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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

  • 08-10-2024

    Join CGS for contemporary glass Discovery Day at the V&A

    The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) continues to expand horizons and take contemporary glass into...

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  • 03-10-2024

    British Glass Biennale 2024 prize and award winners

    The winners of the 2024 British Glass Biennale, held in August 2024 as part of the final...

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  • 29-09-2024

    International Festival of Glass 2024 prize winners

    Various prizes were awarded to exhibits at the final International Festival of Glass, held in...

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Current Online Exhibition

“Patterns: Composition and Design” Launched on 2nd September 2024

Live – 2nd September 4th November “A pattern is an arrangement of lines or shapes, especially a design in which the same shape is...

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Members Spotlight

Louise Hawkins

My work explores flow of form, the essence of the organic and the vegetal. Through observation, study and precision carving by hand my focus is to...

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Members Spotlight

Kerry Roffe

I am a 2nd Year BA Undergraduate studying Glass and Ceramics at the University of Sunderland. I started my journey after a varied career spanning...

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Members Spotlight

Esme Austen

The Glassy Witch, carefully cutting up glass and sticking it back together with foil or fire! I find it very difficult to take myself at all...

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Members Spotlight

Pj Buchanan – SkyDog Glass

Pj's work is influenced by the Bauhaus movement and modernist art - geometric shapes dominate, with the use of sometimes surprising colour...

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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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