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Cast glass | 06-03-2026
Imagining a better world
What do you do when your children tell you there is too much glass art on display at home? US-based prolific glass artist, collector and entrepreneur...
Cast glass | 09-02-2026
Playing with sand like a child
Jan Hooghiemstra’s glass work presents a dreamlike world of symbolic images created in sand moulds. Here he outlines his inspirations and showcases...
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...
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Events | 30-03-2026
Take part in IFOG 2026
As many of you know, the 2026 International Festival of Glass (IFOG) will be taking place in St Helens in Northwest England over the August Bank...
Exhibitions | 27-03-2026
Glass artists finalists in Loewe Foundation Prize 2026
Glass art is gaining recognition in the prestigious international Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2026, with four glass artists among the 30 finalists...
Events | 11-03-2026
NGC and CGS host glass activity day
Experience the magic of glass at the National Glass Centre (NGC) on 25 April 2026, where the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and NGC will be hosting...
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News | 16-02-2021
Submit entries for new CGS members’ selling show: Flora
CGS invites members to submit images of artwork on the theme of Flora for online selling
Lampworking | 13-02-2021
Practice makes perfect: glass artist Wayne Cain
Renowned glass artist Wayne Cain explains how his father influenced his own resourcefulness in learning and mastering skills that have kept him at...
Marketing | 09-02-2021
Last call for Essential Social Media for Creatives course
Final call to sign up for The Design Trust's new course on Social Media for absolute beginners with a discount for CGS
News | 06-02-2021
Remembering Harry Seager (1931-2021)
A tribute to the life and work of this influential architectural glass sculptor, by Keith Cummings. The sad news of the death of the sculptor and...
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