Glass Routes: from Wolverhampton to China

Abstract

The ‘GlassRoutes’ exhibition and catalogue examines the role and impact of Professor Keith Cummings upon glass education in the UK and China. Through his work at Stourbridge College and the University of Wolverhampton Keith has proved guidance, support and career advice to some of the most important international glass artists. The exhibition looks back through forty years of work; examining the range of work produced by Cummings in glass and metal as well as in drawings and paintings. His work is contextualized amongst his colleagues in the glass world, which include a range of former students who are now academics, artists, designers and respected glass makers. Over the last forty years, Keith has influenced the present and future generations of glass artists and designers all over the world. The exhibition and catalogue specifically examines the effects of the University of Wolverhampton glass programme upon newly established university programmes in studio glass in Shanghai and Beijing.