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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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A piece of round blown glass featuring many different colours swirling around by Tim Rawlinson.

Exhibitions | 05-02-2026

London Glassblowing presents Gather exhibition

Peter Layton’s London Glassblowing opens its 50th anniversary year celebrations with a new glass exhibition called Gather this March. The show...
A close up of a stained glass artist sitting behind a light box with glass sheets on it and stained glass panels in the background.

Training | 02-02-2026

Apply for stained glass training bursary

Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making...
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...

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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

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