Features
Pate de verre | 23-01-2026
Mixing it up
Maria Donnai uses taxidermy, porcelain and glass to create her ‘museological’ style. As she embarks on her first solo exhibition, Linda Banks...
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...
News
Training | 30-01-2026
Apply for new QEST craft grants
If you are looking for funding to help with craft training, education and skills development, consider applying for a grant from the Queen Elizabeth...
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...
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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...
Competition | 05-06-2024
Emerging glass artists can apply for Stanislav Libenský Award
Registration for the fifteenth Stanislav Libenský Award is open to young glass artists from around the world. The exhibition, which was established...
Competition | 03-06-2024
Calling 2024 graduates for Glass Prize – applications open
Students graduating from a UK or Irish glass course in 2024 have the opportunity to apply for the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Glass...
Exhibitions | 31-05-2024
Planet Earth glass exhibition in London
This summer, visit London Glassblowing for an exhibition of contemporary glass paying homage to the beauty of Planet Earth and the need to protect...
Events | 31-05-2024
Present at GAS conference 2025
The Glass Art Society (GAS) is inviting proposals for presentations and hot demonstrations or lecmos showcasing new technologies for its Texas 2025...