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Welcome to North Lands Creative Glass North Lands Creative Glass is situated in Lybster, a small fishing village on the North East Coast of Scotland. North Lands is open both to glass artists and to painters, sculptors, architects and designers wishing to explore the technical and artistic potential of glass either on its own or in combination with other materials. Through its programme of summer master classes, its annual conference and its residencies, North Lands aims to stimulate a lively exchange of ideas whilst also allowing time for reflection and action in a professional environment. North Lands was born in the nineties out of a need to create a centre of excellence to stimulate the growing interest in the possibilities of glass as an art form.
The first Artistic Director was Professor Keith Cummings of Wolverhampton University. He was succeeded by Tessa Clegg, winner of the 1999 Jerwood Prize (1997-1998), Elizabeth Swinburne (1999-2002) and Jane Bruce (2002 - 2007) formerly senior lecturer at the Glass Workshop at Canberra School of Art, part of the Australian National University. Peter Aldridge became Chief Executive Officer in 2006 and also took over the role of Artistic Director in 2008. On his resignation in August 2008 as a result of his wife's ill health, Dan Klein, Chairman of the Advisory Council became the honorary interim Artistic Director until such time as a new artistic director is appointed.
North Lands acquired and refurbished the Old School House adjacent to the Studio in 2004 to provide a library and residential accommodation for artists on campus. The international interest in the master classes and residencies has encouraged North Lands to meet further demand by increasing the number of master classes. It is also planned to widen the potential for developing special projects and generally fostering a spirit of permanent enquiry into the artistic possibilities of glass. Enquiries North Lands Creative Glass
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