Documenting, Digitizing, and Maintaining the Art and Community Activism through the art of Christopher Wallis
ARTHUM 2200E
Professor Charles Barteet
In this course, students learn about architectural and cultural heritage in the twenty-first century through community engagement. To consider these issues, this course focuses specifically on our local Western and London communities through an exploration of the stained glass art of the recently deceased artist Christopher Wallis. Mr. Wallis was among the leading stained glass artists in Canada, producing hundreds of works across the country while also receiving numerous prestigious honors.
Students worked with three community constituencies to document and study the art of Christopher Wallis: the Anglican Diocese of Huron, the Catholic Diocese of London, and Western University. They documented, researched, and produced tangible outcomes in their study, culminating in an ArcGIS Storymap and an exhibition in the Artlab in January 2023. Although the primary goal is to explore the impact of Mr. Wallis’ work in London (and beyond), the course also studies issues of cultural heritage, history, and social activism. As part of the process, students engaged with local church officials and leaders to consider the critical social programming for many of London’s most venerable communities.
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