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Cold working glass | 09-07-2025
The depth of glass
Carolin Zibulka explains how her family’s secret glass ‘lavacoating’ technique is evolving as she develops her practice, reinforcing her...
Mixed media | 26-06-2025
Reflections on a life in glass
Recent finalist in the prestigious Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2025, Australian contemporary glass master Scott Chaseling explains his process and...
Collaborations | 10-06-2025
Beyond the slides – looking into Europe
Katharine Coleman MBE, revered glass engraver and member of the Contemporary Glass Society’s (CGS) board, shows us how much the art world has...
News
glass painting | 04-07-2025
Sign up for glass painting masterclasses at Swansea College of Art UWTSD
The Architectural Glass Centre at Swansea College of Art, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is offering new glass painting...
Training | 02-07-2025
Two glass artists become QEST Scholars
Among the 22 grants awarded in the latest round of awards from the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) are two scholarships for glass artists...
Competition | 28-06-2025
Doodle into glass children’s competition
All UK school-age children are invited to draw a doodle in a free competition that will see the winning entry transformed into a glass artwork. This...
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Exhibitions | 30-11-2023
Exhibition highlights plight of salmon
A travelling exhibition to raise awareness of the diminishing wild salmon and steelhead fish populations, called ‘The Salmon School’, has...
| 30-11-2023
Glass artists win World Craft Masters awards
Glass artists from the Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand region have been acknowledged in the recent World Crafts Council Asia Pacific Region Craft...
Books | 30-11-2023
New book about the creation of Stourbridge Glass Museum
A book outlining how the Stourbridge Glass Museum turned from a dream into reality has been published by writer and broadcaster Graham Fisher MBE...
Exhibitions | 26-11-2023
New prizes announced for British Glass Biennale 2024
The organisers of the British Glass Biennale have announced several new prizes for the 2024 event. This brings the total number of prizes to 14 at...
Exhibitions | 25-11-2023
Take part in CGS members’ postcard exhibition at IFOG 2024
As many of you know, the Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) has been involved with the International Festival of Glass (IFOG) since its inception. As...
Sustainability | 25-11-2023
Glass artist wins Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award
London researcher and glass artist Lulu Harrison has won the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) 2023 Heritage Crafts Sustainability Award....