International Festival of Glass

Exhibitions

Festival Exhibitions

The festival always has a wealth of diverse and fascinating exhibitions across the Stourbridge Glass Quarter that demonstrate just how diverse glassmaking can be. This year we were particularly delighted to showcase Sam Herman, the Founding Father of studio glass in the UK.

Banner Image: The opening of Celestial Bodies by the Contemporary Glass Society

Latest

Opening of The Fold

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP opens The Fold. Funded by The Chancellor using Libor funds the Fold is a new centre for army families at Clervaux.
Dr Stefan Geider

Stefan is a GP based in Aberdeen at the Camphill Wellbeing Trust. Stefan has particular expertise in learning disabilities and mistletoe therapy.
Matthew Hayes

Matthew is a biological market gardener and educator who runs a commercial organic market garden in Hungary and works with social farming.
Make It, Mend It at The Hive

Starting Tuesday 28th September, we will be hosting a new weekly community group called, Make It, Mend It, at The Hive. This super informal gathering is for anyone wanting to learn how to fix, mend, upcycle or repair items and objects. It’s a new group so with time and your input it will evolve and grow into what our community needs and wants. We are being supported by the wonderful Sophie Watson from @theborrowShop and the artisan Louise Ludlam-Snook @upcycledinteriorsuk

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.
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
Why we exist
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.
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.
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.
2015 British Glass Biennale

2015 British Glass Biennale