Haworth Art Gallery

Haworth Art Gallery is an Edwardian Tudor-style house featuring an oak-paneled entrance hall and an Arts and Crafts staircase.

The Haworth houses a unique collection of Tiffany Art Nouveau glass which is on permanent display upstairs. Consisting of over 140 glass tiles, vases and mosaics, it is the largest public collection of Tiffany glass in Europe.

ReVisit - 2011

International artist Stuart Haygarth was invited to respond to the Haworth Art Gallery and the large collection of Tiffany glass that it houses. The  work sheds a new light on the permanent collection on display and uses space in the Haworth in a way it has never seen before. Haygarth, who is originally from Pennine Lancashire, says this about the piece:

"Tiffany glassware is commonly associated with lighting pieces, in particular lamps with intricate dome shaped shades. With this in mind, I decided to respond with a piece of work which incorporates lighting to accentuate and celebrate the translucent quality of glass.

Nature was a stong influence and inspiration on Tiffany designs and so I wanted to reference this aspect in the overall shape and design of my new piece. I was drawn to the ubiquitous pressed crystal glassware, which is displayed in many UK households. This glass is heavily textured with angles and cuts which are reminiscent of ice crystals. Tiffany glass utilizes many different manufacturing processes, which create a variety of finishes such as Ring Mottle Glass and Herringbone Ripple Glass. The results are extremely colourful, ornate and textured. At the other end of the spectrum, pressed glass is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce but also has a distinctive charm.

IGLOO is a dome shaped structure created from hundreds of pieces of pressed glassware, which have been arranged according to height. The dome is illuminated to make the glass glow and sparkle, whilst the wooden panelled alcove at the bottom of the stairs warmly encloses the work."

Get Involved:

North West artist Becky Waite will be running a programme of workshops alongside the launch of Stuarts new work. Listed below are the available sessions. All workshops are free and drop in.

Friday 13 May, 6-7.30 - Museum at Night event: Kaleidoscope - Get involved with transforming everyday overlooked objects, such as plastic bottles, into a sculptural installation of kaleidoscopic colour and pattern. Suitable for all the family.

Sat & Sun, 14 & 15 May, 1-4 - Kaleidoscope - Learn new skills and help create the ever growning bottle base installation. Suitable for all.

Thu 2 Jun, 1-4 - Transforming Bottles - Half term session for age 10+, please book

Bottleneck Kaleidoscope - Use bottle plastic bottlenecks and recycled sweet wrappers to create Tiffany inspired viewfinders.

Bottle Butterfly Jewels - Use recycled plastic to create Tiffany inspired jewellery and garden decorations.

Fri 3 Jun, 1-4 - Half term family session, please book

Bottleneck Kaleidoscopes - Use bottle plastic bottlenecks and recycled sweet wrappers to create Tiffany inspired viewfinders.

Sat 11 Jun, 1-4 - Bottle Butterfly Jewels - Use recycled plastic to create Tiffany inspired jewellery and garden decorations. Suitable for all.

Sun 12 Jun, 1-4 - Shining Tree Garlands - Embellishing bottle bases with stitching and using old CDs and bottle-tops to create mirrored garlands for outdoor decorations. Adult session.

Sat 25 Jun, 1-4 - Jewel Tree Garlands - Embellishing bottle bases with painting and stitching to create jewel-like garlands for outdoor decorations. Suitable for all.

Sun 26 Jun 1-4 - Kaleidoscopic Picnic - Come and make tree garlands and help us decorate the Haworth's grounds with the garlands made. we invite you to bring a picnic and join us for the afternoon. (we'll move in to the music room if the weather turns wet!)

The ReVisit blog will chart the progress

Stuart Haygarth's website

Haworth Art Gallery

The Open Shop Project - Haworth Art Gallery

Artist Sarah Jay worked with the Haworth Art Gallery in Accrington during August 2010. She looked at the stories of the family that built the house and explored some of the more unknown collections housed at the Haworth.

Visit project blog

Venue Website