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Training | 03-10-2026
Avon lady glass instruction
Joanna Manousis outlines how she brought glass, chemistry, sculpture and jewellery together to inspire students at Birmingham School of Jewellery in...
Public art | 28-09-2026
The creation of the Anti-Soviet Partisans’ Memorial
Glass artists and architects Tomasz Urbanowicz and Dr Konrad Urbanowicz, who run the ARCHIGLASS studio in Poland, have conceived and created an...
Pate de verre | 25-09-2026
Scholarship funds pate de verre course at Bild-Werk Frauenau
When Maria Donnai discovered she was the recipient of an Alexander Tutsek Foundation scholarship, she chose to develop her glass powder-based...
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Conferences | 20-09-2026
Register for Making Futures conference 2026
The international research conference Making Futures takes place at Arts University Plymouth from 29-31 October 2026 and registration is open until...
Exhibitions | 19-09-2026
9th John Ruskin Prize open for entries
The 9th John Ruskin Prize is open to entries from artists, designers and makers, amateur or professional, from anywhere in the world. This...
Exhibitions | 09-09-2026
CGS Cabinet of Curiosities – buy your favourite now!
The Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) Cabinet of Curiosities exhibition, which launched at the August 2026 International Festival of Glass (IFoG)...
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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...
News | 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