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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...
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...
Glassblowing | 08-04-2025
Glass artist interview with Emma Baker
Emma Baker’s love of glassblowing has taken her around the world to develop her practice. Her recent pieces focus on investigating the materiality...
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Exhibitions | 10-05-2025
Call for entries John Ruskin Prize 2026
The eighth edition of the prestigious John Ruskin Prize award invites entries from artists, designers and makers worldwide, on the theme, ‘Patience...
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...
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...
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News | 22-08-2024
UK Graduate Glass Prize winners announced
Two first prize winners have been announced for the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers’ (WCGS) and Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) annual...
News | 20-08-2024
GAS appoints new board members
Twelve new board members have been elected to the Glass Art Society (GAS), including two names well known in the UK contemporary glass scene –...
Obituary | 19-08-2024
Obituary: John Lawrie (1928-2024)
John Lawrie, a distinguished figure in the world of glass art, passed away on 6 August 2024 at the age of 95. Born in Edinburgh in 1928, John...
Training | 10-08-2024
Join BSMGP for discussion day on connection and collaboration
Both members and non-members of the British Society of Master Glass Painters’ (BSMGP) are invited to the organisation’s annual Discussion Day....
Fused glass | 09-08-2024
Glorious glass textiles
Contemporary glass artist and designer Ulrike Umlauf-Orrom has taken glass fusing to a new level, inventing her own processes to create the effect of...
Exhibitions | 30-07-2024
Greener Glass Exhibition at Stourbridge Glass Museum
On show from 27 July 2024 until 27 July 2025, the ‘Greener Glass’ exhibition at Stourbridge Glass Museum (SGM) presents the beauty and innovation...