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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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Exhibitions | 16-08-2025
One Island, Many Visions sculpture exhibition in Dorset
Glass sculptors Colin Reid, Karen Browning and Rebecca Newnham are taking part in the ‘One Island, Many Visions’ event in Portland this autumn....
Appeal | 10-08-2025
Appeal to save The World of Glass in St Helens
One of Merseyside’s most treasured cultural landmarks, The World of Glass (TWOG), is celebrating its 25th anniversary but facing imminent closure...
Community projects | 10-08-2025
Transformational material
Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...
Events | 30-07-2025
Invitation to CGS Glass in Wales Symposium
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) invites members and non-members to a Glass in Wales symposium, to be held at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Saturday...
Obituary | 23-07-2025
Obituary: Brian Clarke (1953-2025)
It is with sadness we report the death of master architectural stained glass artist, Sir Brian Clarke DLitt, Hon FRIBA, who passed away on 1 July at...
Lampworking | 22-07-2025
Celebrating 35 years of creating glass
Ian Pearson looks back over his long career in scientific glassblowing and creative lampworking with his characteristic frank and humorous style. My...











