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art from both the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture, and Ministry and Liturgy. In 2002 she was elected to membership in the Royal Canadian Academy of Art. In 2019 Sarah Hall was appointed to the Order of Canada in recognition of her lifelong contributions as an architectural glass
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In 1990, the growing number of commissions necessitated another move to her own studio – a 3000 square foot space in an old General Electric factory at 1440 Dupont Street in Toronto. There, Hall established a fully equipped design and fabrication studio. Several craftsmen assisted Hall in her work
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Over the past decade Hall has pioneered a new direction in architectural glass in North America: merging artistic glass design with technical innovations related to green building and bird friendly glass. In 2019 her professional contributions and technical innovations in the field were recognized
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Throughout her career Hall has sought to improve human environments through the medium of architectural glass. Over the years she has discovered creative ways to tackle global problems while maintaining the aesthetic integrity of her works - finding ways to develop greater energy autonomy and to
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As her projects continued to expand in size and complexity, Hall moved her fabrication work to the larger and better-equipped facilities in Germany; and by 2003, most of her work was being created under her artistic supervision at the studios of Glasmalerei Peters GmbH in
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In addition, Hall has written numerous articles for Glass Art Magazine and other publications, covering topics related to the art of stained glass, commissioning, the creative process, and practical considerations for designing and fabricating architectural glass art.
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her life’s work. As there were no classes in stained glass in Canada during the 1960s and early 1970s, Hall lived and worked for several years in Alberta photographing ghost towns for the
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Torgerson, Mark A. 2012. Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care. Herndon: Alban Institute/Rowman & Littlefield. (Page 154 - 155).
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including John Wilcox, Rosiland Sokolosky, Harold (Hap) Straker and William Lindsay. Glass techniques were expanded considerably in this time to include large murals based on
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in Dundas. During the design phase for this project, Hall went along with her father and his committee as they looked church buildings. It was then that she decided to make
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where stained glass was offered as one of the classes. Following this, she was determined to find a full-time program in stained glass, and she next enrolled in the
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in 1951, and grew up in the nearby town of Dundas. Her family’s home was on the edge of a ravine, and Hall was greatly inspired by the natural world around her. The
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In her most recent work, Hall continues to explore innovative approaches to pressing environmental issues. In addition to bringing third generation photovoltaics (
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in 2012. The book explores the design and creation of the monumental stained glass windows at Cathedral of the Holy Family in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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Schwebel, Horst, ed. Glasmalerei für das 21. Jahrhundert. (Band II). 2012. Paderborn: Glasmalerei Peters GmbH. (Page 67, 77, 99, 102 - 103, 129).
1191:(with co-author Bob Shantz), was published by Novalis in 2007. The book is based on Hall's series of windows inspired by early Christian imagery. 1124: 431:
Hall’s dream to become a stained glass artist began early. When she was 9, her father was Chairman of the Building Committee for their family’s
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Philippart, David, ed. 2001. Basket, Basin, Plate, and Cup: Vessels in the Liturgy. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. (Cover, page 20).
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to integrate new patterns and surfaces in architectural glass that will warn birds away and collect energy from sunlight at the same time.
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in 1999 and is the first book of its kind for the field of stained glass: a resource guide for those commissioning stained glass.
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Crawford, Gail. 1998. A Fine Line: Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present. Toronto: Dundurn Press. (Page 156 - 158).
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in her art glass installations. This initiated a deeper collaboration with Glasmalerei Peters. The first demonstration of
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In 2018, the project records of Sarah Hall Studio were acquired by the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana, located at the
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with hydrofluoric acid. Towards the end of this period, Hall worked with craftsmen at Sattler Stained Glass Studio in
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to facilitate larger projects. Her contribution to the built environment was honoured in 1997 by the
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which encircles the Dundas Valley, was an important influence in the development of her work.
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Porter, J.S. 2011. The Glass Art of Sarah Hall. Herndon: Paderborn: Glasmalerei Peters GmbH.
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as a result of this mentorship. In 2008, Hall completed a building integrated photovoltaic (
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composed music for "Lux Nova" and several concerts of his music were held at the studio.
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This article is about the stained glass artist. For other people named Sarah Hall, see
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researching Middle Eastern techniques in glass, particularly the art of gold leafing.
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In 2017, the glass studio under Koen Vanderstukken at Sheridan College founded the
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Hall's work has received several International First Place Awards for outstanding
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Diagram on Hall's Solar Art Project at Grass Valley Elementary School (2009)
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in 2005. In 2008, Hall and architect Clive Grout received an award from the
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Transfiguring Prairie Skies: Stained Glass at Cathedral of the Holy Family
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An important mentor for Hall’s work in solar power was the physicist
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who commissioned her work for Jessie’s Centre designed by architect
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for "Lux Nova", their photovoltaic art glass installation at
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technology was the "Northern Light" project co-ordinated by
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In 2004, Hall received a Chalmers Arts Fellowship from the
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In 1980, Hall established her own stained glass studio in
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In 1974, Hall enrolled in the Creative Arts Department at
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in London. Hall's studies were completed with a year in
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A Selection from A Thousand Colours Sarah Hall Glass
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