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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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Glass roundel designs by two winners of the 2023 Lord Mayor's competition by Bethan Yates and Kate Henderson.

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...
A reddish-brown cast glass sculpture in an abstract shape by Monette Larsen.

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...
Detail of red pate de verre glass bowl sculpture called Crushed and Boiled.

Pate de verre | 10-01-2026

Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize

A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....

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Exhibitions | 15-05-2024

Open call for exhibition and residency in Norway

Artists with a minimum of seven years of active career experience post university, who are working with glass alone or in combination with other...

Glassblowing | 14-05-2024

Mixed emotions

As she steps from education into the world of contemporary glass, Jiayun Ding describes her artworks and their inspirations, some of which have been...

Exhibitions | 13-05-2024

Poland’s contemporary glass to be exhibited in Germany

Ten years on from their last exhibition at Germany’s Glasmuseum Lette, glass artists from Poland’s Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in...

Training | 12-05-2024

Apply for Glass School internship

The Glass Hub, based in Wiltshire, UK, is offering a 10-month internship opportunity, which will run from September 2024 to July 2025. This...

Competition | 09-05-2024

Enter glass art for Holt Festival prize

North Norfolk’s annual Holt Festival is inviting submissions for a range of art prizes. The Festival brings together music, comedy, literary events...

News | 08-05-2024

Funding enables Stourbridge Glass Museum to target net zero

Stourbridge Glass Museum is to receive £250,000 from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme. This will enable it to invest in new...

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