Stained glass in the Arts & Crafts Movement – a talk by Kirsty Hartsiotis on 28th August 2025
The Arts and Crafts Movement was one of the most important design movements in British history. The Cotswolds has many links with the movement, with many designers settling and working in the area. One place you can see lots of Arts and Crafts work is in our churches. And by far the most common item you’ll see is beautiful, glowing stained glass.
Starting with early work by William Morris and his friends, we’ll move on to examine the ground-breaking scheme at Gloucester Cathedral’s Lady Chapel by Christopher Whall, and then explore the works of local designers such as Henry Payne and Paul Woodroffe, and look, too, at some of the female artists of the Movement who excelled in glass, such as Theodora Salusbury, Caroline Townshend and Veronica Whall.
Expect a glittering array of wonderful glass!
Stained Glass in the Arts & Crafts Movement – a stained glass window in a church
About Kirsty
Kirsty was for many years the curator of the Designated Arts and Crafts Movement collection in the Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham. She’s now a curator for Swindon’s museums and is currently writing a book about Cotswolds’ Arts and Crafts stained glass.
Visit her website here: https://www.kirstyhartsiotis.com/
The Arts and Crafts Movement – an introduction
The birth of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain in the late 19th century marked the beginning of a change in the value society placed on how things were made. This was a reaction to not only the damaging effects of industrialisation but also the relatively low status of the decorative arts. Arts and Crafts reformed the design and manufacture of everything from buildings to jewellery.
Visit the V&A museum website here for more info.
About the Friends
The Friends of Museum and Art Swindon (FMAS) is a voluntary organisation. It promotes and publicises Swindon Museum and Art Gallery and its activities to as wide a public as possible. It raises funds to buy new items for the museum and encourages sponsorship for the improvement of the collections and facilities.
We’re a registered charity – Charity No. 1050267. We launched in July 1993 with a talk by our patron, the surrealist painter and zoologist, Dr Desmond Morris.
When and where
Our talks take place in the council chamber in Swindon’s civic offices on Euclid Street. Doors open at 7pm.
£8 for members and £10 for non-members.
Date/Time
Date(s) - 28/08/2025
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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