Schweizerisches Forschungszentrum für Glasmalerei und Glaskunst
Beyond the Masterpiece: Embracing Failure in Ceramic and Glass Art
The fields of ceramic and glass art have long been shaped by ideals of mastery, control, and perfection. Museums, collections, and scholarship often privilege the ‘masterpiece’ – objects that embody technical excellence and aesthetic resolution. Yet behind every successful work lies a spectrum of experiments, misfires, and unexpected outcomes. These ‘failed’ objects, frequently overlooked or discarded, hold critical insights into artistic processes, material behavior, and the evolving definitions of value in art and craft. This conference invites researchers, artists, conservators, and curators to reconsider failure not as an endpoint, but rather as a productive and revealing dimension of ceramic and glass practice. By shifting focus from perfected objects to those deemed ‘not quite right’, we seek to open new dialogues about knowledge production, material agency, conservation ethics, and contemporary artistic approaches.
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Stained Glass in Islamic Lands
Trans-Mediterranean Networks, Local Identities and Glass Technology (2025–2029)
This SNSF project, conducted between 2025-2029, is dedicated to the multifaceted history of stained glass and dalle de verre in North Africa during the 19th and 20th century. The project’s main objective is to analyse the connections and interplay between production, commercialisation, perception and development of these art forms in the colonial and post-colonial era.
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Jahresbericht 2025
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Vitroarchives
Der Archivkatalog des Vitrocentre Romont ist jetzt online verfügbar.
Das Vitrocentre Romont verfügt über umfangreiches Archivmaterial zur Glaskunst, das sonst nirgends in der Schweiz existiert. Die Nachlässe von Künstler:innen und Ateliers sowie Kunsthistoriker:innen und Fachgesellschaften aus dem 19. bis 21. Jahrhundert bieten einzigartige Möglichkeiten für die wissenschaftliche Forschung.
Die im Vitrocentre Romont konservierten Bestände können eingesehen werden und sind über das online-Inventar zugänglich.
Termin-kalender
Veranstaltungen, die Sie nicht verpassen sollten
28. JUNI 2026
13.–14. MAI 2027
International conference
This conference sets out to explore the multifaceted realm of technical failures in glass and ceramic arts.
Termin-kalender
Veranstaltungen, die Sie nicht verpassen sollten
28. JUNI 2026
13.–14. MAI 2027
International conference
This conference sets out to explore the multifaceted realm of technical failures in glass and ceramic arts.