About Us
The Institute for Stained Glass in Canada is a not-for-profit educational society registered under the Societies Act of British Columbia.
We are a small group of photographers and researchers based in Vancouver, with collaborators in the provinces of Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Our Board includes several well-known British Columbians. The Institute has no commercial interest, and depends on support from heritage foundations and other donors. Please consider supporting our work on behalf of your province or community.
We began to photograph stained glass in Canada in 2001 and have discovered an unexpectedly diverse ‘distributed collection’ in a wide range of public buildings. We estimate fine public windows in Canada to number well over 100,000 (with many more in private homes). There is as yet no comprehensive book describing Canada’s stained glass heritage.
We envision a progressively larger series of web-based projects, culminating in a comprehensive Stained Glass in Canada site, structured in collaboration with our counterparts in the West and in Ontario, Québec and the Maritime provinces. We hope our presence on the world wide web will lead to articles and books about this little-known aspect of Canadian culture.
Please join us in our work of enhancing awareness of the Canadian presence in this ancient medium.
All photos © 2010 Patrick Burns and ISGC unless otherwise indicated.