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A mixed media sculpture by Maria Donnai called Deep Unknowns 1 - featuring a green sphere of glass held in a brownish curled ceramic with uneven edges.

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...
Ruth Shelley's Rosebay Willowherb collection of vessels in pinks and greens featuring gravity-pulled patterns.

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....
Glass artists Karen Browning and Sarah Brown hold their fake food creations that they made in Osaka, Japan. Behind them is a wall of pieces of fake food in display packaging.

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...

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A piece of round blown glass featuring many different colours swirling around by Tim Rawlinson.

Exhibitions | 05-02-2026

London Glassblowing presents Gather exhibition

Peter Layton’s London Glassblowing opens its 50th anniversary year celebrations with a new glass exhibition called Gather this March. The show...
A close up of a stained glass artist sitting behind a light box with glass sheets on it and stained glass panels in the background.

Training | 02-02-2026

Apply for stained glass training bursary

Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making...
Close up of someone shaping molten glass in the hot shop.

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...

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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...

Cast glass | 30-05-2024

Excellence award for Hannah Gibson recycled glass

Congratulations to UK glass artist Hannah Gibson, who has been awarded a Habatat Detroit Award of Excellence at the US glass gallery’s 52nd Annual...

Exhibitions | 30-05-2024

Glass Beginnings graduate exhibition participants announced

Contemporary glass works by 15 new and recent graduates will be shown at the General Office Gallery in Stourbridge, West Midlands, from 17 August to...

Competition | 30-05-2024

Apply for Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2025

Glass artists aged up to 40 (in 2025) are invited to make a note to apply for the upcoming Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award 2025. This open,...

Competition | 29-05-2024

Create stained glass inspired by William Morris for exhibition

The British Society of Master Glass Painters (BSMGP) is inviting its members to make glass panels in response to the theme ‘Inspired by William...

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