Case Studies / The Guild of St George
The Guild of St George
Marking overlapping Ruskin anniversaries with web documentaries and a gallery installation.
Taskscape produced a series of web documentaries for the Guild of St George to support campaigns and events marking a run of anniversaries connected with the Guild and its founder, John Ruskin.
Brief
The Guild of St George is a charitable organisation founded by John Ruskin in 1871, dedicated to arts, crafts, the rural economy and environmental stewardship. Between 2019 and 2021, the Guild marked three anniversaries: the bicentenary of Ruskin’s birth (1819–2019), 120 years since his death (1900–2020) and the Guild’s own 150th anniversary (1871–2021). Taskscape was contracted to provide video content, filmed in 2019 and 2020 and released in 2020, for the campaigns and events celebrating these milestones, as well as for the guild website, raising awareness of membership benefits.
Activity
- Produced a series of web-documentary films featuring interviews with Guild members and coverage of key events, buildings, exhibitions and locations
- Created a spin-off video installation in conjunction with Upper Air Films
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Outcomes
- Films used online on the Guild’s website and social channels, gaining over 36,000 views across Vimeo and Facebook, with additional online premieres for the Guild community
- The video installation secured an online premiere and exhibitions at Ruskin’s Home, Brantwood, Cumbria, and the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
What people said
“Board reaction to the film… has been very positive indeed. There is real appreciation of the high quality of the film, its reflective nature and the strength of the voices used. A lot of pride.”
