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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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Images of 4 glass artists at work and examples of their work shown below. Artists are Jeff Zimmer, Karen Browning, James Maskrey and Moonju Suh.

Events | 14-09-2025

Join CGS for V&A glass symposium

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is excited to announce a one-day symposium at the renowned Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London on...
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...

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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...

Glassblowing | 04-07-2024

Glass flames to commemorate loved ones

Worcester Cathedral has teamed up with Stourbridge-based glass artist Allister Malcolm to design an exclusive special edition of individually...

Exhibitions | 03-07-2024

Glass engravers exhibit at The World of Glass

Over 50 pieces of engraved glass will be on display at The World of Glass in St Helen’s, Merseyside, from 6 July until 31 August 2024. This...

Conferences | 29-06-2024

Register for US SGAA stained glass conference

The 2024 Stained Glass Association of America (SGAA) conference, ‘Sand to Sash’ takes place in Kansas City, Missouri, US, from 2-6 October and...

Training | 28-06-2024

Apply for Heritage Crafts training bursaries

New or early-career makers who need financial assistance to help develop their skills are invited to apply for Heritage Crafts training bursaries of...

Competition | 26-06-2024

Primary age children invited to design glass animal

In collaboration with The Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers and Stourbridge Glass Museum, glass artist Allister Malcolm is inviting primary-aged...

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