts 1pm
Start Canal Street by the Bonded
Warehouse
End Red House Glass Cone
Guide Graham Fisher
Price £3.75 adults/children free
(visit www.ifg.org.uk for
booking information)
HOLY TRINITY WORDSLEY OPEN CHURCH
Local expert John Levett will
share the fascinating history of the
stained glass at Holy Trinity Church
in Wordsley and the associated
social history of the glassmakers
memorialised.
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Venue Holy Trinity, Wordsley
Date and Time 28 - 31 May,
10am - 5pm (apart from 1 - 2pm on
Saturday and Sunday Service)
Price Free
GLASSMAKERS AND
GRAVEYARDS WALKS
Join our local experts for a guided
tour of local churchyards and
cemeteries where famous, and not
so famous, glassmakers lie.
All of the walks are free of charge
and take approximately 1.5 hours.
Simply turn up at the start of the
walk (but note that numbers are
limited). More information at
www.ifg.org.uk
KINGSWINFORD:
ST. MARY’S CHURCHYARD
Date and Time Thursday 28 May,
12 noon
Start/End St Mary’s Churchyard,
Kingswinford
Guide Nick Baker
WORDSLEY:
HOLY TRINITY CHURCHYARD
Date and Time Thursday 28 May, 2pm
Start/End Holy Trinity Churchyard,
Wordsley
Guide John Levett
OLDSWINFORD: ST. MARY’S
CHURCHYARD
Date and Time Friday 29 May, 12noon
Start/End St Mary’s Churchyard,
Oldswinford
Guide Roy Peacock
AMBLECOTE: HOLY TRINITY
CHURCHYARD
Date and Time: Friday 29 May, 2pm
Start/End Holy Trinity Churchyard,
Amblecote
Guide Nick Baker
STOURBRIDGE CEMETERY
Date and Time Saturday 30 May, 1pm
Start/End Outside the
Cemetery Chapel
Guide Ian Williams
VENUE INFORMATION
RUSKIN GLASS CENTRE,
GLASSHOUSE ARTS CENTRE &
GLASSHOUSE COLLEGE
The main Festival site – home to
an array of glass and craft studios.
Location of the British Glass Biennale.
Address Wollaston Road, Amblecote,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4HF
Tel 01384 399410
Email [email protected]
BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM
Home to one of the best glass
collections in the world. Location
of Cutting Edge; Contemporary
Hungarian Glass exhibition, archives
displays and family activities.
Address Compton Drive, Kingswinford,
West Midlands, DY6 9NS
Tel 01384 812745
Email [email protected]
RED HOUSE GLASS CONE
One of the four remaining original
glass cones in the UK. Exhibitions,
events, workshops and open studios.
Address High Street, Wordsley,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 8AZ
Tel 01384 812750
Email [email protected]
WORDSLEY METHODIST CHURCH
Location of Bruntnell Astley
Contemporary Glass Exhibition
Address Stream Road, Kingswinford,
DY6 9NP
DIAL GLASS WORKS
A truly fascinating place and one of
the last working glass factories in
Stourbridge – home to the Plowden
& Thompson and Tudor Crystal
brands. Factory Tours.
Address Tudor Crystal, Dial
Glassworks, Stewkins, Stourbridge,
West Midlands, DY8 4YN
BONDED WAREHOUSE
Historic canal side building where
the bustling Bead Fair takes place,
showcasing work by beadmakers
and glass artists and suppliers.
