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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

  • 28-09-2026

    The creation of the Anti-Soviet Partisans’ Memorial

    Glass artists and architects Tomasz Urbanowicz and Dr Konrad Urbanowicz, who run the ARCHIGLASS...

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  • 25-09-2026

    Scholarship funds pate de verre course at Bild-Werk Frauenau

    When Maria Donnai discovered she was the recipient of an Alexander Tutsek Foundation scholarship,...

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  • 20-09-2026

    Register for Making Futures conference 2026

    The international research conference Making Futures takes place at Arts University Plymouth from...

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Current Online Exhibition

CGS Online Exhibition – Sign of the Times

Sign of the Times Makers online Talk- TBC End – 12th October Sign of the Times will examine the presence of text, signage, and visual language...

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Members Spotlight

Jo Vincent

Jo Vincent has worked with kiln formed glass for over 25 years. Based from her studio on the edge of the Lake District. She predominantly works to...

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Cecily Westall

I am a leaded glass artist working in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. I incorporate sandblasting, engraving, and enamel painting into my...

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Members Spotlight

Blue Skies Glass Studio – Ruth Summers

(image design by Milly Aburrow, fabrication by Ruth Summers) Ruth is a glass artist who has been designing and creating bespoke contemporary...

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Members Spotlight

Minh Dang

Artificial Sublimity is a structured aesthetic strategy that sustains a state of unresolved cognition between the viewer and the work. The work does...

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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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