Features
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....
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...
News
Training | 02-02-2026
Apply for stained glass training bursary
Heritage Crafts is offering a training bursary of up to £4,000 for new entrants and early-career craftspeople working in stained glass window making...
Training | 30-01-2026
Apply for new QEST craft grants
If you are looking for funding to help with craft training, education and skills development, consider applying for a grant from the Queen Elizabeth...
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...
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Training | 23-03-2024
Sunderland University to close glass and ceramics courses
Sunderland University has announced that it is to close its glass and ceramics programme once the current students complete their courses. This means...
Exhibitions | 20-03-2024
Open call: UCA Farnham to showcase work by staff, students and AiR
The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Surrey, UK, is inviting students, staff and artists in residence, past and present, to take part in the...
News | 19-03-2024
Saxe Emerging Artist awardees announced
Following a rigorous and competitive jurying process with over 30 nominees, the Glass Art Society (GAS) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Saxe...
Events | 18-03-2024
Join CGS Discovery Day at Sunderland
The next in the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) Discovery Day series takes place at Sunderland University and the National Glass Centre this...
Competition | 17-03-2024
Apply for QEST and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Awards
Following the inaugural award in 2023, the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award 2024 is open for...
Obituary | 15-03-2024
Remembering Simon Alderson
A reflection on his life by Catherine Dunstan Simon Alderson was a glass artist and teacher from Darlington, UK. He specialised in traditional...












