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Aqua blue carved stained glass panel featuring a swimming creature by Jonathan Soper.

Carved glass | 13-08-2026

The art of making carved stained glass

Jonathan Soper is one of a few glass artists working with this niche and skilled technique to create glowing, coloured glass panels. Here he...
A mid blue square sided shallow box supporting small cubes of cut and polished glass layers in angled pink cubes. All made by Stacey Poultney and this sculpture is titled Urban Echoes.

Mixed media | 09-07-2026

Renaissance man

Glass artist Stacey Poultney talks about the evolution of his practice and his aspirations to make brutalist-inspired, kinetic pieces, drawing on his...
A highly detailed and rich hand-painted woodland scene in stained glass featuring fox and deer amid lush planting and tree trunks.

Stained glass | 21-06-2026

An inquisitive nature

Petri Anderson explains how he unknowingly started his career in stained glass at a prestigious studio and how he continues to channel his inner...

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A dual image featuring glassblower Phoebe Stubbs leaning on a table of her glass bottles and glasses with racks of large glass vases in bright colours behind her. The other image shows a close up of Tobias Newbigin grinding the edge of a sheet of frosted glass with a cut star in the centre against a wheel.

Training | 26-08-2026

Contemporary glass makers receive 2026 QEST awards

Two glass specialists have received training grants in the latest round of financial awards from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST). The...
A dual image featuring a man in hard hat reaching up to repair a traditional stained glass window on the left and on the right a close-up of a woman painting on coloured glass on a light table.

Training | 24-08-2026

The Glaziers’ Company Charity opens Annual Grants Scheme

The Glaziers’ Company Charity is inviting applications for its Annual Grants Scheme 2026/7. The grants are designed to support the training and...
A close-up of two hands holding thin wires that are joined to an old stained glass window and being wound round a reinforcing bar.

Conferences | 23-08-2026

Sign up for ICON stained glass group conference 2026

Tickets are available for this year’s ICON stained glass group conference, titled ‘Data, Damage, and Decision-Making: The Next Era of Stained...

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A group of students from the glass engraving course at La Granja in Spain.

Collaborations | 10-06-2025

Beyond the slides – looking into Europe

Katharine Coleman MBE, revered glass engraver and member of the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) board, shows us how much the art world has...
Kerry Collison lampworking in the studio.

Lampworking | 03-06-2025

2025 CGS Amanda Moriarty prize winner announced

This year’s winner of the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) Amanda Moriarty prize is Kerry Collison, a stained glass artist and traditional...

Exhibitions | 30-05-2025

NGC call out for final ‘The Graduates’ exhibition

The National Glass Centre (NGC) in Sunderland is celebrating the achievements of its graduates over the years with a final exhibition of work before...
Lampworking glass artist Sandra Young in front of one of her dragon sculptures.

Lampworking | 29-05-2025

My lampworked dragon quest

Sandra Young is an expert in lampworking borosilicate glass, which she uses to create her signature dragons and other creatures from her studio near...
Kiln-formed glass art panel featuring swirling blue pattern by Helen Restorick.

Exhibitions | 29-05-2025

CGS Mirage exhibition opens at London Glassblowing

Extraordinary glass artworks by 70 selected members of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) will be shown at the influential London Glassblowing...
Decorative image showing The John Ruskin Prize text

Exhibitions | 10-05-2025

Call for entries John Ruskin Prize 2026

The eighth edition of the prestigious John Ruskin Prize award invites entries from artists, designers and makers worldwide, on the theme, ‘Patience...

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