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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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Cast glass fish sculpture standing on a table

Cast glass | 21-02-2025

Glass artist interview with Gail Turbutt

Six years of development have resulted in Gail Turbutt’s unique kiln sandcasting method of creating glass sculptures, in a practice that aims to be...
Cast glass by Purnima Patel, called Dyad.

Exhibitions | 17-02-2025

Just Glass exhibition at London gallery

Over 50 established and emerging glass artists will be exhibiting their contemporary glass art as part of the ‘Just Glass’ show at the Morley...
Katharine Dowson sitting in front of glass head installation she made at the Science Museum.

Exhibitions | 07-02-2025

Sculpted glass heads mark World Cancer Day

‘Silent Stories’, a powerful sculptural artwork that explores the profound emotional experience of living with cancer, from diagnosis to...
Mixed media sculpture using pate de verre glass and textiles

Pate de verre | 06-02-2025

Artist interview with Chimene Taylor

Orkney-based Chimene Taylor weaves together her skills with textiles and pate de verre to create sculptures and wall art inspired by her island...
Pyramid Gallery owner Terry Brett with art glass by Bruce Marks

Exhibitions | 04-02-2025

Pyramid Gallery celebrates 30 years with Artglass exhibition

Marking an impressive 30 years of selling studio glass, Pyramid Gallery in York will showcase the work of 25 invited glass artists who have helped...
Sunderland Culture CEO Nick Malyan and Rachel Smith, Director, National Glass Centre, in front of a glassblowing furnace

News | 27-01-2025

New Glassworks: Sunderland venture secures £5m grant

Sunderland Culture has been awarded a £5m grant by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) to develop Glassworks: Sunderland, described...

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