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Sand-cast glass sculpture of an island floating in space with a house on the top.

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...
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....

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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...
Glassblowing torch with big flame.

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...
Inverted large yellow glass pods suspended from above which a person can put their head inside to hear recorded sounds. Installation made by Stef Veldhuis.

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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Exhibitions | 29-12-2025

Collect 2026 exhibition to showcase cutting-edge design

Renowned international craft and design fair Collect returns to Somerset House in London in February 2026. Featuring international galleries and arts...
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...
Four speakers standing in front of large overhead screen for their presentations.

Events | 18-12-2025

CGS glass narratives event at the V&A

CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews an interesting and informative gathering at this top London museum. What a day it was on Friday 5 December 2025! Over...
Blown glass bowls featuring knitted copper inclusions within the glass in the Del Mar series by Emmy Palmer.

| 12-12-2025

A stitch in time

Emmy Palmer found fame in the BBC tv series Make It At Market in 2021, with her trademark knitted wire work that was encased in blown and polished...
Close-up view of conservation painting of a stained glass window at the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral.

Stained glass | 07-12-2025

Ely Stained Glass Museum awarded major grant

A conservation and training grant of over £90,000 has been awarded to the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral by The Julia Rausing Trust. The...
Stained glass window by Toby Britton-Watts, apprentice runner up in Heritage Crafts awards.

News | 03-12-2025

Stained glass apprentice runner-up in Heritage Crafts awards

University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) apprentice Toby Britton-Watts has been awarded runner-up in the prestigious Heritage Crafts...

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