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hot glass | 11-01-2026
A splash of colour
Ruth Shelley brings the palette and pattern of the world around her into her vibrant glass vessels and enjoys using gravity to transform her pieces....
Collaborations | 28-12-2025
Strengthening contemporary glass links with Japan
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews her latest glass-focused visit to Japan – via Shanghai – a decade after her first trip in collaboration with the...
| 12-12-2025
A stitch in time
Emmy Palmer found fame in the BBC tv series Make It At Market in 2021, with her trademark knitted wire work that was encased in blown and polished...
News
Competition | 20-01-2026
Apply for Lord Mayor’s stained glass roundel competition 2026
Once again, the Reflections of The Lord Mayor Stained Glass Roundel Design Competition is inviting entries for the 2026 edition. This year marks the...
Exhibitions | 15-01-2026
Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition
Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...
Pate de verre | 10-01-2026
Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize
A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....
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Training | 19-06-2024
Be an artist in residence at UCA Farnham
Each academic year the craft programme at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham, Surrey, UK, hosts an Artist in Residence (AiR)...
| 13-06-2024
Register for New Energy glass symposium
The Glass Department of Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, invites delegates to register for its ‘New Energy’ glass...
Exhibitions | 12-06-2024
Fifteen x Fifteen exhibition artists announced
Blowfish Glass Gallery has announced the names of the artists selected for its ‘Fifteen x Fifteen’ exhibition, to be launched for the...
Exhibitions | 11-06-2024
Glass installation focuses on memory
An installation by Iceland-born glass artist Æsa Björk will be exhibited at S12 Gallery in Norway from 15 June to 18 August 2024. The exhibition...
Glassblowing | 10-06-2024
Electric dreams
Allister Malcolm is known for his glass art and, more recently, his appearances as a mentor on the tv series Make It At Market. As his studio moves...
Exhibitions | 06-06-2024
CGS New Horizons exhibition at Stourbridge Glass Museum this summer
Following on from the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) successful 25th Anniversary exhibition at the Stourbridge Glass Museum in 2022, we are...