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Four uneven shaped, rounded glass pods in different colours with etched designs cut into the surface to reveal clear glass below.

Graal technique | 07-09-2025

The seed of a new idea

Michele Oberdieck describes how her artistic journey took her from textiles to glass, using blowing and graal techniques to develop colour blends and...
An aqua blue bowl decorated with birds and leaves created through sandblasting the surface of the glass.

Sandblasting | 21-08-2025

Having a blast

Ruth Dresman loves to celebrate the joy of the natural world in her distinctive artwork. Here she describes her contemporary glass practice, which...
Detail of 'Fragment Dresser' glass and light installation showing close-up of flat clear glass etched cups, jug, plate etc.

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...

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Five pieces of abstract glass sculpture forming Morphology Collection made from ribbon-like distorted circles of white glass with aqua linings and small frosted balls of glass with each one.

Graduate Prize | 09-09-2025

CGS/Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize winners announced

We are delighted to announce the results of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and those who will be featured...
Image of glass vessel made by Dale Chihuly on the left with emerald green interior, wavy rim in yellow and orange and contrasting dark outside with busy patterns and mark making. It is called Black Pine Soft Cylinder with Cadmium Orange Lip Wrap. On the right an image of an amber colour cast glass sculpture featuring angles and a circular structure by Konstantin Valchev called Illusion.

Exhibitions | 08-09-2025

Bulgaria’s International Festival of Glass opens this month

Bulgaria’s International Biennale of Glass (IBG) celebrates its fifth edition this month with an exhibition of around 200 works by artists from 50...
A selection of craft items on a table made in a variety of materials that were all finalists in the Loewe Craft Prize 2025. View includes a glass vessel by Scott Chaseling.

Competition | 28-08-2025

Apply for Loewe Craft Prize 2026

Launched in 2016, the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize is a prestigious international event celebrating the best in modern craft across a range of...

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Training | 30-07-2024

Museum of Glass invites artist residency applications for 2025

Each year, the US-based Museum of Glass (MOG) invites artists to apply for a Visiting Artist Residency in the hot shop. This week-long experience is...

| 29-07-2024

Allister Malcolm becomes Freeman of London

Contemporary glass master Allister Malcolm has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London – joining such notable names and Nelson Mandela,...

Exhibitions | 24-07-2024

Chris Day installation at Walker Art Gallery

Glass artist Chris Day has created a blown glass and mixed media modular installation for Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, which provides a...

Training | 23-07-2024

Apply for Corning artist residencies for 2025

Whether you’re an artist keen to access The Studio’s expanded collection of equipment and facilities or a scholar delving into the...
Sculpture with ceramic tile base. On top is a dish-like, sandblasted glass form, containing a gilded glass bowl with a real and a cast glass snail shell.

Events | 21-07-2024

Artist residency review: Things we can know

Irish glass artist Fiona Byrne describes her experience as the first artist in residence at Farnham World Craft Town in Surrey, UK. From a studio at...

Exhibitions | 13-07-2024

Glass Heaven exhibition represents two glass eras

This August, London Glassblowing will present the exhibition ‘Glass Heaven’, bringing together the talents of two renowned glass artists from...

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