The Clarke Studios Symposium

The symposium will take place in the Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Papers will explore how a resource such as the Clarke Stained Glass Studio project can be used to address wide historical and social issues, including topics such as religious history, cultural identity, and post-colonial studies. The event will also look at the research impact that a digital resource of this type can have on humanities research in Ireland and internationally.

Registration 9 – 9.30 am

9.30 – 9.45 am: Intro, Welcome

9.45-10.45: Art History Keynote – Dr. Nicola Gordon Bowe

10.50-11.15: Coffee break

11.20 – 1: Session 1: Stained glass studios in Ireland

Muriel Ryan (Abbey Stained Glass): The design and manufacture of a new stained glass window

Ken Ryan (Abbey Stained Glass): The restoration of the Clarke Studios windows at St. Mel’s Cathedral in Longford

Dom Laurence Walsh (Mount St. Joseph’s, Roscrea): The Clarke Studios windows at Mount St. Joseph’s Abbey in Roscrea

Paul Donnelly (TCD): Here, there and everywhere: The Studios global reach

1 -2 pm: Lunch

2 -2.40: Session 2: The cultural context to stained glass in Ireland

Dr. Roisín Kennedy (UCD): Reflecting the State. The Harry Clarke Stained Glass Studios and public religious art in the New Ireland

Dr. Fiona Bateman (NUI Galway): The African connection: Clarke Studios and Ireland’s Foreign Missions

2.45 – 3.30: Digital Collections Keynote by Simon Tanner

3.30-3.50: Afternoon break

3.50-4.50: Session 3: The contribution of digital libraries to humanities research

Dr. Natalie Harrower (DRI): Digital Preservation and the Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Angela Griffith (TCD): The Drawn to the Page Database Project, TCD

Joanne Carroll & Marta Bustillo (TCD): The Clarke Studios Project

4.50 – 5: Wrap up