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International Bead Biennale 2022 - Call to Artists

The International Glass Bead Biennale is being held for the first time as part of the International Festival of Glass 2022, as a sister exhibition to the British Glass Biennale.
British Glass Biennale 2022

Call to artists for the 2022 British Glass Biennale

Colin George - Property Manager, Dip.Arch. BA Hons (Architectural Studies)

Colin is a registered architect with over 30 year’s experience in the public and private sectors as an architect, project manager and in developing space and estates strategies. He has undertaken work as diverse as the refurbishment of a whole street of Victorian houses, laboratory buildings for the University of Oxford and a computer manufacturing facility.
Shazuli Iqbal: RMLT – Finance Manager: FFA FPMA MBA FFTA

Shazuli trained originally in the early 1990s on Audit and as a Group Accountant with KPMG in the Maldives and Sri Lanka, before moving to the UK and completing an MBA at Reading University in 2000.
Ian Clements: BSc - Company Secretary

After leaving school, Ian completed a 5 year Undergraduate Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Ltd which included a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University and a Diploma in Management Studies.
Aonghus Gordon MEd, FRSA, Executive Chair

Aonghus has a distinguished track record of development and leadership of several ground-breaking charities that provide high quality environments and opportunities for people with disabilities. He is passionate about the need for people to break out of dependency and marginalisation, believing that everyone has the potential to shape their own future.

Hive Cafe and Bakery

The Hive Cafe and Bakery provides a warm welcome in the heart of Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter, with delicious pastries, cake, bread and meals. Come and visit us. Try our coffee! Please visit us at The Hive subsite. www.thehiveJQ.org
Plan your visit

The International Festival of Glass takes place at venues across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter. Entry to all Festival venues is free, however some activities and events will have a charge.
Freeman Biodynamic Garden at High Riggs

Located in Stannington bordering the Peak District the Freeman Biodynamic Garden provides fruit and vegetables for Freeman College, Brantwood Specialist School and the Fusion Café.
Why we exist
Our story

The seeds of Ruskin Mill Land Trust were sown in 1967 when Robin and Barbara Gordon transplanted their young sons Aonghus and Alisdair from the hothouse of the Ruskin Centre for Art Appreciation in Venice to the cold frame of a dilapidated former textile mill in Gloucestershire.
Merlin Theatre

Transforming the Merlin Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Sheffield and provided cultural venue for Freeman College and Brantwood Specialist School..
Vale Head Farm

Vale Head Farm was an equestrian centre when we purchased it, and over the years hard work has seen it bloom into a beautiful biodynamic farm.
British Glass Biennale 2019 - selected artists

The Ruskin Mill Land Trust, in association with the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, is delighted to announce the artists for the 2019 British Glass Biennale exhibition. Over two days an expert panel of judges chaired by Róisín de Buitléar and comprising of Dr Jane Cook, Monica Guggisberg, Angel Monzon, and Cathy Shankland, selected the very best of this year’s entries, all of which achieved a very high standard.
2015 British Glass Biennale

2015 British Glass Biennale
Aonghus Gordon MEd, FRSA, Executive Chair

Aonghus has a distinguished track record of development and leadership of several ground-breaking charities that provide high quality environments and opportunities for people with disabilities. He is passionate about the need for people to break out of dependency and marginalisation, believing that everyone has the potential to shape their own future.