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Graal technique | 07-09-2025
The seed of a new idea
Michele Oberdieck describes how her artistic journey took her from textiles to glass, using blowing and graal techniques to develop colour blends and...
Sandblasting | 21-08-2025
Having a blast
Ruth Dresman loves to celebrate the joy of the natural world in her distinctive artwork. Here she describes her contemporary glass practice, which...
Community projects | 10-08-2025
Transformational material
Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...
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Events | 14-09-2025
Join CGS for V&A glass symposium
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is excited to announce a one-day symposium at the renowned Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London on...
Graduate Prize | 09-09-2025
CGS/Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize winners announced
We are delighted to announce the results of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and those who will be featured...
Exhibitions | 08-09-2025
Bulgaria’s International Festival of Glass opens this month
Bulgaria’s International Biennale of Glass (IBG) celebrates its fifth edition this month with an exhibition of around 200 works by artists from 50...
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News | 30-01-2021
Artists selected for Glass, Meet the Future 2021 film festival
Art works exploring new ways of engaging with the materiality of glass in the digital era commissioned for ‘Glass, Meet the Future’ (GMTF)
News | 30-01-2021
In memory of Sam Herman (1936-2020)
A tribute to one of the great innovators of the contemporary glass world, Sam
News | 30-01-2021
Crafting a Difference virtual exhibition at London’s SoShiro
The Crafting a Difference show offers a virtual reality tour of the gallery
News | 30-01-2021
This year’s Collect art fair moves online
The 2021 edition of the Crafts Council’s Collect art fair for contemporary craft and design will take place online this year. Collect takes place...
News | 21-01-2021
CGS members win at China’s 5th Hejian Glass Art Competition
Five members of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) were awarded prizes at China’s 5th Hejian Glass Art
3D printing of glass | 20-01-2021
The evolution of 3D printed glass
Glass Network digital’s editor, Linda Banks, examines the progress that has been made in glass 3D printing in recent