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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...
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....
News
News | 20-02-2026
Open letter in support of Glassworks: Sunderland
Sarah Brown, Chair of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), explains why CGS is supporting the new facility for glassmaking in Sunderland. You may be...
Exhibitions | 20-02-2026
Showcase rare glass skills at Endangered Crafts exhibition
A new exhibition featuring endangered glass crafts will be held at Stourbridge Glass Museum later this year (11 July-7 November 2026). Glass artists...
Exhibitions | 15-02-2026
Dutch Glass Biennale returns to Amersfoort
After the success of its first edition in 2024, The Dutch Glass Biennale, ‘Living the Glass Age’, returns to Eemklooster (a former monastery) in...
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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
News | 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...
News | 16-12-2020
Expand your glass skills with QEST funding
Improve your glass ability with a course, vocational training or one-to-one mentorship with a master craftsperson with help from a QEST