The Stained Glass Museum is delighted to present its 2020 Annual Lecture:

"Old Craft, New Art" An Artistic Journey in Stained Glass - with Helen Whittaker

Wednesday 15 July 2020, 7pm (BST)

This online talk will be hosted on Zoom (although you do not need a Zoom account to attend).

A link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to all registered attendees prior to the event.

Tickets: £5 (Free for Museum Friends)

About the event

Helen Whittaker is Creative Director to Barley Studio, York, a stained glass firm internationally renowned for both conservation and new work. She is an award-winning designer of stained glass windows and architectural sculpture in glass and copper, with over 100 commissions in prestigious ecclesiastical and secular buildings across the UK.

In the past few years Helen has created a new window for the RAF Club, London, which was unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen, exhibited at the Prince and Patron exhibition for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, and worked in collaboration with David Hockney RA on the creation of The Queen’s Window for Westminster Abbey. In 2019 Helen was selected to help promote the United Kingdom Government’s international ‘GREAT Britain’ campaign to showcase British talent in the creative sector. As part of this campaign, two of her artworks promoting GREAT British Design and Craft are currently featured on posters at Manchester and Gatwick International Airports.

Helen is a Court Member (the executive body) of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers, chairing the judging panel for the national Stevens Architectural Glass Competition. She is a Brother of the Art Workers Guild, a Fellow of the British Society of Master Glass Painters and a Craft Scholar of the Prince’s Foundation, having received the prestigious Hancock Medal for High Achievement from the Prince of Wales.

About The Stained Glass Museum

The Stained Glass Museum is the only museum dedicated to stained glass in the UK. Its collections span over 800 years from the medieval period to the present day. The museum holds an annual lecture each year, and this is the first time that this event will be held online, making it open to global audiences.

The proceeds of ticket sales (after fees) will go to The Stained Glass Museum, which is currently closed due to the pandemic. Find out more about how you can support The Stained Glass Museum during these challenging times.