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Cold working glass | 06-03-2025
Glass artist interview with Jiyong Lee
This talented artist and educator, originally from South Korea, is captivated by microorganisms and highlights them through his painstaking...
Cast glass | 21-02-2025
Glass artist interview with Gail Turbutt
Six years of development have resulted in Gail Turbutt’s unique kiln sandcasting method of creating glass sculptures, in a practice that aims to be...
Pate de verre | 06-02-2025
Artist interview with Chimene Taylor
Orkney-based Chimene Taylor weaves together her skills with textiles and pate de verre to create sculptures and wall art inspired by her island...
News
News | 10-03-2025
Stourbridge Glass Museum launches membership scheme
Alexander Goodger, Director of Stourbridge Glass Museum, discusses the benefits of membership for glass artists, including a new festival showcasing...
Training | 07-03-2025
Sign up for Bild-Werk Frauenau glass painting courses and symposium
Germany’s Bild-Werk Frauenau, a hub for glass and art learning based in the Bavarian region, has launched an exciting programme of stained...
| 24-02-2025
Contemporary glass finalists in Loewe Craft Prize
Three artists who work with glass have been selected as finalists in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025. Among the 30 finalists...
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Exhibitions | 30-11-2023
Exhibition highlights plight of salmon
A travelling exhibition to raise awareness of the diminishing wild salmon and steelhead fish populations, called ‘The Salmon School’, has...
| 30-11-2023
Glass artists win World Craft Masters awards
Glass artists from the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region have been acknowledged in the recent World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Region Craft...
Books | 30-11-2023
New book about the creation of Stourbridge Glass Museum
A book outlining how the Stourbridge Glass Museum turned from a dream into reality has been published by writer and broadcaster Graham Fisher MBE...
Exhibitions | 26-11-2023
New prizes announced for British Glass Biennale 2024
The organisers of the British Glass Biennale have announced several new prizes for the 2024 event. This brings the total number of prizes to 14 at...
Exhibitions | 25-11-2023
Take part in CGS members’ postcard exhibition at IFOG 2024
As many of you know, the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) has been involved with the International Festival of Glass (IFOG) since its inception. As...
Sustainability | 25-11-2023
Glass artist wins Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award
London researcher and glass artist Lulu Harrison has won the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) 2023 Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award....