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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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...
Exhibitions | 30-04-2024
Sunderland student exhibition Dry Run at Shipley
Shipley Art Gallery is hosting the annual second-year student exhibition of work from the University of Sunderland’s Glass and Ceramics course,...
Competition | 30-04-2024
Apply for Creative Lives Awards 2024
Has your creative group done something you are really proud of during the past year? If so, it is time to enter the Creative Lives Awards – an...
Events | 27-04-2024
Join discussion on digital technology in craft
As part of its Members’ Day, the Society of Designer Craftsmen (SDC) is inviting members and non-members to a lunch and discussion on...
News | 25-04-2024
What is in CGS Glass Network magazine #84?
Glass Network magazine editor, Linda Banks, highlights some of the content in the upcoming print magazine, which will be arriving through members’...
Glassblowing | 22-04-2024
Creative chameleon
Paula Stokes has worn many hats in the art world, including being a glassmaker and supporter of the glass community through teaching and establishing...