THE ENCYCLOPEDIA PROJECT

An Initiative of Architectural Glass Design Australia (Inc.) (AGDA)

AIMS

• To record the men and women who have contributed to the making of Australia’s stained and decorative glass from the 1850s to the year 2000;

• To raise awareness of stained and decorative glass in Australia’s historic and contemporary buildings among practitioners, scholars, architects and the wider community;

• To promote the art and craftsmanship of stained and decorative glass as an element of contemporary architecture.

OBJECTIVES

• To prepare an authoritative compilation of stained and decorative glass makers in encyclopaedic format;

• To publish the encyclopedia in book form and/or on-line as a resource for practitioners, educators, researchers, owners, custodians and the general public.

MANAGEMENT

            Ownership

Responsibility for TEP is vested in AGDA, which will maintain an overseeing role, funding and publication.

Editorial Management

Management of the Encyclopedia Project is led by Bronwyn Hughes (Editor) and Liz Coleman (Deputy Editor).  Michael Pater represents the AGDA Committee on the Editorial/Management Group.

            Advisory Committee

A small number of well respected and experienced people from other States of Australia have been approached to assist.  They will ensure that the range, depth and authority of the project are maintained - from collection to publication.

TIME LINE

            Five-year plan:

Launch                                                 February 2008

            Collection of Information                    2008-2010

            Research and Verification                   2008-2012

            Data Processing                                  2008-2012

            Preparation for Publication                 2010-2012

STAGE ONE

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

TEP will differ from previous publications because the focus is on the people within the industry, rather than the windows that they produced (although, of course, major works will be mentioned).  TEP will celebrate the contribution Australian men and women to the art and craft of stained and decorative glass.

To make the list as comprehensive as possible it is anticipated that firms, artists, designers, glass painters, cartoon makers/draughtsmen, glass cutters, sandblasters, cementers and leadlight glaziers would be represented as contributors to the making of stained and decorative glass.  Suppliers may also be included where they have played a major role in the industry.  It is proposed to extend the entry list to makers in all States and Territories of Australia.

Information is sought from the wider community, as well as men and women who are currently within the industry.

Data on current and former individuals and firms will be collected in a consistent format and a pro forma will be available as a Microsoft Word document after 1 January 2009.  The pro forma may be filled in on line or as hard copy, although the former is preferred.  Supplementary information can be attached but may not necessarily be published.  A sample submission has been prepared as a guide.

It should be noted that not all submissions will necessarily be published.  This will depend on the number of submissions received, the ability of the research group to verify data, and the form in which the publication is finally presented.

For further information please contact the Editorial team

Hughes, Bronwyn        bdhughes@bigpond.net.au

Liz Coleman                lizco@holmesglen.vic.edu.au