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Training | 08-10-2025
From behind the mask
Theo Brooks describes what he gained from his Amanda Moriarty Prize residency at Teign Valley Glass Studio, where he developed two new strands of...
| 22-09-2025
Maria Zulueta: Amanda Moriarty Prize report
One of the four winners of the latest CGS Amanda Moriarty Prize, Maria Zulueta, describes her five days experimenting with new directions in her...
Graal technique | 07-09-2025
The seed of a new idea
Michele Oberdieck describes how her artistic journey took her from textiles to glass, using blowing and graal techniques to develop colour blends and...
News
Events | 28-10-2025
CGS Annual General Meeting 2025 and maker presentations
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) invites members to the Annual General Meeting, followed by a Meet the Maker evening presentation from eight...
Cast glass | 27-10-2025
David Reekie portraiture commission
Renowned sculptor and glass artist, David Reekie, has completed his first portraiture commission for major glass collector, Mark Holford. David has...
Exhibitions | 07-10-2025
CGS ‘Bizarre and Surreal’ online exhibition largest ever
As Contemporary Glass Society members know, we bring opportunities to exhibit their work both physically and online and our latest online exhibition,...
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Glassblowing | 08-04-2024
Grand designs: an odyssey that started with orchids
American glassblower Jason Gamrath sells his larger-than-life botanical sculptures for many hundreds of thousands of dollars today, but he spent...
Exhibitions | 06-04-2024
CGS and SGS members apply for joint exhibition
Would you like the opportunity to show your glass work in Scotland this autumn? If you are a UK-based member of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS)...
| 31-03-2024
Exhibit at Blowfish Glass Gallery in Fifteen x Fifteen exhibition
Blowfish Glass Gallery is looking for 30 glass artists to showcase their creations in its ‘Fifteen x Fifteen’ exhibition in Stourbridge as part...
Events | 30-03-2024
Call for papers for Making Futures conference
Arts University Plymouth is hosting its biennial research platform, Making Futures, in October 2024, and is inviting contributions from designers,...
Exhibitions | 29-03-2024
British Glass Biennale and International Bead Biennale artists announced
The International Festival of Glass has announced the 121 artists selected for the 2024 British Glass Biennale exhibition. The expert judging panel,...
Training | 23-03-2024
Sunderland University to close glass and ceramics courses
Sunderland University has announced that it is to close its glass and ceramics programme once the current students complete their courses. This means...












