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Four uneven shaped, rounded glass pods in different colours with etched designs cut into the surface to reveal clear glass below.

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...
An aqua blue bowl decorated with birds and leaves created through sandblasting the surface of the glass.

Sandblasting | 21-08-2025

Having a blast

Ruth Dresman loves to celebrate the joy of the natural world in her distinctive artwork. Here she describes her contemporary glass practice, which...
Detail of 'Fragment Dresser' glass and light installation showing close-up of flat clear glass etched cups, jug, plate etc.

Community projects | 10-08-2025

Transformational material

Mixed media artist and CGS board member Linda Norris talks about the importance of community in her practice and how working with glass with...

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Five pieces of abstract glass sculpture forming Morphology Collection made from ribbon-like distorted circles of white glass with aqua linings and small frosted balls of glass with each one.

Graduate Prize | 09-09-2025

CGS/Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize winners announced

We are delighted to announce the results of the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) and Glass Sellers’ Graduate Prize and those who will be featured...
Image of glass vessel made by Dale Chihuly on the left with emerald green interior, wavy rim in yellow and orange and contrasting dark outside with busy patterns and mark making. It is called Black Pine Soft Cylinder with Cadmium Orange Lip Wrap. On the right an image of an amber colour cast glass sculpture featuring angles and a circular structure by Konstantin Valchev called Illusion.

Exhibitions | 08-09-2025

Bulgaria’s International Festival of Glass opens this month

Bulgaria’s International Biennale of Glass (IBG) celebrates its fifth edition this month with an exhibition of around 200 works by artists from 50...
A selection of craft items on a table made in a variety of materials that were all finalists in the Loewe Craft Prize 2025. View includes a glass vessel by Scott Chaseling.

Competition | 28-08-2025

Apply for Loewe Craft Prize 2026

Launched in 2016, the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize is a prestigious international event celebrating the best in modern craft across a range of...

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Exhibitions | 18-01-2024

David Reekie solo exhibition in Norfolk

International artist David Reekie, one of the UK’s leading glass sculptors, is holding a one-man show at the Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk, UK, opening...

Training | 10-01-2024

Latest QEST grant funding round opens

Glass artists wanting to hone their skills and take their craft to the next level should apply for the latest round of grants offered by the Queen...

Glassblowing | 08-01-2024

The rough with the smooth

Swedish glass artist Ulrika Barr likes to contrast blown glass with textured cast glass, encouraging curiosity in the viewer and engagement with her...

Exhibitions | 04-01-2024

Contemporary glass exhibition at Farnham gallery

An exhibition of contemporary glass by Catherine Dunstan takes place at the New Ashgate Gallery in Farnham, Surrey, UK from 27 January to 9 February...

News | 30-12-2023

Knighthood for stained glass maestro Brian Clarke

Congratulations to innovative stained glass artist Brian Clarke, who has been awarded a knighthood in HM The King’s New Year Honours list 2024....

Stained glass | 30-12-2023

A-mazing Danish stained glass exhibition

Stained glass works by 13 renowned artists will be displayed in a new exhibition at Glas – Museum of Glass Art in Ebeltoft, Denmark, opening on 20...

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