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Glassblowing | 08-06-2026
Mark Fenn interview: A beeline to success
Returning to glassblowing after a 35-year gap was all in his stride for Mark Fenn. In the three years since appearing on the BBC tv series ‘Make It...
Collaborations | 25-05-2026
Chelsea Flower Show garden featuring glass awarded Gold Medal
Three glass artists teamed up with renowned garden designer Patrick Clarke to produce a 28-piece glass installation for The Children’s Society...
Mixed media | 06-05-2026
Creating a sense of a living presence
Through her multi-modal artwork and installations, Liz Waugh McManus brings together sculptural glass and twenty-first century technologies to...
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Competition | 30-05-2026
Apply for the 2026 Glass Sellers’ CGS Graduate Prize and New Graduate Review
Exhibitions | 29-05-2026
London Glassblowing marks 50 years with anniversary exhibition
Over 40 glass artists, representing some of the best studio glass from the past 50 years, will show work at the Bermondsey Street studio between 12...
Competition | 08-05-2026
Apply for the Stanislav Libenský Award 2026
Glass artists under the age of 25, as well as Bachelor’s or Master’s degree graduates from 2025 and 2026 (with no age limit), are invited to...
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Flameworking | 25-11-2020
Flameworked Folk and Fairy Tales
Lucie Kovarova-Weir’s detailed glass canework and jewellery evolved from her fascination with beadmaking and a background in animation. Here she...
News | 24-11-2020
Amanda Moriarty Memorial Prize hotshop opportunity for CGS members
In 2017, Amanda Moriarty, a long-serving Board member and Honorary Treasurer of CGS, passed away. In memory of her enthusiasm and encouragement of...
News | 14-11-2020
Your chance to own a drawing by glass artist David Reekie
David Reekie is selling his sketches to raise funds towards the 25th Anniversary activities of the Contemporary Glass Society
News | 14-11-2020
Scottish Glass Society report recommends its future path
To mark its 40th anniversary year, the volunteer-led Scottish Glass Society (SGS) commissioned a report to examine its achievements, the current...
Collecting glass | 07-11-2020
Recollections of an Art Glass Collector
Would you like to be an art glass collector? CGS Treasurer Mike Barnes has been collecting art glass for over 20 years, having bought his first piece...
News | 31-10-2020
Buy beautiful contemporary glass direct from the artists
If you want a bespoke Christmas gift or an artwork to cheer up your home, check out the Contemporary Glass Society’s latest online selling show,...