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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

  • 22-11-2024

    Opportunity to make window for Chester Cathedral building

    Chester Cathedral would like glass artists to apply for a commission to create a new window for a...

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  • 20-11-2024

    Join stained glass study tour of Leicestershire

    The Stained Glass Museum in Cambridgeshire, UK, is offering a stained glass study tour of...

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  • 18-11-2024

    Call for artists for abattoirs exhibition

    It is 20 years since BeCraft began holding exhibitions in the stables of the Anciens Abattoirs in...

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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

Zsuzsanna Deák

Let me introduce myself: I am Zsuzsanna Deák, a glass artist from Szeged. • 1976. Szeged • 1991-1995 István Tömörkény Art High...

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Agneta Stening

Been workning as an artist/sculptor since mid 1980. Stonesculptures, metal works, exhibitions in Sweden and Europe Artist in Residence in...

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Nancy Farrington

I am an artist and recent graduate of Swansea College of Art working with kiln casting to explore the materiality of glass through a textile lens....

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Connie Mildner

Living and working on an organic farm, I was fully occupied until Dec 17 when we closed the shop, after which I was slowly led into glass fusing...

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Bodraw

My name is Nataliia. I am an illustrator, graphic designer, and beginner in the stained glass medium. Since 2015 I have lived in Reykjavik, Iceland....

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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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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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