Features
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...
| 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...
News
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...
Exhibitions | 15-01-2026
Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition
Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...
Pate de verre | 10-01-2026
Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize
A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....
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Exhibitions | 29-02-2024
New exhibition opportunity for 2024 graduates
An exhibition opportunity for new graduates working in glass has been launched by the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) in collaboration with the...
Lectures | 29-02-2024
The Exceptional Art of Glass online talk series
The Stained Glass Museum (SGM) is hosting a series of online talks (via Zoom) this Spring to coincide with The Glass Heart exhibition at Two Temple...
Events | 28-02-2024
Attend Stourbridge Glass Museum’s gala evening
Stourbridge Glass Museum (SGM) is celebrating the anniversary of its opening with a special Gala Evening on Friday 19 April 2024. The event will...
Exhibitions | 28-02-2024
New British Glass Biennale prize announced
A new student prize has been announced for the British Glass Biennale (for which the entry deadline has been extended to Sunday 3 March 2024 at...
Exhibitions | 28-02-2024
New Perspective sculpture at Glass Futures
A monumental optical glass, mirror and wood sculpture has gone on display at Glass Futures in St Helens, Merseyside, UK, for the duration of 2024....
Training | 27-02-2024
Simon Moore: A personal view of glass education
There is no doubt that Simon Moore is driven in everything he does. Having built his first wood-fired pottery kiln at age 14 to running a thriving...