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Twilight Talks 2024, Season 3 | Lights Everlasting: Australia’s commemorative stained glass, Boer War to Vietnam

October 16

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5:30 pm

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6:30 pm

Bar open at 5pm

$8 – $12

Humffray Room

Subject: Australia's commerative stained glass from the Boer War to Vietnam

Almost hidden within religious buildings, hospitals, school chapels and civic buildings, stained-glass windows tell of Australians at war. Bronwyn Hughes focuses on commemorative stained glass—an overlooked art form—describing its rich artistic and architectural heritage and the artists and firms who created it. Memorial stained glass serves to depict and illuminate the men and women who fought and died for their faith and their country. It has a tragic beauty.

Following Bronwyn’s talks will be the screening of a documentary Let the Light Shine, which recently had it’s ‘World Premiere’ at the David Williamson Theatre, Prahran. This session will be a wonderful reflection, prior to Remembrance Day in November.

Speaker: Dr Bronwyn Hughes OAM

Bronwyn Hughes is a glass artist, teacher, lecturer, and art historian, specialising in stained glass and is a consultant to heritage architects and organisations. Her research interests are in stained glass history and conservation, nineteenth century art and architecture and twentieth century sculpture. Since completing her PhD on Anglo-Australian stained-glass artist, William Montgomery, she has been compiling and editing the first encyclopaedia of Australia’s stained glass makers and researching stained glass war memorials. She was awarded an OAM in 2019 for services to fine arts.

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