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The Contemporary Glass Society

CGS is the UK’s foremost organisation supporting both established glass artists and up-and-coming makers. Our mission and passion are to promote contemporary glass among the art world and wider public.

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Join our contemporary glass community

CGS is a dynamic and growing community, passionate about contemporary glass. We champion the work of glass artists, fuel the enthusiasm of glass collectors and inspire glass lovers.

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EXHIBITIONS

Enjoy contemporary glass

At CGS our ambition is to enable people to discover more about the amazing medium that is contemporary glass – to see, make, enjoy and buy beautiful glass work.

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Latest News

  • 23-12-2024

    Creating something from nothing

    Glass artist Jessie Lee explains how she chose glass as her preferred medium in her quest to...

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  • 22-12-2024

    Outgoing CGS Chair Sue receives her gift

    As many of you know, the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) charismatic Chair, Susan Purser Hope,...

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  • 21-12-2024

    Heritage Crafts awards for contemporary glass workers

    Heritage Crafts has awarded training bursaries to two contemporary glass workers to enable them to...

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Current Online Exhibition

“It’s In The Word” Launched on 4th Nov 2024

“Words, words, words! All our lives we use words to express ourselves, to tell stories, to make deals, in love and in anger. We lie, we joke,...

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Members Spotlight

Elizabeth Welch

Elizabeth creates highly detailed borosilicate glass sculptures of animals particularly bird insect and marine life. Each piece made made entirely by...

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MMM Handmade Glass

My greatest pleasure is sharing my glass with others. I was a lawyer in the UK. I retired to France in 2007 and started making fused glass soon...

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Elaine Rettger

Elaine Rettger was born in northern Ohio. From a young age, she loved the vibrancy of nature, particularly flowers and leaves, which change with the...

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Trish Goodbody

I am fascinated by the qualities of glass. I have my own small glass studio in West Cork among some of the most beautiful and rugged scenery of the...

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Jen McCracken – Bright Star Glass

Bright Star Glass produces stunning and unique glass windows, panels and smaller pieces using both copper foil and traditional lead came techniques....

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Become a member

Join our glass community today! Enjoy a wide range of benefits, including access to other glass artists, world-class exhibitions, exclusive discounts, networks, regular news and opportunities to showcase your work.

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Corporate

Our corporate members are a vital part of our network, offering support, information and discounts to CGS members. You can support them too by clicking through.

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Support Us

Your support is invaluable to our charity and makes a real difference. Share in the excitement of contemporary glass, sustaining ground-breaking exhibitions, world-class conferences and award-winning learning programmes and events.

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