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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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Glassblowing | 22-04-2024

Creative chameleon

Paula Stokes has worn many hats in the art world, including being a glassmaker and supporter of the glass community through teaching and establishing...

Training | 21-04-2024

Book IFoG Masterclasses

Nine experts working across a variety of glass techniques will be hosting Masterclasses as part of the UK’s International Festival of Glass...

Training | 21-04-2024

IFoG offers free Masterclasses for disabled artists

Four free Masterclasses are on offer for disabled/D/deaf/neurodivergent artists based in the UK. They are provided by the International Festival of...

Events | 19-04-2024

Glass highlights of London Craft Week 2024

The increasingly popular annual London Craft Week takes place from 13-19 May 2024, with events and exhibitions at venues across the city showcasing...

| 14-04-2024

Bibi Smit exhibits glass installation in Venice

Wouldn’t it be nice to be in a space where you can forget everything, turn off your thoughts and only focus on your senses for a moment? To find a...

| 11-04-2024

QEST Sanderson Rising Star craft award

Do you know a UK-based emerging maker worthy of recognition who you would like to nominate for an impressive award? The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship...

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