21-08-2025
Having a blast
10-08-2025
Transformational material
Features
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...
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...
Lampworking | 22-07-2025
Celebrating 35 years of creating glass
Ian Pearson looks back over his long career in scientific glassblowing and creative lampworking with his characteristic frank and humorous style. My...
News
Exhibitions | 19-08-2025
Visit The Four Seasons CGS exhibition at Pyramid Gallery
A celebration of contemporary glass art inspired by Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons violin concerto is taking place at Pyramid Gallery, York, this...
Exhibitions | 16-08-2025
One Island, Many Visions sculpture exhibition in Dorset
Glass sculptors Colin Reid, Karen Browning and Rebecca Newnham are taking part in the ‘One Island, Many Visions’ event in Portland this autumn....
Appeal | 10-08-2025
Appeal to save The World of Glass in St Helens
One of Merseyside’s most treasured cultural landmarks, The World of Glass (TWOG), is celebrating its 25th anniversary but facing imminent closure...
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Competition | 17-03-2024
Apply for QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Awards
Following the inaugural award in 2023, the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award 2024 is open for...
Obituary | 15-03-2024
Remembering Simon Alderson
A reflection on his life by Catherine Dunstan Simon Alderson was a glass artist and teacher from Darlington, UK. He specialised in traditional...
Cast glass | 14-03-2024
Political influence: an interview with David Reekie
As he embarks on a solo exhibition of his glass sculptures and drawings in East Anglia (23 March-27 April 2024), renowned glass sculptor and educator...
Training | 10-03-2024
CGS members apply for Amanda Moriarty Prize 2024
Once again, Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Amanda Moriarty Prize. This will reward the winning...
Training | 09-03-2024
Amanda Moriarty Prize: review of The Glass Hub Residency
Pratibha Mistry was the winner of the 2022 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) Amanda Moriarty Prize, providing her with five days of glassmaking...
Exhibitions | 29-02-2024
New exhibition opportunity for 2024 graduates
An exhibition opportunity for new graduates working in glass has been launched by the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) in collaboration with the...