
SESSION | Time (AEDT) | SESSION TITLE | SPEAKER/S |
Welcome | 9:15 – 9:30 am | Day Two Introduction | Dr. Bronwyn Hughes, OAM |
Three | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Glass and Venice Chair: Matthew Martin | Matthew Martin (University of Melbourne) – Murano Revival Glass in the NGV; Catherine Kovesi (University of Melbourne) – “To see a world in a grain of sand”: the global lives of Venetian trade beads; Pierre Palayan (University of Melbourne) – Venetian Glass Mosaic in St. Paul’s Cathedral |
Four | 10:30 – 11:30 am | Art Glass Chair: Alison Inglis | Dr. Andrew Montana (Australian National University) – Lucien Henry’s Oceania in Stained Glass – 1889; Christopher Menz – Federation at the Stock Exchange; Amanda Dunsmore (National Gallery of Victoria) – Marion Mahony’s stained glass window for the Unitarian Church of All Souls, Evanston, Illinois. A significant new acquisition for the National Gallery of Victoria. |
Break | 11:30 – 11:45 am | ||
Keynote Conversation: One | 11:45 am – 12:45 pm | Glass and Spirituality Facilitator: Peter French | David Wright (Glass artist), Sue McPhee-Wright (Anglican priest), The Rev. Dr. Peter French (Anglican priest and Biographer) in conversation |
Five | 12:45 – 1:45 pm | Glass and Spirituality Chair: Joan Barclay-Lloyd | Joan Barclay Lloyd (LaTrobe University) – Magnificat: reflections on some stained-glass windows in Melbourne churches; Susan Kellett (RSL QLD) – Waller’s War: Spirituality and the Hall of Memory; Caroline Miley – Anima Mundi in the Antipodes: Christian Waller’s Spiritual Evolution |
Long Break | 1:45 – 2:30 pm | ||
Six | 2:30 – 3:45 pm | Glass and First Peoples Chair: Robyn McKenzie | Robyn McKenzie (Australian National University) – Kimberley Points in the Museum; Donna Kennedy (Glaas Inc.) – First Peoples’ potential to develop the Art of Glass Tina Baum (National Gallery of Australia) – Reflections on Yhonnie Scarce’s works in glass in the 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial: Defying Empire, 2017 Video of Yhonnie Scarce artist’s talk – “Defying Empire” |
Break | 3:45 – 4:00 pm | ||
Seven | 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Glass Exhibitions and Collections Chair: Bronwyn Hughes | Joshua White (Artistic Director, Hamilton Gallery) and Ian Brilley (Curator, Hamilton Gallery) – Challenges and Innovations in Exhibition Design: Luminous John Orval Stained Glass at Hamilton Gallery Michael Strong (Abbey Museum, Caboolture) – Shards of Light: Fragments Out of Time; Fiona Moore (Glaas Inc.) – Villa Alba glass exhibition |
Keynote Conversation: Two | 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Reflections on a celebrated glass collection at the National Gallery of Victoria Facilitator: Alison Inglis | Geoffrey Edwards and Alison Inglis in conversation |