Features
Cast glass | 09-02-2026
Playing with sand like a child
Jan Hooghiemstra’s glass work presents a dreamlike world of symbolic images created in sand moulds. Here he outlines his inspirations and showcases...
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....
News
News | 20-02-2026
Open letter in support of Glassworks: Sunderland
Sarah Brown, Chair of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS), explains why CGS is supporting the new facility for glassmaking in Sunderland. You may be...
Exhibitions | 20-02-2026
Showcase rare glass skills at Endangered Crafts exhibition
A new exhibition featuring endangered glass crafts will be held at Stourbridge Glass Museum later this year (11 July-7 November 2026). Glass artists...
Exhibitions | 15-02-2026
Dutch Glass Biennale returns to Amersfoort
After the success of its first edition in 2024, The Dutch Glass Biennale, ‘Living the Glass Age’, returns to Eemklooster (a former monastery) in...
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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...