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Determining the Value of Your Stained Glass Windows

June 9, 2022

How do you put a value on your stained glass windows, and in turn, how do you maintain, repair, and store them based on that perceived value?...

Membership Message to SAMA

June 9, 2022

In the coming weeks, I want to share a few brief messages with our SGAA members and our friends and creative colleagues in the SAMA community. In...

The Return of Eggbeater Jesus

May 26, 2022

After several years in the making, the renovation of the glass mosaic affectionately known as Cosmic Jesus or Eggbeater Jesus is finally complete...

Things to Do in Toledo

May 20, 2022

Looking for a little extra something to do during your stay in Toledo? We’ve got you covered. We've made a list of extra activities in and...

2022 CONFLUENCE Scholarships for Conference Workshops

May 10, 2022

Scholarships for the Conference Workshops are now available! New Scholarships for Confluence 2022 Workshops! There are up to two scholarships...

Watch Now: Art and Glass in Society at the National Day of Glass

May 5, 2022

The Art and Glass in Society Panel at the National Day of Glass discuss the relationship between nature and glass, health and science, and technical...

Many Hands Make Light Work - Announcing a New Partnership and Major News for 2022 SGAA Conference

February 8, 2022

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." ~ Paulo Coelho SGAA & SAMA Come Together for...

Jacoby Studio Video Clips from the Archive going live on YouTube

November 8, 2021

The SGAA Offices received this incredible video courtesy of member Daniel Oppliger to share with our community. The approximately 15 minute video...

SGQ Summer 2008 - Peru State College by Kessler Studios

October 31, 2021

We recently saw a post highlighting the work of Kessler Studios for the Peri State College Library in Peru, Nebraska and the images seemed so...

Orchestrations of Colour: The Stained Glass of Douglas Hamilton

September 17, 2021

“Orchestrations of Colour” is devoted to the life and work of the Glaswegian stained glass artist-craftsman, Douglas Hamilton (1895-1959), who...

Gelman Stained Glass Museum Inaugural Organ Concert: Sunday, November 28th, 2021

September 15, 2021

A little over 30 years ago, a collection of stained glass windows pulled from churches in disrepair marked for demolition started in a Texas garage....

International Survey of Jewish Monuments Synagogue Invitation to Include Stained Glass

August 5, 2021

A group of historians who are scholars in Jewish Art have come together to gather information. They have a stained glass sub-group through the...

2020 Annual Membership Report

March 31, 2021

2020 IN REVIEW & LOOKING AHEAD The work of the SGAA in 2020 was a vastly different kind of creative than what we had planned. Still, in...

Making Moves to build on our Purpose for 2021

February 4, 2021

Big news... WE MOVED to a gorgeous new location in the heart of downtown Buffalo, NY and we're finally able to reopen our offices two days a week...

International Stained Glass Community Mourns the Passing of Mary Clerkin Higgins

December 26, 2020

At 4:30am December 25th, 2020, internationally recognized stained glass conservator and scholar Mary Clerkin Higgins passed away after a long battle...

Perspectives on Representation - Statement of Diversity and Inclusion from the Board of Directors

August 14, 2020

2020 has been a highly unusual year, to say the least, and the leadership of the SGAA wanted to dedicate this space to make clear that if you...

Teaching creativity one cut of glass at a time

May 25, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of the Stained Glass Quarterly - Vol 115 No 1. Teaching...

Nzilani Glass Conservation pivots to launch The Nzilani Mask Project

May 21, 2020

Be Safe - it applies to Everyone. www.nzilanimaskproject.com When the Bay Area shelter-in-place order was announced in mid-March as a...

Uro by Yough, A Resurrection of the Uroboros line by Youghiogheny Glass Co.

May 7, 2020

A letter from Youghiogheny to all Art Glass Industry: Our industry is long overdue for an announcement of excitement and positivity, so we are...

SGAA May Community Resources

May 3, 2020

DESPITE THE CHALLENGES of Spring 2020 and COVID-19 there are still many exciting things happening for SGAA members. Scholarships - obviously...