Features
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...
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...
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...
News
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...
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...
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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Events | 11-07-2024
CGS AGM and activities at International Festival of Glass
Alongside the many activities and exhibitions taking place during the 2024 International Festival of Glass event in Stourbridge this summer, the...
glass painting | 10-07-2024
Sign up for glass painting masterclasses
The Architectural Glass Centre at Swansea College of Art is offering two specialist glass painting masterclasses with stained glass expert Jonathan...
Training | 10-07-2024
Apply for craft grant funding from QEST
Once again, the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) has opened for applications for its grant funding of up to £18,000 for UK makers. Talented...
Events | 09-07-2024
Book workshops and events at International Festival of Glass
Bookings are now open for a variety of events and workshops to be held during the International Festival of Glass in Stourbridge, West Midlands, from...
Glassblowing | 08-07-2024
Weird science
German glass artist Markus Marschmann has developed his mastery of scientific glassblowing skills to produce organic artworks and, currently, larger...
Residency | 05-07-2024
Four winners of Amanda Moriarty Prize 2024
Thanks to the huge generosity of Richard Glass from Teign Valley Glass (TVG), we have not one but four lucky winners of the CGS 2024 Amanda Moriarty...