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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

  • 08-05-2024

    Funding enables Stourbridge Glass Museum to target net zero

    Stourbridge Glass Museum is to receive £250,000 from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment...

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  • 30-04-2024

    Sunderland student exhibition Dry Run at Shipley

    Shipley Art Gallery is hosting the annual second-year student exhibition of work from the...

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  • 30-04-2024

    Apply for Creative Lives Awards 2024

    Has your creative group done something you are really proud of during the past year? If so, it is...

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Current Online Exhibition

“Cycles of Life”  Launched on 6th May 2024

From the smallest microbe to the biggest animal on earth – the Antarctic blue whale – we all experience the cycle of life from birth through...

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Members Spotlight

Sarah Brookman

My working life was spent as a photographer. Kiln glass forming was discovered at full tilt a month before the Covid lockdown.

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Katarzyna Bialogrzywy

Since I remember, I have always adored the beauty of stained glass. Sunbeams going through those colourful pieces of glass and making them alive...

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Petri Anderson

I work on new stained glass designs, frequently but not exclusively nature scenes and often with a twist. These may be site specific commissioned...

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Henri Potgieter

Crazy South African creative in Surrey UK, designing and making art with several mediums and techniques. Glass from the kiln still excites each time...

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Sarah Nichols

I've been collecting glass seriously for about 10 years. Most of my collection is historic (Murano from 1940s to 1980s) but I do collect...

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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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