Address Canal Street, Stourbridge,
West Midlands, DY8 4LU
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, AMBLECOTE
Amblecote Echoes exhibition and
Cake Station
Address Corner of High Street &
Vicarage Road, Amblecote DY8 4JA
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, WORDSLEY
Stained glass tours, and graves of
John Northwood and Daniel Hancox
Address High Street, Wordsley DY8
5RU
THE LACE GUILD
Fusion of Glass and Lace exhibition
and lace making demonstrations
Address The Hollies, 53 Audnam,
Stourbridge, DY8 4AE
ST JOHN’S CHURCH, STOURBRIDGE
New Beginnings Exhibition and up
cycling workshops
Address St John’s Road,
Stourbridge, DY8 1EH
SCARYCANARY, STOURBRIDGE
Music venue, bar, art exhibition
space and film night venue
Address 108a High Street,
Stourbridge DY8 1EE (upstairs)
HAGLEY HALL
Location of Hagley Hall; a
Landscaped Unpicked event
Address Hall Lane, Hagley,
Worcestershire (Sat Nav postcode
DY9 9LG)
The Festival Office is open from 10am – 5pm daily during the Festival. Admission to the Ruskin Glass Centre and Glasshouse Arts Centre is £5 for a day pass (£1
for children) and £14.50 for an adult four day Festival Pass. Admission to other Festival Venues is free, although some charges may apply for some activities.
Photo: John Plant
SPONSORS &
SUPPORTERS
This year’s Festival has been a
collaborative effort and would not have
happened without the creativity and
determination of the Festival Team:
GETTING AROUND
CAR PARKING
Car parking is limited at Festival
sites. You are advised to park in
the surrounding area and then use
the Festival Shuttle Bus or National
Express services between sites.
FESTIVAL SHUTTLE BUS
Free Festival Shuttle Bus 9.30am - 5.30pm. Commencing at
Stourbridge Town Centre, services
will operate approximately every
20 minutes and will stop at clearly
marked stops at each of the Festival
venues - last shuttle bus service will
leave just after 5pm.
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BUS SERVICES
In addition to the Festival Shuttle
Bus, National Express West
Midlands services 256 and 257 run
from Stourbridge bus station (stand
G) past all Festival sites. Day and
discounted bus/train passes can be
purchased; visit www.nxbus.co.uk/
west-midlands for more information.
WALKING
Most Festival sites are within
walking distance of each other, with
an approximate maximum walk
of 20 minutes from one site to the
next. Stroll along the canal for an
alternative to the main road.
BEFORE YOU TRAVEL…
Visit www.ifg.org.uk for the latest
information on venues, programme
updates, changes to schedules and
car parking arrangements.
The Festival Office at the Ruskin
Glass Centre will be open each
day over the Festival if assistance
is needed to navigate around the
Festival sites.
ACCOMMODATION
For information about places
to stay,
visit www.discoverdudley.org.uk
Elisabeth Johnson – Festival Project Manager
Natasha George – Festival Programme
Keith Brocklehurst – Masterclasses
Matthew Durran – British Glass
Biennale Curator
Kate Goldenberg – British Glass
Biennale Assistant
Paula McElearney – Festival Assistant
Ian Dury – Glass Heritage Officer
Ikhlef Benkalai – Festival Assistant
Janine Christley – Fundraising
and Sponsorship
Pattie Russell – Fundraising
and Sponsorship
Jackie Cooley – Masterclasses
and Sponsorship
Miranda Sowden – Marketing
Amy Shaw & Jane Williams - PR
Rory Smith – Catering
Andrew Faulkes – Technical Assistance
Mark Davis – Volunteer Coordinator
Festival Information – [email protected]
Masterclasses – [email protected]
Marketing – [email protected]
Biennale – [email protected]
Supporters Alan J Poole, Merlyn Farwell and PIElectronics, Mark Holford, Glassworks
Services Limited, Peter and Ann Layton & London Glassblowing, craft&design
Magazine, National Glass Centre Sunderland, Nick Baker, Hagley Hall
Partners University of Wolverhampton, British Glass Foundation, Broadfield House
Glass Museum, Red House Glass Cone, Writing West Midlands, Friends of Broadfield
House, Fieldings Auctioneers, Stourbridge Bead Fair, UK Guild of Glass Engravers,
Plowden & Thompson, The Lace Guild, Holy Trinity Church, Amblecote, Holy Trinity
Church Wordsley, St John’s Church Stourbridge
Thank you to all our contributing photographers. Due to limited space we are unable to
acknowledge everyone, so please visit www.ifg.org.uk for full photographer details.
PIElectronics
Crowe Clark
Whitehill
Geoff Hill
Charitable Trust