Features
| 22-09-2025
Maria Zulueta: Amanda Moriarty Prize report
One of the four winners of the latest CGS Amanda Moriarty Prize, Maria Zulueta, describes her five days experimenting with new directions in her...
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...
News
News | 02-10-2025
The World of Glass saved from closure
Having far exceeded the original target of £50,000 needed to keep The World of Glass (TWOG) in St Helens open, this important venue promoting...
Events | 30-09-2025
Glass in Wales symposium review
Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Chair Sarah Brown looks back on the many highlights of the joint symposium held in September. Wow! What a...
Training | 29-09-2025
Apply for architectural and stained glass awards
The Glaziers’ Company Charity has launched its Annual Awards Scheme 2025/6 to support the training and development of artists and conservators...
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News | 19-01-2021
Calum Dawes wins the 2021 Amanda Moriarty Prize
This year’s winner of the CGS Amanda Moriarty Prize, Calum Dawes, says the award will enable him to extend the work he has been developing on his...
Cast glass | 08-01-2021
Lovely bubbly – the art of controlling air bubbles in glass
Jo Mitchell has melded the materiality of glass and the immateriality of the air bubble to create glass art that investigates ‘humanness’ and...
Glassblowing | 05-01-2021
Elliot Walker in Netflix glassblowing show
On 22 January 2021, the second season of the international glassblowing competition ‘Blown Away’ launches on Netflix. Elliot Walker is one of 10...
Commissioning | 24-12-2020
Sparkling glass winners of concert presentation piece commission
Allister Malcolm and Nancy Sutcliffe won commissions to create glass thank you gifts for participants in a charity carol concert in December
Training | 23-12-2020
Dual artist in residence opportunity for Scottish Highlands and Berlin artists
Applications are invited from artists based in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland and Berlin, Germany, to take part in a dual artist in residence...
Marketing | 18-12-2020
How to get more sales in 2021
You have designed and created your unique artworks, but where are the buyers? An optimised website with great content can bring them straight to...