In a series of events dedicated to the 375th anniversary of the Estonian glass industry, we present a conference titled
“The merited history of glass industry in Estonia – Hüti Glassworks in Hiiumaa, 1628-1664”, which takes place at the Masters´Courtyard Conference Hall, Vene St..6, on November 26, 4 p.m.
List of presentations:
1. Historic glass technologies at the Hüti glassworks; their application at the Skankristall factory in the summer of 2003. Prof. emeritus Maie-Ann Raun, art director at the Skankristall factory.
2. Designer glassware by Skankristall – is it a symbiosis, or an opposition, of ancient and contemporary technologies?
mag. Tiina Sarapu, lecturer at the Estonian Art Academy.
3. Some developmental problems of glass design studies at the Estonian Art Academy. Cooperation possibilities between the EAA glass department and the glass factory.
Prof. Mare Saare, Estonian Art Academy.
4. The experience of glass painting at the Hüti glassworks. 17th century painted stained glass in Estonia.
Eve Koha, lecturer at the Estonian Art Academy.
5. Application of historic heritage in the contemporary glass industry.
Aime Raimets, manager of the Skankristall glass factory.
6. Conclusion.
Prof. Maie-Ann Raun.
Curators of the event: Maie-Ann Raun, Mare Saare, Aime Raimets
Organizers: Estonian Academy of Art, Skankristall Ltd.
Contacts:6617079, 055 18378 – Maie-Ann Raun
6267320 – Tiina Sarapu
The conference is accompanied by the exhibition “Hüti Glassworks 375” at the Masters´Courtyard Gallery, open till Nov.30, 2003.