National Glass Centre

Institute for International Research in Glass: Public Programme Lectures, Conferences, & Symposiums 2011 - 2012

Wednesday 26 October, 5pm in the POD, National Glass Centre

Lecture: Robert Winter, James Maskrey: Ceramics and Fair Trade in context of the artist’s profiles. 

Tuesday 1 November, 6.30pm in the POD, National Glass Centre 

Lecture: Painton Cowen (UK) -- research presentation. Mr. Cowen is an expert on early European stained glass and has written number of books and carried out extensive research on rose windows in European churches and cathedrals. The lecture is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Glaziers and have been co-ordinated by Cate Watkinson. 

Thursday 10 November, 5pm in the POD, National Glass Centre

Lecture:  June Kingsbury (UK) -- profile of the artists and PhD. research in occasion of her presentation within group show in the National Glass Centre.

Thursday 8 December, 5pm in the POD, National Glass Centre

Lecture: Minako Shirakura Japan/ USA -- artist’s profile.

Tuesday 31 January, 4pm St. Peter's Campus Lecture Room  007

Lecture: Erin Dickson, PhD. student – Profile of the artist and her experience within International Craft Biennale 2011 in South Korea. 

Friday 20 January, University of Brighton  

IIRG one day Symposium Unbearable Lightness of Being:  Czech Design – Professor Pelcl.

Tuesday 7 February, 4pm, St. Peter’s Campus, Lecture Room 007

Lecture: Contemporary British Glass given by the prime researcher and former Director of Broadfield Glass Museum UK, Charles Hajdamach.

Friday 10 February  

Kith and Kin Symposium organized by Prof. Davies and Prof. Petrie.

Friday  &  Saturday 26 - 27 April

Two day International conference: Glass as a Means of Interaction between Space and Human Mind -- Experimental ideas using glass in relation to architecture, and public space . Speakers: Jan Doms: The Netherlands, Professor Marian Karel:  Czech Technical University Prague – Czech Republic, Dana Zamecnikova: Czech Republic,  Inge Panneels, Cate Watkinson: the UK, others TBN.

Thursday 24 May, 10am

One day symposium on subject Science and Art in Glass. Speakers: Prof. Sylva Petrova, Colin Rennie, Prof.  Kevin Petrie, others TBN.