Close up of someone shaping molten glass in the hot shop.

30-01-2026

Apply for new QEST craft grants

A mixed media sculpture by Maria Donnai called Deep Unknowns 1 - featuring a green sphere of glass held in a brownish curled ceramic with uneven edges.

23-01-2026

Mixing it up

Glass roundel designs by two winners of the 2023 Lord Mayor's competition by Bethan Yates and Kate Henderson.

20-01-2026

Apply for Lord Mayor’s stained glass roundel competition 2026

A reddish-brown cast glass sculpture in an abstract shape by Monette Larsen.

15-01-2026

Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition

Ruth Shelley's Rosebay Willowherb collection of vessels in pinks and greens featuring gravity-pulled patterns.

11-01-2026

A splash of colour

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A mixed media sculpture by Maria Donnai called Deep Unknowns 1 - featuring a green sphere of glass held in a brownish curled ceramic with uneven edges.

Pate de verre | 23-01-2026

Mixing it up

Maria Donnai uses taxidermy, porcelain and glass to create her ‘museological’ style. As she embarks on her first solo exhibition, Linda Banks...
Ruth Shelley's Rosebay Willowherb collection of vessels in pinks and greens featuring gravity-pulled patterns.

hot glass | 11-01-2026

A splash of colour

Ruth Shelley brings the palette and pattern of the world around her into her vibrant glass vessels and enjoys using gravity to transform her pieces....
Glass artists Karen Browning and Sarah Brown hold their fake food creations that they made in Osaka, Japan. Behind them is a wall of pieces of fake food in display packaging.

Collaborations | 28-12-2025

Strengthening contemporary glass links with Japan

CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews her latest glass-focused visit to Japan – via Shanghai – a decade after her first trip in collaboration with the...

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Close up of someone shaping molten glass in the hot shop.

Training | 30-01-2026

Apply for new QEST craft grants

If you are looking for funding to help with craft training, education and skills development, consider applying for a grant from the Queen Elizabeth...
Glass roundel designs by two winners of the 2023 Lord Mayor's competition by Bethan Yates and Kate Henderson.

Competition | 20-01-2026

Apply for Lord Mayor’s stained glass roundel competition 2026

Once again, the Reflections of The Lord Mayor Stained Glass Roundel Design Competition is inviting entries for the 2026 edition. This year marks the...
A reddish-brown cast glass sculpture in an abstract shape by Monette Larsen.

Exhibitions | 15-01-2026

Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition

Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...

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‘Emerged’ (2017), portrait of a face in profile in painted grisaille fired on mouth-blown glass.

glass painting | 09-05-2025

Glass with a conscience

Versatile glass artist Julia Gonyou explains her process, passion and craft, backed by her environmentally conscious approach.  I am a...
A display of covers of 4 copies of New Graduate Review magazine

Competition | 03-05-2025

CGS/Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize 2025 expands across Europe

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is excited to launch the 2025 Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review magazine competition for graduates from...
A Red Admiral butterfly sitting on a lilac flower

Exhibitions | 27-04-2025

Pyramid Gallery exhibition opportunity for UK-based CGS members

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is delighted to invite UK-based CGS members to apply to exhibit at the Pyramid Gallery in York once again, as...
London Craft Week words against an abstract background

Events | 27-04-2025

Contemporary glass at London Craft Week 2025

Once again top-quality craft and design will be showcased at venues across London during London Craft Week, from 12-18 May 2025. Featuring 1,000+...
Bob Leatherbarrow cast glass artwork. Small broken bowls are “washed up” on a sandy shore in this piece called 'Flotsam'.

Kilnworking | 23-04-2025

My warren of kiln-formed glass powder textures

Canadian glass maker and educator Bob Leatherbarrow explains how he applies his scientific mind to the challenges of creating with glass powder, and...
Charlotte Savill in foreground wearing headphones with her stained glass swimmers on the wall in the background.

News | 22-04-2025

Crafters in the spotlight in new Dom Chinea podcast series

Many of us have been enjoying the third series of BBC1’s popular ‘Make it at Market’ (available now on iPlayer), featuring two stained glass...
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