Features

Sand-cast glass sculpture of an island floating in space with a house on the top.

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...
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 Network digital brings you all the latest news and features about contemporary glass

Send your news, feature ideas or advertising requests to the Editor Linda Banks

Contact

Supplier Directory

View

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...
Glassblowing torch with big flame.

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...
Inverted large yellow glass pods suspended from above which a person can put their head inside to hear recorded sounds. Installation made by Stef Veldhuis.

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...

All

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...
Fused glass bowl titled Enough Always

Fused glass | 23-01-2025

Glass artist interview with Hassina Khan

Creativity runs in Hassina’s blood, but it was when she discovered glass that she knew she had found her medium. Linda Banks finds out more. What...
Glass art by Laura Quinn

Exhibitions | 13-01-2025

Book tickets for Collect 2025

Collect – the craft arena’s leading annual international exhibition – takes place from 28 February to 2 March 2025 at Somerset House in London....

Magazine/News

Glass Network digital brings you all the latest news and features about contemporary glass

Send your news, feature ideas or advertising requests to the Editor Linda Banks

Contact

Supplier Directory

View